In this vlog, Victor (Speaker A) walks viewers through a typical day on his 100‑day homestead build. He begins by freezing dehydrated pork skins and lamenting his failed attempts at eating liver, discussing future plans to freeze‑dry organ meats for homemade supplements. He then tackles wood‑boiler maintenance, cleaning out ash and creosote, and notes the need for further inspection. The family coordinates chores: Lily, Josiah, and others are assigned to milking, moving livestock, and building or modifying sheep and pig feeders to prevent contamination. Throughout the work, Victor and his family discuss the upcoming World Cup final, debating whether to watch live or recorded, and plan to finish tasks in time for the match. The vlog culminates with live commentary on the Argentina vs. France final, interspersed with homestead sounds and reactions, highlighting the blend of daily farm responsibilities with personal interests. The narrative showcases practical homesteading skills, family teamwork, nutritional experimentation, and the emotional excitement of a major sporting event.
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Just putting our dehydrated pork skins in the freezer. Pork skins being carnivore junk food. This being anybody's superfood, liver. I just can't do it. I tried it again. I shouldn't say can't. I guess I won't do it. I tried it again. It absolutely tastes— I'm not kidding you— it tasted like manure. I hate to say that. I hate to say that. This is the world's richest, most nutrient healthiest food, and Winnie gets it. Not that she's not important. You're very important, Winnie. I don't have to admit that, but I admit that because You all go through the same things. You feel in your heart you should do something, but you just— won't say can't, but you just aren't there yet. You just won't. So in the meantime, we take supplements. One day Rebecca's gonna get a freeze dryer and we can freeze dry our livers and hearts and kidneys and all that stuff and, and make our own supplements. Supplements like, like our own pill. I'm sick in the stomach times 2 because I didn't eat that liver and I admitted that to you all. That's vulnerability. Welcome to the part of this week's video where we every day do something to prepare for the mega cold that's coming, like 3 degrees Christmas. No, I'm missing the adapter. We use the small ramps then. The wood boiler has actually been okay. Call the Inquirer! But there is something the dealer told me to check. I do not know how to check this, so— It's you and I together, first time. There's supposed to be something I can clean out if it's creosote. Aha! A good bit of creosote just fell out. No, not creosote, but ashes. Yeah, back in there, it looks pretty cruddy. Yeah, wow, look at this. Okay. We're on to something. Shoot, I have to get these sweep fins out of here on the list.
I showed her if she follows me, she gets a treat.
Are you coming, Henry? It's a little cold. No, it's a little cold for that. Can you tell I've been in the soot?
Yeah, I can.
You look sooty too. What happened?
It's green.
Oh, it is? Okay. Get in. You need to get your coat and come on. I've been doing out there and you haven't been with me. Come on.
I thought you were going looking for it.
Well, I never saw it, so I need you to look for it. Get your sweater on and go find it. Especially excited today. It's the World Cup Finals. We do need to hustle so that we can make it. It's at 10 AM.
But you want to come in at 9, don't you?
Well, I do want to come in at 9. I like the pregame, but I did wonder if we get it to record the pregame. We could watch it, but it doesn't feel the same not being live. Dennis says if you don't watch it live, you miss the thrill of experiencing it with all those other people. There's something to be said about that. It's a lot of energy there, buddy. If Josiah and Lily want to milk, I could go start clearing with Jonah.
I'm fine.
Hey, Lily's fine with it, but I don't know about Josiah. I don't want to You gotta be excited about milking or it doesn't get done right, so. I'll, I'll, I'll, I'll go brush for Jonah. Okay. So you guys go work on it? I get done about 9, which is the pregame show. I could just miss the pregame show. We'll just watch the live.
That's why me and you started clearing.
But why do you guys want this so bad? 'Cause you wanna go play? No. No, I wanna watch it. I wanna watch it. The pregame show too?
Yeah.
Alright. This is definitely new to me.
I don't know where my boots are.
Uh, we'll find your boots.
Okay.
I know where your boots are. Do not stay inside.
They're in here.
Do not stay inside. This is different. A 15-year-old now. The divide and conquer gets more and more broad. And this is kind of cool. We want to— we're all coming together as a family to figure out how to make this happen. So we can all sit down and enjoy something together like the World Cup.
I'll probably make jewelry while I watch the World Cup.
Okay, good deal, good deal. Hey, you guys ever wonder why I call her Birdell sometimes? I'll tell you why I call her Birdell sometimes. Well, that was my granny who, with Grandpa Henry, bought that old house and the 75 acres that is this Burl Hauler. I call her Birdell sometimes In honor of my grandmother, whose name was Birdo. Isn't that a cool old-fashioned name? I kind of wish I would have went with that sometimes because she was just like that. If she was gonna watch TV, it was only to be with people because they were watching TV. And you better believe she was, uh, sewing or mending or, uh, making something, knitting, whatever. I don't know. No moss grew under her feet ever. And that Lily Birdhouse is just like her.
Here we go, we're finally in business.
Forgot to load this this morning.
Well, it's still morning.
Yeah, but I was already here. Ashes for the field. Those sheep are all up in their trough, Lily.
I know.
That means they're gonna poop in their food.
I don't— yeah, I don't—
remind me when we get in the house.
Okay, don't worry, let's see if there's a sheep feeder we can build that they can't get in, or that there's one we can buy.
Come on, stud. Crossing our gravel road to day. I think he'll go right over.
Oh no, Papa, we're going to move the cows out of here on Thursday.
Is that right?
Yeah, cuz look, they're going to be here on all day Sunday, all day Monday, all day Tuesday, all day Wednesday, and then Thursday morning we have to move.
I like it.
I think that the day it gets super cold. So just in time.
But we should not buy a feeder for them because they're just about to go into the sheep pen without sheep.
I want to feed— they get in that trough, even their trough. So I want to get a feeder. Yeah, but it shouldn't— poop shouldn't get on their feed area in the first place. You might miss some. Oh, but then they're eating their own poop.
A couple of days, Papa. One of the points of the deep bed is gonna be there for a couple of days. They're just gonna be there till when? Till Thursday?
What are you talking about?
The sheep in there.
The sheep are gonna go—
why would we change the cross?
The sheep are gonna go to the sheep deep bedding.
Yeah.
Shoot, that means we gotta get those little pigs out of there. Shoot. Made it in time for the pregame. Hey, did you bring the eggs in? Okay, there she got eggs back. Classic bacon and eggs. How'd y'all do?
Good, good.
The game has begun. Of course we're going for Messi on this one in Argentina because he's been in 5 World— this will be his 5th World Cup, not won a World Cup yet. Gotta have grab this. You guys will see the finished product. Hey guys, where's my scooper? I have dialed these pork rinds in. I think I figured those out. 20 minutes in, Argentina gets a penalty. Are they gonna make it, guys?
We'll see.
They miss sometimes. Yeah, I can't show it, copyright issues, but to me watching it, a lot of pressure. This could be it. He did it! He got it in! I might have did it. I might have did it. They're acting like it did it. Well, Argentina got another one. 2-0 in the half. Now with 12 minutes left, France could just nail it.
This means they could—
That's what this means. They could get 1 point. They have 12 minutes to get another one. He has to get this for them to have any kind of chance. He didn't miss. He went and got the ball out of the goal. I've never seen that before. 2 minutes later, France tied it.
I told you!
Oh no! Such a boring game the first half.
Argentina better get it together, man.
Did not expect that. Going into overtime.
2-2.
What are y'all making? He's not gonna ruin my lard, is he? Even though it's boiling. Argentina did it with 7 minutes left. But they gotta check to make sure the ball just crossed the line. Oh, I can't show you guys that. There was a defender in the goal. Yep, it looks like it crossed the line. They got it. 5 minutes left and France gets a penalty kick. Chance to tie it up. Handballing the ball. This has been the craziest game. If France doesn't score— France is gonna wanna score here to tie it up so they can still have a chance. There's only 3 minutes left in this. If he ties it, they end up going to penalty kicks. He got it in! He tied it up! This is crazy! Get in, go into penalty shootout, buddy. Penalty kicks, France won the coin toss. They get to go first. Historically, that's the advantage. Mbappé goes and makes it. Reminder, we're pulling for Argentina. Messi's up now. Apparently him and Mbappé are teammates away from the World Cup. Mom can't watch. He easily makes it. 1-1. Okay, France kick. And it's blocked! Blocked! France missing that. Argentina really needs this one. Got it! Argentina got it! 2-1. France is up. They're still not out if they miss, but they're gonna be pretty close. They missed! Missed the whole goal. Argentina up. Let's see, if they win this— well, if they make this, France has to make 2 more to tie. So he really needs to make this. And he made it! Oh my gosh. They're getting real close.
Which one?
France went first.
Was it Argentina who missed that one time where it was an air ball?
I don't know. If France misses this next one, it's over.
If they miss this one.
No, because they could still tie it.
No, if they miss this one, it's over.
They have to make this one.
No, because they could make the next two.
No, France is on the fourth one. If they don't make this one, If they don't make this one—
they did make it. Now if Argentina gets this next kick, they can win. Now if they miss, they still haven't lost.
This kid is a nervous one.
It's 2-3 Argentina. He'll win it right here. What pressure, what Pressure. He just won the World Cup. Okay, they did it. Messi's won his World Cup. There's a lot of men crying out there for happiness and, and sadness. They're piled up. I hope Messi's on the bottom.
