20 years ago an old Alaskan trapper told me “never build in a natural clearing “ he said if Mother Nature didn’t put anything there , there’s a good reason. I have a few cabins and have helped on a lot more but over the years as I hiked trough the woods I would find them clearing and I would think to myself why isn’t there any big trees here ? After a short investigation I would find the reason , swampy ground, big boulders , under ground streams , and all sorts of other reasons.
Your whole family and Dave's whole family is admired by myself and all of your subscribers, you people ROCK! Please keep the videos coming, we love them, Thanks!🥰🥰🥰
With a woman like Rose 🌹 anything is possible. Good to see Dave’s smiling face. Your girls have no clue deal how lucky they are to have such good parents
its a sertone fact of life, if the wife doesn't shear your mined on of grid living you are on a hiding to now wear that's for sertone A unhappy wife leads to a unhappy life . & the first hard winter they will be off to pesters new..
We have loved being off grid in Manitoba. It's been amazing and although we've only been here for a bit over a year we are still as excited for it as we were when we started. ❤️😊
We found that even though you pay cash for your land that it is still very expensive to go off grid especially way out in the woods with terrible access. The vehicle repairs were the most expensive. We found that buying an affordable house in the woods with great access is much more affordable for our particular circumstances. I believe everyone has their own different circumstances that could change what is most important about off grid property.
Most of my favorite people are all here! Gridlessness, Chad/Naomi and the girls, And Ed out on his remote mountain top in Alaska! Funny how we all endup in the same type of places!😊
We live in the northern ozarks of northern missouri and are working to go fully off grid there. Slow but sure. We heat, cook, heat water, and do our pressure canning using wood as our fuel. Also, since no spring close by, we do collect rain and snow water and also this year will have a ground water well. I have some solar panels and some small savonious rotor generators and most of them will come online this summer. But, we do have small solar battery chargers. We also reclaim almost all of our waste water with some of it used for toilet flushing. We grow some of our own food and this year will expand and have chickens. If we are ever close to not having enough water to go around, I do go to my favorite fishing lake and bring home water along with fish. We have reduced our water usage to about 900gal/month on average with summer months using more. We have one small greenhouse and will be building a larger one soon.
back in the early 70 i tried to migrate to Australia. but was told i would need 30 ,000 in the bank I nether grave Canada a second glans But if i had seen this then I would have done so today but to day I'm getting clos to my 80,s so I got to old to start now & i have arthritis in my joints. to boot. LOL.
Gridlessness you guys are passionate about being off grid, it's not preachy. Being passionate about something, usually means you will be successful at it. 👍
I poetically liked that pace you did on Electricity from wood. it is a sham you never did deliver part 3 of that episode. wood gas & it production is a pet project of mine & i have been promoting it for years, over them years there as been improvement & I have pointed out to you Jeffry, . Gas production is not as striate forward as one would think. Although the gas generator Jeffry as built Land's it self To becoming one of the best in todays Modern. builds to date In so much as it produces sufficient charcoal to predust a good gas. Let me exsplan what i am banging on about. first it the wood meny think it unessersery to dry the wood out to achieve a god gas supply. & as demonstrated really well in Jeffreys first start up he achieved gas But nut good combustion & not a good supply of regular gas. But he did get a cope as amount of water from his wood. Yes & this is water is the hart of wood gas production {H2/O}. see on garfish first start up he predust water just what he required But the design he built has one fatal floor. the charcoal colom most of the old gas generators had built in . As the combustion chamber allowing them to Bern as 2000/3000 c he later found A salutation that got it running But he predust is own charcoal to do so., alas The genarater must do that . In 1963 I had the same problem. an very old winter & i solve the problem, by building on to the gas generator A Charcoal colom & pull the damp smock in to it so the oxygen within the smock would be bernt off. this Enriched the gas As the flair & thus its grater octane & power . at the engine . In closing it impotent to quantify the water in the fibbers of the wood as lost energy if we are to dry it out so it can be used I say it that water in the wood fibres that make the gas genarater so viable. did you know if you build a charcoal colom pull air in at it base as you light it up It will produce monoxide gas. & a blue that will Bern & run you gen set. But if you drip water in too the Entrant's it will flash to stem & that steam entering the colom will have the Oxygen bernt away as it feed the farness whiten the vacuum & that will enrich the gas to a much improve hydrogen cooler of magnetar or yellow suitable to power a gen set, i have one to power my gas hatter on my patio. in closing the Point I am . drying wood is not the answer to good gas. it will be sufficient to ad results but. now but an engineered Salosh on must be adopted in Jeffreys system an admission of a charcoal colom will fix is amidite needs. for good gas. les England in quit sad i can.t get to your place for a visit . Ps, even gas predust that is damp can be used to melt snow & prudes good water . as it can melt snow or power a small boiler power a heating coil from the gas or gen set
So much inspiration,you guys need to come to Australia 🇦🇺,we’ll put y’all up at our little place in the bush as we call it,love to catch up with y’all and Dave….. Love your vids,keep them up🍺🍺🍺
The best place to go off grid is on an old sailing yacht. Wind is free, solar power is free and the food is free. You'll have a movable house that can move to any coast you'll need to be. When SHTF (idk, maybe a tyrant goes coo coo in the head?) you want to be able to sail away from all the hungry people on land, they will come and take what you have because they are hungry, they might even eat you if they are hungry enough. On the sea no one is hungry, there is plenty of food for everyone. Blessings and prayers from Sweden!
@@MyMy-tv7fd Thanx, with a reverse osmosis water maker and a Edison battery bank that lives 30+ years you can live self sustaining a loooong time. When fish is plentiful, catch all you can get, salt it and hang it to dry and you'll never starve!
@@Gridlessness I've bought an Albin Vega 27' and are rebuilding it for a life on the seas. They are cheap and bullet proof. If we are not watching the biblical end of the world, I will at least have a good time sailing and fishing!
I'm new to the group. You guys make homesteading and all the work that goes with, FUN! Wish I would've started when my kids younger! We're now 6 years in, northwestern Wisconsin. Keep great videos coming!
Well I think the fist thing about going off grid is that your marriage/ relationship is solid/simpatico - then the second is , is it affordable - If it wasnt for Rose's support .....
Greetings from the land of Blaze King. Thanks for the video again folks. For sure keeping one's debt load under some semblance of control has been important in our lives. All the best to you all.
Hey hey guys , My husband n I love love ur family , ur energy is absolutely amazing , u guys crack us up 😜👍🏽🙏🏼🎉 Kudos to u both …Ur daughters r living THE best life . Thanks for sharing ur journey 💫
What an amazing life you your girls have created. The girls are miles ahead of city girls when it comes to being able to survive in troubled times. My hat is off to your family. Well done to all the family members. If something happened (God forbid) you guys would not skip a beat. Your ready! God Bless you all.
Look forward to hear about that amazing campout that you will be sharing with people! And the amazing food that Rose will be cooking, I’m drooling over it, just the thought of it!!!
The three things you mentioned are very important, but the most important of all is your loving family. With them you can do anything, without them why even bother. Love the videos, keep 'em coming. All the best from N.W. Iowa, USA
This is awesome, thanks for the encouragement to go off-grid! I'm curious, how do you handle "waste management" off-grid especially in the middle of winter? Bathroom, shower, laundry, etc? Could you do a video on that?
Hey Gang, GREAT POSTING, Jeff, your words are very informative, educational and inspirational, Rose, thank you for putting up with him, LOLOL God's Good Blessings to you and your beautiful family keep up the good work, love U guys XOXOXO stay safe and healthy
But, the three(3) things no other place has that you have on your property... 1: A Beautiful Rose! 2: Your Beautiful Girls! 3: A "Hot Dave!" These can only be found at the Gridlessness Homestead! Thank You for these peeks into your lives!
Looks beautiful there. Might have been nice 8 years ago when I retired but now My Wife is 78 ,I am 71 and I doubt there is much Medical access where you are. I'm glad for you and your Family but We are going to stay here in Arizona where Snow is Rare .
I agree with you guy's wholeheartedly but it does take a healthy young family to do what you're doing. It would've been nice to have done early on what I'm seeing But it truly is a wonderful accomplishment that you have done and still doing, love it !
I've been off gris in the southern Rockies in New Mexico for years. There's a definite learning curve and you can't be allergic to hard work. All year around your working for your survival but it's well worth the effort. My retirement pension is better that $70k per year but I'm not going to be dependent of other's for my day to day life. The planned grid failures do not affect me, I am not dependent on the internet even though I have access. As a life long ham radio operator I have more reliable communications network than most people living in the city. I know what vegetation to harvest and how to grow a garden and let's not forget meat. Year around springs are abundant. Sometimes I can't get to town for months but that's ok, I don't need to go to town very often. My backyard is 15 square miles of freedom. It's not for everyone and to do it you must be fully committed otherwise don't waste your time. I'm 62 and having the time of my life.
I got a house on 4 acres in Suffolk Virginia 48,000 dollar need a roof and air conditioning and heat . It's not the prettiest house but I can put new windows and siding . I own it out right it only cost 1900 in taxes a year . Got a milk cow tons of chickens raised a bunch of steers. Thinking about selling everything and getting more land . Love watching anyone can do it .
You have to admit one thing.. you have a family that wants to live off grid. The support, the manpower, the love that I see in your family. It’s not for every family. And for a new couple just starting out off grid, you need support systems, whether it be friends or family. Knowledge will be a key component of your success.
My neighbor built a pizza oven, wire and stucco dome. Cooked with coals on the floor. The first pizza he had nothing, doe and tomato sauce and garden basil. Absolutely incredible.
So true my dad per chest our of grid place. we called the sowdlis in Wheaton Astern. Because it had no access to it & no powers supply. Not Even a working. Well in working order Back. It stud a to miles from the closest village & the only access was to walk the ad lands of field to get there. There was a dirt track that cows had uresd to get to the Felds But no vehicle access. So one important thing to look for is access to the land the les attritive it is, the less individuals will covert it & that will keep the price down .the sowdlis cost dad £,200. Quid . Their was no rat's as their was no power or water supply. later the local council imposed a £ (60 quid) a year rateable value on the house . But had contributed nothing to it access To water, My father Had to sink a well 50 feet to give us a good water supply He did this as he was a miner of coal. he all so built a hard road in to the property & one's done the local farmer who Wanted to ues. the iron road . But was soon informed they had refused to offer funding to build it so. They was not to be allowed to do so. i think their was one in the village that had contributed. Back in the start he was allowed access to is fields. but back when i was a lad we predust our own gas on a wood gas generator. & changed up batters whit an Iron hoarse gen Charging set & battery bank. Of ten the gen set would provide sufficient power to lit the house with 60 wat 12 vole bulb's in winter to get round & feed the stock. On Januwery the first evry winter we would send a pig to be buttered & it would be splattered For the house we would send tow pigs & receive 3 Sides back . one would reman as Payment for the serves of killing the pig's we fawn this exsepterbal back in the day. o in closing I was born Of grid In July. 21 I left to go to the army in 1969. I never did return to that of grid lif stile. I later met my wife & raised a Family I Latter return home to the sowdlis with my wife. But the family prevented my steeling in. so we gave it up & Porches the places we have now. though the Sowdelis required a lot of work to fix up , & i had aired grant to do so . Once this had been achieved the family wanted us out. as we rented it. back then. but that {Another Story.} Les England
Have you ever thought about a LIVE chat Q & A. Especially witryting you have to sharh your Rendezvous approaching. Love your channel and everything you share with us.
Jeff and Rose do you know what the Gospel is? I love watching your family grow together and respect your integrity and see the love and kindness you grace eachother. And you said the word so i thought ide ask?
Well done. The other item that should be stressed, as it ties in with affordability, is access to the land. If you have to fly, boat or snowmachine out to access your land, it becomes much more expensive in time and $$$. There are some amazing properties that appear to be quite inexpensive, but if you don't have the transportation and time to access it, you can't afford it. There is a world of difference between an hour or two drive to town for supplies vs. three hours to a trail head and two hours on snowmachine to get to the land.
I wish we could join you in your camp out. Maybe someday. In the meantime, I hope you have s lovely time. I love your bench. I'm definitely going to try making one like that. We need a replacement after the winter storms threw ours into the stream! We are investigating solar at the moment. We moved into a house that was already built over 200 years ago! But it's got LPG for heating water, so we want to go renewable for that. Do you have significant battery storage? Do you have to get that maintained at all? Also, do you filter your water? We have a simple carbon water filter, but thinking of upgrading to multi star including infra red as there's quite a few animals up hill from us.
Ppl always ask why we picked the area we did. It was 7 hrs away. It is based on a real estate filter of most land for the least amount. No one else had even looked at it for months. No one walked it. We did and likely got the deal of a lifetime because of it.
Both Mom and Dad work together beautifully, and those girls are a real strongpoint in this as well. As they get older, smarter, stronger, its becoming a really strong team working to reach goals, and those goals get much less difficult to face. Now, when the girls as individuals start to decide what to do with their individual lives, the dynamic will be altered and strengths will change. Best thing is, this strong upbringing will likely make their choice of significant others equally strong as well, we hope. I mean, if your life partner can't hunt, shoot, fish, skin a deer or kill a bear, or just build a simple log cabin, those become red flags. Hahaha!
tbh where you go depends a lot on what you want to do while there ... food sufficient.... power sufficient ... whatever ... each one has it's own needs and wants ... find a spot that fills as many of them as possible
Ok, so I think I have just about everything figured out, that can be figured out in advance, EXCEPT for how to store / freeze meat or other things during warmer months. Like solar and perhaps a small wind generator could easily supply enough power to run lights, small appliances for me, but I would need to store things like deer meat for example, or when I cull the chickens etc…and I don’t think solar can reliably run a freezer. Can it? I know there are propane ones, but I’ve heard they are relatively inefficient. I’d love to have your, or anyone else’s opinion on this.
We run two deep freezes and one fridge on our 3kw solar system. The fridge is probably the biggest load as it is in the warm house. The freezers are outside and don't run near as much in the winter when solar power is at a premium. Also, when we first got started and had only a tiny electrical system, we had a deep freeze at our friends in town - when we were in town we'd grab a week or two worth of freezer stuff. When my grandparents homesteaded in the 50's, it was common to keep meat stored in town at a commercial/community freezer.
@@Gridlessness So yeah, I was thinking of putting the freezer in an unheated shed for winter, and with shade for the summer, but I had no idea a freezer wouldn’t run you dry in summer! Are there special DC powered ones or just regular?
nice., hit it big time under banking finance it should be near your fishing place like " The Fishing Village Camping & Resort Recreation Park " (tennis & basketball ect...) 😎
Yes back in 1980 my two small children and I took it a job taking care of a 1940 log cabin and the property we lived out there it's as beautiful no electricity back then there was no cell phones the only thing we had for entertainment was reading and maybe once a week we would listen to the radio the biggest thing we did for entertainment in the evening with turn the chairs towards the front window and watch the bats eat mosquitoes would go for walks down to Millcreek it was about 7 Mi down there Mill Creek is right off the Rogue River good luck on the map we were about 53 miles from the nearest gas station and I think that was called Riddle Oregon it would take about an hour and a half two hours to drive out there going 30 miles an hour and then my mother drop us off go back to her home and she's come back a month later and that's how we live for six months and then Mom talk me out of staying there for the winter she was too afraid to drive in the snow but it was fun
Hi Jeff and Rose - this video is very informative. Wonder if you can suggest websites to look for land in BC for people who do not currently live in BC. A lot of site postings are quite confusing. Thank you in advance and keep up the great work!
Hey Jeff, do you guys do any mushroom hunting up there, I was just curious if any mushroom videos were coming. You should check out Advoko Makes here on youtube, he built a offgrid cabin in Russia just using hand tools, Dave would love it. God bless
@@Gridlessness Canadian Mountain Man youtube channel does a lot of mushroom hunting videos, his knowledge may help you guys out considering you both are in Canada. I think he's closer to moderate climate of BC though.
What you did 12 years ago with 40k is great but now if you want raw land, it is costing as much as a house in the country in Ontario and some locations, it is way over priced for little raw land
I love these guys...Dave is pretty cool too. I just sold my house in Southern Ontario and I'd like to buy some land and try off grid...Guys is there any land available that you can recommend? Plz and thanks 🙏
"It's starting to turn into a cozy little camp!" If, in reviewing the scene that he's looking at, you can't agree with his statement, DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME! For me, it looks like a very nice place to settle!
I haven't even watched the video yet, but I can tell yall, from personal experience, the best place to go off grid is very likely right where you are (obviously with some exceptions). And the best time is now. JUST DO IT. Turn off all your services and live a month "off grid" BEFORE you sell everything and pull up stake. I did exactly that 12 years ago and I've never looked back. Livin' the life and lovin' it. No regrets at 75 years old. Hint: Get yourself 100% debt free first. Edit: My homestead is out in the middle of nowhere in North Texas. My "resources" are LOTS OF sun and wind and an autistic brain. I grow, raise and store ENERGY. I converted my energy needs to be based on compressed air and a love of physics. I also use a tracking concentrating solar retort to make charcoal and STEAM as well as to heat domestic water and oil, which both acts as a storage method as well as an under-floor heat source. Yes, so if you decide to give life a go off grid, be sure to bring with you a plethora (bunch) of cleverness. 😊
I feel that to not be too far away from a hospital is a good thing when you use chainsaws. You should not need to hop on one leg for more than a day with the other slung over your shoulder to reach a road where you can hitch a ride into town.
How are the laws in Canada? In most of Europe everything is so over-regulated you can't build anything without a parmit, planning and connections to the grid. It's nearly impossible in most countries in here to not be connected, unless you have enough money to bribe the bureaucrats to ignore you. It's straight up illegal to build anything in a forest, even when it's yours.
We're in a similar situation. I think in many cases your best option is to buy an existing house. If you want to live in a forest, look for homes that were built there before it was made illegal. Also stay on the grid but build your own solutions around it to minimize how much you actually consume public water/electricity/heat. Some countries (and even different local governments) are somewhat less restrictive than others, so you may also consider moving.
If you get some goats and sheep they will clean your land as high as they can stand on there hind legs . I had 5 acres and I put three goats on it , They ate everything they could reach .
20 years ago an old Alaskan trapper told me “never build in a natural clearing “ he said if Mother Nature didn’t put anything there , there’s a good reason. I have a few cabins and have helped on a lot more but over the years as I hiked trough the woods I would find them clearing and I would think to myself why isn’t there any big trees here ? After a short investigation I would find the reason , swampy ground, big boulders , under ground streams , and all sorts of other reasons.
Your whole family and Dave's whole family is admired by myself and all of your subscribers, you people ROCK! Please keep the videos coming, we love them, Thanks!🥰🥰🥰
Well said 😘
With a woman like Rose 🌹 anything is possible.
Good to see Dave’s smiling face.
Your girls have no clue deal how lucky they are to have such good parents
its a sertone fact of life, if the wife doesn't shear your mined on of grid living you are on a hiding to now wear that's for sertone A unhappy wife leads to a unhappy life . & the first hard winter they will be off to pesters new..
You have the best resource you can have. A family that's on the same page as you.
I like that we going to build an off grid camp.
We have loved being off grid in Manitoba. It's been amazing and although we've only been here for a bit over a year we are still as excited for it as we were when we started. ❤️😊
We found that even though you pay cash for your land that it is still very expensive to go off grid especially way out in the woods with terrible access. The vehicle repairs were the most expensive. We found that buying an affordable house in the woods with great access is much more affordable for our particular circumstances. I believe everyone has their own different circumstances that could change what is most important about off grid property.
Chad you just gotta charter the helicopter ride in and out. Leave those pesky repairs and helicopter loan payments to the air taxi service. Lol.
@@MountainMariner 😆 I hear helicopter fuel is way up at the moment.. 😂
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Most of my favorite people are all here! Gridlessness, Chad/Naomi and the girls, And Ed out on his remote mountain top in Alaska! Funny how we all endup in the same type of places!😊
@@dfoltz268 hi Dave
We live in the northern ozarks of northern missouri and are working to go fully off grid there. Slow but sure. We heat, cook, heat water, and do our pressure canning using wood as our fuel. Also, since no spring close by, we do collect rain and snow water and also this year will have a ground water well. I have some solar panels and some small savonious rotor generators and most of them will come online this summer. But, we do have small solar battery chargers. We also reclaim almost all of our waste water with some of it used for toilet flushing. We grow some of our own food and this year will expand and have chickens. If we are ever close to not having enough water to go around, I do go to my favorite fishing lake and bring home water along with fish. We have reduced our water usage to about 900gal/month on average with summer months using more. We have one small greenhouse and will be building a larger one soon.
Sounds like you're well on your way!
We just purchased 80 acres In Northern Alberta. I really enjoy watching your family and show.
back in the early 70 i tried to migrate to Australia. but was told i would
need 30 ,000 in the bank I nether grave Canada a second glans But if i had seen this then I would have done so today but to day I'm getting clos to my 80,s so I got to old to start now & i have arthritis in my joints. to boot. LOL.
Gridlessness you guys are passionate about being off grid, it's not preachy. Being passionate about something, usually means you will be successful at it. 👍
I poetically liked that pace you did on Electricity from wood. it is a sham you never did deliver part 3 of that episode. wood gas & it production is a pet project of mine & i have been promoting it for years, over them years there as been improvement & I have pointed out to you Jeffry, . Gas production is not as striate forward as one would think. Although the gas generator Jeffry as built Land's it self To becoming one of the best in todays Modern. builds to date In so much as it produces sufficient charcoal to predust a good gas.
Let me exsplan what i am banging on about. first it the wood meny think it unessersery to dry the wood out to achieve a god gas supply. & as demonstrated really well in Jeffreys first start up he achieved gas But nut good combustion & not a good supply of regular gas. But he did get a cope as amount of water from his wood. Yes & this is water is the hart of wood gas production {H2/O}. see on garfish first start up he predust water just what he required But the design he built has one fatal floor. the charcoal colom most of the old gas generators had built in . As the combustion chamber allowing them to Bern as 2000/3000 c he later found A salutation that got it running But he predust is own charcoal to do so., alas The genarater must do that . In 1963 I had the same problem. an very old winter & i solve the problem, by building on to the gas generator A Charcoal colom & pull the damp smock in to it so the oxygen within the smock would be bernt off.
this Enriched the gas As the flair & thus its grater octane & power . at the engine . In closing it impotent to quantify the water in the fibbers of the wood as lost energy if we are to dry it out so it can be used I say it that water in the wood fibres that make the gas genarater so viable. did you know if you build a charcoal colom pull air in at it base as you light it up It will produce monoxide gas. & a blue that will Bern & run you gen set. But if you drip water in too the Entrant's it will flash to stem & that steam entering the colom will have the Oxygen bernt away as it feed the farness whiten the vacuum & that will enrich the gas to a much improve hydrogen cooler of magnetar or yellow suitable to power a gen set, i have one to power my gas hatter on my patio.
in closing the Point I am . drying wood is not the answer to good gas. it will be sufficient to ad results but. now but an engineered Salosh on must be adopted in Jeffreys system an admission of a charcoal colom will fix is amidite needs. for good gas. les England in quit sad i can.t get to your place for a visit .
Ps,
even gas predust that is damp can be used to melt snow & prudes good water . as it can melt snow or power a small boiler power a heating coil from the gas or gen set
even gas predust that is damp can be used to melt snow & prudes good water . as it power a heating could from the gas or gen set. & heating coil.
So much inspiration,you guys need to come to Australia 🇦🇺,we’ll put y’all up at our little place in the bush as we call it,love to catch up with y’all and Dave…..
Love your vids,keep them up🍺🍺🍺
Thank you for the affirmation. I am doing the same thing in Tennessee on 5 acres...
#3 It has to be a place that you WANT to be. For all reasons that you mentioned, anywhere will work. But you have to want to be there.
Your excitement and passion perks me up and makes me smile. Thanks!
The best place to go off grid is on an old sailing yacht. Wind is free, solar power is free and the food is free. You'll have a movable house that can move to any coast you'll need to be. When SHTF (idk, maybe a tyrant goes coo coo in the head?) you want to be able to sail away from all the hungry people on land, they will come and take what you have because they are hungry, they might even eat you if they are hungry enough. On the sea no one is hungry, there is plenty of food for everyone.
Blessings and prayers from Sweden!
very wise
@@MyMy-tv7fd
Thanx, with a reverse osmosis water maker and a Edison battery bank that lives 30+ years you can live self sustaining a loooong time. When fish is plentiful, catch all you can get, salt it and hang it to dry and you'll never starve!
I've considered this.....
@@Gridlessness
I've bought an Albin Vega 27' and are rebuilding it for a life on the seas. They are cheap and bullet proof.
If we are not watching the biblical end of the world, I will at least have a good time sailing and fishing!
Looking good you two are not afraid to do anything but you always try to teach and have fun God's Blessings
I'm new to the group. You guys make homesteading and all the work that goes with, FUN! Wish I would've started when my kids younger! We're now 6 years in, northwestern Wisconsin. Keep great videos coming!
Well I think the fist thing about going off grid is that your marriage/ relationship is solid/simpatico - then the second is , is it affordable - If it wasnt for Rose's support .....
Greetings from the land of Blaze King. Thanks for the video again folks. For sure keeping one's debt load under some semblance of control has been important in our lives. All the best to you all.
Wow awesome... haveing a good time with natural 👍👍🤘🤘
i m your big fan i am watch your all video you make us how to survive even in every situation so keep on going for new vlog and movitave us big fan.🙂
You guys are so great. It’s such an honor to be able to follow your journey. Thank you for sharing.
Hey hey guys ,
My husband n I love love ur family , ur energy is absolutely amazing , u guys crack us up 😜👍🏽🙏🏼🎉
Kudos to u both …Ur daughters r living THE best life .
Thanks for sharing ur journey 💫
Me & My family love ur videos so much. Thanks for sharing.
I grew up huckleberry picking' ... so awesome. A way of life in our family. Nice video, nice family.
love the enthusiasm and practical knowledge Jeff and Rose always share... thanks for the amazing videos
Best wishes to your family and friends
1st thing you need is a great family unit and you guys have stacks of it. Enjoy you lot love from Teesside UK
What an amazing life you your girls have created. The girls are miles ahead of city girls when it comes to being able to survive in troubled times. My hat is off to your family. Well done to all the family members. If something happened (God forbid) you guys would not skip a beat. Your ready! God Bless you all.
Dave's got some saw skills!
Look forward to hear about that amazing campout that you will be sharing with people! And the amazing food that Rose will be cooking, I’m drooling over it, just the thought of it!!!
The three things you mentioned are very important, but the most important of all is your loving family. With them you can do anything, without them why even bother. Love the videos, keep 'em coming. All the best from N.W. Iowa, USA
good luck guys , looks great
Hoping all Covid restrictions are removed so I can cross the border and do camp with y’all.❤️🌞🙏
We'd love to have you!
i live in England & my attires keep me house bound .
Jeff you are just passionate about off grid living. No body can blame you for that. Have you thought about an Alaskan Saw Mill? Love you guys.
This is awesome, thanks for the encouragement to go off-grid! I'm curious, how do you handle "waste management" off-grid especially in the middle of winter? Bathroom, shower, laundry, etc? Could you do a video on that?
In one video, they have a composting heap and they said after a year it’s good. Sawdust, wood chips
Fantastic video, very inspiring for many.
Hey Gang, GREAT POSTING, Jeff, your words are very informative, educational and inspirational, Rose, thank you for putting up with him, LOLOL God's Good Blessings to you and your beautiful family keep up the good work, love U guys XOXOXO stay safe and healthy
But, the three(3) things no other place has that you have on your property...
1: A Beautiful Rose!
2: Your Beautiful Girls!
3: A "Hot Dave!"
These can only be found at the Gridlessness Homestead!
Thank You for these peeks into your lives!
Looks beautiful there. Might have been nice 8 years ago when I retired but now My Wife is 78 ,I am 71 and I doubt there is much Medical access where you are. I'm glad for you and your Family but We are going to stay here in Arizona where Snow is Rare .
Great video again guys👍👍😊
God bless
I agree with you guy's wholeheartedly but it does take a healthy young family to do what you're doing. It would've been nice to have done early on what I'm seeing But it truly is a wonderful accomplishment that you have done and still doing, love it !
I've been off gris in the southern Rockies in New Mexico for years. There's a definite learning curve and you can't be allergic to hard work. All year around your working for your survival but it's well worth the effort. My retirement pension is better that $70k per year but I'm not going to be dependent of other's for my day to day life. The planned grid failures do not affect me, I am not dependent on the internet even though I have access. As a life long ham radio operator I have more reliable communications network than most people living in the city. I know what vegetation to harvest and how to grow a garden and let's not forget meat. Year around springs are abundant. Sometimes I can't get to town for months but that's ok, I don't need to go to town very often. My backyard is 15 square miles of freedom. It's not for everyone and to do it you must be fully committed otherwise don't waste your time. I'm 62 and having the time of my life.
I got a house on 4 acres in Suffolk Virginia 48,000 dollar need a roof and air conditioning and heat . It's not the prettiest house but I can put new windows and siding . I own it out right it only cost 1900 in taxes a year . Got a milk cow tons of chickens raised a bunch of steers. Thinking about selling everything and getting more land . Love watching anyone can do it .
Wooohoooo I love adventures😁
Awesome 👍 might be some places to find gold in the old riverbed. Good luck and have fun 😊
You have to admit one thing.. you have a family that wants to live off grid. The support, the manpower, the love that I see in your family. It’s not for every family. And for a new couple just starting out off grid, you need support systems, whether it be friends or family. Knowledge will be a key component of your success.
Good video Jeff: looking forward to your next build!! I’m so impressed with your family👍 keep the videos coming. B Deacon Manitoba Canada 🇨🇦
My neighbor built a pizza oven, wire and stucco dome. Cooked with coals on the floor. The first pizza he had nothing, doe and tomato sauce and garden basil. Absolutely incredible.
Super happy I found this channel awhile back
So true my dad per chest our of grid place. we called the sowdlis in Wheaton Astern. Because it had no access to it & no powers supply. Not Even a working. Well in working order Back. It stud a to miles from the closest village & the only access was to walk the ad lands of field to get there. There was a dirt track that cows had uresd to get to the Felds But no vehicle access. So one important thing to look for is access to the land the les attritive it is, the less individuals will covert it & that will keep the price down .the sowdlis cost dad £,200. Quid . Their was no rat's as their was no power or water supply. later the local council imposed a £ (60 quid) a year rateable value on the house . But had contributed nothing to it access To water, My father Had to sink a well 50 feet to give us a good water supply He did this as he was a miner of coal. he all so built a hard road in to the property & one's done the local farmer who Wanted to ues. the iron road . But was soon informed they had refused to offer funding to build it so. They was not to be allowed to do so. i think their was one in the village that had contributed. Back in the start he was allowed access to is fields. but back when i was a lad we predust our own gas on a wood gas generator. & changed up batters whit an Iron hoarse gen Charging set & battery bank. Of ten the gen set would provide sufficient power to lit the house with 60 wat 12 vole bulb's in winter to get round & feed the stock. On Januwery the first evry winter we would send a pig to be buttered & it would be splattered For the house we would send tow pigs & receive 3 Sides back . one would reman as Payment for the serves of killing the pig's we fawn this exsepterbal back in the day. o in closing I was born Of grid In July. 21 I left to go to the army in 1969. I never did return to that of grid lif stile. I later met my wife & raised a Family I Latter return home to the sowdlis with my wife. But the family prevented my steeling in. so we gave it up & Porches the places we have now. though the Sowdelis required a lot of work to fix up , & i had aired grant to do so . Once this had been achieved the family wanted us out. as we rented it. back then. but that {Another Story.} Les England
Excellent video chocked full of good advice.
Have you ever thought about a LIVE chat Q & A. Especially witryting you have to sharh your Rendezvous approaching. Love your channel and everything you share with us.
1. You need to have support people with you... don't do it alone! 2. Affordable. 3. resources (including animals to hunt).
Jeff and Rose do you know what the Gospel is? I love watching your family grow together and respect your integrity and see the love and kindness you grace eachother. And you said the word so i thought ide ask?
Well done. The other item that should be stressed, as it ties in with affordability, is access to the land. If you have to fly, boat or snowmachine out to access your land, it becomes much more expensive in time and $$$. There are some amazing properties that appear to be quite inexpensive, but if you don't have the transportation and time to access it, you can't afford it. There is a world of difference between an hour or two drive to town for supplies vs. three hours to a trail head and two hours on snowmachine to get to the land.
Last of the true Canadians! Excellent example and wisdom.
Wonderful, amazing and awesome! Great job.
really great family bonding with a beautiful scenery bless you all
Keep up the great work, love your videos
Built a cabin at the Bear Gold river , its a gold treasure
I already knew everything you said in this video, lol
Where do you find a rose that wants to do this?
I wish we could join you in your camp out. Maybe someday. In the meantime, I hope you have s lovely time. I love your bench. I'm definitely going to try making one like that. We need a replacement after the winter storms threw ours into the stream! We are investigating solar at the moment. We moved into a house that was already built over 200 years ago! But it's got LPG for heating water, so we want to go renewable for that. Do you have significant battery storage? Do you have to get that maintained at all? Also, do you filter your water? We have a simple carbon water filter, but thinking of upgrading to multi star including infra red as there's quite a few animals up hill from us.
Ppl always ask why we picked the area we did. It was 7 hrs away. It is based on a real estate filter of most land for the least amount. No one else had even looked at it for months. No one walked it. We did and likely got the deal of a lifetime because of it.
Sounds like Jeff is excitedly preaching ... hehehe.
Fantastic tips Jeff🙌.
JO JO IN VT 💕😄🇺🇸
Both Mom and Dad work together beautifully, and those girls are a real strongpoint in this as well. As they get older, smarter, stronger, its becoming a really strong team working to reach goals, and those goals get much less difficult to face.
Now, when the girls as individuals start to decide what to do with their individual lives, the dynamic will be altered and strengths will change.
Best thing is, this strong upbringing will likely make their choice of significant others equally strong as well, we hope.
I mean, if your life partner can't hunt, shoot, fish, skin a deer or kill a bear, or just build a simple log cabin, those become red flags. Hahaha!
Just wondering, are you guys from Canada originally? Love your videos!
I'm in BC also, is your land zoned "unincorporated"? I'm wondering what zoning do I look for when looking for land for off grid purpose?
tbh where you go depends a lot on what you want to do while there ... food sufficient.... power sufficient ... whatever ... each one has it's own needs and wants ... find a spot that fills as many of them as possible
Ok, so I think I have just about everything figured out, that can be figured out in advance, EXCEPT for how to store / freeze meat or other things during warmer months. Like solar and perhaps a small wind generator could easily supply enough power to run lights, small appliances for me, but I would need to store things like deer meat for example, or when I cull the chickens etc…and I don’t think solar can reliably run a freezer. Can it? I know there are propane ones, but I’ve heard they are relatively inefficient.
I’d love to have your, or anyone else’s opinion on this.
We run two deep freezes and one fridge on our 3kw solar system. The fridge is probably the biggest load as it is in the warm house. The freezers are outside and don't run near as much in the winter when solar power is at a premium. Also, when we first got started and had only a tiny electrical system, we had a deep freeze at our friends in town - when we were in town we'd grab a week or two worth of freezer stuff. When my grandparents homesteaded in the 50's, it was common to keep meat stored in town at a commercial/community freezer.
Also, we can a lot of stuff, including meat, to reduce our dependence on a freezer.
@@Gridlessness So yeah, I was thinking of putting the freezer in an unheated shed for winter, and with shade for the summer, but I had no idea a freezer wouldn’t run you dry in summer! Are there special DC powered ones or just regular?
Great video. Great philosophy.
nice., hit it big time under banking finance it should be near your fishing place like " The Fishing Village Camping & Resort Recreation Park " (tennis & basketball ect...) 😎
The best places to go with our favorite UTUBE family. Cowabunga.!
Great episode fams♡. 🌴🇲🇵🤘
Yes back in 1980 my two small children and I took it a job taking care of a 1940 log cabin and the property we lived out there it's as beautiful no electricity back then there was no cell phones the only thing we had for entertainment was reading and maybe once a week we would listen to the radio the biggest thing we did for entertainment in the evening with turn the chairs towards the front window and watch the bats eat mosquitoes would go for walks down to Millcreek it was about 7 Mi down there Mill Creek is right off the Rogue River good luck on the map we were about 53 miles from the nearest gas station and I think that was called Riddle Oregon it would take about an hour and a half two hours to drive out there going 30 miles an hour and then my mother drop us off go back to her home and she's come back a month later and that's how we live for six months and then Mom talk me out of staying there for the winter she was too afraid to drive in the snow but it was fun
Hi Jeff and Rose - this video is very informative. Wonder if you can suggest websites to look for land in BC for people who do not currently live in BC. A lot of site postings are quite confusing. Thank you in advance and keep up the great work!
You can find a lot of interesting properties on landquest.com
@@Gridlessness Thank you so much!
That’s how we started.
I thought you mentioned you had a washer. How do you use it without running water? Thanks!
Buen video saludos desde Atlanta
You need a chainsaw saw mill . Make your own lumber . Northern Tool sells them .
Love it. 😃
Hey Jeff, do you guys do any mushroom hunting up there, I was just curious if any mushroom videos were coming. You should check out Advoko Makes here on youtube, he built a offgrid cabin in Russia just using hand tools, Dave would love it. God bless
We collect as many Chantrelles as we can in the fall, but we're not very knowledgeable shroomers otherwise.
@@Gridlessness Canadian Mountain Man youtube channel does a lot of mushroom hunting videos, his knowledge may help you guys out considering you both are in Canada. I think he's closer to moderate climate of BC though.
I love you guys
I want to live gridlessness
And your daughter's are cute
huckleberry wine is quite nice btw ...
What you did 12 years ago with 40k is great but now if you want raw land, it is costing as much as a house in the country in Ontario and some locations, it is way over priced for little raw land
I love these guys...Dave is pretty cool too. I just sold my house in Southern Ontario and I'd like to buy some land and try off grid...Guys is there any land available that you can recommend? Plz and thanks 🙏
so where is the first aid hospital tent going?
If you were to buy the same plot of land today as you did back then, in its bare woodland form, how much do you think you would have to pay for it?
"It's starting to turn into a cozy little camp!" If, in reviewing the scene that he's looking at, you can't agree with his statement, DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME! For me, it looks like a very nice place to settle!
I haven't even watched the video yet, but I can tell yall, from personal experience, the best place to go off grid is very likely right where you are (obviously with some exceptions).
And the best time is now.
JUST DO IT.
Turn off all your services and live a month "off grid" BEFORE you sell everything and pull up stake.
I did exactly that 12 years ago and I've never looked back.
Livin' the life and lovin' it. No regrets at 75 years old.
Hint: Get yourself 100% debt free first.
Edit: My homestead is out in the middle of nowhere in North Texas. My "resources" are LOTS OF sun and wind and an autistic brain.
I grow, raise and store ENERGY.
I converted my energy needs to be based on compressed air and a love of physics.
I also use a tracking concentrating solar retort to make charcoal and STEAM as well as to heat domestic water and oil, which both acts as a storage method as well as an under-floor heat source.
Yes, so if you decide to give life a go off grid, be sure to bring with you a plethora (bunch) of cleverness.
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I could build a home there easy enough....my question is the immigration process! I am from Alabama.
AMEN
Enjoy your blogging sir
thanks!
I feel that to not be too far away from a hospital is a good thing when you use chainsaws.
You should not need to hop on one leg for more than a day with the other slung over your shoulder to reach a road where you can hitch a ride into town.
Is there oak trees in Canada?
Thanks
How are the laws in Canada? In most of Europe everything is so over-regulated you can't build anything without a parmit, planning and connections to the grid. It's nearly impossible in most countries in here to not be connected, unless you have enough money to bribe the bureaucrats to ignore you. It's straight up illegal to build anything in a forest, even when it's yours.
We're in a similar situation. I think in many cases your best option is to buy an existing house. If you want to live in a forest, look for homes that were built there before it was made illegal. Also stay on the grid but build your own solutions around it to minimize how much you actually consume public water/electricity/heat.
Some countries (and even different local governments) are somewhat less restrictive than others, so you may also consider moving.
Mmmm Birch beer!
I miss Dave's commentary. You guys are better together.
So- can I assume that you get a 100-200 gallon tank for water: the horses can pull them to the house
If you get some goats and sheep they will clean your land as high as they can stand on there hind legs . I had 5 acres and I put three goats on it , They ate everything they could reach .