CABIN TOUR | HOW A FAMILY OF 5 LIVES OFF GRID IN THE WINTER | A Self Reliance Journey // EFRT S8 EP5
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Awesome content guys. Just as a quick tip for the water hole, instead of breaking so much ice each time for the water put a bunch if pine tree branches (enough to cover the hole) then cover it with snow, and the next time you come back it won't be frozen over much. Easy access to water...
This method works well, I've seen people do it.
Good idea! That's the way it was done back in the old days. I remember my Dad doing this for ice fishing holes too. Later on when pink Styrofoam came out he started using that instead. The holes were always marked with sticks for safety.
New subscriber here. I’m so fascinated with your lifestyle and I will be watching all your videos
I think that living off the grid is great especially away from big brother. You have done a fantastic job. The only upsetting thing is to see a black bear skin on the wall. When I went to rockies Canada is saw many and the idea to kill them is barbaric. They have as much right to be on this planet, maybe more than us. They kill for food. You kill for pleasure. In UK that is just cruelty. We love animals.
@@pamela-mm7juI feel the same way about killing for sport, but I would imagine that that bear skin has been part of this cabin for decades if not a past generation. Throwing it away does nothing to bring the bear back but it does spark conversation about how one wants to live with nature so I personally do not fault this family for having it on the wall.
OUTSTANDING !! Content and editing guys. We all are learning so much from you all living off-grid especially during the winter months. I totally love all of your amazing adventurous videos. Thank you so very much for sharing. Stay safe always.
Old man Winter...definitely took a long time to arrive but with this Cold snap I am sure the thinkness of the ice on the lake is much safer....As for the beauty in the cinenamatography....it is unmatched and love how various family members take time to be the narrator of each story told!! It truly is a family affair and as DAD said....NO one said it would ever be easy ( prophetic at that) ...but nothing is ever worthwhile if it isnt easy!!!! Cheers, and hope 2023 brings your family .....health, happiness, and growth!!! Warmest of regards, 1000 islands ontario!!!
I really love the recap video and thanks for sharing the little cabin. It looks fantastic. 😊 The new edition really makes a whole lot more room. -35. Ouch 🥶🥶🥶 Ok 👌🏼 🔥🤠🔥Camping Russ out
The BEST video I've seen so far Explains EVERYTHING you need to know to be off grid and allows you choose alternatives also doesn't waste time with needless cooking footage and putting us through even more wasted time making us watch you eat it. Very educating for beginners A lot of important topics to best be prepared.. Exactly what I need to know BEFORE I take my FIRST step. Thank You
Glad it was helpful!
I happen to enjoy the food prep and sharing of the end result, but I do like that it isn't in every video!
Awesome video as always. It always a good day when The Epic Family Road Trip uploads a new episode. Can't wait to see the kids in OX's Nordic series. Prayers for all of y'all.
Thank you
Awesome way to spend Sunday morning, with the van Stralen Family! The introduction today was exceptional. The photography with its music was beautiful!! The cabin shot in the snow should be framed, so you always remember the beauty of you cabin in the snow.
It was simply wonderful and will watch it again!
This was very informative about how life has gone off grid in the dead of Winter. Delighted you can get safely on and off the island now for needed supplies. It sounds like all the preparations you made were worth the effort. But, it was a major amount of work. I think the next time you overwinter on the island will be so much easier than this first year has been. What a simply grand adventure this has been. Thank you for taking us along with you.
I have enjoyed every single minute of it. You put out superior videos, and everyone seems to have an eye and ear and creative ability to produces this outstanding product.
You’re welcome. Thanks for watching and for sharing your thoughts and comments. We appreciate it.
I dont comment often but we both love your videos. I continue to be impressed with the production quality not just in the technical aspect but also the storytelling. You are an inspiration to others working to create quality content.. Thanks for sharing your life on the island..
Thanks guys! Also thank you for your support!!
Looks beautiful there. I loved winter tent camping when younger now I do not know if I would like it as much. The cabin looks awesome. Stay safe and healthy.
So interesting to get more details about how daily life is going after watching all the preparations last year- thank you!
Our pleasure!
What was the music in the beginning?
Great video.
I will try to look it up and post it to the description. Thanks
Opening segment photography was beautifully done - take a bow from someone who used to make a living as a photographer/videographer.
Looking at getting one of the remote communication devices as a backup before a trip to Death Valley NP, much of which has no cell service.
Question: Are you considering getting the mobile version of Starlink to use when you return to the road?
See you next week.
Absolutely obsessed. So glad I found your channel! Thank you for peaceful, High quality material. Love the cabin!
So glad you found our channel. Thank you for watching. Have a wonderful day.
where in Canada with out giving away your location are you in Canada around if i can ask
Ontario Canada. 👍🏻
NEW SUBSCRIBER. LOVED THE INTRO & EDITING. PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF, AND WHERE IS THE ISLAND? LOOKING FORWARD TO MANY MORE VIDS AND ADVENTURES. NURSE JUDI IN SCOTTSDALE AZ. GOD BLESS
Thank you for subscribing. The Island is in Ontario Canada. Have a wonderful day.
I really love your family!! I love your place, every activities that you can do in your place is always a family bonding. Much Love from Philippines
You must be pretty wealthy to do what you want to at your age! I have absolutely nothing against being wealthy, it's our American way. I guess you're from Canada. I haven't read your website yet though.
Most interesting episode!!! I love what you are doing. 🏡 🔥💡🎶🎶🎶🤗❤️
You guys have done so much…..but you humbly recognize that you still have more to learn. One of the refreshing aspects of your channel! Just love the way your family works together to take on the daily chores!
Thanks for that!
What an amazing journey! I'm so glad to see your nearly adult children taking part in this journey so they can continue it with their families 😊 Being self-sufficient and self-sustaining is probably the one of the most important life lessons we can teach and hand off to our children and grandchildren. To just rely on the land with the help of modern technology, Who'd have ever thought? 😊 Thank you for sharing and Merry Christmas!
HEY! Good Sunday morning to everybody and thumbs UP to Epic Family! 👍
Good morning. Happy Sunday!
Good afternoon and happy Sunday 😀😀😀
I don't know if it's all camera, but you and your wife have an amazing home and even more important you have a great family. Your family seems to be very close and polite with each other, be safe.
Thank you!
Is the ice thick enough to support the weight of the jeeps could you plough your own ice road? To the cabin?
In most spots, it is probably thick enough for that but we would have to cross a spot we call the narrows, which doesn’t freeze thick enough due to flowing water.
Epic family I could live there all the time ! Beautiful!❤
Great video, Thanks Pete. Did you ever think about fitting one of the Jeeps with Max Trax's for the winter? Or possibly a side by side with Trax that way you can use the machine all year round rather than a seasonal snow machine. Safe travels, Perry
It’s an option 👍🏻
What a beautifull family and life you guys have builted for yourselfs! The way you share it with others is truly inspiring and joyfull!
Warm greetings from Ericeira, Portugal!
Thank you so much!
What a GREAT overview of your off-grid lifestyle!! Stay Safe!!
Thank you! Will do!
Great details; I really appreciate that! I’m very happy you are all doing well and enjoying your winter. Well done Epic Family!! Beautiful cabin!
Our pleasure!
Wow… amazing you guys have live in NZ before coz im married to a Kiwi guy.
Happy Sunday, Epic family! This was a wonderful treat. Thank you! May God bless you all.
As much as I like the snow dogs, I like the modern snowmobiles more. They are faster so you can drive out of iffy situations. Snow dogs are more maneuverable in tight spaces but lack the speed and agility of snowmobiles. Thanks for the cabin tour. Good luck fishing, I still haven't been out yet,lol.
I agree completely, I hope snow dog sponsored them
👍👍👍👍👍, Thank you for spending the time to covering all the "in's and out's" of being prepared for a winter stay. Also the winter scenery at the beginning of your vlog was incredible to say the least !
Our pleasure!
Quelle paysages magnifiques 🤩. Voilà une maison et un environnement dans lequel l’on peut prendre le temps de vivre et de profiter de sa famille👌 vous nous faites rêvé. Grosse bises de France 🇫🇷
Beautiful cabin, but i guess people have a different view of off grid.
Off the grid for me is no phone 📱 no RUclips, no annoying people,,, disconnected
Yes! We were sitting here like how is this off grid? In my eyes they're still dependent on easily accessible items. So this might be high class off grid. I feel I struggle more in everyday life than them roughing it!
God has certainly provided you with a wonderful location for your adventure
as always your footage is epic. As spectacular snow is I could not image living in it. 🤣 Too use to warm weather here in Queensland Australia.
i dont think i would get solar system with no solar panels that must be a lot of fuel to charge them solar batteries , just saying . but it is very sweet cabin they live in
Solar panels will be installed soon 👍🏻
First time watcher, fabulous build. Only issue I can see is the camera is on you instead of what you are showing and talking about. As in the water heater, you were saying “ this part here is where the water comes out” but the camera is still basically on you talking. I would rather the camera be on what you are showing us throughout your talk. We saw glimpses of the heater but have no idea as what you are explaining.
Other than that very interesting 👏🙏
Very informative! And lastly, for live entertainment we have Lando! 🤩
Screw-on lids are available for 5-gallon buckets. They effectively seal the buckets an are much easier to deal with than push-on ones shown in your videos.
It’s amazing we’re learning so much things about serving in winter weather and thanks for shearing your amazing experience with us thanks once again
You are so welcome!
You have done your best to ensure a comfortable and safe life for your family on the island.Greetings!
Thank you all, 0:12 for allowing us to literally come into your home. This recap of your preparations and thoughts shows hard you have worked to accomplish your family’s goals.
We are appreciative of the fine production quality and hard work it requires to accomplish your daily tasks.
From Midcoast Maine ❤️👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks for that! Have a wonderful day!
Thank you so much for sharing the way you live and survive. The skills that are used every day are amazing to see.😊
Oh and we have a helicopter a phone call away.
Everyone does really. There are several heli services that service Islands here.
Dear hearts, thank you for giving us a tour of your beautiful, cozy cabin. And also great valuable survival tips. You planned and thought about the most important things you needed to survive the winter. Take care of yourselves, be safe. Until your next video. No, I didn’t forget about Lando. Please, give him a big hug for me! God bless you all!!
Wow you have really thought of everything. Such a great protector. Like seriously. Great job parents.
Thank you so much!
Awesome job guys and girls
Love the musical score! Commenting for the algorithm and subbed
Also... consider burying a water line in when you can
Thanks for subbing!
Beautiful cabin with well-researched solutions to cope with off-grid life! Impressive
That's called deep pockets.
Good Morning and what a great video. Have a great Sunday to you all 💗.
So from what I just heard is you’re going through 200 to three hundred gallons of propane a month? $1200 US dollars, what does your solar do in the winter?
Sorry I mistakenly said gallons I meant lbs. it’s about $300 per month in the winter and $150 / month in the summer.
When I was at my brothers big cabin the men went to get water they pulled away the pine tree branches and just wire moved light ice as they scooped clean water and covered up with branches and snow on top. Once water came in his wife ran it threw a cleaner and then hot tea nice. I believe he has about 90 half gallon jars of dehydrated food's along with dry goods it's a different living but game night, puzzle's, art books and card's one needs to have self time. But if your from the city you freak you go potty out side in a coffin standing not really but felt like it.
The sister really got blessed with some good looks . She kinda looks like Megan Kelly 😳.
I too live on a island, but I am in the Southern Bahamas. Of course we don’t have snow here but we are in Hurricane alley, but in the 30+ years down here we have never had a Direct hit. My large 6 bedroom 7 bath home sits 90 feet above high tide. The basement is all concrete and about 2000 sq ft. With 2 bedrooms 1 bath and kitchenette. The 3 floor is my office & ham shack. We are all Solar powered here with 20,000 gallon water catchment system+ a 20x30 pool all freshwater. No cars, but solar powered golf carts to get around the 700 acre island. I also have an air strip and I am a Pilot. We store lots of food, we raise chickens, rabbits and have wild hogs running free. It is amazing what you can grow here with a 12 month growing season. Once a year I fly to Oregon and shop at Azure Standard for meats, grain & spices. Then about every 2 months I fly to Homestead Florida where a Walmart superstore is right next to the airport and have a Mail Drop for Amazon packages. I do own a car, Land Rover Defender 130 wagon / camper that I leave with my son in Northern Idaho. I spend Christmas with his family then go to Quartzsite, AZ to see old friends and play music till all hours of the night. By March it’s back to the Bahamas.
Wow, Amazing lifestyle! Hope you will still be able to have the freedom to travel in future days, but maybe your family can join you on your self sufficient island if all gets too "complicated" around us. It sounds lovely, but my heart would long for PNW mountains and snow so I would vote for Idaho 😉❄️🌲ps. That's why we're pre-cooking and freeze drying as much food as we can so hopefully could get by ok even during a long winter 😊🙏
Sounds awesome there. Thanks for sharing!
New Channel. Outdoor life brothers. Hunting fishing channel
Good idea 👍🏻
I devise a method to dramatically improve the insulation of any window, including the ones in your cabin. It's essentially a removable, but otherwise permanent, storm window on the inside. I'd be happy to explain what is but it's far too much to type.
That water set up in interesting but I am not sure I would use it. I am use to just heating up water on the wood stove and washing the dishes with the heated water afterward.
The epic family is stretching this filming and editing out too far, I can't ever get this time back so please speed it along my friends.
Noted!
Have you considered how to live without gas, propane and diesel?
Yes, that is what we are working towards. Have a wonderful day.
For your power needs:
Have you considered a wind generator?
Or a paneled roof on the barge that could remain in full sunlight and tilt for maximum gain during winter?
Assuming the barge would be ok frozen in to the lake a few yards off shore?
Rigged properly, the wiring would be small gauge and longer lengths would be feasible.
However, considering the cloud cover during winter and short days, the most cost effective system may be what you have: a generator.
Especially if you plan to spend summers exploring elsewhere.
We’ll definitely look into that option
Excellent!! There was so much good info in this video. Cheers-
I have never seen you keep a fish that you have caught so this answered my question of if you ever keep what you catch. Great video.
If you keep old windows then out on storm winter clear cover's on the outside, for one when your not there it will protect your cabin from moisture mold. Were in Oregon and we have snow but my brother's cabin takes a snow hit were you dig your door way out everyday. But he's been doing it for twenty five year's I think he's learning it's a next year better yep next year better ok .
Wheat berries? Do you mean wheat grain?
Yes, basic wheat grain. It preserves longer than flour, and can be ground into flour when needed.
Have a wonderful day!
YT ruins the YT experience
You need a AED machine also God for bid somebody’s heart stops. You should have it with you when you go on your expeditions . It tells you what to do specially, when you’re that far away from help even if your neighbors around you come for help.
Good idea
Nice video. I've been wondering how the off-grid life has been working out for you all, so far. Thanks for taking the time to tell us.
Btw, have you had any cases of "island fever" yet? :-)
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed the video. We haven’t had cabin fever as we spend most of our time outside. Hope you have a wonderful day.
mic check! otherwise love your stuff of course!
First and foremost I really love your channel. Your content is amazing. I’m from Manhattan NY and watching your channel and others and I can’t wait for my first camping experience NOT “GLAMPING” I’m so inspired every time I watch every new content. I have one question about this episode about making sure you’ve thoroughly thought of everything. I wondered how would you handle fire 🔥 “god fore bid. How would you handle that situation?
Blessings
Leah Ritchie
Yes, that is a good question which we can address on another video. Thanks for watching and have a wonderful day!
Hello from Malaysia… I’m your new subscriber ✌️
Thanks for subbing and thanks for watching in Malaysia 🇲🇾
This lifestyle is my dream lifestyle. Congrats to you and your family for achieving this! Best wishes on your continued success! 😊
Thank you!
Hi,
When i was young we had a cabin in the archipelago of Stockholm,
We had a Woodstove in the kitchen to kook on.
For the winter season we also had no running water but we had a well.
To heat water we had a 15 liter barrel with a tap coming out 10 cm from the side of the barrel.
We used this for doing the dishes and hand washing.
I saw you had a wood-stove and thought it may be good to have such a solution so you do not have to use propane for preheating water.
We had a similar solution at a scout camp using a milk canister and a water heating element connected with copper piping to the bottom and the middle for circulation.
The Water element was used as heat absorber in the fire.
This canister also had a tap and word spread fast in the camp of 400 persons.
I think the first solution is more convenient for you.
When the water is not used it will serve as a heat storage a while after the fire has gone out.
I love you Channel !!
Looking forward to the next video !!
Thanks for the tips!
Very nice footage and editing work.
Glad you enjoyed it
Two big questions, both critter related:
1) How do you avoid critter damage to your cabin while you are away; and
2) how do you protect and maintain the vegetable garden while you are away?
a good way to keep some pests away from the garden is to spread Coke on the plants. In India, they use Coke in all plantations to keep all pests away and it works perfectly. Eve those pests know Coke is crap, a poison. ;)
I know people put moth balls around to deter critters.
Human urine, dried deer blood or blood meal on perimeter and inside. You can buy it at garden centers and it becomes organic fertilizer
We employ all the methods in the comments below. As far as the garden, we have to let it grow wild when we are away although other family members are kind enough to look in on things for us from time to time.
What kind of gloves do you guys wear in conditions like this? Love the content amazing life style...
The warmest we can find. We don’t have one brand we recommend yet. Mitts are definitely the warmest
Simple Living Alaska, is a great vlog resource for gardening, preserving, hunting and fishing and their methods of butchering and preserving the protein.
So interesting what different places call the snow mobiles. Here in Alaska we call them snow machines. 😀. I loved learning about how you get warm water. I think your sewer staying unfrozen is going to be a challenge with less people using it. My friends sewer kept freezing with just one using it. This video was well done, so thorough!
Thank you. Yes we will need a solution for that going forward.
"How a family of 5 lives..." Big deal! Forty percent of the world lives on less than $2.50/day. No electricity, carry water from a distance and sleep on the ground. And wash all their clothes in a river.
Try that for your family, then come back with a real "human interest" story.
Yes, we’ve experienced that in Haiti.
So lovely, I really enjoyed this video, so had to comment a year after the fact. :) Thanks for sharing tour family's journeys and lifestyle with us. ❤
You are so welcome. Glad you enjoyed it!
Pretty slick presentation but the comment you made with respect to using any size tank to supply the source of bottled gas to your Mr. Heater could get someone killed via carbon monoxide poisoning. Some Mr. Heaters are only designed to work with specific sized tanks and gas a pressure. These have specific orifices designed to maintain pressure. Altering the size of the tank in some cases alters the pressure resulting in incomplete burning of the gases. Suggest you research this further.
He was referring specifically to the large hot water heater unit of that brand, not the space heaters. That unit is designed to accept up to a 20lb tank like he mentioned. However, we, too, wondered about the use of it in the kitchen without a vent... 🤔
Basically this is suburbia lifestyle away from suburbia..You guys would not survive a winter if you hadn't made sure you were surrounded by 5 star accommodations..The only concern I heard here is survival without a grocery store..lol..of course you'll survive you have sponsors,access to internet probably a podcast if not already.How can you fail??my opinion the internet is part of today's grid..In the event of total economic calapse,satellites down and trapped on island would you really be able to survive??
Of course, we could survive without Internet, and even without our batteries. If we had to we could live that way, but right now we don’t have to. Thanks for watching and have a wonderful day.
Nice cabin tour. All thd best...👍😎🇨🇦🔥❄🌲🐾📷
I haven’t heard anything about one thing,that is bears,I saw at the beginning of the video bears and they are very good at getting into places,you yourself said your windows aren’t super strong so bears would truly scare me,otherwise you thought of everything..just love it ❤❤
The bears hibernate in the winter and in the summer they don’t bother us as they are quite shy and stay away from humans mostly 👍🏻
Kickass!! Love to see those Louis Lamour books on the shelf! Timmy C Arizona
Great accomplishment but how the hell do you guys make a living? New Zealand and now this frozen island living. You tube can't be paying that much.
We initially travelled off of savings from my previous 30 years in business. We know generate income from content creation and videography.
You guys are living the dream
I'm not savvy in that freezing environment but you have shared invaluable info. God bless and take care of you and your Family.
Thank you!
Enjoyed your latest "walk around" installment. Thank you.....couldn't quite get the name of the Emergency communication device you 1st talked about.....Folio? ( The small rectangular device..2 sitting on your desk) Thanks & be safe & warm!
It’s a zoleo. www.zoleo.com
Hey lo e your show and wish my family was ore adventurous like yours. I have an off grid cabin that I don't live in ...yet! I purchased a pioneer maid wood cook stove and in the winter I will not even hook up the propane for the weekend it also has a water reservoir which could be your preheater.its heavy but I brought in myself with cumalongs and skidoo rollers. Also a skandic wt or super wide is your answer for sleds Although not as maneuverable as the Snowdogs what they will pull and go across is amazing.I have the swt expedition but the wt would do the job as well 20"&24" tracks.thanks love your show and content!
Thanks for the tips.
Awesome video
Nice Job All Happy 2023 .. Ok Carol time to show your cooking skills ? :) TC
Deal!
Too bad you can’t attach a snowplow blade in front of your snow dogs to push that snow out of your way
I have never seen actual screws that big hahaha took me by surprise
Clearly well put together. Bravo. Great job. Two questions. (1) What is the real dollar cost of being able to pull this off? My guess is it would require a surplus amount of wealth. (2) Instead of putting so much effort into documenting your survival cabin, which is very likely useless information for most people, why not a video editing 'how to' video?
Will do.
Wow superb family,you guys are really amazing.Very informative video of off grid cabin living.The content of the video is par of excellence.Stay bless.Warm wishes from Pakistan 🇵🇰
EXcellent video!!! Thanks for sharing.
Just discovered your channel! Awesome😊
Have you considered a hover craft type machine???
Yes, a hovercraft would work great for the freeze and thaw periods. They seem to be $40-$50,000 so we have some saving up to do. 👍🏻
When done with the outside chairs, turn them upside down. Keeps snow off them
Can you tell me what island you are located on? This is the first time I saw your RUclips channel. Thank you!
It’s a private island owned by our extended family so we can’t give out the name. It is located in the northern Ontario region of Canada. 👍🏻 thanks for watching. We are glad you found our channel. Have a wonderful day.