There are hoarders and then there are 'resource specialists'. One always needs a 'that may come in useful later' collection.

"Family outing at the dump" Love that one. LOL

"A family that dumps together", uh I don't know where I'm going with this.

Many hands make light work! It's good to have helpers.

Thank God, most of us have our inner-pyro in check. But come on, who doesn't like the satisfaction of standing with our friends and family around a nice outdoor fire?

good to see I'm not the only one who has family outings at the dump. LMAO

I love going to the dump to. Some people throw away good stuff for gardens.

Love the young mens jackets! Carhart? Working together makes great memories!

Hey, I swear, the dump run was my parents' date day. LOL 🤣

Hi, Hollar Family from Navajo reservation. I am a new subbie. Like Meg, I always went to the dump with my dad. I love finding discarded metal pieces I could use to make something.

if you burn where your garden will be it will put nitrogen into the soil and turn your soil black

Every homesteader needs to be a little bit of a hoarder. Never know when the scrap pile will come in handy. 😉

No worries - "we're weird like that " too !!

When the whole family wants to go to the dump we call it COVID desperation lol

I love your log chairs around the fire pit, reminds me of the Flinstones cartoon. Very creative!

Ah, the annual lighting of the tree.

On Sundays, it was y family's, husband and 2 kids outing, then soft ice cream,lol!

I'd say she hasn't been out of the house in quite awhile , so it is like a day at the spa to get out at all,LOL 😂

I am 72 years old and when my husband and kids use to go to the dump and It was like going to the store . People throw out so much good stuff. But they won't let you do it now.

Nice, spring cleaning! Heralding spring! Boys look great in the matching jackets. Stay safe!

The little pump house with a fresh coat of paint would give it a fresh look . Just a suggestion. The work you did on your home looks amazing . 💜

Nice Family Outing. I like how boys started off in Boots and Carhartts then Flannels or short sleeves and Bare Footed. Then at the end back to Carhartts. We all have Hoarding Tendencies lol. Great to See All God Bless and Peace Be With You All

No, others of us love the dumps.. Its so interesting seeing what people toss.. I love project field trips. Thanks for sharing your day with me. Have a good day.- Melanie

You got yourself what I call “a Man Match”! My hubs loves loves loves his lol. Blessings guys🙏🏻💖

Meg "I'm going to the dump too".. me..GO GIRL you been in that house with a baby for conversation 😀 .. and dump runs are awesome

Wow. You got a lot done. Your boys sure know how to help with a variety of things. They look so much more comfortable on the homestead than a year ago. You all are a great family. Rock on!! 💖❄️

When saving cardboard for the garden you should only save plain brown so that there's no dyes going into your ground. We only save large pieces that have been flattened down and any tape and staples have been removed so everything is ready for garden day.

Everyone has that "I may need this later pile", but always ends up getting bigger and bigger. Farms always have that area where no one goes because you will get lost and be gone for days. Hope all is well with you guys. Hey there sweet baby girl. -Ashley

anyone else catch he said old toilet and make a load in the same statement?

love the chairs you made out of the logs

Good job guys, family time when ever you can get it!😄👍

One man’s weird is another man’s normal. 😉

Lovin the whole rehab. Grats on a clean up. That many boys homestead life is gonna be such a blessing.

We’re all hoarders to some degree. I hoard buckets. I can’t throw away buckets.

I used to call it a dump date!

Hi..... Meg and Ben nice to see you, thank you for sharing your video homestead chicken farmer garden 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 🎥👍👍👍

Love seeing your Helpers - Styling in their new chore coats! Your boys will grow up learning so much, and being such great helpers!

Nice oroperty clean up video. It's strange having dump hours 7 to 4 Monday thru Friday. Our closets dump isn't even open on Saturday. As a kid I remember the dump being open 7 to 6PM Monday thru Saturday. People would stack furniture in one place, metal in another, and oddly enough things we thought people could use would be put off on the side. This way if someone wanted wood or glass, or something they could take it to make something out of it. When living in Michigan the bear would visit the dump for food. Peoe used to sit next to a bear to have their picture taken. Now you pull up to a garbage compactor, and your trash is shoved into it by a piece of construction equipment.

You are BUSY every day! It’s nice that you have been able to make many things that are useful from things that you found there. Now that you’ve used all the things you could, it’s time to take the left overs to the dump. You will have everything looking great soon!

There is nothing wrong with visiting the dump. when I was young, we would ocasionaly trade our junk for somebody elses junk

There is a chanel call arms family homestead and he lots of woods and he uses fire to clear leaves and scrub and has bean for years his volgs also incude goats in the forest, he might be useful to watch!

The family that takes a dump (run) together! You guys are a hoot! Yes, my husband has one of those! Great for starting fires burn our fallen branches on our fire pits. The worst part is finding the replacement flints when we need them. Remember where you put those! That ash goes good on the garden or compost! The chickens can use it to dust themselves in the winter too. Thanks for showing us your clean up! Looks good.

Always a week of cleanup trimming and pruning in the winter.

I love your videos I find them very interesting. I can’t wait until you do the deck video because my husband and I are doing some updates on our home and I want to see what you do. I would love for us to try building a deck ourselves. We live in a manufactured home as well going on 24 years now. We have done updates over the years but we are getting better as we go. This summer we did our wood floors out plywood and cut them down into 8in planks for our bedroom. We’re getting ready to do the same in another room in our home.

Every step forward is a step in the right direction.

"I like weather". Yes. So true !

Heck ya , biochar and potash for the garden . Love that fire pit.

Love to see all your sons 😍

Love this! Going with the flow is seriously an important thing - a peaceful thing ❤️💕

Did anyone else notice in the first minute or so the video that his wife handed him something out the bedroom window lol real life love it

I just noticed something I do when ever you have a new video up. I hit the like button BEFORE I hit the play button. I just know I'm going to like your videos. Anyone else do this? lol Also, I really laughed out loud when Meg wanted to go to the dump too! She looked so excited. What a great family, and anything you do as a family is a great outing.

Love seeing all the boys in their Carhartt jackets. :)

Idk which is more fun building the fire or putting it out with the hose and shovel hmm!! The dump is kind of funny if you take an old TV and couch they charge per item, but if you take them a long with a lot of other junk its actually cheaper!! Its nice to be rid of the bad hoard but keep the good hoards!! *Have a good'nnn*

The family that works together -- stays together!

Eating an elephant one bite at a time. 😃

Beauty is important to and for the spirit! Not materialism but beauty of nature and the care of things. What a beautiful family you have! I love gardens because the beauty is so uplifting to and for the soul.

I've been a hoarder from way back, until it gets beyond control!! Then it has to be thinned out. Your random videos are sometimes the Very Best!! Loved seeing you and ALL you boys working together and then when Meg wanted to go to the dump, it was perfect!!!! Baby Girl is really getting so big, so fast. You and Meg have a wonderful family !!!

Excellent job on the trailer racks. Glad to see the boys helping load everything on the trailer for a dump run. You all have done a amazing job with the homestead, & family home for all to enjoy growing up on while learning skills to harvest food. Love you guys, be safe, stay healthy, God Bless everyone.

Another good one in the archive. I like the "regular Ben" on a regular day, with his four helpers. One of whom never seems bothered by the cold; having no use for jackets, hoodies or shoes. So says the lady waaaay up North under a fresh 4" of snow.🖐😉

Such a wonderful family. The boys are so well mannered and well behaved. I just LOVE this sweet family. Thanks for sharing you all’s life with us. God loves you all. May God continue to bless you all. ❤️❤️❤️

Nice to see the boys helping Dad! Good memories for them!

A weed burner...never heard of one. But I definiteley think I need one now!

I love y'all. What a great family. The boys are sprouting up. They are getting so tall. Your sweet girl is growing. Love how she looks at her daddy. Such sweetness. Y'all have an awesome day!!

growing up in WI, Saturday morning was dump run day - and not until after I started driving did I realize, Nelson's Bar was not on the way home from the dump - LOL; RIP Dad, you taught me everything important in Life! Blessings n sunshine always!

Great to see the boys "willing helpers" with smiles all round. Meg, I also used to love searching country dumps - often I could find something to bring back 😉

I'm a hoarder of useful stuff, my Dad was the same, one of his sayings was "I'm short of nothing we've got"

Thanks for showing us something so simple to do. I've never really given thought to how charcoal was created, yet you made it look like something we can actually do!! Thanks! And blessings to you all as you make your property your dream!

You and your family are such good stewart's of what you have been blessed to have . You show a good example of taking care of your gifts, big& small. I enjoy that about your family 🤗🤗

Here in UK our dumps are like recycling centres. We have reusable goods areas, cardboard, small electrical items, wood, metals, hard plastics, green garden cuttings and grass as well as general landfill/burning stuff.

Also, I love dump runs. I love the truck being weighed going in and coming out. And all the gigantic colored glass troughs divided by color. Its a whole spectacle. I lived on Vashon Island off Puget Sound here is Washington. A no-bridge island. Commuting to work by Ferry. Going anywhere, anytime by Ferry. There was a movie rental shop, and about 3 cafe/restaurants and 2 grocery stores. All the socializing was done in the grocery stores and the dump. Shopping for food took a long time usually cuz that is where you ran into your friends and it was time to chat. Same with the dump. On the weekends waiting in line at the dump, people got out of their cars and started socializing right then and there. Shooting the breeze at the dump. It is a thing in some places.

Add biochar to your garden beds after you put it in buckets/ trash can - add a bit of pig manure or any type of manure add water and steep for a couple days to supercharge your char and add to your garden beds for awesome growth!!

Back in England the local dumps had bins for various items and my Dad would look through all that to see what he could use. It was amazing what people threw out in the way of clothes and shoes so he would bring those home and share with friends. He also used to take away anything that he thought might be useful for his garden architecture, like old sinks, wire bread racks from the bakery, wheelbarrows and such and anything else that he could upcycle. He hated seeing things like that at the dump. Friends would ask if by any chance he had such and such and most often he did, saving them loads of money. The dump also had a "shop" where they sold items to good to put in the dump or give away. After seeing Mike at the Fit Farmer use his original weed burner I bought myself a smaller version than yours and it worked well on the weeds and grass between my flagstones and river stones. However, I did find that the grassy bits came back again. Not happy about that but it's fun to use and I call it my Flame Thrower. Be sure to always have a hose nearby just in case.

it just warms my heart to watch those sweet boys grow into such fine and helpful young men. great job mom and Dad!💝💝💝💝😘

I loved growing up on a farm and those days when we would have a big burn pile. Then at dinner time we would either roast hotdogs or steak cubes mom had marinated. Then always it would be S'mores. Treats that kept us working hard all day.

🤣. That is exactly what my husband and I do. We always have great chats there and back. 😊. Feels good to get things tidied up. Your family is so cute. Blessings, 😊🙏🏻💕🇨🇦

My son's favorite gift from me was the propane torch I got him, so yeah I get ya!

The coal ashes can be put on the garden after you remove the charcoal. And great dump haul. Wish I had you and your boys help to make a couple of trips to my dump. The robbers made a complete mess for me. Every step forward is a win. You'll get there, it's only been a year and you guys have achieved a mountain of goals.

Every couple of years, my Mom would ruthlessly sort through her shoes and purses. She would go through tons of the stuff. There was always a couple of garbage bags full going to Good Will. This was how she kept her shoe and purse collection from swallowing the house.

Love seeing your boys watch and help you with everything. They are growing and becoming fine young men. Thanks for entertaining videos.

We practice "Rigid Flexibility!" We have a list, but don't beat ourselves up when life doesn't read the list. As long as we are not procrastinating, we're good.

The Husband and I chuckled at the fire comment of it being to cold. We often have winter fires in full winter gear with lots of snow around.

I don't think you're weird for enjoying a trip to the dump. I like going to the dump, too. We have "transfer stations" here in Maine, where you dump your trash, bring your recycleables, and also have a building that is like a perpetual free garage sale. You can drop off stuff that you don't need and take free stuff that others have left there. It's fun!

Love watching you do things like building stuff, fixing things up, it is fun to watch. Your a very skilled man!

Love your stump chairs around the fire pit. Lovely for those warm nights in the summer. X

All your boys are getting so big👍

Makin memories with your family. So blessed!👩‍🌾❤️

Your gonna laugh at this. But that old toilet would make a cute flower pot! My best friend has one on her patio. Lol. I used to love to go on runs to the dump with my dad and uncle when I was little! Those were some of my many, many childhood memories! ❤️

Hey, I love a good dumpster run, It’s more about being included and being okay with wanting to be with family....Good memories. We do the same thing with family!

Oh I was in tears when you were throwing away the cardboard! I am doing the no dig gardening method too and I'm out of cardboard! Sometimes small-town living is about having patience. I've 6 tonnes of soil to move and I am gonna have to wait for my local stores next grocery delivery... As for the family outings to the dump oh heck yes! My dad would take me, and in them days (yup long time ago) you could take stuff... Lol my allowance consisted of things I brought home and sold. Yah dump runs!!

I use cardboard for mulch and put wood chips on top , works well and t he soil underneath turns black and wormy. Plants love it

That's because Bugs is like here comes the Snack Man. What's he got for me today... Lol... 😉 She's so adorable.

Now you have an idea for datenight, outing at the dump. Even today i love going to the dump with my dad. Grandpa passed away 2 years ago, but i went to the dump with him too. Always the best fun and most interesting stories of what you can make out of old stuff that normaly gets thrown away.

We have a recycle center. than comes by every Friday to pick up our trash, but there are SO many rules about how to throw it away and what you can throw away and then you have to worry about critters getting into it and it's just a hassle. So we opted out of setting our trash out every Friday and instead we "store" it for a couple weeks and then load it up in our truck and haul it in ourselves. It actually costs less to haul in a truck load than it does to sign up for them to pick it up too.

Baby Girl is so 😍 cute, thanks for sharing a fun family haul to the dumpster video 📹! 😊👍💕💕💕

That propane torch is also great to lightly burn wood for some interesting patterns on homemade furniture.

Definitely a productive day. 👍 Love the log chairs!

Those are some hard working helpers! Love that they all have big boots to grow into. :)

Love it! I loved going to metal dump with my dad. All the big machines. And then getting money for what we brought there. Magical! In fact I still love it. I'm now 28.😋 I have to admit something.... Every video I watch. I re-watch it too also, when i have go to sleep early( for my job). Or when ever my mind won't stop running. Al your voices are so nice to hear and I always fall right away to sleep hearing you talk and doing stuff. So its a little weird maybe. But I had to tell you.🙈 I think it wouldn't hurt you numbers.

The boys all got new coats. They certainly look like a sharp crew. Funny how we hoard “the good stuff” when we live in the country. In the city they’d call the inspectors you. Lol. Keep up the amazing work. Your homestead is really pulling together now. We had family dump trips when I was a kid too. Mom hated when we’d lug home more “good stuff”. 😂🤣😂

I always enjoyed going to the dump. Sometimes, depending on their rules, you can get stuff that's good for free or cheap!