Living OFF GRID in our Yurt!
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- We build our 21ft yurt to begin living our off grid family yurt adventure! Ger
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We are- a family of four,
Mum- Annie,
Dad-Bruce
Two children Elsie and Betsy
One dog - Doug
2 Cats - McTat and Ash
2 Pygmy Goats - Treasure and Bell
1 Sheep - Luan
2 Budgies - Disco and Big Budge
and we decided to trade our busy life as home and business owners to chase the dream we’ve harboured for 10years.
How did we get here
After years of saying one day, we finally realised that these opportunities don’t just land in your lap and if we seriously wanted to make a difference to the Earth then we were going to have to stop talking about it and do it!
We sold all our stuff, got rid of the mortgage, sold our camper conversion business and landed in a dream come true. After traveling in our van we settled here in the west of Ireland. A place that has always been special to us. Annie is half Irish and since we met 13 years ago and she took me to meet her family i fell in love with Ireland too.
Now we’ve made this dream a reality there is no stopping us! our plan is to work hard, meet new people and learn new skills that will guide us on our journey of permaculture and creating a way of life that sings to us. One where we aren’t bound to the banks, working every hour and outsourcing all of our needs. A simple way of life, with connection to ourselves, each other, the earth and our community.
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I was thinking I needed to look up that song at the end. I was shocked almost to tears to realize it was you singing it.
Thanks very much 😊
Same here!
I thought the same thing but realised that it probably was you singing it, really beautiful song. And some lovely film making too...
@@OffGridBruce Absolutely. Please make it available for download.
That song was so beautiful ❤
Never seen a yurt, didn’t realise it’s a thing of beauty! That’s going to be an amazing space for your family to love while you get your home to where you want it. I’m old enough to know that life isn’t all sunshine and flowers, but you make me forget this for a little while. Wishing you much joy in your yurt x
Thanks Angela it is a lovely space. I’m very blessed
I was wondering who that artist was at the end. Then when I realised it was you it genuinely made me cry. I used to be in a band years ago and am on a similar journey to you. You're a massive inspiration Bruce. You should be very proud of yourself. Keep doing what you're doing
Thanks Jason. That’s lovely of you to say. I have been playing a lot more recently and having fun with it now rather than taking myself too seriously
@@OffGridBruce I hear you mate. I always criticise myself too much when I play. I need to learn to just be me and enjoy it. Hoping to get to that head space one day.
Well done Bruce and friends. You did a great job of decking and yurt. It was good to see Annie helping out too 🙏🏡🌞 loved the song at the end, beautifully sung 🎸🎶
Thanks 😊 I’m really pleased with it
Ah the yurt looks fantastic Bruce. Great job putting it up with everyone. The song is beautiful and sung from the soul. Keep living your best life man, you all deserve it ❤️
Thanks David. I feel very lucky to have such great community around me
Thank you Bruce for this beautiful video, for the wonderful voice and song. It’s been 19 years since I put my first yurt up. It was a magical experience and changed the direction of my life. That yurt was the inspiration for starting the Yurt Workshop. Watching your video brought back those wonderful memories. Thank you.
No worries Rob. It’s an absolute beauty of a space and we love it. Looking forward to moving into it. I have a feeling we may never want to move out of it
living the dream there Bruce, really coming together now! been watching since the beginning looking forward to what you have planned for the house👌👌
Thanks Shane I’m looking forward to getting to work on the house
Not just your yurt - you are all BEAUTIFUL!!! You brought us back our primal smile, 😁🤗
Ah thanks very much :)
Love it! Well done, Bruce - and everyone else who helped - you should be very proud 😊👏👏
Beautiful song too, was a nice surprise to see it was you singing it! I welled up up a bit thinking about how you and your family have achieved so much and are making such lovely memories 🥰
Thanks Rob. It was a mad couple of weeks! I get such a buzz from getting things done :)
I know I've seen Annie several times but today, it hit me how much she reminds me of my late sister.😥 Wishes for Happy Life in your new shelter!! (Gotta get furniture in.)
Ah well if she’s like annie she must have been a lovely human. They say to put large furniture in before building it 😳 I think it should all fit
This was just a wonderful video! I love that you show your accomplishments and are honest about your struggles. Gotta love when community comes in and helps also with the motivation.
Really loved the song in the end! Grew up with lots of original music around and it reminded me about the mood it sets you in when someone sings a song quietly for themselves that is heartfelt. Thank you for sharing this!
Such a lovely place you two are creating there! Looks absolutely gorgeous!
Thanks 🙏 we are feeling really content right now. I’m happy to be playing music again too
It is a thing of BEAUTY. All of it. Thank you for sharing these moments with us. Your talent is incredible Bruce - I mean - how you even edit all these videos is genius, never mind all the building skills, the comedy (!), the drama and of COURSE, you playing and singing. Beautiful family - hi to Annie. Much, much love to you all and huge congratulations on your yurt ❤️❤️❤️
Haha 😂 thanks Sophie we had a ball putting it up. It was a real finale to a crazy couple of weeks.
Thanks, Bruce. Your song has me both balling with tears but also raging with optimism and has helped to give me the energy I need to make that step.. #movingouttonthewild #notlettinggooftherope
That’s awesome to hear! Good luck :)
What a great pleasure to see your yurt already there, standing so beautifully. Congrats on the realized project
Thank you 😊
You spend almost as much time in the tractor bucket as you do in the seat ;) love the videos. keep it up. You help us all keep the dream alive.
😂 it’s very handy that front loader
Wow I don't know what to say except BRILLIANT. Such a beautiful episode. Never seen you both so excited. And no wonder. Loved the song too. The girls are going to enjoy it so much. Congrats.
Thanks Rose I’m looking forward to moving into it :)
literally brought tears to my eyes walking in there yesterday with Annie! It feels like a warm hug (be quiet, olaf)! Seriously, well done!!! Can't wait for all the beautiful moments to be had there xx
also, Erelin wants to know why you're running like that! hahahahaahah
We are defo gonna have some special moments there 💯
Sweet! So nice Bruce and family! The “yurt” chapter has begun! Love the song, too! Thanks for finally sharing your music! You do that well also! 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶
Thanks 🙏 thought I was asked by a friend if I would put some of my tunes in a vid at some point
@OffGridBruce that was an amazing song!!! Is there somewhere I can listen to it or other music of yours?
How nice it is to see a Kazakh yurt! our ancestors lived in them when there was the Kazakh Khanate a thousand years ago😍😍 Also, love the song at the end!!👏🏻💗
Thanks it’s a beautiful space
Another video that made me cry happy tears! Beautiful song Bruce and amazing yurt everyone! That community spirit! Ah amazing!
And yes always love seeing Annie and the girls when they’re in the videos!
Thanks Clare it’s been a great week
Love the yurt 🛖
And your song feels like an invite for happy home vibes ✨🥰
Wishing Many Blessings for you and your lovely family xxx🧡🕉🧡
Thank you 🙏
From the foundations up to the final song this is a thing of beauty. A magical place for your family to live out a wonderful life. Well done Bruce and family
Thanks David 🙏
Amazing dome with the widows... never saw before. Amazing song too 🙂
Thank you 😊
You are lucky you have a nice bunch of friends and your dog looked so cute with his head on the pillow 🥰
Doug is such a great dog
Love the yurt. Didn't realize you were the one singing thE song, beautiful voice!
Thank you 😊
Well done, looks brilliant so far.
Beautiful yurt! Beautiful music! I noticed how beautiful the song was and then realized it was you singing!
Thank you 😊
Enormous well done to you all. Huge amount of work but what a lovely and magical result! 💖🐝💖 ps loved the song 🎵
Thank you 😊
Amazing guys! Good effort in the summer heat horseflies and all! Loved the tractor move and the song!!
Thanks very much :)
Cried listening to your song. Thank you for sharing! ❤
Thanks very much :) 🙏
Absolutely Fab👌👏👏👏. I am not long back to Co.Clare as I have been Volunteering with the Red Crescent/ Red Cross on the Turkey/Syrian Border. Delighted to have found your Channel. New Subscriber. ☘✌.
Thank you Levina
@@OffGridBruce Really looking forward to watching from the beginning, Your journey up to now. Cheers.☘😀
Beautiful job ! I’ve a few videos to go back and watch but couldn’t wait to see the finished product lol what a beautiful song
😂 thanks April
Beautiful song 🎵 thank you for sharing ❤ 🙏 Best of luck with your endeavours and your Yurt look fabulous 🙏💗 Great job 👏
Thanks very much 🙏
What beautiful song you sang at the end! A surprising bonus after following how the yurt was completed by hard work and wonderful friendly helpers. Thank you for this lovely and heartfelt video!
Thanks Vicky
This is my first time watching one of your videos, and at the end, I honest to god thought it was a Ben Howard song playing. You sound amazing! I loved watching your family’s journey with the yurt!
Wow, what a complement thank you!
Nice song. Great progress and ideas. Enjoying your channel a lot.
Thanks very much
Wonderful aspect for your yurt. So idyllic among the flowers and under that blue sky … and how amazing to get a thunderstorm! Great work all and thanks for singing for us, Bruce … that was beautiful 👏
It’s so beautiful. Thanks very much for the kind words
Absorbing every second of these videos ahead of building and moving into our 23' yurt. Love the space you have created! The song is beautiful too.
Awesome! Thank you! You will love your yurt 🛖
bloody hell Bruce, lovely vocals at the end you really need to get these on a platform to sell!
My old stuff is out there but I have an album’s worth of new stuff that I haven’t recorded yet
From alaska yurt lover … lived worked built yurts for 25 years. Your yurt builder made a beautiful structure. I have questions about the inner liners and cover materials. I do very much love the design , it’s quite like ours but better for warm climates I think. We are working on a tropics design! Anyway I love it . … blessings from Nomad Shelter Alaskan yurts … I wish you many happy years living lightly in the round!
It’s an amazing space to just be in. We have moved into it now :)
What kind of yurt is this, the windows are just beautiful. I don’t see this in any other yurt.
It’s from the yurt workshop
Wow. What a beautiful weave. ✨
The leaping was hilarious through the grass 😂😂. Proud of you and Annie all your achievements and living your dreams together. Can't wait to come over again. So much done in such a short time. Missing a good thunderstorm. Keep on living that best life! ❤️
Thanks Bro :) I can’t wait to have you back !
Off Grid Bruce and Annie, that would work.
Living your dream.
More Bruce music please.
Haha it has a ring to it. I have plenty of songs written so may drop another sometime
Beautiful family, beautiful friends, beautiful home, beautiful life. Beautifully blessed. Xxxx
Thank you 🙏
Awesome video, thank you Bruce and Annie. Your home and land have not only inspired us all so much but it looks like it’s allowing your freedom to be creative and rekindle your inner passion. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks. It was a really amazing week. Totally nonstop but one of the best so far. Now to move in
Thanks for the videos and beautiful song!
Thank you for watching and listening :)
Great job Bruce and Co. Nothing but admiration for what you’re doing, also a beautiful way to end the video. Thank you.
Thanks Jon 🙏
So great I had to watch this video twice…so far! I was so excited to hear your voice at the end Bruce, wonderful! I can’t wait to see you soon 🤗
Thanks Rebekah. You will love it when you see it for real :) been playing a lot more recently
The Best is yet to come!!!
I absolutely loved that song at the end you are truly talented
Thanks I am hoping to start recording an album this year :)
Thanks for your music man! 🙏🏾
Thanks for listening :)
Wow what a beautiful song & lyrics
Thanks very much
Lovin the singing 🇮🇪🍀💚
Thanks Liz 🙏
I've noticed that most yurts are designed without eave overhangs. Roof water simply runs down the exterior walls where it can penetrate around openings, disrupt foundations and freeze on side walls in during cold seasons. It's not a good idea for a permanent dwelling. Also it appears that R-values often are 100% dependent on foil bubble wrap of varying thickness; insulation performance claims and values of these products are generally unsupported and highly disputed by reputable construction thermal testing. No one seems to make allowance for the impermeability of PVC tarp exterior coverings. Interior trapped moisture vapor can be controlled, but it should be designed into the project.
Hi Terry. This yurt has definitely been put through it’s paces this last month. Non stop rain and wind. We don’t often get frosty round these parts and our yurt is insulated with sheep’s wool and I have built the platform with 50mm PIR insulation. We had a big cold snap recently and so far no cracks in the footings. I spent a lot of time vibrating them getting all the air out so hopefully they should stay strong. The canvas on ours is a breathable material not pvc although that being said our friends not far from us when replacing the canvas had one made from pvc as it’s so wet here and they say it works much better for them. Time will tell I guess. We are living in the yurt while I renovate the cottage and so far we love it :)
Thank you for the video. Great job putting up the yurt. Just subscribed to your channel. My dream is to live in a tiny house or yurt someday on a beautiful piece of land. You inspire many to follow a dream. Beautiful song as well. Thank you.
Thanks Walter 🙏
wow - i like your voice and this song. the yurt is great!
Thanks Barbara
Hello Bruce, new subscriber here from the Philippines. Really was amazed at what you guys are doing. Thank you for showing us a glimpse of your homesteading.
Thanks very much for watching :)
That's a really well crafted song, excellently performed sir! Like everything you put your hand to, it's impressive! Great voice too! Ok, my compliments jar is now empty!!
Thanks very much for all the kind words
Amazing voice! Keep singing and writing! We want more!
Thanks David 😊
Fantastic Bruce! Great singing too!
Thanks Mark
Wow!! Very talented you are -- Builder, biker, awesome video taking & editing skills, and a singer?! Wait, what else 🙌
😂 I think that’s it now
Yay! Beautiful Music too! Blessings Abound!
Thank you 🙏
Great song!
Thanks John 🙏
Wonderful!
Well done - it’s looking great. I want one!
It’s a great space
I hope your family survives the winter.
Thanks russell. We have already done a winter and it’s lovely and warm with the little stove going. We even had snow last year :)
Great work getting it all done so fast!
And massively impressed with the song at the end, a man of many hats
Thank you 🙏
Wow, wow and WOW 💜🧡 What a great song 🧡💜 You need to do more 🧡💜 Great Job 🧡💜 Lovely!!!
Thank you. I will I’m sure
Hi Bruce 😊, we’ve just binged your channel for the last 2 weeks, Awe Bruce what a surprise at the end ,I was just thinking what a lovely song and it zoomed in to you!, bloomin’ luv that song 🎶, what a beautiful singer you are! honestly is there anything you can’t do? 😁 Yurt looks fantastic well done, me and the hubby love your channel it’s fab seeing your lovely family and all the cute animals, thanks for sharing your journey ,take care Tam and Belle 😊
Thanks and welcome 🙏 appreciate the support
What a song and voice and Yurt.
Thanks 🙏 the yurt has come out amazingly
Great video. Great song at the end. More of your music in your videos please. Bravo.
Thanks. I have plenty of other songs so I may put another in sometime :)
New subscriber! Beautiful song, beautiful yurt. 👍
Thanks for subbing! :)
Wow, that will be a nice little house to live in. Love your song
Thanks 🙏 we can’t wait to move in :)
Great video, you all look so happy and contented, it's heartwarming.
We had a great time this week
Beautiful song and awesome effort on the Yurt
Thank you Jo 🙏
Love your Yurt and your Singing !
Thanks Sidni
We're drinking plenty of water. Looks like canal water or beer 😅
Beer has water in it 😂
Absolutely gorgeous, what a view, what a nightmare to put up. Time to move in and move on with your stone house. Well done guys and neighbour and friends 👏
Thanks Danny it came out great 😊
Some tune there Bruce.
Wonder if I'd find it if I do a search 🤔👌😁
That one isn’t released :)
Class vlog Guys,yurt looks super...super tune at the end to finish it off...(knew its was your voice)
I wondered who would guess before they saw
Well done Family 🤗. You are a truly inspirational 👍
Thank you grace
Lovely! What do you like best about your yurt vs others you have seen?
Round wood chestnut poles are great. Really strong but flexible in the wind. Oak crown is really good and the way the roof attaches to the wall stops wind getting in underneath.
Just two words, excellent, enjoy!
Thanks Joseph
Love the yurt, but loved your voice and the song more. You are very talented.
Thanks Marian that’s very kind of you to say
Love the yurt . fantastic job so happy for ye, and the song wow absolutely brilliant. ❤️👍
Thanks Leesa
Fantastic! Congratulations on your new home!
Thanks Anne
Wonderful Bruce cracking job great space to be. Love the song be great to meet up for a play dueling Matons we're in Galway and have plenty of space too 😀 😉
Thanks Nick. I have wanted to come to Galway for a busk
Song at the end ...Shazam it ...oh wait 😂handy man all round !
Haha maybe it can be Shazammed at some point if I release it
@@OffGridBruce really hope you do realise it , it'll bring a lot of happiness to a lot of people
Just found your channel and loving it,it’s a joy to watch your progress
Thanks Deb
Well done everyone, what a great space 🙏🏻
Thanks John
I am blown away. This is the most gorgeous one I’ve ever seen. The doors the glass wooden doors have a panoramic view. Do you have a model number or anything because I would really like to look into this. I live in Florida right now and I’m getting ready to give up all of us and buy a piece of property off grid and this is absolutely amazing. And how large is yours?
I got it from the yurt workshop and it’s 21ft
Well done. Yurt is amazing. Loved this video, great music and drone footage.
Thanks Jean
Could listen to you all day
Thank you
Great work, great singing 👍🎶
Thank you 🙏
Well done all, and looks like for once the weather was on your side :)
Thanks stein. What a summer!
Love the yurt…LOVE the song!!
Thanks Michele
Love it, gorgeous space, 💖 and song 🙂
Thanks Caitriona :)
Nice job mr & mrs off grid Bruce..
😂 thanks 🙏
Bloody brilliant……. You two are great.
😊 thanks