Do You Need Internet Off-Grid? Why We Think It Is A MUST...
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- Do you need to have internet if you are off grid? What type of internet connection do you have off-grid? We discuss the importance of having internet even though we are disconnected from other utilities.
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Let me guess which chicken will be first in the pot ;-)
Well it certainly wasn’t her 😉 She’s a good layer, she’s just ADHD.
Just helpfull chicken. If she lays her eggs in the pantry they are already in storage. Saves you work.
Love this channel! No costumes or gimmicks, no Thrive pitches, no exaggerations! Clearly intelligent,very articulate, straight up insight into your journey of homesteading as we learn from you! Thanks!
It’s a delicate balance. I have a love hate relationship with technology too. I admire y’all so much. You are logical. You do your research. You are practical and extremely intelligent. Great videos and valuable information is something I know I will always get on your channel! Keep up the fabulous work!
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We're not off grid..we do live in rural NS...but our internet is slow at best......I call it high speed dial up 😉
You and your husband are brilliant! Thank you!
I'm so over people saying if you still have xy and z then you're not really off grid. Why does it bother certain people so much...I had no idea they were paying my bills! lol 😂 love this series!!
Totally agree with you on the technology thing. I have internet at work but about 2 years ago I got rid of my cell phone. I liked a lot of the features and benefits, but hated the cost and I wasn't the type of person that was constantly on Facebook. When I analyzed how much I used it vs. how much it cost, it was a big waste of money. For me, it was a lot like quitting cigarettes... after the first month or so it's no big deal. Right now I don't even miss it. (and I don't get the bill in the mail every month). I like the views behind you. Your property has a lot of character with the hills and valleys.
That view will be where we build 😉
I also have a love hate for technology.
Your chicken seems indignant lol. I think these are great videos. Especially interested in the next financial one. I think it ties into a video you did a ways back about the meaning of homesteading that it doesn't HAVE to be 1800s churning butter and beating clothes on rocks by the crick....OR it can :) whatever it means to you.
40 minutes from town AND fiber optic?!?! You guys hit the jackpot.
Keith Brookshire didnt they? I'm 10 minutes from town and can't get fiber optic!
I'm glad I stuck around to see the Chicken in the pantry scene.... LOL
I always like to watch the outtakes at the end. The chickens just love you, Jamie. I bet you're the one that feeds them the most often. I'm looking forward to the rest of the series.
It's great to know that that was a deal breaker when you were searching for property. We know we'll need internet as well and always wondered how people approached it from a land perspective i.e. comes with or install after. Seems like the latter would be very tricky. Thanks for sharing!!
OMG The outhouse pic and cell phone is hilarious !!! LOL
Great video Jaime! Always very informative. At first glance, I thought you were in an outhouse going to the bathroom in this video's thumbnail! lol!!! Sorry, my mind goes sideways like that.
It is the outhouse 😂
Oh that's too funny. I watched this video on my phone, so it was a little small, hard to tell for sure.
Always honest, up front and sincere! It’s why we watch!! Learning a lot of cool stuff is a bonus too!! I know it gets cold there and a little snow now and again but, it ain’t New England!! I know you’ve lived that!! We are envious of your ‘mild enough’ winters!! Loved the ending!!
Very informative! Thanks! Lol.. your chicken loves you!
I love the fact you say there are no set rules but the ones you set for off grid living...
🌻have a wonderful day🌻
I was so hoping you'd yell "Drumstick you get out of my pantry!" Haha
I bought my land before the internet was around the way we know it now, but I didn't move onto the property until I had the telephone cable connected up. I wanted to have that security and ability to communicate from a (relatively - this is the UK) remote place, and being on my own. Now I wouldn't want to be without the internet, which runs on the very same cable, as it gives me even more opportunities for an income and all the information I need at my fingertips. Still, I too have a love-hate relationship with it, as it is a tremendous black hole for time.
Great financial structure plan. I see the internet as the most valuable tool for homesteading/ small farming families. Access is key. For our family it is a good investment and is number one to gain income, knowledge and geographic information (what is around you).
Great info, thank you! That property seems perfect for you guys. Love those chickens 🐓
I, too, have a love/hate relationship with technology. When used properly, it really is a value-add to life. Unfortunately, it tends to be a time-leach. So many times I've set down to take a quick look on YT or FB and ended up blowing 2-3 hours. YIKES!!
You all are very lucky with your internet. I cannot get a hardline internet at all. I have 3 ISPs - 2 LTE and a satellite connection.
Hope all is well with the family. I'm still trying to get my land and do the off grid thing. I still love watching the videos. The videos are educating and fun. Keep up the great work!
Holy cow, fiber!!
I agree, many people think when you say off grid it means you live in a cave with nothing. I'm jealous that you have fiber optic cable. On our off grid homestead it's satellite dish only. I'm worried about upload/download time compared to cable. LOL chickens.
Great video. Internet is a must Off Grid. Greetings from Andreas on Off Grid Sweden
I love this channel! Please don't stop making videos! :D
All great reasons
I would like to see a blooper reel...
Lol, the chicken part cracked me up! She just waltzed right past you! Great info, internet is a must here too.
Some great points. Amazing what type of resources it provides.
Not sure why anyone would NOT find the internet a necessity. I guess you could do without it but for me, I do not like to party like it is 1899.
😂 Neither do we. Best comment of the day!
That's what President Johnson said about TV in the 1960s.
I'm one of those who don't consider the internet a necessity. I work outside from daylight to dark on my homestead and I consider the internet and tv a waste of my time. I'll watch a couple of youtube videos while I'm eating lunch and previously, I used the internet to order supplies for my plant nursery but I'm completely stocked up now. My internet will be a thing of the past at the end of this month. I think we all have different views and ways of operating our homesteads. The important thing is to do whatever works for you
Jerry Snelling : Bravo. Are you aware of the Grand Solar Minimum / ice age coming? Lots of information on the internet (!) about it. Wherever you are, please prepare as much as possible even if that means using the internet wisely ... until the grid goes down. Channels/ interviews on YT: John L Casey interviews and his book, Upheaval, Adapt 2030 interviews and short videos, Oppenheimer Ranch Project interview with Dr. Anita Bailey (1-4) and her book Cold Times: How to Prepare for the Mini Ice Age, and OPRs interviews with Lee Wheelbarger, Ardruino Tronic videos, Ice Age Farmer channel, Robert Felix interviews, Lee Wheelbarger interviews. And if course, the Global Economic Collapse: Lynette Zang's interviews and her Q&As, Mike Maloney, Bill Holter interviews, Greg Hunter's USA Watchdog dot com. Cheers through it all!
sunny seacat
If you're not willing to support the community, state and country where you live, move to the north side of mount St. Helens. Nobody will bother you there. I hear land in western Australia is cheap too. Good luck to you!
Finding a place in the sticks with fiber internet is my dream.
I had the bell clicked and did not receive notifications so I just turned off bell then back on and now seems to be working.
my family wouldn't live without internet. we don't have tv anymore but they won't go without internet.
Very well explained , I really appreciate you doing this series! The chicken was also an excellent support staff member, and should be commended. Might I suggest an extra ration of Chick-E Chow?
The homestead is looking great! Thanks for keeping the vids going!
You can produce all your own propane yourself. You are surrounded by forrest, Watch a Man by the name of Jean Pain on youtube he was a french forrestry man who perfected a way of making ones own propane from wood.
John Smith wow! Amazing!
I bet you’re glad you have a stocked supply of food not that we’re in the middle of a pandemic?!
PS: We had to pay COMCAST $1300+ to pull their cable from the main highway to our house because nobody else would of the 12-14 homes on our dead end street.
The Amish been off grid for more than a few hundred years they seem to do just fine without any kinda electric or the internet even here in cold northern PA and Ohio
They are a community off grid, and that would work for most people. You could actually suggest that it doesn't work for them much anymore. The local Amish regularly get an "English" here to drive them into a major town for bulk supplies/shopping.
As they point out in the vid, you make the rules... 'Off grid' is relative. They didn't even mention schools which require turning in homework online. Likely their children are young and/or home schooled.
If the Amish like to live like that then, all power to them....But don't confuse the of grid thing to "being in the days of old living off the land" in this world IT''s NOT WISE
I live in South Africa, western cape, northern suburbus, in a flat. I took an interest into solar 7 years ago and still i am putting money into solar (I'm still small scale, 500W panels 6 batteries with a 2nd system,old). Would love to be off grid (ie disconnected) but not isolated.
I'm an electronic Tech..technology is my job, disconnected is fine, not isolation.
I play and learn on any thing solar/wind etc, disconnected is fine, not isolation, cause you need the internet for research.
The internet provides tons more in other fields i research/like.
I still live in suburbs, little to no nature around here for entertainment, even this family makes use of movies or books via the internet.
People must be careful not to try/or be the hippie "yeah man, we don't need technology, yeah man we must just love and be one with the earth"
That's why I'm watching this family cause they are approaching this from a "we want to live off grid but not isolated" view. getting allot of nice ideas in the process.
Being Green is awesome, just don't be stupid about it ~ Westley Francis
'The Amish been off grid for more than a few hundred years they seem to do just fine without any kinda electric or the internet even here in cold northern PA and Ohio'
cool, but not everyone wants to be Amish
Andrew Walsh Yes & that's their choice...everyone z entitled to have free will & free choice. Personally if I lived off~grid I wld prefer to have Internet.
Great video...!
Thanks for sharing this information with us.
Btw...
Loved the chicken in the pantry...LOL...!
Chasing a chicken around the pantry. Hilarious. Love the videos. You guys are the best. :)
Fantastic and informative video as usual guys!
Very much looking forward to hearing you speak about the upcoming topics you mentioned.
very good once again !!a good teaching video Love you Guys!!
Do ye ever just go out for coffee? I have a 10 acre farm 20 minutes drive away from my favorite bakery and every morning I go out for coffee and to watch you tube videos, we don't have Internet at home
Internet is a valuable resource on or off grid. We've been off grid for over eight years. I do research regularly with it, and my wife's cellphone is VOIP, going through our satellite internet provider. Mine gets an intermittent signal through a different cell network, and we also have a cheap "magic jack" internet phone line ($36/year) as emergency backup. I'm replying right now using solar and satellite service. We're about 6 miles to the closest power pole, and 12 miles to a small town. Internet and communications are still important. That said, we did cut off dish TV, because it's a monthly expense chock full of stupidity. Read a book.
Couldn’t agree more
great video cheers
Thank you Jamie. We just got high speed Internet at our farm and it really has made a difference. We are now able to relocate our business to the farm, and therefore develop it into a more livable environment.
Yes! 👍🏻
I'm really getting into this! Just for reference I emailed your online site last week- I'm the one who tried what your doing a long time ago out in Wi. We really empathized with your "chicken watching" for entertainment. We didn't bring a TV with us so entertainment sources were at a premium. Back then you could buy your chicks from Sears (which we did) and on those cold winter nights we'd go out to the coop and watch them set the "pecking order". Source of a lot of laughs and the humor really helped that first winter.
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Does calling through WiFi use data and do you get unlimited data? I would love to get internet at our place but we don’t get unlimited data.
We bought a signal booster, and it works but during storms/high winds it doesn’t work.
Loved the ending with the chicken. lol
Wifi calling does not use data from your cell plan.
Drones are good too for remote viewing aerially above yur farm. Some fatmers use them here in Aotearoa~NZ. You can count & also find stray stock as well as for viewing uses...of course. An idea that may help... Love your vids guys...was it Tammy in the pantry...2 cute....Oh no another one...lols...
Very interesting and informative. Thanks!
I have to laugh every time someone says "solar system" in reference to their private electric network because I reflexively think of planets revolving around a star. I know, many people say it; it still makes me laugh.
Thanks for the information, very helpful.
Practical comments overall Jaime. I too use the internet as a tool. I can down load books to my Kindle from the NH state library. Amazon Prime offers free 2 day shipping. So a cost savings. I will look into buying bulk foods that I cannot get locally. U-tube offers some great tutorials, including your excellent canning video. I looked up a repair to our New Holland tractor on U-tube. I use my Kindle Fire 7 to take photos to email to friends. My husband just used his Kindle yesterday to take pics of our 6 new Hereford calves. I'm going to print farm pics this year for a farm family scrap book. Good winter project :-) So I will take advantage and enjoy the internet as a convenience for the time being.
Excellent explanation of your usage of the internet.
Internet is a grid but it sure beats smoke signals,,,:) M y cousin in upstate NY is what he calls grid independent,,They have grid water and electricity but also has a well and a solar system for electricity,,Also has oil fired heat/hot water and a wood stove.. That's the smart way to be independent..
Everyone needs an Inner Net.
Great videos! Thanks!
I'll be honest....we didn't think about the internet at all before we bought our farm. But we've been blessed and there are 2 companies installing fiber internet in our area over the next 2 years. I can't wait to use it, should be awesome. Love the "outtake" at the end....keep up the hard work guys!!
We have really cold temps here last night it was 26. How do you keep your outside pantry from freezing everything?
Hello i'm would like to tell you about a solar power that may be a good replacement for your solar that you have. Testla has what they call a powerwall that people install to charge electric cars. But they also use it for solar power for homes and other things.
This is a great series!!👍
Off-grid? But not offline!
We have solar panels. I do have a cell phone. We don't have tv or radio. We do have chickens I love fresh eggs. We live in the mountains.
Thank you for the info.
...........that's why I have the internet too :)
Am here in Australia remote rural totally off grid only came across your channel about a year or so ago unlike my location it would appear you have some reasonable rainfall maybe you cover it in further videos but may I ask about your rain harvesting techniques,its a bug bear of mine because here in Australia NSW Lighting Ridge the rain is not was it was in the early eighties when I first lived here,came back here bout five years ago a novice too off the grid knowing I chose the hardest environment too learn in.Have mastered solar and wind asif one ever does and currently building a packed earth used tire extension,tires used free from the local tip some distance away but free,free also the mine overbear from the opal mines around me including my own.I digress am a writer I do that thanks for the uploads am in the process of looking at about ten acres closer to the sandstone wall (The Great Dividing Range Google it if you are unsure of the local NSW Australia I am currently about 500K inland from it. Just curious about your water harvesting as I intend to create a gravity fed system on the new property whether that be by slow pump or finding a property that has a nature spring in the hills behind it . silmarillian9@gmail.com
Chicken's in the bread pan pickin' out dough.
New off-grid party game whack a chicken
Lol...my nosey chicken / escape artist I call Lara Croft, she's a sweet friendly black Australorp
That's awesome. That chicken is really smart it knows where the food is. Lol
We just achieved our goal of putting up a 20kw solar system. This has taken years of planning and saving. One more goal achieved and I'm looking forward to watching you build your homestead and achieve the goals you've set for yourself.
Nice! 👍🏻
Having the Internet connection is not only a life saver as in being able to call 911.
It is also the equivalent of having ALL of mankinds knowledge at your fingertips.
I believe that it is one of the most important tool that mankind has ever built.
Keep doing what you are doing. You are doing great. You are always going to have success and failures. Remember to take your failures as learning experiences and work through them. There is no EASY button.
The chicken at the end... so cute! Those darn 'kids', always up to something & getting into things... lol
We have awsome cellphone coveridge here, wth 5G internet connection atm. Thinking of making that my wifi point. I know software for it is there. But going to back-up plenty of info stored in an emp safespot. Also I think a HAM radio( think it's called that) Is one of my options.
LOL! The ender is wonderful!
You've got cell phone covered but I would recommend HAM radio. There are VHF-UHF radios for relatively short range communication, then there are the really long range HF radios, some radios combine all modes into one package....they are expensive but in a SHTF scenario they may well be the only way of communication. HAM's call walkie talkie's HT's for handy talkies and these are really handy for communication if you have a repeater nearby. Forget the CB attitude, these can talk much, much farther away than any CB radio.
go on hamstudy.org to learn how tp pass the test
Great video👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
What county is completely wired for fiber optic?
I've said it before and I'll say it again........chickens are the co-stars of the show! xx
We had the same concern when shopping for property. Although we saw other property we liked they had no service and I was a little scared to be that cut off. We found one with internet and only 20 minutes from town so we were happy with that.
Well done cameo by chicken !!
Chickens in the pantry!
Oh my. Sometimes on the nice days when our front door is open one or two chickens will come inside the house. Silly chickens
That chicken hiding below the shelf at the end of the video made me laugh... very funny closing of this episode.
Always nice to see our Poultry Overlords in another video. :) I'm curious if your internet is "always on" using solar. (i.e the fiber and wifi routers) and was wondering what the energy usage is for these devices. Thanks.
It is on all the time. Draws less than 500 watts per day.
Hi Guys, I enjoy watching all of your videos. I understand your desire to be off the grid, but with electrical power grid currently available on your land, I think you would be wise to connect to the grid, the low cost of grid electricity will probably save you lots of money over time. The cost of building a solar system that is adequate to you needs is very expensive and the reoccurring cost of batteries is an added expense. The generators and solar you have currently will provide you with a good backup system during the inevitable temporary power outages with the rural grid system. You may be investing a dollar to save a dime, with a new solar system.
Interesting point and that is where we sit. We decided to go on-grid and prepare to live off grid as our budget and time allows. There is one sticking point. If the National grid goes down for any reason, there will be a run on off-grid appliances, solar panels, etc. We old-style farmers in New Hampshire were raised to live "1935 style" if necessary. So we burn wood, can food on the woodstove, cut ice off the ponds, use an old ice box, use 1 horse power and be OK in a no frills general fashion.
Ya'll Are Awesome!!
hello just came across ye love what your doing best of luck all from ireland
BAHAHAHAHA!!! That chicken at the end! I love the look she gave you after she jumped out! BTW: I'm new to your channel and I love it! I'm learning so much! My favorite video so far is the extensive canning basics you did! I'm looking to start my canning journey this summer, so your video is much needed! Thank you! :)
Welcome to the circus!
I've been planning an off-grid lifestyle since 1998, back before it was really en-vogue, or a fad. Growing-up, our home had solar panels to offset the expense of the grid. That was in 1984. Living "off-grid" was originally a term referencing the electrical grid. The idea came from the interconnectivity and interdependence of our community and living systems, and the inherent risk of those systems becoming computerized and integrated. The notion that one terrorist attack could wipe-out a city and threaten all life within it via life-sustainment and the threat of mayhem was key. Financial independence came secondary, as set-up created a long-term ROI. I'm in Ohio. We have a LOT of properties that use well and septic. They are not anomalies and are not considered any kind of off-grid. The term "off-grid' in its original and technical origin is only referring to being off the electrical grid, and in that sense, you are truly off-grid. On the heels of being off-grid, is that added goal of having autonomous water sources such as a well or capture system, radiant or water-coil heat... all of which were add-ons to the "off-grid" ideology. Internet never figured into the requirements for an off-grid lifestyle, and if you're out in the mountains without adequate communications, it's essential. You guys are totally off-grid by definition, and I, for one, will not balk at your use of internet. Clearly, it's a difficult process to disconnect. Kudos to you guys for what you've accomplished. Thank you for all you do here.
Where I have my property, I can only use my cell phone for internet but it does the job.
children always act up when mommy is busy.
Just found your channel. Good context and very informative. I will need to check out the other videos you have.
Same for me. You have such a pragmatic honest way to explain your point. Great and very inspiring!!!!!
I wish y'all the best in your new adventure...
any other good options for internet off grid? like cellphone tethering if you have tested that out.
Good job! love the chicken lol 🐔
It has a lot of pluses and minuses. Mainly, it's a time waster for the minus. I can end up watching too many movies on Netflix, which I just cancelled recently, or on Facebook talking about nothing. But it saves time paying bills, keeping in contact with emails, and doing research. I'm on grid and it costs more than my electricity for the most budget option I could find. Doesn't seem right in a lot of ways.
I agree, however, I can spend an hour or two reading a good book! So its up to me to keep track of my time. I'm currently on the net talking to you. I try to allow time to take a break from farm chores and have a cup of tea. Hence the tea and u-tube :-) No it's not fair regarding the high cost of internet. Not right.I can stream Amazon Prime movies for the cost of Amazon Prime. Better savings than Netflix. I get with friends to find ways to save money. We privately co-op foods like organic flour, meat, honey. You may want to explore doing this with friend. Have a great day!
Nice