papa-pepper in #hive-181465 • 5 hours agoBEST DIY Homestead GateThis was awesome! This is the best gate I've personally ever made. As I continue to work on my mini-barn project, building a gate for the lean-to off the back side came down…papa-pepper in #hive-181465 • 12 days agoTHE LEAN-TO PART OF THE BARN BUILD IS ALMOST FINSIHED!I'll count it as progress... I want to move onto some other important things, but I didn't want to leave this one hanging. Part of my finishing the barn build includes…papa-pepper in #hive-148441 • 14 days agoEnough is ENOUGH ALREADY!!!Let's finish it already! This has been too long in the making, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022.... Enough is enough already! I need to knock this out, so it's on. In this video…papa-pepper in #hive-120586 • 14 days agoLET'S PACK THAT SMOKEHOUSE!That's a lot of deliciousness! A friend of mine recently showed some folks how to butcher chickens, and as payment they received seventeen birds. Rather than smoking a couple…papa-pepper in #hive-181465 • 16 days ago5 YEARS in the Making (This BETTER Be Worth It)Enough is enough! For a long, long time now, I've been building a mini barn, but functional is not complete. It's time to complete it prior to starting the final stage of my…papa-pepper in #hive-120586 • 17 days agoI'LL BRING THE MEAT & CHEESE!This is so good! We had a gathering at the end of last week, and we wanted to bring something simple, but tasty as a snack. Being from Wisconsin originally, cheese is always…papa-pepper in #hive-181465 • 20 days agoDIY SMOKEHOUSE Q & AThey asked, we answered! After being inspired by Peace of the Ozarks, we decided to build our own dual purpose smokehouse. The build was a great learning experience and we thoroughly enjoyed ipapa-pepper in #hive-120586 • 20 days agoMORE SMOKED CARP - I COULD GET USED TO THISThis is so tasty! With the smokehouse up and running, I decided to clear out the carp fillets from the freezer. In total, I had fourteen fillets, so seven fish's worth. After…papa-pepper in #hive-181465 • 27 days agoSmokehouse COST ANALYSIS - My PRICE vs. RETAILSo, what did it actually cost me? Many viewers seem to appreciate this project and how well it is working out for our family. For curiosity's sake and for a frame of…papa-pepper in #hive-120586 • 29 days agoTHIS IS HOW WE DO IT!I can't believe how amazing this is!!! With the smokehouse up and running, we are getting some things cooked. In the first batch we did a turkey, a few carp, and an oxtail…papa-pepper in #hive-181465 • last monthSpearfishing Will NEVER BE THE SAMEEverything is different now... This changes everything! Spearfishing will NEVER be the same. I recently spent some days building a smokehouse, and now that it's functional…papa-pepper in #hive-123046 • last monthOur Smokehouse - GRAND OPENINGIt's about time! After some incredible footage was lost, we restarted and filmed this episode. It was our official grand opening of our smokehouse, where we finally put it to…papa-pepper in #hive-148441 • last monthSOMEONE ELSE IS GETTING READY FOR THE SMOKEHOUSE....Goodbye ducks! Well, with the addition of a smokehouse on our property, it seems the time has come to cull on the homestead. At the moment, it's the ducks turn. These males…papa-pepper in #hive-181465 • last monthNOT AS MUCH AS SOMETIMES, BUT STILL FUN & A SUCCESSSix shot suckers! I shot six suckers today. We had a swim day at the creek with a couple of other families. It was a great day for it, and while the water wasn't very clear…papa-pepper in #hive-120586 • last monthGRAND OPENING - SMOKEHOUSE PHOTOSThis worked so well! On Friday, we decided to "open" our smokehouse and cook a meal (+) in it. The previous night I butchered our last turkey and began to brine it. I also…papa-pepper in #hive-148441 • last monthDIY Smokehouse - HOW MANY BUCKETS of GRAVEL to BUILD?I can't believe this! This may be a question you've never asked, but I do have an answer. For my smokehouse build prep, we gathered a lot of five gallon buckets of gravel. We…papa-pepper in #hive-181465 • last monthOne of the BEST Features - ATTACHED SHELVES - DIY SmokehouseThis was a bright idea! When we were building our smokehouse, we thought it would be amazing to have a place to store our smoking wood and also to set our meat. An attached…papa-pepper in #hive-174578 • last monthDIY Smokehouse - COLD SMOKER ATTACHMENT + SUBSCRIBER RECOMMENDED = PAPA APPROVED!This just got real! I'm not sure how I was planning on having this work out, but it did work out exceedingly, abundantly above and beyond all that I could have thought or…papa-pepper in #hive-148441 • last monthDIY SMOKEHOUSE - How To BUILD A DOOR In PlaceI love building doors this way! For some years now, I've been building doors in place. This ensures that they'll fit the hole I've got and is also a fun way to build. In this…papa-pepper in #hive-120586 • last monthSUCH CREAMY CREAM!Direct from the homestead! With the milking of our cow comes not only milk, but cream! Since our cow is a Dexter, it takes a bit of sitting for the cream to separate. When it…