No One Talks About This! 8 Reasons Why It’s Hard To Live Off Grid
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How about that rat eh? We hope this video brings you insight and knowledge as to what I can be like living off grid. These are easily the hardeest and grossest parts- share it with a friend 💛
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Are you the rat catcher or the rat runner?? This video took 3 years to make! Over the last few years living out here we’ve been through a little bit of it all- these are easily the hardest and grosses parts. If you enjoyed this video share it with someone you know. Also who spotted Ruby 👀 Hope you’re all having a nice relaxing weekend! Another big announcement next week, stay tuned Pack 💛
Catcher, for sure. No screams ever! LOL cracks me up when they get Jazmyn going!
Ruby the red squirrel ? ??
Rat “burn it down and start a new life” -er.
Don’t know. Never seen a rat apart from pets. Saved a lot of hedgehogs from the dogs. Plus we have lots of cats and owls around our area.
I'm a crystal for sure lol
Okay, the rat situation would truly do me in. The waste situation would be a nightmare. The fact that you deal with those two things and everything else = total respect.
Haha, wouldn’t trade it over anything 😂💛
Omg you ladies cracked my husband and I up this morning 😂. My 60 year old husband gets the heebbie geebies with rodents. He was literally curled up on his chair when the rat was jumping around. Lol I was dying laughing watching him. 😂😂😂😂
We had a good laugh too. Thanks for sharing your story with us.🤣🤣
Once again the two of you have shared your real, down to earth challenges with us. Sometimes people fail at off grid living because they try to go too fast into the process. They didn’t study the property thoroughly enough. They didn’t consider the “ worst case scenarios “ realistically. Your input has added volumes to the reference library of what being off grid is really like. You chose a rather harsh climate to commit to for starters, but you knew that going in and accepted the requirements. I could say so much more about how much I admire your dedication and brilliance. Bottom line may be that you have made others see the value of perseverance when the whole project looks like it’s going straight down the dumper. Kudos to you lovely ladies!
Wow thank you for taking the time to write this
Resilient is your middle name.🙏. Thank you for your authenticity with all you share here. And the sound of the cute little rat at the end was brilliant! 🤣😆😁 Thanks for the chuckle. (I use a live trap on the rare occasion I see one of those critters, and then I release it in the National Forest that is just up the road. I’m sure a hawk or fox or coyote is grateful for this. 😁
Your dedication to showing not only the good parts of living off grid but all the hard work that goes on behind the scenes to maintain that property is fascinating and makes watching you deal with the daily life struggles as well as all the fun you have makes for compelling watching ❤❤❤
Awe thank you for sharing with us Debra. We appreciate your kind words.
We love living off grid but there
are challenges and struggles that come with this life, full disclosure. 💛💛
@@Vanwives if I was thirty years younger I'd be doing same but not now I will enjoy two weeks away under canvas now and then ❤️❤️
I just love that you are not only showing the sunny sides of living off grid, but also the bad sides and show the world, who the real vanwives of canada are :D So many people watch those bright happy life videos on youtoube and get head over heels in living in a forest, not knowing anything about the other side of the medal. Love this. Thank you for this.
The trials and tribulations not many people can endure. The work that requires to sustain your homestead, is not for everyone and you make it look so easy, but I am sure it is not. Your videos are the best on YT. Thank you for your content.
This video is a testament to why I tune in every week. This pack member loves you four. Thanks for bringing real life experiences from Nova Scotia to my little corner of New Mexico❤
Kathi 💛 thank you xx always keeping it real
I think, know, you are both incredible human beings 🧡🧡
Your dedication, adaptation and love has given me more than you'll ever know.
I'm proud to be one of the pack!
Cheers and many thanks, Jaya from Australia 🙏
Awe how sweet Jaya. We are
honoured to have you in our pack. 💛🐶
A beautiful reality check! Thinking "Oh, I can do that, no problem" has broken more people than anything else. Kudos for sharing! Have a great, safe, healthy, warm, loving week!
~Maarten
Thanks for coming along 💛💛
Fantastic information. I am 70 years old and have experienced many of the situations you described. Especially at my Deer Lease but, let's face it, if things became too problematic, l just went home. Your not just just living off grid, your thriving off grid !
You definitely nailed my biggest fear in this one. I bought land at the start of 2020 right before the world shut down. No one was in business anymore so it was me and youtube university. The ticks. Let's talk about the ticks. I had to drive an hour and a half to my son's house to have him take 4 out of my back after clearing trees all week for my 1000 foot long road. It shook me. I don't like playing host to things that can give me a life changing disease. I went to youtube Uni again to learn everything I could about ticks and how to keep them off of me. I got one, thankfully on my calf a month later. But what you said about WHERE they could potentially be is, and will always be, my greatest fear of living out in the wilderness. I can't drive to my son's for that one if it ever happens.
Yes, you are so right. So good to do your research on ticks. No you would have to drive to the hospital for that one.💛🐶
I truly love when you show this type of stuff. You both show the beauty of living in the woods and the downsides. It's not all sunshine and unicorns, but you two (and the pups) make the best of it all.
We love to paint the truth out here off grid in the woods! Thanks for watching xx
Jas running from the rat is sooo me!!! We had a mouse in the house and we finally caught it using those humane traps and I’m not even kidding when I say my husband and I both ran away screaming. We legit paid our 7 year old $20 to take the box outside and set it free 😂😂😂
Hate to tell you this but if you released it in your backyard it's probably already back in your house and for everyone you see there's more you don't.
The thing I enjoy about VanWives is that you haven't lost your desire, your thirst for travel and adventure while establishing your homestead. So many other adventure travel channels I used to follow made the transition from vanlife to a permanent home and gave up the travel/adventure part of their lives. That's great for them, I'm glad they are happy but it's not why I tuned in. I've no desire to watch people have children and live in a house, I can see that by turning around from my computer screen, after all I live that life and its wonderful. Your homestead is so far off grid and you spend lots of time outdoors combined with your desire for travel that it keeps me coming back. Hopefully you can get away this winter to somewhere interesting for a week or two if nothing else and keep those adventure fires burning!
I’m in your community too and am down most weekends all year round. We have a cottage nearby so when you hear two very loud beagles (especially Arthur when he smells a squirrel or maybe a rat 😊) that would be us! Hopefully will see you around. Love your videos. You guys are amazing.
You girls never cease to amaze me. I’m sure your parents are so proud of you!!
Awe thanks Joan. Our mom’s sure make sure we know!💛🐾
Your channel is by far on my top 2 channels; you truly make my week better❣️ I’m a recovering stroke victim,so I struggle on a daily basis. I’m 72 and went from full on to stop dead. My husband and I have always loved renovating our own homes. Our 80% off grid 118 year old farm house has been our last project. We reside deep in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina, so We can totally relate to your victories and struggles as you make the land your own even if it’s only one square foot at a time. You always have us laughing and sometimes groaning as we watch your day to day experiences. Right now, I am living vicariously through the both of you. Thanks so very much for being so vulnerable about your lives-it makes a difference in my life! Your like my favorite weekly sitcom 😘❣️
I only spent 6 months (solo at 62) off grid in a French forest thinking it's where I'd want to retire. No electricity, barely any internet, huge black spiders on the walls and worm snakes that would hunker under the egg cartons (I literally pulled them out by the tail and put them outside), hawks and owls that might snatch my little dogs (had to keep them on a leash to let them out at night), foxes and deer. Freshly washed laundry would sour on the line or fly off into a field on a stormy day because even in the middle of summer it was always damp and cold. Still, it was probably one of the best memories I ever made and wouldn't change it for the world. There are house sitters who would gladly accommodate you while you're off on one of your worldly adventures in exchange for the privilege of living off grid for a period of time. Enjoy the fruits of you labor ladies while you're still so young to do so.🕊️
Good on you! Beautiful and memorable for sure. Thanks for sharing and caring all your information with us. 🌞🐶
I am a long seasoned off grid homesteader with lots of experience and many bad mistakes.
You need to up your garbage game for a variety of safety reasons for you, the dogs, and the property.
All bagged garbage should only go in heavy duty garbage pails with locking lids.
Placed inside of the wooden storage bin.
And the bin also needs to be securely bar latched.
I’m not one to suggest ways of doing things, but I don’t want you to make a similar trash mistake that ended for me with tragic consequences.
I have been in the unfortunate position of cleaning up after rat infestations as well as the occasional totally unwanted visitor in houses...I have stories.
I'm with Jaz on this...scream and jump on anything higher than the rodent.
You two have made a paradise.
Right! Rats just make me scream, they move so fast, i have to move faster. 🤣🌞
One of your best videos... We live off-grid but not quite as isolated as you. Your list was comprehensive and helpful for those who are considering it. People don't understand what it means that we can't just easily get away, get groceries, or that part of our heating system in the winter is wearing several layers of clothes IN the house. We love living in nature, but it is isolating and crazy, with some wildlife occasionally living in the house with us. And, especially in the winter, we miss out on some of the amenities that others have without thinking about it (i.e., we have several backups for internet, heat, electricity, and have to time of showers to not freeze, etc.). Storms and fires can also be intense here, so we have escape plans mapped out. The quiet and peace are awesome. But we miss easy access to family and friends, nice restaurants, and easy, or sometimes any, delivery of essentials. We are lucky to have a community that supports each other in times of need. And then we get things like yesterday when wild turkeys came to my back door to check out what I was doing. Regularly seeing bobcats, mountain lions, bears, elk, deer, coyotes, and other animals is SO COOL! Tradeoffs are intense but wonderful. Not sure if we will be doing this in our 80s but for now, it is quite awesome!!!!
My wife and I have always lived "on grid" and, as home owners, we've had to deal with all the gross things you've had to deal with (just not in the same house). I just relived all of them as I sipped my coffee and enjoyed your video 🙂.
Except electricity --- we've always had access to that.
Right you are, some of this happens on grid too or anywhere in the world. Thanks for watching 🫶🏼
Yes my drains blocked!, knee deep in human crap 😫 My power went down for four days (thankful for the wood stove) My water went out for two days (burst pipe) I think the difference is someone else came to fix them 😂
@@samanthaw1419 LOL!!! Unfortunately I'm the someone else in our family.
Thant's unfortunate for you, 😢when you have to pay for services..someone else deals with it 😁 it's difficult if you are the someone else, but that's the point @@bryans8656
I’m definitely team Jasmin on this one🐀🪑😱 Rats🐀 , snakes 🐍 and big hairy spiders 🕷️ freak me out.
What a lovely journey thus far 💕 Looking forward to what’s up next
You guys do a great job of showing the highs and the difficulties of building your own homestead. It aint all gravy but has it's own rewards. Keep up the good work ladies.
You two are true ambassadors for off grid living, having followed you from Van living to buying your own piece of heaven, I have been able to live vicariously through you. I am a 77 year old retiree and have thoroughly enjoyed progress and am looking forward to many more Sunday mornings with you. Cheers from Vancouver Island ❤
Hey Stuart thank you for being a long time pack member. We truly love our life, living off grid. 🌞🐶
It really is incredible how much you’ve accomplished and learned in 3 years! Maybe it’s time for a How To Survive AND Enjoy Off Grid Living book!👏👏👏👏👏
Really eye-opening. I realized there is total responsibility living off grid but when you itemize and detail the amount of responsibility is huge. We take so much for granted living in the city, when really we should actually be prepared even if at a basic level. There is a lot involved when making a commitment to live off grid. I have to commend both of you for making this commitment to your lives and having a dream and then realizing it. Impressive!
So proud of you, fam !!
I'm so impressed with what you two gals share & show with your subscribers/ followers. Just amazed with what you've done. Turning a run down uninsulated hunters cabin. Into a snug and cozy homestead. With all the amenities a person could want. You do so much in teaching how to get a tough job done. Inspiring the confidence. That yes!! You can do this too. So thank-you, thank-you Jazz & Crystal. Have followed and admired you two for a couple of years now. Keep up the good job, you do!!😊❤❤😂
Thank you for all the compliments. It really means so much to us. We are honoured to have you in our pack.💛🐶
I lived in the country most of my younger years and rodents were common as well as bugs. Living as remote as you two makes it even more so. You two are not only an inspiration to a lot of people, your two of the bravest city people I have ever known. Living off grid as beyond most people's comprehension. Most younger people have never seen an outhouse. They may have seen a porta-potty. We had a two-seater outhouse in the first country home I lived in. We never had to use it, THANK GOD! I was the scariest thing to a 12-year-old. I think the reason it was a two-seater was that it was scary, bring a friend. This is a spectacular video. You twll it like it is and for that I'm sure a lot of people may benefit from it. A big thank you for creating it. Much love from Brampton.💛
Awe thank you for your kindness. We love creating and producing. We love are homestead oasis off grid.🌞🐶
It’s so hard to believe you’ve been there for three years and I’ve been watching your videos for even longer than that! You have worked so very hard and accomplished so much! I’m very proud of your work ethic and your courage to take on the many challenges you’ve never done before. I need to replace the insides of my toilet tank and I’m afraid to try. Your enthusiasm to conquer any challenge and defeat the fear of the unknown is inspiring ! I’m gonna try. I’ll let you know how it goes 👍🏼. Ever forward and onward from Southern California
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You are two of the most amazing women I have ever seen. No, you are not producing a new drug, but wait maybe you are. Showing people that they can do anything if they set their minds to it, live anywhere if they so desire, and live any lifestyle they want is almost a euphoric conception. God bless you both from a fellow Canadian and keep it up I never miss a show.
Off grid living is not for everyone of course. You both have made the last few years very enjoyable to watch. You have grown in more ways than anyone else we watch on you tube. You two are an amazing couple and an inspiration to all young and older women. Looking forward to next week. 😊💫👍🍁🏆
Well, the ups and downs of living off grid are real, thanks for being real in dealing with the challenges. Kudos to you both! Can't wait for the next project and be safe!!!
Thank you for watching! Happy we can share both sides 💛
Community is wonderful and it is always great to see you both every Sunday Morning, thanks for being you
Thanks Andrew for your kind words. Happy Sunday. 🌞🐶
You guys continue to amaze all us fans. We love you so much. This was one of your most informative videos ever. Every week we all enjoy your upbeat manner, your laughs and the many challenges you face and master, but this video really showed the hardships you've endured. Don't forget that you certainly aren't alone or isolated in this world. We're all with you.
As someone who's followed you and a few other RUclipsrs I absolutely loathe all these new, stupid, annoying commercials! Google always manages to take the joy out of everything. RUclipsrs like you should unite in protest and get rid of these commercials. Love ya! 🥰
Loved the episode. So much accomplished since you aquired the property. So enjoyable to watch you guys deal with all the problems and joys of living off grid. On another note never seen Jaz move so fast as when that rat appeared. Didn't seem to bother Crystal. Guess she is badass.
Cry’s is the baddest 👏👏 I’d make the Olympics if rats were chasing me lol
@@Vanwives
New training method? LOL
But Crystal, no barehanded catching of the rodents please. Don't take such risks.
Great summary of all the challenges you have faced and come to terms with. Any one of the eight categories might become a deal breaker for living off-grid. I think one of the hardest is that you are tied to your homestead to the point that it is difficult to get away. The other is that no matter how much you love and commit to another, you must be able to have alone time to recharge. Being able to accept that and manage it is very important when you are so isolated.
I am the roach killer in our house but I'd be running away from that rat so fast I'd probably manage to go back in time. RESPECT for that off-grid lifestyle! My husband requested I edit my comment and advise y'all get a dumpster trailer (he grew up in the country) if possible.
Girls I don't know how you did it but you did. For everything you've done makes you that much wiser. I have nothing but praise for you two. Wishing you both the best always. God bless 🙌 🙏 ❤️
Enjoyed this video, as it pointed out the "cons" of living off-grid. A lot of those problems I would not be able to deal with on a daily basis (rats, isolation, extreme weather, a non-working toilet - of course, I'm much older than you). But I love seeing your accomplishments and the love you share.
Ahhh. Thats the sweetest thing to say how your community keeps you connected. As an online fan you should know your weekly episodes have kept me connected too. I live in a big house with a big family and am definitely not alone, but I love the weekly 20 minutes watching your videos Sunday morning. As for all you've been through. You girls are the toughest pair I've met. I love nature - on youtube or behind a glass wall. Flies, rats and bobcats are not on my bucket list!
You guys are SO freaking resilient! So much so that now you actually like how black fly bites feel - now that’s resilience!
I had a temporary mice problem once and got rid of them by lining my place with dried bay leaves. Worked like a charm. Maybe that would help in your problem areas. And for insects, there’s a bunch of essential oils that you can turn into sprays to repel bugs of all kinds (ingredients/instruction are plentiful online). Probably silly advice considering you’re smack dab in the middle of a forest, but you never know.
Good luck with the 🚽 (yup, they even have a toilet emoji).
"nothing like a flushing toilet"
Spending time in Northern Ontario growing up, I really came to appreciate this. Especially the outhouse years. You appreciate public toilets. And never complain about cleaning your own.
Love the appreciation reminder. I'm gonna clean my bathroom now. With a smile.
You two are a breath of fresh air after watching some other shows. Some people need just to live life and not worry about money and fame, you guys seem to have it right. Hugs to the girls see you soon ❤
I can hear Porter saying, OF COURSE you can teach, you did it, right?
Right! We can hear him too.🤩🐶
Awesome video girls!!! Y'all are so great at overcoming obstacles. Gotta love being able to just fix stuff. Lol love watching you girls grow your place in the woods!
I always say you two can tackle anything, we have just seen how many jobs you have had to do since moving to your cabin, you have learnt so much since moving to your off-grid cabin. A snow blower would be useful.
Stay safe Crystal & Jazmyn, love from Mike. ❤❤
This was a great video! I am the rat catcher. In my case it’s cockroaches, snakes and occasionally a lizard.
You two have come a long way. I credit that to your tenacity, ingenuity and smarts.
You are a great team and that’s icing on the cake.
At some point, perhaps you could talk about the mental and physical health aspects of this journey. We’ve seen a lot of that on camera. I know it’s hard to talk about but it’s something you two have worked so very hard to handle.
Super helpful reality digest for all those off grid dreamers. Even when you're on the hydro grid with well and septic like I am, there are still the other aspects of bush living that require attention. I really appreciate your exposing the complexity of the incinerator toilet. I had no idea it was a serious little propane furnace. I just got the diverter and fan to DIY a Throne brand composting toilet for my bunkie. It has electricity and I don’t mind maintaining a humanure compost system.
I think it’s amazing that you have gone without the most basic things because it is the small things we take for granted that create the most happiness. It’s the small things back to basics is the key to a happy life. You teach us all everyday where true happiness lives well beyond the noise of the complicated life evolution has created x love ur channel
Thank you for sharing with us. Yes we sure do get culture shock when we venture out to Halifax. Happy to have you in our pack. 🌞🐶
Pro tip on composting your kitchen waste. Chop up your waste. This fast tracks breaking down your compostable waste. Intermittently add in a compost smoothie consistency and pour it all around the inside of the bin. Also you will want to add a compost starter in the beginning and intermittently layering in previously composted material. Until you get your compost going use compost you can buy from your local store garden center. These products have all of the active microbes needed to breakdown your waste into that black gold. You can also add in that really rotten, (so rotten that it falls apart in your hands) wood for the same microbes. Just break it up into smallest pieces that you can.
Now is a great time to add in some of those fallen tree leaves. Just crush them up as small as you can. Just a couple of inches is all you need and turn in. Find a location away from the house and make a big pile of leaves. In the spring dig down to the bottom and you have some great material to add into raised beds just above all of the rotten wood you use as a filler base. The bigger the pile the more heat it will create as the material decomposes and the longer and faster it will keep decomposing. Keep adding to this pile every year and you will always have a supply.
Thank you for all this information!!! So valuable xx
Looking forward to the new off-grid cabin series. What a dream to acquire that property!
Thanks David!!
We are looking forward to seeing all the projects on this magical property come to life.
Crystal and Jasmin, you have accomplished amazing things during your time off-grid so far!!! BRILLIANT!!! INCREDIBLE!!! 🥰❤️🇨🇦🎶🎶
Why thank you for all the kudos.
We are so happy to have you in our pack. 💛🐶
Your video shows exactly what one can contemplate if wanting to live off grid! You two have overcome so much that I can’t imagine what it would be that would stop you from!
Thank you so so much :):)
We live in southern Nevada, and I saw my first bobcat about a year ago. It was the first time I had ever seen one where I live in over 20 years. My neighbor down the street came into contact with a bobcat, and her golden retriever started chasing it in the bobcat swiped at him. And just that one swipe caused that poor dog to get over 60 stitches. So be very careful with your girls out there. I know it’s very rare, but encounters do Happen. It is special to see them because they are literally like ghost you hear about them, but you never see them.
Happy Sunday Funday. This was such a great video to see the ups and downs of how you actually survive. Not only funny but very informative also. We are all so very impressed with what you have accomplished over the past three years and look forward to seeing even more adventurous videos. Be safe, prayers are yours to enjoy, hugs from the old man in Utah xoxox
Watching your videos every week and seeing the two of you living your lives each episode there was never a thought to what the struggles you face. This video makes all of us, I'm certain, appreciate you both some much more! God bless ladies and have a great week!❤
You two have grown so much since I’ve started watching you! I love seeing your progress and happiness every week, thank you❤❤
Thank you 💛💛
You have a community. Right now it looks like about 12K people. that's not to bad.
TAKE CARE YOU HAVE ALOT OF US WATCHING YOU EVERY WEEK
Preparedness is so important, and you two have checked so many essential boxes.
Thank you, always important to be prepared for anything coming your way.💛
You two have tackled so much in such a short time, and have accomplished so much.
Many of those considering off grid living don't have your successful RUclips channel to "quickly" finance all the amenities that you two have installed. God knows how much you've spent on everything from remodeling the cabin to solar to a battery bank to an ATV, a tractor, to ?, ?, ?
I salute you for the initiative you've taken to build a RUclips following and accomplishing what you have. I think you should mention that having ready cash is not something everyone can do. That makes a huge difference.
It’s so good that you shared all that info! Watching off grid folks sometimes seems so cool and appealing! we don’t always see you through the tough times. Thanks for sharing ❤
Still marvel at what you two have been able to accomplish! Absolutely love your uploads. Two genuine superstars! Wolf packer for life! Big fan from Australia ❤💪
Happy to know you’re enjoying them!! Thank you xx
You are what I look forward to on Sunday Mornings I feel Thankful, Happy For, and Proud of all you've learned and your accomplishments. This year I have been going through cancer treatments and am now fingers crossed in recovery as a disabled single mom of a beautiful daughter we love watching your videos as a family. You inspire, uplift, educate, and show a happy, healthy, loving relationship. Gosh, this Mom just loves you both and the fur kids so very much. Thank You for unknowingly (on your part) walking with us through this very challenging time. The Homestead looks great and we are watching with enthusiasm for all the amazing things to come Cheering You On!!
Aww we are sorry to hear of your treatments and disability Melissa.
We are sending healing energy and wrapping you and your daughter in a blanket of love.
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You are Warriors !! Share your journey has been a pleasure!! Thank you for the lessons you teach us every Sunday. We miss the Wednesday Podcast. Xoxo
I love starting my Sunday mornings with a coffee and Vanwives. I have found it super helpful when you share the challenges of your projects. You motivate me to face difficult tasks and getter done. We love our van but it's not always easy, same with a house. Thanks for sharing the good and the less than ideal.
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After watching so many RUclips tutorial videos on trading, I was still making losses until Mr. Ricky wen started managing my investment. Now I make $6,800 weekly. God bless Mr. Ricky wen as he has a blessing to my family.
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I get so frustrated seeing things that just don’t work right out the box. Good for you two for pushing on, to try and get your toilet fixed. Hopefully the manufacturer will make it right! Awesome video and thanks for sharing.
Ladies your skill with storytelling is just the best after all the videos you have made. Today's was excellent and loaded with information.
Well done from in front to behind the camera.
i really appreciate you gals doing a deep dive into the possible failures of and the time-consuming maintenance required when you are using an incinerating toilet --- the info in this video helped me to nail down the concept that a more simple composting toilet, like the Trelino (as opposed to the much more complicated Air Head or Nature's Head), is the right way to go, for me. (it has also helped that so many vanlife channels have shown how THEY handle this situation, literally allowing me to see with my own eyes what it's actually like to live with a specific product or system over a period of time.)
You guys have done such an amazing job over the past 3 years. I remember the video when you first pulled up and it looked like a jungle .. But you tackled all the projects and now it all looks awesome. Thanks for your videos.
We were not sure what we had gotten ourselves into. But really saw the potential. We love our homestead in the woods.🌞🐶
You ladies are phenomenal, you work so hard to live off grid. I just wanted you to know that your channel is this first RUclips channel that I look forward to viewing every Sunday! Stay well and stay happy! 😊
Crystal: "Ewwwww, Jazzy. Your burned poop smells!"
Jazzy: "Like lilacs."
When we lived in Ireland we used to burn peat or "turf" for our fires as it was way too damp to have wood anywhere outside as the humidity was always over 65%. We used to have piles of it for the winter and every time we got the the bottom it was clear that a rat family had lived there. Occasionally we saw rats that were about the size of a small cat, so not too bad. Having dogs meant that they would never come near the house so it was fine. I found mice worse to deal with as they are fearless and come in the house, peeing and pooing everywhere - *shudders*
Agreed! Mice and rats just make me run. They sure can be destructive especially mice.🤩🤩
Once again the two of you have shared your real, down to earth challenge
I have been watching your videos for some time now! I look forward to every Sunday when they come out, I'm bummed out the days that you don't have one. This is probably the most informative video I've seen with you guys. It was well produced and well put together. I'm not sure if you are doing the editing doing your editing or not. I think you're doing a great job keep it up. I look so forward to your content every week. Love you guys, Jim
Wowee Jim, thanks for all the compliments. We wanted to show our pack the challenge fed of living off grid as well. Sending love back to you from the pack. 💛🐶
Jasmin running away is the highlight of my day , she just goes !!!!
the fastest i've ever seen her move haha
I wanted to keep going, it was real for me. i am outta there. 🤣🤩
Awesome video about the not as pretty parts of living off grid. Great job as always!
Thank you.
It is good to know the good, the bad and ugly parts of living off grid. 👍🐶
We've lived off-grid for 45+ years and I love your videos. I love watching you learn. . . and teach. . . and with such humor. Our experience has lots of parallels with yours (40 yrs earlier), but we find that watching your videos adds a whole other dimension to our experience. . .plus entertainment :)
I have no idea how common certain types of toilets are but realize that ours must not be too common since you don't mention it. Over the years I think we've tried most of them (except for the Cinderella type) till we found a "dry" toilet design with a separate urinal. (Note: We have also tried a "separator" toilet that a friend has, but prefer ours.) For years now it has proven to be the most maintenance free and has less odor and no energy inputs or even any on-going costs (if we use the bidet instead of toilet paper). We have found it to be less maintenance than even a standard flush toilet. We got the design from someone who said they were fairly common in some of the rural parts of Scandinavian countries. We try to always pee in the urinal (there is also a sit-down urinal that includes a bidet) so we keep the poo dried out. Toilet paper can go in with the poo and we have a bin for sawdust (that we never use unless a guest accidentally peed (alot) and it got too wet to easily dry. The toilet has an auto-closing lid and it is also ventilated, so there is no odor. . . not even as much odor as a standard flush toilet has. Once in awhile we dig a hole, empty the dry, flaky contents into it and cover with dirt . . .and later plant a perennial. The dry poo doesn't really provide as much volume as hoped for fertilizer, but the urine is. (It gets mixed into the grey water along with compost tea and/or the methane digester effluent to make an awesome fertilizer.)
Wow that is a long time living off grid, i am sure you have even more stories to share. Thanks for the information on the toilets good to know. 🌞🐶
I lived in a rural area and burned a large part of my trash, like anything cardboard or paper, any items that contained food were thoroughly rinsed and put into a separate outdoor garbage can with a tight fitting lid so no smells to attract critters, everything else went into garbage bags and sat on a concrete pad, not enclosed and I never had any issues with rats, cats or other vermin because there was no smell to attract them. I did have trash service but refused to pay $35 a month when I only had maybe 2 bags of trash and I could take my pickup absolutely overflowing to the dump for $5 once a year. I would also keep my aluminum separate and smash it to take to the recycling center and get a little money back.
Having watched your cabin project from the start I have so much respect for you gals. I couldn’t do what you two have done, I love watching what you get up each week and wonder where you get the energy from. Fabulous ladies. ❤❤
Thanks for watching us each week 💛
Bug hats (those large 3-leaved ferns, worn upside down on your heads) will help to keep the flies, mosquitos and no-see-ums away. It's an old Boy Scout trick we learned at camp.
Great video! Love your vibe and all the ideas I get about living off grid ❤
Hey Sophie, thanks for watching. Happy to have you in our pack. 🌞🐶
You guys are not alone, you have tens of thousands with you.
My favourite part
“We’re in harmonisation with the land here”… er, I think you mean ‘harmony’! Getting carried away a little bit there, Crystal! But, I’m a great admirer of all your project work, and future plans, and completely understand you!
Hahahah yesss you got it 😊
Beautiful job, girls!
Love the learning process.
You both have grown so much.
The time, energy, and effort that you both put in to achieve your best effort is a beautiful thing to witness.
Thank you for sharing.
Love the pack. ')
Thank you! Happy to add value :) love from the pack back to you!
You two are fabulous! I can't imagine all the work that you have put into your beautiful homestead. Congratulations on a job well done! Can't wait to see what's next 💛💛
Awe Marilyn, thank you for your sweet words. Happy to have you in our pack. 💛🐶
Here's a tip for your Deer problem (eating away your trees). Hanging CD's on ropes at their eye level in the desired periphery, will make them walk around that periphery, as they don't like the reflection (sun flashing into their eyes). Some may not like CD's hanging everywhere, but some like the rainbow effect it creates.
Note: you will need a lot of them, as you have a big land and you don't want to compact them in one line. I say if you distance them by 2m (on that desired periphery) and at least 3 rows wide (staggered).
It's a working solution. If you don't mind the look.
good luck!
I worked for many years my youth in the hospitality industry. My one rat experiences was being cornered by a rat in a store room with the door closed, and the rat did loops of the store while I panicked and tried to avoid it and escape the store, I laugh now but not funny then. Im not sure who was more scared the rat or me, but definitely not a fun experience. Hats off to the pied piper Crystal so cool under duress, poor Jas, brown trousers saved the incinerator for a while.
Something for you to consider. These animals all eat ticks:
Frogs
Lizards
Chickens
Squirrels
Opossums
Guineafowl
Wild turkeys
Ants and fire ants
SO it might be worthwhile to look into getting/attracting and setting up feeding stations around your homestead for these animals. I am sure the dogs chase the squirrels but it doesn't mean that you can't have a squirrel station back in the woods where you normally don't go with them. Just ideas to think about. Chickens also make composting easy
Thank you for sharing with us. Good to know. 🌞🐶
I have been watching you videos from very close to the beginning, every time i watch the next vid it's amazing how accomplished both of you have come, it seems like no project you can't or won't tackle it's great to see, I hope you both continue and I will continue to watch 😎🥂
Thanks Danny for being such a long time member of the pack. We love what we do, so we hope you continue to watch. Thanks for the kudos 💛
Just as an aside, if the excavator controls are backwards to what you're used to from excavators, they are (most likely) easy enough to swap around. Basically just swap the hoses at the valves for the controls that are backwards, and that's that.
Excellent video gals!you have nicely capped all you have experienced from the beginning . After watching every video, I can say the rest of my day is filled with inspiration. I can only imagine how many other people you both have inspired. There should be an award for you two. You have accomplished soooo much. Just incredible! Thank you so much for sharing with us. Love ya both and your dogs too !
Well those are inspiring words for us. We are honoured to have you in our pack. Thanks for watching all of our vids. Sending love to you. 💛🐶
It takes a lot more planning and we only live 30 minutes away from Bridgewater, we learn to keep a list of items to pickup so you don't have to turn around and go back. For us Alexa has beed a great help when you are low on something just tell her to add to the shopping list.
Awesome presentation as usual. Thanks for sharing the good and the difficult aspects of your interesting off grid life. Enjoy the paths ahead 😊
Thanks for coming along with us 💛
Rat Catcher. I think this is my FAVORITE video ever. I often wonder if your following a guide book or making your own and made up as you go. Either way your crushing it! Would love to see new videos on how you would change the order of projects.
Totally laughed at your tic checking😂😂, I as a man found one let's say on my under carriage an went to local docs to get help to remove and ended up getting help from a nurse who is a friend. Horrifying at the time but now both of us laugh about it.
Tick checking is the key.
Happy you had it removed! Ticks can be very concerning.🌞🐶