My wife HAS HAD IT! This part of OFF GRID ain’t workin
Doug and Stacy live off grid in a log cabin. They have lived with no public utilities for 10 years and this part of the off grid life just isn't working. Stacy came in last night and let me have it so today I fixed our gravity fed watering set up for the garden so Stacy is HAPPY =)
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I use the same watering system and my stinking hose does the same thing….I feel your pain. Will be sitting the hubby down to watch this.
lol
I’m just glad we still have water that’s only partial poison. Just wait.
you should go a step more and build a irrigation system
@OFF GRID with DOUG & STACY you should go a step more and build a irrigation system, doesn’t have be expensive, look for used materials
@Oz B that would be nice. Perhaps in the future for ud🤔
Those zinnias in the background are beautiful.
The best couples are responsive to each other’s needs! Great solution.
It’s such a relief to finally find a relationship like that. Only bad part is you compliment each other SO well you become like one entity and when you lose someone that close you really do lose part of yourself
Teeko Train you are so right. My parents were close like that. Dad suffers since Mom has passed earlier this year. But he will tell you he wouldn’t trade his life with her for anything!
It’s true my dad coddled my mom for years and always babied her and now that he is older and needs more support all she does is complain.
My husband treats me with respect but doesn’t baby me and for that I am grateful! I like being slightly independent 💗
@Lina K nothing “little” about it. did you watch the video? wrapping tanks in black to deflect heat seems counterintuitive
@Bee Bop ay caramba! You are right! counterintuitive!
I am a very independant woman but come on now, really?? This was disrespectful to his wife because he could have at least helped her out! Not coddling and putting things like this off are way different.
@Bethlehem Eisenhour thank you for that! Why is this comment pinned? Probably because it justifies the 2 years Doug made Stacy wait.. Geez..
@Yanire Mahabirsingh The world sure needs more compassion.
Doug I think if I was you i would stop talking about how it would make her stronger to wait, UUH I think you might be getting in more hot water. LMBO
My husbands the same way..just look at her face it says it all…I’ve been there🙄. They have the best intentions but the delivery…
I was thinking the same thing, hahahahaha.
I was thinking….ohhhh, if Stacy had a cast iron skillet in her hand at that moment…. as my sister would say to her husband when he would stick his foot in his mouth, you got to sleep sometime…!
You two are so cute. Enjoying living vicariously through you at the moment. ❤️
Y’all crack me up. And it’s encouraging: this homesteading/farmsteading is hard work and I feel stupid so often… BUT your sharing what you try and learn helps me see it’s just a process. And worthwhile work.
farming doesn’t have to be hard or expensive, we live in the 21 century, we have technology that can make everything easy, just need knowledge!
and with the power of the internet you can get basic knowledge in minutes, and extensive in a few day’s
Dang 2 years.. umm yeah no..Stacy that is sainthood..
Have a good evening 🌻🌻🌻
lol
Stacy! Amazing arms! Watering by hand is terrible, but boy! What muscles! 💪
I was looking at that too! She’s in super shape!
I was thinking the same thing! I keep wanting to ask her to show her workout routine so I could follow it also. She looks amazing!
Aye, I noticed that too :D.
I can see where she could steal the show. Patience beauty intelligence and physically fit with a sound mind!
Stacy your garden is AWESOME. Doug you need to pay more attention to her work. Look at all the wood machinery you got to help yourself. I bow down to you Stacy for lasting two years. 🤗
…and put some water in that outdoor kitchen!!
Amen! I completely agree. How much did the whole wood system cost? The wood cooks the food, and the new hose system waters the food. They are both needed.
Thank God Stacy never made you wait for dinner until she finish watering lol Love you guys!
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Maybe if she would have wouldn’t have taken 2 years hahahahahaha
@Prophetic End Times Right!???
am lazier I like drip irrigation. no hoses to drag no pumps
Considering the amount of labor and time that the 300 dollar investment saved, I would say that was one of the better expenditures you have made.
I cannot believe that you watered your gardens like that for SO long! You are a SAINT and Doug has no idea! Bless your heart🙏🏻💕🙏🏻
Doug seems to be more concerned with himself than his wife
Don’t listen to these jealous people team work is a mean thing and more persious then rubies.
My thought too.
All this summer, we collected the rain water and my husband and I and our son went out to water plants. Yeah, it takes a good while. But if we hadn’t done this, many plants would have died in the heat and we would not have had the amount of produce that we did. We are not totally off grid…but if we were in our 20’s or even 30s, and had to start over, we would do as Doug and Stacey have done. Hindsight is 20/20 folks. If you are young, and want to get started in this lifestyle…do you homework and then get going! Learn from those who have gone before you and created their homesteads. Its a lot of work and I know that Doug and Stacey will agree….but in the end, it is so worth it. Even small steps toward being more self-sufficient is great. Do what you can do. Homesteads are not built overnight…. Bit by bit we work toward our goals. Do what is right for you and what fits into your dreams.
Last word: Don’t let the dreams of others ride up on you. People are going to interject their own ideas on what you should or should not do….You do what is right for you.
@Debby Loving Give me a break, really?
As you get older those LUXURIES. BECOME NECCESSITIES
Pamela, you said a mouthful!!
@Uphill Homestead I have severe emphysema and I could never attempt to do what Stacey has been doing sure maybe back at her age but 56 is not aged yet and the way you women are coming on with this like Stacy should not have been mad at poor poor Doug?? Go read your bible and start at creation!!
@Yahuahs child not sure what the Bible has to do with this, and yes I know my Bible very well. I don’t have hot water, a fridge, an oven or a shower. The only heat I have is a wood stove. I have lupus , fibro and no husband to help me. Necessary is a matter of perspective.
@Uphill Homestead So you enjoy taking a cold bath in the winter?
@UniversalDust I can heat water on the propane stove or what I like to do is use the propane shower I have. Why do you think off grid means suffer?
Doug put her some soaker lines in where she just cuts the water on for a little while less water and work
Yep. Probably wouldn’t need to be pressurised either.
Can take a hose already leaking and poke holes in it don’t have to get a soaker ..
PVC pipe, drill holes into it..
Also adding a solar timer helps as well. Seen them on Amazon
Yes ,, do what maih did for Jess, get the hint??, From roots and refuge farm… AR… Great couple….. N live the two of u also,, like the banter…
I cannot believe that you made her wait two years she had to do it all by hand 🖐🏻
I totally agree. I am upset with Doug.
@zeenasworld yup, Doug be strong we’re gonna call you out..😂
I’m surprised she didn’t just do it herself. I wouldn’t have waited so long!
@Anna at Four Day Homestead pretty good point🧐..
Anna at Four Day Homestead exactly! Why wouldn’t you just do a bit of research, troubleshoot and take care of it yourself. Being female does not mean we are helpless.
Wow that was cheap compared to some of Doug’s toys to make his jobs easier around the homestead.Plus the savings on growing your food.Lol.Great idea Doug.
I agree. He needs to just use an axe and get back to us after a few days.
I’m a 64 year old woman. I ran my own under ground pipes for my drip system in my small raised garden. You can set up an automatic gage for a few dollars each bed. I also built a pvc system to cover the garden when it’s cold, or too sunny, and to keep critters out when necessary. But something I learned years ago is time is money. And my time is valuable. So glad you found a way to make more time in your life. It’s good for the soul to work hard. But it’s really good to have options. You never know when you might have an injury or have to leave for a few days. An alternative way to water can be a life saver. I learned years ago to do some plumbing, some electric, fix fences, fix a leaky roof, hang doors etc. Never really had a reliable man so I did it myself. You two divide up the work beautifully. I often wonder how any one person could manage the entire Homestead. But finding timesavers is certainly a critical way to balance work with some relaxation so you can enjoy the fruits of your labor.
so both enjoy the fruits of their labour…xxn
i worked in a family business …i put up with not expecting people to respect my time….silly me. Got to recieve.and give..xxxn
Kathy, I’m thinking about running some kind of irrigation in my raised beds. I’d love to see what you set up. Do you have pictures of what you did? I was thinking of using sections of drip hoses. Our beds are 4×8.
Babz Z I don’t have photos of the system as it was under the mulch but you can buy systems that are expandable. They are available at Home Depot and other garden supply stores. One main outlet leading to a hose or a pipe You decide where to cap it off or extend it. You draw out your plan on paper. Depends how you want to do your garden. One way is to run your drip hose in the trenches and mound up the area you are planting in. That way your plant’s roots will go deep for the water and be stronger. And you can see your hoses and inspect for leaks or clogs.
Kathy Jenkins Thanks so much for the advice!
I live off grid and do everything myself it’s not easy and sometimes too much for one person but my fiancee is handcaped and can’t help me so don’t have a nother choice. Love the way I live love eating from my own garden and love to see a project completed it can be done with determination and God’s will. Think you are an inspiration for what you have achieved. Way too go!
Now that you have a water pump, You can install a irrigation system for stacy in the garden. 😊😊😊