Lifestyle
This week we picked up our brand new Kubota tractor and set to work immediately to clear some fallen trees on our property.
This week I attended a Game of Logging training course by Northeast Woodland Training to learn the basics of safe chainsaw operation and tree felling.
We take to the trails across our land to clear some fallen trees, and see what discoveries we might find!
The land is ours and now the hard work starts. Our first project is to clear a road so that we can drive our truck onto the property.
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This week we've been settling back into our normal routine, but World Backup Day is a great reminder to make sure all our data is safe and secure!
A year ago, we set ourselves the goal of spending one day each month focused on life admin tasks and the results have been so fantastic, it's time to share our approach!
Photography
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When you live in a tiny space, everything you own has to earn its place - there's no room for junk! People often ask us about specific items we use, so we thought this would be a great way to share it all.
I've been taking advantage of our remote location this week to practice my astrophotography skills!
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While shopping at Costco may not be an obvious idea for a couple living in a tiny space, we've found a way to do it and save a lot of money!
We're spending the holidays this year surrounded by snow and pine forests as we enjoy our Latvian-British fusion Christmas.
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We were interviewed by the team at GAFFL to share our story of RV life - our inspiration for RVing, the benefits it has brought us and much more!
Our home automation system was recently featured by Ars Technica in their article about achieving smart home nirvana without a subscription.
Behind the Scenes
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Ever wondered what it's like to live in an RV when the temperature drops below 10°F? Will things freeze and break? Well, this week we had the chance to find out!
Winter is fast approaching and it's time for us to get set up in our winter camping spot and prepare for the cold weather.
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Find out how we bought 40 acres of raw land in central Vermont, and how we plan to build our dream home all by ourselves!
We've been researching tractors lately and in the past few weeks, we've been out shopping to try to find the perfect tractor for our land!
A week of warm weather and easing travel restrictions - things are beginning to open up and we can't wait to start exploring!
We've fallen in love with Vermont this winter and have been making a lot of progress on our search to find land and build a house!
Many storage facilities sell cheap locks to keep your unit secure, but we thought we could do better - find out why we chose the Abus 20/70 to keep our things safe!
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Building our dream home is going to take us a long time, but we've been chipping away at it - literally!
We rented a Vermeer BC900XL brush chipper to see how quickly we could process our slash and log piles - can it really chip 9" logs?
We bought a brand new Kubota L3901 4WD HST compact tractor with attachments and accessories for helping build our house.