No Nonsense Life Hacks From a Farmer.
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I'm willing to bet you will use at least one of these hacks in your life. Real life hacks, no BS.
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Save your toes. Kick backwards at the weeds with your heel. Been doing it this way since I ‘invented’ it as a lazy teenage boy in about 1976. Great tips. Have a good day!!
Hire a lazy person. To figure, the easiest way, to get it done.
@@billpetersen298 That's how those pneumatic tubes used by the bank drive-throughs were invented. Lazy guy working at a Sears warehouse!
You’re giving away your age,lol Class of 76
I’m always at weeds. I am thinking of a hoe ‘spur’ added to my boot!
Awesome! Gonna do this. Class of 77!
That water filter bit was smart, and probably worth it's own video
It would be even better if each leg had a set of shut off valves so that maintenance on one leg doesn’t have to disable both legs. A set is needed at each end of the tee where the pipes come together, for a total of four valves. And use ball type valves.
That's true except I'm glad he included it here. I saw a 'bunch' of excellent ideas.
My thoughts also
@@stevebabiak6997 Or maybe just have a filter under the kitchen sink and not bother with the thousands of gallons of water you’re not gonna drink and cook with?
@@thechumpsbeendumped.7797 - with well water, the other parts of the house will still benefit from the filtration he shows here. Remember from him saying that one stage of his filtration is a sediment filter.
I came here expecting to learn about some elegant way of getting rid of big weeds using chemistry and/or technology that all of us dummies are completely unaware of, but this dude just told me to step on it and kick it's ass. I was *not* disappointed by the outcome of this venture.
I would add, kick it backwards with your heel on tougher stuff so you don't hurt your toes. It's difficult to kick as hard in that direction unfortunately, but your shoe being stiffer helps shear it off. He also stepped way out on the ends of the plant. Most of the weeds I do will tear in in the middle doing that, so I step on it much closer to the root/base. I think it helps it tear too as there isn't as much loose material between.
@@court2379 More good tips, thanks. I'm just using my work boots with steel toes to kick'em, however I find myself switching between kicking back-to-front and vise versa regardless.
@@court2379 That’s what I’ve always done.
@@General_Griffin I came specifically for that part and it makes me very happy to learn this especially as I have a bad back and a yard, horribly covered in weeds!!! I'm going to wear my cowgirl boots!!!
Same here.... he sure made me laugh though. ;)
The “weed” kicking will add to sore toes and knees. It is close to what some folks do plainly called “stepping down”. Step plants down and sever with sharp shovel. No bending required.
I have really enjoyed your content. I was stuck at our ranch in "Covid-Prison" and stumbled across your videos; I have learned a ton and am more apt to fix something than replace.
After you get your weeds out of the way you can go back with one of those 2 gallon sprayers filled with vinegar you can get from Amazon I can’t remember the percentage but it’s not the 5% from the grocery store, spray the roots of the weeds with that and a little bit of I should say a tiny bit of Dawn dish soap and then sprinkle salt on top. Whatever you do don’t put the salt in with the vinegar because it clogged my sprayer
Man I appreciate the water filter information and your delivery throughout was smooth and well paced. Thank you for your time.
An index to the topics in this video. 1 How to boil eggs 0:22 2 Rehydrate vegetables to make them crispy again 1:47 3 Locate fuel filler opening in a car 2:34 4 Increase flow of faucet aerator 3:05 5 Increase flow with parallel water filters 4:56 6 Weed removal without pulling by stepping on and then kicking it 8:40
As someone who has been haunted by my inability to properly boil eggs, I greatly appreciate the egg boiling hack.
It’s not necessarily your fault…many cooking channels say to start them in cold water.
If you want to learn the time variaties for getting different degree's of done-ness, may i suggest /watch?v=HzIdk8UHHUU, it breaks down what result you can expect from the amount of time you boil them.
Another egg cooking “hack” that I’ve been using recently is to only put an inch of water in a pan with a lid. Bring the water to the boil and gently add the eggs after first pricking the blunt end and making a tiny hole (stops the egg from cracking). Replace the lid and set a timer for 5:30 (if you want soft boiled eggs) return the water to a fast boil. I put the eggs in cold water for a min to cool them so they’re ready to eat and it stop the yokes setting hard. I like this method because the water takes far less time to heat up initially, it wastes a lot less energy and because you’re in effect mostly cooking with steam it’s less variable. I’ve yet to try using a steamer but expect that would work also.
I just fry 'em.
From one guy living on a farm to another, I appreciate the tips and tricks. Trying the egg boiling one today for sure
Salty water works great and it's less work. Also steam boiling the eggs works pretty well.
Pretty much how my mother, a trained chef, did it. Except for the vinegar. Now if I can figure out how to keep the eggs from cracking bouncing around and hitting the bottom of a rolling boiling pan of water.
fresh eggs poached dont need any tricks…. just put them in the water and voila!
@Zip Tie Garage - From boiling water to ice water, works everytime, enjoy 😉
Here's one : Paint your peg board white (preferably on both sides). It will resist water damage and reflect light.
Seriously never thought of running the filters in parallel. Definitely going to try it.
I know it's invasive, but that Burdock @10:00 is a herb everyone ought to look into. The roots are used in Japanese cooking (as Gobo) and are very good for your liver.
Right?!
Some types are poison
Man that logic behind the life of the parallel filters is counterintuitive and quite revolutionary. Thanks for sharing these tips
I wondered why as a child [my mom], and then as a husband [my wife], always put the celery in water after cutting it up; who knew?
Most of the greatest everyday inventions came from farmers, as far as I know. The simple reason to experience it is the most telling and usually you're into something that works. =) Keep on.
I’ve had chickens and also buy eggs at the store. So I’ve had real fresh eggs and not so fresh eggs. The best way to have hard-boiled eggs that peel easily is to steam them. You put your eggs in your steamer for about 20 minutes then take them out and put them in your cold water until you can easily handle the eggs. The shells will slide off. You’re welcome!-- Susan
The #2 _hack_ for floppy wage and celery sticks also works on carrots as well. 👍
Fun fact, an elbow adds the effect of ~7 extra feet of straight pipe. keep that in mind if anyone is trying to do anything awkward to get extra filters... Just use PEX in an arc and shark fitting it back to your copper if absolutely necessary.
When I replaced the dangerous vinyl drier exhaust hose with metal ducting, I used flex ducting instead of elbows for the same reason.
All I ever do with eggs is I put them in cold water, start boiling - 12 minutes from start to have them perfect, 14 if I want them hard boiled. Then I empty the boiling water, fill up with cold water, and peel it under a running faucet. You just have to make sure to get under the membrane. That's my "trick". Thanks for a fun video!
you boil them that way, you waste a lot of energy. a dedicated egg boiler uses far less electricity (and water), especially when you load it up to capacity (usually 7 eggs). here's the one i bought years ago: www.amazon.co.uk/VonShef-Boiler-Poacher-Omelette-Maker/dp/B007XTZDS0/ref=sr_1_14?dchild=1&keywords=egg+boiler&qid=1625849954&s=kitchen&sr=1-14
I used to do it that way too, until I started raising my own chickens. I'm betting you are getting your eggs from the store? I had poor results with that method on my fresh eggs. Glad you enjoyed the video!
1: An egg peeling hack that I saw that works well is to take the egg and put it in a glass tumbler, put your hand over the end, and shake it vigorously. It either cracks the shell all over, or sometimes removes it completely. I can't tell for sure if a little water in the glass helps or not. 2: I keep store-bought celery and heads of lettuce crisp by wrapping them in damp paper towels and putting them back in the bag. I've had lettuce last literally months, as long as the paper towel prevents it from coming into contact with the plastic (it rots if it does.)
Keep celery wrapped in aluminum foil.
I’ve been using the egg-in-jar technique. Really speeds peeling!
These really are great hacks. There's actually surprisingly little content out there for us country boys, on the big farm/homesteads. But on your final remark, I'm surprised you wear shorts. Wearing jeans all the time, no matter how hot it is, has saved me from so much shit over the years. I mean you look down and there's a wasp on your jeans or you see that you just walked through poison ivy, or you need to blaze your way through some blackberry, it just saves your ass a lot.
@FarmCraft101 I came specifically looking for the thumbnail, and let me tell you... you did not disappoint!!! I have a bad back and a horribly weed covered yard and this is going to help me kick them weeds to the curb and out of my life and make it so much better!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!! I will be sure to wear my cowgirl boots for this job too, so I don't injure my foot or leg!!! I definitely, with much glee, liked, subbed and rang the bell!!!
I peel eggs under running water, which gets between the shell and membrane and separates them. You can also rehydrate peffy cucumbers. Some kitchen faucets are californicated and restricted in a way that can't be hacked. Most new faucets have 1.8 GPM flow, you can still find excellent quality uncalifornicated Chinese faucets on Amazon that still have 2.4 GPM flow.
Here in Hawai'i we use a tool called an "o'o" (sounds like "oh oh", I think you guys call it a "Conner Bar"). In my opinion, this is almost the only tool you need for regular gardening. Easy to get even large, woody weeds like Himalayan raspberries, which are extremely thorny, and their huge roots, out. Drawback? It's very heavy, so you'll build muscles or have to get one that "fits" you.
Not called Conner bar, I just searched on the Internet and nothing comes up. Neither does your tool that you use in Hawaii
@@dcwatashi I can't find it either.
@@triciac1019 It sure would be nice if people could provide a link to the products that they are talking about. So I have no idea what he or she is talking about. Interesting that the name is republican something of Texas yet she is talking about Hawaii
@@dcwatashi ah yes! I didn't notice the name. I agree! I got a mattock, which is a smaller pickax. You use it with one hand and its extremely handy. Its not too heavy even for me. I have the one that has the pickax on one side and the claws on the other. Mine seems quite heavy duty, not too heavy in the hand and the weight of it helps get a good swing in. It can be sharpened. There are some that are flimsier and less expensive and they don't work for long without bending. The younger grandkids can use that one, lol.
@@triciac1019 OK😂😂😅 you didn’t give me a link to the product silly😀😀😂🤪
Try hitting the weeds with your heel instead. A lot easier on the toes.
Would rather hurt my toe or shin than my achilles!
The parallel filters is genius, and the accompanying graph did wonders to prove your point.
The last one, #6, was really helpful. I also liked the egg tricks. Very nice!
I appreciate the practical and straightforward suggestions. Graphs are OK.
Very useful tips, thank you for helping us save time and money! On the weed kicker, you can also just step on the weed in one direction until it bends and then lay it down in the other direction (180 degrees) and step or stomp on it again until it breaks. (So much easier on your feet!)
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Holy crap my farmer parents have those exact same pots and pans!
I just watched your fuel filter scenario where you added a second, and this now makes perfect sense and I'll likely do the same to my home because I only have a single sediment filter and nothing else.
the way to peel eggs according to a Ainsley Harriett a famous TV chef which I alway use is after hard boiling is to tap both ends to crack the shell, next lay the egg on its side and roll it under your palm with a little pressure to crack the whole shell , then the shell comes off in one large piece most of the time.
When peeling fresh boiled eggs before I let them sit in cold water after throwing out the hotwater I give the pan a shake to crack all the eggs shells and then let them sit in the cold water for five minutes. After five minutes or so you take out the eggs and the water got in between the shell and the membrane and between the membrane and the eggs and you’ll simply pull of the shell etc.
I totally understand the filter bit, I installed a pre-filter to my reverse osmosis and now the expensive filters on the R-O system last 2-3 times longer. Thanks for the explanation 👍🙂
The celery 1:51. I had tried that with green onions today…later in the day checked the green onions and they did the same with your clearly. Thanx for the tip. Also, enjoyed the video with all of the tips…I will try some this week.
That celery trick is awesome!
You are a weed kicking master. I liked each of your hacks.
A teaspoon is the perfect tool to remove the egg shell. Tap the egg shell with the teaspoon to start a few cracks in the shell, take a little of the shell off of the egg's blunt end, slip the teaspoon under the remaining shell and rotate the egg.
our water is municipally provided, but has a bit of a sulfur flavor. and a lot of sand. so, I installed three filters like yours in parallel, but i think i'll modify the system to include a set of downstream charcoal filters. that's a great idea. love your hacks. :)
I'll be trying that celery trick. As for Eggs, that's the #1 thing I use my Instant pot for. they come out perfect and peel easy
Confirmed! The celery trick works! I love crunchy ants on a log
Great life hack vids, thanks. I spent $70 for a Big Blue 4.5x20" housing and change it about every 9 months. That's cheaper than your 4x $30 2.5x10" housings. And filters were $122.10 Azon for a ten pack. I'm a super frugal guy, but I know to spend a little more now to save a lot later, and this does. (It appears that the 2.5x10 filters have come way down in price since I installed my Big Blue in '22, but I still like the lower maintenance of the larger filter.) Oh, for weeds, I carry around my EDC Wakizashi. ;)
#3 blew my mind - been driving for years but somehow didn't know that!
I hard boil eggs for my wife and I use the shock method but I use a tea spoon of salt, (I was told that salt helped) but tomorrow I will change that to vinegar. I use lots of vinegar to clean coffee machine and faucets. I will be breaking out the drill for the faucet in the kitchen too.
Hello from Moosomin, Saskatchewan, Canada great videos thanks for sharing
I'm really glad you're releasing videos again!
Thank you for your tips. Going to get after those weeds next to the house!
love your videos. as for the celery hack. I simply use a ziplock bag with a very wet paper towel around the base of the celery and store it in the fridge that way. it also works amazingly for lettuce and prolongs the shelf life drastically.
I also do that with asparagus
I put dry paper towels in to absorb moisture & prevent rot. If lettuce is limp, I revive amount needed w/ice water bath.
Stopped in for some life pro tips, stayed for the burdock curb-stomping.
Eggs in the steamer works well too but your vinegar trick is excellent! Thanks 😊
The boiled egg method is the same I’ve used for the longest and it’s hands down the correct method
Slip the shell off with a tea spoon . If I crack raw eggs fast with a sharp knife the shell stays on the menbrane
Loved the boiled egg tip~ yup going to try it & did learn something new❣️
4:12 for those, you can split the two plastic pieces apart, and inside is another filter element. Mine clog up sometimes cause we have hard water in arizona, so sometimes I yank those apart to clean out any mineral deposits.
I tried getting mine apart and it wouldn't budge. I think they glued it.
@@FarmCraft101 ah, if they're glued, a pair of vice grips squeezing them just right should crack em loose.
Thank you. I recently replaced the faucet in my kitchen sink. I can't get enough flow to activate the tankless hot water heater. Now if I can just get the aerator off...
Good video, the HB egg thing I already knew less the vinegar, filters I change every three months, only use two. Weeds, I do all at once courtesy of Stihl. "Never wear shorts on a farm"
What's wrong with shorts? I don't like it when Shrek and some butthole in my jeans are arguing over who's swamp it is. If it's above 80, khakis and boots for me, I think the Aussies got it right, and my dog doesn't judge my fashion sense.
@@ricksanchez3176 You missed the point, working around the homestead with chain saws and weed whackers can be hard on the legs, hence shorts might no be the best choice. As far a caring what you wear is immaterial.
@@wrxs1781 If you don't have chaps on, a chainsaw is more dangerous with long pants. The teeth grab the cloth and pull the chain in deeper.
@@ricksanchez3176 Thank you for the reply...
Very informative, thank you!
I had a problem with peeling boiled eggs and eggs cracking when boiling them. But then I stopped boiling them. I steam them using a steamer basket. Put it in a pot, fill with water until it's about a quarter inch below the basket. Put your eggs in without them touching, I can put 6 in my basket. Put a lid on the pot then turn on the burner. You have to figure out how long it takes to boil eggs but for me, at sea level with my old range it takes 17 minutes to cook AA large and 15 minutes for large. You don't have to cold shock them just put them in a bowl of cold water. I grew up raising chickens and mom boiled eggs your way but still we had occasional problems with boiling them. Now we don't, they peel easily and I only get a cracker if the shell had been crack before boiling.
That was a kick to watch. Especially at the end.😁
Gotta say I've always liked this channel. This video is a continuation of good content
Great info on the water filter! 👍
Very creative- I just about killed my back leaning down to pull weeds. I’ll try your method
That burdock is one of the best medicine there is.
Excellent tips. Subscribed.
The water filter hack was awesome!
Old lady here. I do glitter and sawdust. Just letting you know you can do both. If you want. Thanks for the tips, tho. Handy stuff, this.
What a great video. I learned so many useful things!
Good tip on the boiled eggs. I run cold water ver mines while peeling them and it works great!
wish i would've known that years ago. 1980's drought alfalfa fields dried up only thing growing was crab grass canada thistle & milkweed dad always made me walk the fields pull milkweed throw them in the rockbox before cutting the field because cows wont eat those bales i remember how sticky my hands/steering wheel/tools were
Why do you save rocks in a box?
Did you burn the milkweed?
At one time I used cold water to start then on America's Test Kitchen I learned to take it one more step then that and start with boiling water but put the eggs in a steamer basket and put then in the steam ( hotter than boiling water ) then the ice water after 13 minutes of steaming .
I love going to a hotel that has "meh" water pressure in the showers. Not when I'm done with it. And then when i'm leaving I put it back together. Cause as AvE says, f the next guy.
It’s the American way! Even in Canuckistan…
Been doing this for years...
Nonneed for vinegar which affects the taste. Just like shocking egg into boiling water, it's more important to shock it from boiling into an ice bath. This works every time.
Great idea for the filter!
Another egg peeling tip, I find it’s easier to peal from the air pocket end, which is the big end.
I just got my new leg day workout. A couple left and a couple right to balance each out 😆
WEEDS: Many of the weeds you kicked off will just come back again, and while they are growing up the roots are still actively growing deeper. Just go back and bring a garden fork with you to pry them out at the first. EGGS: Seriously? Your eggs are at least 1.5 to 2 weeks old (whether if unwashed and sitting on the counter) or several months old if purchased from your grocers (which were shipped from a warehouse for purchase locally) to have such a large airspace! Fresh eggs when candled will reveal they rarely have an airspace larger that the circumference of a cat's-eye sized marble. These are the eggs that are hard to peel. Other than these; I found your video really helpful!
The flow restricter is not to reduce the flow, it is to aerate the water so it doesn't splash as much. If you have filters in parallel, then water will begin to flow through the weaker filter more and more, resulting in little or no filtration. Better to get rid of both of those filters and add a single filter to each faucet desired. No need to filter toilet water. The new filters should be able to handle the flow desired. For stubborn weeds, use your cannon. :) Or pour molten metal on them, that'll work for sure.
Good story bro
I concur on your fluid dynamics conclusion, but even unfiltered city water has rust that'll make toilets look awful and very hard to clean. A 5micron Whole House Filter is an absolute necessity as sand&rust ruin valves, too.
@@geoffgeoff3333 I understood he was on well water, not city. I had not though about iron or dissolved materials, just larger particulates. There has never been a filter at my house, lived here 40+ years and only changed the tank mechanism a couple times or so.
LOL, shit. So at least two of these were a "today I learned" moment. The celery one slayed me.
Thanks for the tips.... I could use a few of your tips..
Shocking eggs does work. I only do the ice bath immediately after boiling, for maybe one minute. Crack and peel straight away. No problems. We get both farm fresh and store bought eggs and this works well for us. Good luck!
Thanks for sharing your videos and keep them coming please.
I have drilled out a flow restrictor in a showerhead at a house that had well water and low pressure because of this. With the flow restrictor in place and the low pressure, almost no water was coming out and it was impossible to shower with it that way, so I grabbed a drill and opened the hole up a little more.
Same here! It halved the time that my showers took!
I pull small weeds out while I'm mowing around plants, fixtures before they get big. I don't have to weed eat.
I am doing the filter thing,but I am using two 3 way valves to isolate two filters at a time. No need to shut off water when changing filters.
I did not know about #2. Thanks!
I would suggest using a little coconut oil for the celery hack... The oil makes it easier to scrape the celery into the trashcan. A serious question: How do you waste water? It's almost impossible. You can move water, you can store water but you can't waste it. There is the exact same amount on the planet now as there always has been.
What you can waste though is clean potable water.
Ask a guy in the desert with only a thinble of water what it means to waste water.
So many awesome ideas!
Boiling eggs-- before putting the eggs in the ice bath after boiling, crack a few spots on the shells... Water will seep inbetween the shell, membrane, and the whites of the egg, making it easier to peel.
Thanks for sharing this hacks. I have a single filter and I've been toying with installing a spin down filter. Do you have any experience with these filters?
There is a weed chopper that you swing like a golf club that works great also and doesn't kill you back
Love the hacks. Thank you for sharing! Your filter setup is not quit right though. In order for it to work like you say it does you would need to tee 2 filters back into 1 line and then the same with other 2 filters.. the way it is, you first 2 filters are taking the hit and would need to be changed more often as its the first filter in line.. Should have 4 lines teed back in. 1 line per filter
The 1st filter does one job, and feeds that filtered water to the second filter (a charcoal filter). By having two sets, he experiences less-frequent changes of those 1st filters, as he has, in essence, split his unfiltered water into two lines, each with the 1st filter taking the brunt of the filtering. He says that he believes by having two 1st filters, they last more than twice as long as when he only had one filter.
I've been pulling those water restrictors for years. Good tip.
Saving water is a fool's errand unless you're currently in a drought. Water reservoirs aren't there to keep a year's supply of water. At least here in Switzerland I've heard they're providing water for a day or two. Makes sense, after all if you keep water too long, it usually doesn't get any fresher. So as long as the water reservoir gets refilled fast enough, it doesn't matter how much of it you're using. Not using it will not save it for harsher times at all. Think of it like diverting the water from its natural path. as long as downstream nothing dries out, you aren't taking too much of it. It's that simple.
I have found that steaming eggs for 15 minutes is the best way, and they are easy to peel about 99% of the time.
Thank you for the hacks. I knew the kitchen filter and the eggs. Ibhave a water filter but i had no idea that i could run them parallel. On the list for tomorrow. Oh and the celery hack was new as well and its soaking in the fridge. My wifenis skeptical, but ill have the last laugh.😅 Last, the no-pull weeding method is called the Goodfella. If you've seen the movie, you'll know why.
You should put these on instagram and tik tok and blow their minds
Those screens were used for alternative filters when I was growing up. Ha
2:45 - my Mercedes SLK hat NO TRIANGLE to show where the Fuel Cap is located. ALSO my Classic Car from 81 hat NO TRIANGLE
Boil eggs at boiling add baking soda, boil for 8 minutes for soft yolk, 9-10 for hard boil, no more than 13 minutes for easy peel shells