LIVING IN A SHIPPING CONTAINER IN HAWAII ∙ Off-Grid Tiny Home & Permaculture Forest
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- Опубликовано: 8 ноя 2024
- My friends in Hawaii are living off-grid in a converted tiny house shipping container. They're creating a permaculture forest by planting fruit trees on their land on the Big Island. They're also using a compost toilet, solar panel, and rain water catchments.
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Thank you Kathleen for making this video and being the final push we needed to get our channel up and running once and for all! Documenting our journey and being able to show others how we are doing this off grid adventure is super motivating. Stay tuned for more videos to come! Mahalo 🤗🤙🦎🌸
OffGridHawaii very cool!
awesome set-up guys. super practical, almost no moving parts which can break. very close to how i will do it. i see so many tiny houses which are almost as energy intensive and maintenance requiring as a regular sized home, they give me anxiety lol. look forward to seeing your progress
You have a beautiful home. It looks like you have more than just a permaculture garden, you have ohana. Hawaii is the best place to live, and I miss it so much. Mahalo.
OffGridHawaii Wouldn't it be better if you guys would put that battery of your solar panel somewhere on the ground, so it cant't fall ??
Other than that you guys are super lovely :) Wishing Everybody the Best for themselves and Infinite Love, Peace and Balance to Everybodyyy :)
preyfan that was actually the first plan, but we decided against because because we wanted the bottom space for the dresser, also it was more wire to run, and we didn't want my nephews touching it. We plan on closing that top shelve off so it won't be a problem. Aloha!
Nice to see honest people doing these video's. No agenda, no attitude, its nice. Just honest people doing their thing. Thanks
It makes me so inspired to see people who are helping the earth instead of polluting it 🌱
Can I suggest that you line the walls of your shipping container with Acoustic foam panels? They are nice insulation and they also absorb sound.
Very inspirational, such a lovely little earthship.
Wishing we were 50 years younger---Great job there "guys"
if i wee 50yrs younger id be in oahu, thats where i was
Inspirational video. How can you not believe in this stuff?? Such a better way of living. This couple rocks!!!! New fan from NZ...
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hey ,if anyone else wants to discover container home floor plan try Corbandy Container Crusher (do a search on google ) ? Ive heard some extraordinary things about it and my friend got amazing success with it.
Super awesome! Thank you so much. My boyfriend and I have lived off grid for over 3 years and wouldn’t want it any other way. I love all of your videos and beautiful friends. Peace to you 🙏💕🙂
For the rain water collection, you can build an easy charcoal filter that fits in the container.
Beautiful video of a charming couple living a happy life.
I am so happy just to be able to see this. This is like a dream! I cant believe they did this. Genius
permanent vacation . quality and quantity of life . much love thanks for sharing your dream/reality
That is so friggin awesome!!!!! Usually states have building codes, however, it doesn't look like Hawaii (or at least the big island) has any. I cannot believe more people are not living like that. The only thing I'd do differently is spend a few bucks on a toilet seat, put a few pieces of wood on the side and be able to sit down. I also did not see a window, maybe i missed that. Because wouldn't the misquotes come in when leaving the side doors open? Other than that, everything is bad ass!!!!!! They are livin the dream!
RAW FOOD PHILOSOPHY I've researched & foumd out that its actually better for us to squat during elimination. Years ago thats how it was done, but things changed over time. And they were saying that their not finished with the container, its more of a temporary setup so, maybe windows will then, be added. 😊
Ya, i've heard that too, about the squating. However, i've tried it when i go camping and it is uncomfortable for me. Yet, i do feel like the poop just slides outta me doing the squat......except for the one time where it got on my ankle
we will continue to have you all in our prayers,love your videos,keep on loving life, laugh, keep on keeping on evelyn /don.
AloHa! Mahalo for the video. An inspiration to express life, heartfelt thoughts to create habitat, permaculture , Aloha lifestyle. Malama 'Aina
New subscriber here. Wow that's amazing, always wanted to go to Hawaii. People that live off grid amaze me. Great job!
You two are just great! Living large in a small way! Dig the peace sign! Keep keeping it real!
I love how humble they are
Very creative and workable ways of surviving well. Thanks!
I know of that area, too much rain (but I guess its better too much than not enough). .... I decided to move to Miloli'i, on the Kona side with my wife. I would recommend building a screened in enclosure on top of your shipping container using a minimal amount of wood and a large overhang of corrugated roofing (flat top or shed style, easy simple cheap).. oh and for curtains you can get any kind cloth at Walmart... You can always wall it in latter.... you got the right idea to add plants, it brings value to your land incase you want to sell it latter, which most people do as they get older there...
Paint the roof of your container with reflective white paint, will be alot cooler
Michael Brown it's Hawaii it doesn't really get that hot
Wow! This is totally awesome housing!!! It's amazing how FEW ITEMS (material things) we actually need to be happy:-) Minimalism is wonderful!
Cool actually been thinking about living off the grid
So cool. It's inspiring to see you them living happily with so little. Keep it up!
New Brunswick Canada is great for retirement at the moment (meaning purchasing land or houses at very attractive prices. Of course the real estate will not boom to make 2x -4x on investments, but its just a great peaceful safe place to live.
that what i do here in Quebec Canada flip containers into home while growing and being on shrooms [cambodian cube] just love my life
Love this video planning to do something like this ....wonderful people
That's Super Cool! I gotta come check this out.
Dude, I love it. All you need is about 3 containers and then you could connect them and screen them in. Tell me how you survive. Do you catch fish for food ? How about a boat ? Do you own one ? Can you cut trees for the wood ?
Sweet, this is pretty cool! Great to see this channel, thanks for posting.
Cool! I’m doing something similar here in the mountains of Puerto Rico. Hope to start a RUclips channel once I can get a camera.
I came out less awkward than the other video, yay! I miss you, I hope all is dandy on the motherland. Hawaii misses you too :)
⭐thx
That was great! I left them a fun question.
What a Fortune life. This sparked something in me.
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Great video!!! Very resourceful
Mankind's perpetual desire to return to the Garden of Eden.
this is my dream. HI was to expensive tho, lived there two years, and there was no way to escape capitalism, greed, corruption, or the needy overreaching gov, and the being forced to be plugged into them kine deal.. =( I hope they have a revolution there soon and free themselves from modern day slavery and go back to being one with the aina and welcoming anyone else that wants to live in peace and harmony with the aina there as well. been looking into the country of Jamaica as a cheaper alt but still be on a island... tho i feel my heart will always be in HI.
My husband is jamaican, and I'm planning to live off grid there too! Currently working in Europe, and I don't want to live like that...
Good job guys. Keep it up. To the person whom asked about dangerous life. Wash your crops good as you could get sick. Really sick if you get rat lung disease. It's from rat to slugs that crawl on plants. Best I can do. Look it up. Just be cautious and wash veggies good before consuming. I'm in Puna. Take care !
y'all are awesome!
THAT`S AWESOME INNOVATION YOU TWO.
Great place. Thanks
Modern Humans using Ancient Wisdom from Mother Nature.
congrats. envious of your free struggle. Hope to join someday soon.....
I would like to know if they have done something to avoid the container oxidation... I wonder to make a container tiny house in a site i own, but there's too much trees, and my city is very rainy.
In a odd way this is so awesome. Good luck to you both.
YOU GUYS ROCK!!!! ALL THE BEST
I watched this vid with sound off n all I could think was what is the nature of these people's relationship
We're roommates. Lovers. Best friends. Partners. Kathleen is our homie.
paulina i love your video I’m new and moving to Hawaii starting in Hilo I’d love to meet you guys. I’m going to buy a container also thank you I hope you two are doing well hugs and kisses....❤️❤️❤️
Kathleen Black! 😘😍😋😍🖤💜😘😍😋😍🖤💜 are we woke as f****** :-))) Just found you on Ralph's channel. Had to check what you do. Lovely. Living off-grid seems absolutely the way to go. Fantastic friends
Love it! 💕🌺💕
I like you guys, simplicity is beautiful......
I love this video. & I see you have tons of interessting videos i'd love to view. New subbie 🤗😊
Loveeeeeeeeed
Great video seem like very nice people good on them take care 😊👍
it's a wonderful video. do informative. But hard to watch with the music in the background. I enjoyed it all but that. 💛
Genius couple. Best of luck.
Well, I wouldnt say genious... Lol but thanks
Are you able to stay on your land as long as you want without permitting a build? What about the minimum 880 square foot required for any home must also have running shower and toilet? How are none of the rules apply to what you are livin in? Or can you do as you wish, just without power and water/sewage from county? Please let me know I am attempting this on my own. I have a lot in Nanawalle Estates. Thanks
Do some research, there's different laws regarding permits depending on your subdivision and if it's ag land. Nanawale estates has tons of offgrid unpermitted places. Sometimes it really comes down to who your neighbors are what's gonna fly or not.
Well I’m happy for you guys good for you. I think what your doing is just dandy live your life the way you see fit......❤️🇺🇸
I Plan on building a Container cabin for my frequent vacations on the Big Island. You can buy land on Hawaii Island for 10-20k an acre.
But where did the container come from?
Fantastic video, Mahalo!
Did you have to do much cleaning and prepping of your container before you moved stuff into it? I used to rent a container in Hilo, and it smelled a bit foul because it had wood siding or flooring in it, and the wet conditions of East Hawaii can really make a funky smell inside those things.
Ours was pretty clean. It smells if we keep it locked up too long. Takes constant airing out and cleaning to control the smell and mold
I have researched this and read to live in a shipping container your land must be a minimum of 3 acres and zoned as agriculture, any info about this?
@@KathleenHawk I was referring specifically to Hawaii County, I know some communities have CCR rules that are separate from Hawaii county zoning. I also read that accessory houses don't need a permit but the main house must be permitted. I'm getting all my information from John b rogers on YT and the affordable portable housing website. He seems pretty knowledgeable. I am interested and always wanted to build a container place but due to certain code laws its looking less attractive. Alaska for example has no code laws or permits needed for container homes but in Hawaii theres lots of limitation not only on building but size minimums. Which is ironic when you think about what a shipping container is originally designed for, being able to be stacked 7 high, on a swaying ship, with excess of 50 tons of force on it, i'm pretty sure its structurally safe to be inside one. Build as you go is a cool idea, starting with one and getting to 3 floors but you can't start with one if there square foot minimums involved. This law is in place to keep out low income people I believe.
Fantastic 👍👍
Wow its just a shipping container with a mattress and a futon?
And don't forget the itty bitty tiny kitchen!
what a great video! thank you;)
felicidades, espero poder vivir así algún día.
How big is that shipping container? 40 or 53’ Long? Thanks and cool video
40'
This is awesome, hard workers xd
Wow informative enjoyed the video
Really cool
how much did your container cost?
you're all so fried hahaha not just growing fruit i see
You could have dug a 6 feet hole and for two people it would last easy 5 years. I did that when i was living in an rv in the country. In a week you can dig 6 week easily. A foot a day is no big deal.
If they did dig a hole they wouldn't get more than 5 inches before they hit solid lava rock. Then they would have to crack out a jackhammer or rock drill to get any deeper. I helped a construction guy who would install cesspools using a rock drill and dynamite ....
Quick question : I've seen a few videos about shipping containers as homes BUT, don't they get hot in the Sun? If I've missed something obvious, sorry.
Yes, shipping containers get really hot in the sun. There are several things you can do to keep em cool such as insulate, paint the roof white, have plenty of ventilation and breeze... We've made some videos about it on OffGridHawaii channel if you want to check those out.
Thanks. Speaking of white roof. I have travel trailer that someone recommended a 'special ' paint for roof, white, that helps reflect heat/sun.
Awesome! Trying to buy land is so crazy expensive, is there a way to least some where or someone with land that would rent out?
They should really look into bucket compoosting. Smaller more accessible trash bins with holes drilled into the bottom to let urine and other liquids out. Cover with saw dust or wood shavings after use and then change out the bins every time they are almost full. Then put the covered buckets some place where they can sit for about a year and then you have well rotted compoost! Great for giving plants a real nice feed. It's true not to put around vegetable plants for about 2 years.,until it has really had time to break everything down that may be harmful. Great idea for permaculture. Anyone interested in permaculture should check out the youtube channel Bealtaine Cottage. Goddess inspired permaculture in Ballyfarnon, Leitrim West Ireland
As we all know...squatting prevents deseases!! :-)))
What next, sunshine? Really ?
oh... this should be taken very seriously :-P
Nice work, Interesting.
which Island are you on?
Did you purchase or lease the land?
How does Hawaii look zoning wise at off grid living?
Where and how much do you buy containers and how are they deliveredGreat job.
Those are a lot of detailed questions. Check out our offgridhawaii channel for some answers
thank you
is there a lot of condensation in the shipping container?
Are those plants indigenous to Hawaii ? Can they in any way threaten the existing Flora& Fauna or its delicate balance ?
That's a great question. There are many invasive species already on the island that are a threat to native O'hia forests. We are trying our best to preserve the O'hias that are on our land by planting around them instead of cutting them down as much as possible. And we are planting as many of the edible plants that are well established that were brought to the island by the polynesians and other well adapted tropicals.
paulina Good work then👍, we need to take care of mother nature in a durable and responsible way aided by education, thumb's up.
Lol that dude looks and sounds like a mellow Charlie day
Hi guy's. I just watched this video, and I love everything you are doing, except :0) storing the gas cans in the ISO container. Gas or any hydrocarbon releases benzene over time. The release is amplified with heat. Benzene is a carcinogenic and breathing the fumes can lead to lung cancer over time. Anyways, just my 2 cents :0) stay healthy!:0)
Your welcome! :0) A hot plate would be good. The cost of solar should continue to drop in the future. It's good for the planet as well. :0)
Plug up the hole, so rats don't get in. ( bottom of door) Very nice. Beautiful property.
the geckos like getting in thru there ;)
azalea5560 that's where the small nature friends come in.
Christopher E. Pineda we are particularly fond of the geckos here. Theyre exrremely beautiful and have an adorable little face plus they eat the bugs that get inside 🦎🤙
I want to do that!
I am going to do this. Thank you.😍😘🤪😀
Put more info on how to get a container delivered to your property.
Nikola Tesla knows what's up. But typically just get in contact with your local shipping container seller and they will have the proper trucks to deliver them.
love the setup but my ass would fall in the potty lol
Very nice set-up. You guys have obviously put a lot of work into your piece of Paradise. Are you bothered much by the noisy frogs, volcanic vog, or the glass particulate that enters the air when the lava flow hits the water? Did you guys do the leveling of your container by yourselves? Or did you hire someone to grade or scrape the site? Are you concerned about the rat/slug sickness? I know some people are putting two containers side x side with a 10ft. breezeway in between and a simple roof over the top of the two. Have you seen anyone do that? I wish you two the best. I used to live in Hilo and owned some lots in Puna.
We're not bothered by the frogs nor the vog nor the laze. Levelling was very simple. Driveway was screpee out by a guy. People do that with their containers, it's net if you really like containers
I hope their property was not in Leilani Estates in Puna. Pele is making her way to ocean and changing the landscape and adding to the island.
No, we we're thankfully safe from the lava flows last year :) 🙏
hey if you can do it, more power to you!
Hi I wanted to know if i could do this? Could i live here with them, and is it near the beach or atleast low elevation so its not cold at night?
You can't live with us! 😅
I love them 😊 I made a video with them too!
Yes! I am haha. late comment...
GoVegan! Gytis Hi. I cant find the video, a link would be a appreciated, Thanks 😊
Awesome :)
Aloha
no windows. no ventilation. this is why people get a bad first impression of the tiny home movement, and fight it.
Just gorgeous. You are. Have 84 acres in clover valley. Your lovely
whats the ratio of pee to water please,, and can it be put on the leaves or just around it.. thanks for all
10 to 1 water to pee. Foliar spray is fine. Experiment :)
curious about the land cost?
An arm and a leg
Are there any poisonous animals reptiles or insects down in Hawaii?
There are pretty much no harmful animals in Hawaii. However, there are centipedes that can bite and hurt really bad and pesky fire ants that bite. The most serious thing is there are rats and slugs/snails that carry a parasite that can give you meningitis (ratlung worm disease). Other than that there are wild pigs that will completely destroy your garden if you don't take preventative measures.