Common issues:
Roofs typically only have a couple common issues. Leaking and sagging. Leaking roofs are cause by old worn out shingles or by damage sustained from a storm or disaster. Leaky roofs typically don't make themselves known until they mess up your nice ceiling or walls. If you suddenly see water stains and bubbling on your drywall, you might have a leaky roof. Since we try and diagnose from the bottom up, you will have already ruled out walls and plumbing. The easiest way to find a leak is to go to your attic in the same general area where you saw the water stain. You will usually be able to look up at the roof framing and see water stains on the timbers if you have no attic, you should make all diagnostics from the outside if possible. If your shingles are in good shape overall, you may be able to remove a small portion and repair the affected area. If you have old shingles or find rot, it is going to be best to replace your entire roof, flashing and the rotted decking. The other most common issue is sagging, like floors, this is due to insufficient structural framing for the load the roof is under. This will often be found in areas effected by a rogue snowstorm, or old houses. Either way, if your roof is sagging, you will need to reinforce the roof. If it is localized sagging not due to water damage, you can likely install extra rafters and framing to supoort the weak area. More often however, sagging roofs need to be completely rebuilt by starting fresh from the framework.
Roofs typically only have a couple common issues. Leaking and sagging. Leaking roofs are cause by old worn out shingles or by damage sustained from a storm or disaster. Leaky roofs typically don't make themselves known until they mess up your nice ceiling or walls. If you suddenly see water stains and bubbling on your drywall, you might have a leaky roof. Since we try and diagnose from the bottom up, you will have already ruled out walls and plumbing. The easiest way to find a leak is to go to your attic in the same general area where you saw the water stain. You will usually be able to look up at the roof framing and see water stains on the timbers if you have no attic, you should make all diagnostics from the outside if possible. If your shingles are in good shape overall, you may be able to remove a small portion and repair the affected area. If you have old shingles or find rot, it is going to be best to replace your entire roof, flashing and the rotted decking. The other most common issue is sagging, like floors, this is due to insufficient structural framing for the load the roof is under. This will often be found in areas effected by a rogue snowstorm, or old houses. Either way, if your roof is sagging, you will need to reinforce the roof. If it is localized sagging not due to water damage, you can likely install extra rafters and framing to supoort the weak area. More often however, sagging roofs need to be completely rebuilt by starting fresh from the framework.
This completes my introduction to homestead maintence and repair. I hope you all enjoyed these posts and feel more confident in your own abilities. You will make mistakes, but by doing it yourself you can imrpove your skills and your home. While these communists burn down their slum cities, we will build our beautiful communities. More to come
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Whether you are setting up camp, building your homestead or generally sustaining yourself in the wilderness, the first skill you will need to master is processing the plentiful wood that grows around you. Wood will give you fuel, a strong building block for shelter construction, it will even provide you with invaluable tools (from boats to mallets). The next couple of posts will go in to depth on different methods of collecting and processing wood for each specific purpose.
Firewood
Firewood is essential to any homestead or campsite. It provides you with quick accessible wood that will sustain you for the expected length of time needed. Specifically, firewood describes any wood with a moisture content less than 20%.
Homesteads: In a homestead environment, it is a good rule of thumb to have at least 4 months of seasoned firewood ready to burn at any point. This will require some method of roofing to protect the wood from rain and snow melt. You can use many methods to cover the tops of your wood stack such as, birch bark, waterproof tarps, or even dedicated wood sheds. For homesteads, hardwoods are the preferred wood to put in any fireplace or wood stove as these woods will burn cleaner/longer and are thus safer for chimney. Since keeping a homestead uses a lot of fuel, it is not efficient to gather small branches, instead you will find yourself felling entire trees. I will go more in depth on the skills and tools required in a later post. If you find yourself building a homestead on an undeveloped piece of land (lucky you) you can usually gather enough wood to build your home just by felling an acre or so around the foundation of the house. To fell trees safely you may need a combination of rope with a ratchet, axe, chainsaw and wedges. Not only do you gather many resources by clearing a section of forest around your new home, you can give yourself added peice of mind in the event of a forest fire.
Campsites: Camping can have many different meanings, to some this means taking your car to a pay per night campsite, to others it means hiking out to the middle of nowhere. If you are a 'glamper' make sure you follow all local guidelines on harvesting firewood and campfires. So this post is geared to self sustenance camping. When you are looking to gather wood for your campfire, you will be looking for three things: tinder, kindling and firewood (in order from least to greatest quantity). Tinder can be carried with you, but I always recommend that you read up on easily accessible tinder in your natural environment (dry leaves, dry pine needles, dry pinecones and dry birchbark are a few examples). You will need a minimum of a half handful of loose tinder per fire (less if you brought firestarter). Kindling is abundant, find areas with the most sunlight and pick up all the dry sticks that are roughly finger width or less (pine sticks are fantastic, again research your environment). You will need a minimum of two handfuls per fire. Firewood is any wood that is dry with a diameter the size of your wrist to no thicker than your neck. The best way to find dry firewood is always going to be the sunniest locations (riverbanks, fields, felled trees). Since firewood is much thicker, you will need tools to process these in the field (folding saw/manual chainsaws and hatchets are what I carry). You will want to cut the firewood in lengths of the desired diameter of your camp fire. A good rule of thumb is 6-8 logs per hour. Gather what firewood you think you need for the night and DOUBLE IT.
Firewood is essential to any homestead or campsite. It provides you with quick accessible wood that will sustain you for the expected length of time needed. Specifically, firewood describes any wood with a moisture content less than 20%.
Homesteads: In a homestead environment, it is a good rule of thumb to have at least 4 months of seasoned firewood ready to burn at any point. This will require some method of roofing to protect the wood from rain and snow melt. You can use many methods to cover the tops of your wood stack such as, birch bark, waterproof tarps, or even dedicated wood sheds. For homesteads, hardwoods are the preferred wood to put in any fireplace or wood stove as these woods will burn cleaner/longer and are thus safer for chimney. Since keeping a homestead uses a lot of fuel, it is not efficient to gather small branches, instead you will find yourself felling entire trees. I will go more in depth on the skills and tools required in a later post. If you find yourself building a homestead on an undeveloped piece of land (lucky you) you can usually gather enough wood to build your home just by felling an acre or so around the foundation of the house. To fell trees safely you may need a combination of rope with a ratchet, axe, chainsaw and wedges. Not only do you gather many resources by clearing a section of forest around your new home, you can give yourself added peice of mind in the event of a forest fire.
Campsites: Camping can have many different meanings, to some this means taking your car to a pay per night campsite, to others it means hiking out to the middle of nowhere. If you are a 'glamper' make sure you follow all local guidelines on harvesting firewood and campfires. So this post is geared to self sustenance camping. When you are looking to gather wood for your campfire, you will be looking for three things: tinder, kindling and firewood (in order from least to greatest quantity). Tinder can be carried with you, but I always recommend that you read up on easily accessible tinder in your natural environment (dry leaves, dry pine needles, dry pinecones and dry birchbark are a few examples). You will need a minimum of a half handful of loose tinder per fire (less if you brought firestarter). Kindling is abundant, find areas with the most sunlight and pick up all the dry sticks that are roughly finger width or less (pine sticks are fantastic, again research your environment). You will need a minimum of two handfuls per fire. Firewood is any wood that is dry with a diameter the size of your wrist to no thicker than your neck. The best way to find dry firewood is always going to be the sunniest locations (riverbanks, fields, felled trees). Since firewood is much thicker, you will need tools to process these in the field (folding saw/manual chainsaws and hatchets are what I carry). You will want to cut the firewood in lengths of the desired diameter of your camp fire. A good rule of thumb is 6-8 logs per hour. Gather what firewood you think you need for the night and DOUBLE IT.
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If the tree is already leaning in a safe direction, this is how it's done.
https://youtu.be/-KZJO_pi6X8
https://youtu.be/-KZJO_pi6X8
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EASIEST WAY To Cut Down A Tree For Firewood
Here is a video of me showing you guys how I fall a tree. It may not be the the same way you all do it but it has always worked for me. Im needing to stock pile some firewood for this up and coming winter. Stihl Ms362 chainsaw.
If you guys like the gear…
If you guys like the gear…
If you have a leaning tree or a 'leaner' for short, you will need to use rope and wedges to gain a mechanical advantage to push/pull the tree where you want and away from structures. This makes the project several degrees more dangerous so watch this video to understand the physics involved. It's not the most exciting video but this is one area where safety and understanding precedes entertainment.
https://youtu.be/Y4Vke_-cWYg
https://youtu.be/Y4Vke_-cWYg
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Pulling Trees Down With Rope
Describes basic techniques for pulling trees down. Provides insights on rope selection and addresses some of the highly variable cost factors.
On Masonite siding:
Masonite is a material which is basically constructed of heat pressed glued cardboard. It was conceived around the 1930s as a construction material, but was dismissed during that era for anything but cabinet backing as it is woefully inadequate for anything exposed to the elements.
However, beginning in the late 1970s and ending in the early 90s (widespread at usage at least, some literal retards still continue the practice), homebuilders began using this material in place of traditional lap siding as it is lightweight, easy to cut, and inexpensive. The decision was made based on their desire to build homes cheaply and quickly using illegal immigrant labor.
To nobody's surprise, this material quickly began having issues in high exposure environments. It turns out literal cardboard is a horrible material choice, and many homebuilders as well as the masonite company itself was sued over it.
Like any jew corporate business, they simply renamed the company and continued on.
Masonite is a material which is basically constructed of heat pressed glued cardboard. It was conceived around the 1930s as a construction material, but was dismissed during that era for anything but cabinet backing as it is woefully inadequate for anything exposed to the elements.
However, beginning in the late 1970s and ending in the early 90s (widespread at usage at least, some literal retards still continue the practice), homebuilders began using this material in place of traditional lap siding as it is lightweight, easy to cut, and inexpensive. The decision was made based on their desire to build homes cheaply and quickly using illegal immigrant labor.
To nobody's surprise, this material quickly began having issues in high exposure environments. It turns out literal cardboard is a horrible material choice, and many homebuilders as well as the masonite company itself was sued over it.
Like any jew corporate business, they simply renamed the company and continued on.
So, if you have existing lap siding on your home, inspect it and ensure it is not Masonite. If it is, you'll need to replace at least the bottom half with a more suitable material (in addition to any vapor barrier or sheathing/framing that has been damaged).
It is of the utmost importance that you do not ignore this because damaged masonite will cause water damage and attract termites.
It is of the utmost importance that you do not ignore this because damaged masonite will cause water damage and attract termites.
As a side thought, if we keep posting how-to guides based on our personal experiences and training, maybe ANTIFA will realize just how shit their NEET lives are and be driven to absolute suicidal depression?
Either that or maybe they'll have a come to Jesus moment and realize that maybe they should make something of their lives and go do some hard work to better their situation like the chads of this channel instead of reading every word we say and constantly raging at white men trying to help others.
Probably not, but it's a good thought at least. They'll keep constantly hitting refresh and poring over every word while having massive mood swings induced by their faggot tranny hormone treatments and social media addiction.
Either that or maybe they'll have a come to Jesus moment and realize that maybe they should make something of their lives and go do some hard work to better their situation like the chads of this channel instead of reading every word we say and constantly raging at white men trying to help others.
Probably not, but it's a good thought at least. They'll keep constantly hitting refresh and poring over every word while having massive mood swings induced by their faggot tranny hormone treatments and social media addiction.
Your best bet is to aquire land somewhere, anywhere you can afford (away from dense urban centers). When looking for land you need to keep budget in mind, you need to plan. DO NOT go in to debt. Find somewhere affordable and start saving up.
Start figuring out exactly what you want to do with the land. Are you going to primarily farm, hunt, fish? Are you going to build a cabin? How large? You will want to have hard blueprints for any structures you plan to build, beforehand.
Once you have your general location selected and you have some money saved up, start trying to find the physical plot of land you want to buy. Do not just buy online and hope for the best. There will be a lot of paperwork to fill out and depending on the zoning and access, there may be a lot of hidden costs. Watch out for deed issues and conservation lands, primarily.
Get a property map - go to the site to examine the physical land. You need to be looking for things like:
-Water access?
-Soil quality? You can't build on flooded land, think about the crops you want to grow
-Ledge? Are there huge boulders sticking out all over the place? This may be ledge and is a disaster when digging foundation, let alone farming.
-Plants? What kinds of plants are already growing there naturally? This will tell you a lot about your soil.
-Trees? Has the land been cleared already? What species of tree grow there? Think about your firewood and log cabin construction. Already cleared land is a waste of your money.
-Terrain? Is it mountainous/hilly? Flat? Flat is easier for building and farming, mountains are better for the Eagles Nest type of homestead
If looking to fish, buy land with a river. If looking to farm (to feed a family) buy a minimum of 4 acres. If looking to sustain a population of game on your own land (to hunt every year) look for around 50 acres. You can hunt successfully with >10 acres too, but your wild game is more susceptible to population fluctuation. The land you buy now will sustain your family for generations
Start figuring out exactly what you want to do with the land. Are you going to primarily farm, hunt, fish? Are you going to build a cabin? How large? You will want to have hard blueprints for any structures you plan to build, beforehand.
Once you have your general location selected and you have some money saved up, start trying to find the physical plot of land you want to buy. Do not just buy online and hope for the best. There will be a lot of paperwork to fill out and depending on the zoning and access, there may be a lot of hidden costs. Watch out for deed issues and conservation lands, primarily.
Get a property map - go to the site to examine the physical land. You need to be looking for things like:
-Water access?
-Soil quality? You can't build on flooded land, think about the crops you want to grow
-Ledge? Are there huge boulders sticking out all over the place? This may be ledge and is a disaster when digging foundation, let alone farming.
-Plants? What kinds of plants are already growing there naturally? This will tell you a lot about your soil.
-Trees? Has the land been cleared already? What species of tree grow there? Think about your firewood and log cabin construction. Already cleared land is a waste of your money.
-Terrain? Is it mountainous/hilly? Flat? Flat is easier for building and farming, mountains are better for the Eagles Nest type of homestead
If looking to fish, buy land with a river. If looking to farm (to feed a family) buy a minimum of 4 acres. If looking to sustain a population of game on your own land (to hunt every year) look for around 50 acres. You can hunt successfully with >10 acres too, but your wild game is more susceptible to population fluctuation. The land you buy now will sustain your family for generations
Some of the most valuable resources are water and electricity when living off grid. Learning how to make a Water Ram pump can provide you with fresh spring water, indefinitely.
https://youtu.be/bzaInlFVq0s
https://youtu.be/bzaInlFVq0s
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How to Make a "Water Ram" off-grid Water Pump, requires no electricity
This is how to build a Water Ram water pump from easy to find parts at any local hardware store. The Water Ram can pump water uphill hundreds of feet higher then the source delivering the water to the pump.
Want to build your own TROMPE at home, here is the…
Want to build your own TROMPE at home, here is the…
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A complete guide to traditional skills and homesteading. Great read
Suggestion:
Start testing your equipment.
Hang your hammock from a tree, make sure you familiarize yourself with what types of trees can support it, how much weight it can hold, and practice taking it down in a rush.
Go for a few rucks in full kit, including body armor etc. You may rethink some decisions you've made deciding weight etc.
Break in your boots, make sure you're comfortable in them and they're the right type for your foot.
Practice cooking on your camp stove with your mess kit, to ensure it is usable for the purposes you desire.
Sample your prep foods, buy accessory items such as canned meats, dried fruits, and bullion/seasoning flavors to make it more palatable for morale.
Learn basic takedown procedures, maintenance, and common failure points in your chosen firearms, try to have a few extra parts such as bolts and springs in your stockpile.
Whatever advice anyone gives you, the best situation/ gear is what you are familiar with and know how to use.
Personally, I'd go to war with a seasoned marksman who has experienced combat armed with a .22lr than a moron armed with the latest H&K black-scary-rifle
Start testing your equipment.
Hang your hammock from a tree, make sure you familiarize yourself with what types of trees can support it, how much weight it can hold, and practice taking it down in a rush.
Go for a few rucks in full kit, including body armor etc. You may rethink some decisions you've made deciding weight etc.
Break in your boots, make sure you're comfortable in them and they're the right type for your foot.
Practice cooking on your camp stove with your mess kit, to ensure it is usable for the purposes you desire.
Sample your prep foods, buy accessory items such as canned meats, dried fruits, and bullion/seasoning flavors to make it more palatable for morale.
Learn basic takedown procedures, maintenance, and common failure points in your chosen firearms, try to have a few extra parts such as bolts and springs in your stockpile.
Whatever advice anyone gives you, the best situation/ gear is what you are familiar with and know how to use.
Personally, I'd go to war with a seasoned marksman who has experienced combat armed with a .22lr than a moron armed with the latest H&K black-scary-rifle