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do you need a permit in michigan for offgrid cabin?

How many acres do you have? Do you get to enjoy your property in the winter?

N. Michigan update: I started tapping in January and stopped in April. Longest season ever and huge coloection and it produced the most robust and flavorful syrup I've ever produced. Definitely a banner year

Insulation in there

Rough cut

Finally a real person living offgrid with realistic appliances and use good power management to keep the system running.😊

Those are indeed some very nice, sturdy shelves.

It looks like you have plenty of peppers in your garden. Could you use those to make the sauce?

Great video! I really enjoy watching you and I learn a lot, thank you. I am curious how hot your enchilada sauce is because I’m quite the sissy when it comes to spices, but I love flavor.

Can you use the seeds from the dried peppers to plant new peppers in the spring?

Very nice. That was a lot of hard work! Congratulations!

48 volts, 49 volts, whatever it takes... 😁

are you running a vent hood of any kind ? i just got that stove not hooked up yet

Would you be willing to give the name of the company? I am up by the 45th parallel in the mitten.

money well spent in the eyes of a fellow off gridder. Rodent free storage.....Love it

@Dan & @Jay So much experience talking on that porch. Viewers need to slow down and listen to this one. From solar to water to plain common sense.

We’re down here in Alabama…have two older teens and a piece of property that’s paid off. Looking ahead to getting out of the burbs…this all seems like an option for my husband and I. Y’all are answering a lot of questions we’ve had. I like the idea of steel for the siding on a cabin. Low maintenance as we age, seems great. We’ve got the issue of HEAT down here 9 months out of the year. Wondering if a mini split or two would keep us consistently cool? Thanks for all you do. Dave, Brooke, Jay, Jen and now you two are added to my list of folks to be thankful for! 🙏🏻

Fellow Michigander as well. Always enjoy your videos. Started a very similar build in 2019. Just getting to finishing it up now. Kinda funny to see how many people that have never done something like this like my self have also started this venture in 2019/2020

Love your channel Barb. Your house is beautiful and very cozy. What more does one need? Just wanted to make you aware of a “crockpot” method you can use without added electricity in your off-grid situation. It’s called “retained heat cooking”, “hatbox cooking” etc. There are products one can buy like the “Wonderbag” which used to sell on Amazon. There are also thermos-type products. You can easily make your own too. The premise is that you heat up your dish, let’s say it’s a stew, or things you would use a crockpot for. Heat to boiling for a few minutes on the stove (in a cast-iron dutch oven) and then put the lid on and put the pot into your “hatbox cooker”. If homemade, it can be as simple as a laundry basket with a quilt inside. Put the pot in there, cover it up nicely, and leave for the day. It does a remarkable job. If you have not heard of it, please look into this as I think you will love it. Blessings.

Suggestions on where in the UP to live off grid, in regards to building codes?

I sure do miss the UP. I learned to Salmon fish there. The August Paradise Blueberry Festival is great and Taquamenon Falls is a must see. Thanks for the video.

Nice investment! Going to feel good leaving home and not worry about criminals "shopping" on your property! I had a break-in once that was heartbreaking. Worked out of state a lot back then. You're smart to get this now. God bless

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I see you pulled the trigger on it. It’s absolutely the best $4000 You could’ve spent for a secure storage. That’s why we got ours. There’s not much in thievery out here at our remote off grid property but it’s always nice to know that it’s secure, waterproof, mouse proof, and pretty much people proof. You will like it.

Definitely looks worth it!

Great video title! 😂

Love it

You are going to love that!

Lucy sighting 6:12

Thank you ❤

Hi Barb, just found your channel and am enjoying watching your videos. I'm also a fellow Michigander. I do have a question. That stove you use for your canners...what kind is it and how many btu's are the burners? I have been wanting so bad to make my own outdoor kitchen for canning but can never figure out what kind of propane stove to get.

What is the solar guru that you mentioned in this post, I love you all , Paul

good chat folks good to see youtubers together discussing similar interest.

Hi peeps.. was watching jay and jens offgrid porch vid.. and thought I'd come see what you've got going on. I'm a Victron fan.. I'm in an RV here in S. Oregon for now. Just bought some land down in AZ where I'll be 100% off grid. I'm running 2400w and 1600Ah of lithium. I run everything off electric. I recently upgraded the factory powerhog fridge. It consumed 300w of AC, but replaced it with another Norcold model. It's 12v and uses less than 100w and paid $825 plus shipping for it. It has dual compressors so either one can be a fridge or freezer or just one of them. it's 10 Cu ft. It was the exact size as the previous one. Also just switched out my Pioneer 9k mini split with an EG4 12k Hybrid. It runs directly off solar (90v min) and\or AC. So far so good. In the 3 days It's been running.. the app says it's saved 8403Wh of AC. Money saving game changer for sure. I also have been running four BB100Ah batteries for the past few year. One of them began to fail as their sealant leaked some water inside and it was warrantied eplaced with a brand new one. So I switched brands and now have Four 400w batteries. I like power and use alot of it.

Why'd you choose 12V? 24V allows pretty much the same selection of DC appliances with increased efficiency, reduced wiring costs and cheaper charge controller for same power. 48V (you already have 4x12v batteries) has even further reduced wiring costs if you have longer runs, but few appliances available-need a buck converter to get down to 24 or 12V for common appliances. 48V not always cheaper for the same power since less economies of scale. Inverters get more efficient the higher the voltage. 12/24V about the same price for the same power, but 48V less common so tend to be more expensive. I have roughly similar needs to yours but chose 24V, so I'm curious as to your reasoning.

How do you find that 12 fuse box? I had a 6 fuse version and found that a small voltage remains even when a fuse is blown/removed. I was scared to have a blown device that would still be receiving power albeit small. These all seem to be of the same design regardless of the company selling them.

Thanks for sharing guys , very full of information , keep us posted for the next one !!!!! 😊🙏👍❤️

Luv the heater

Good stuff guys.......was nice seeing you both again.

Good one. I like when You Tubers get together and share ideas and thoughts. Good job

Solar is the one area that I have a hard time wrapping my head around. Once I find my land I plan to build the outhouse first and that's a great idea to put a small system on there. I'll learn the setup before I make a $$ mistake on the house.

Great video guys! I love both your channels!

Great collaboration

Great Video Friend!!!!!!

What's wrong with the rooster? He's limping.

What freezer, there by your generator, do you have that's on 12vdc?

I see you have a grain grinder. Reminds me of helping my Mom in the kitchen as a youth mixing up some ham salad in the meat grinder.

This is very informative! My wife and I want to grow some peppers and tomatoes!

My Mom told me that when she lived at home with her parents, she and her mom would swap off on who would be doing the canning of the tomatoes. Depending on if one or the other was going through her monthlies.

Where do you get your gallon jars and do you make your own labels?