My biggest fear about living off grid would be the government coming to kick me off my own land and/or restricting what I’m “allowed” to use my own land for. I’m in the UK so it’s a realistic fear and one that stops most people before they even start.
Huge in western Europe (Germany is practically impossible), but it's creeping more and more into the US as well. I've seen an old Alaska family who for some reason (Heimo and Edna) will have their land taken away from them when their last child dies - meaning their grandchildren have no right to it. We were looking to Idaho (non-Americans here) and even over there, the state is beginning to order registration of all water sources. Basically, "register any and all water source with the government, or the government takes the ones you don't register". It's a lose-lose situation.
I'm surprised it didn't make the list. Our biggest fear was and still is, people. Our neighbors weren't real happy when we purchased, and put up a gate to a property they had been using for many years for recreational activities.
I spent my childhood off grid in Alaska. My folks mined in summer and we had a home base for winter. Wolves are friends, and bears tend to stay away from them. You'll need a LOT of insect repellent. Have a good powerful gun and pepper spray. Never run from bears. Lots of lanterns, a good source of water, and waste management are the big things. Have a good stache for your food.
My family lived off grid as a family of 6 for two years in a renovated school bus. Without a hesitation, the worst thing to deal with was laundry. I had a toddler and a baby in that group of 4 kids, and they produced a LOT of laundry. That part was tough. Everything else was a "if there's a problem, there's a solution" sort of situation.
I can't believe I'm commenting a third time, but my kids LOVED it. If you ask any of the kids that lived in the off-grid bus, every single one of them say it was their favorite place to live. Free-ranging forest kids are so happy. Just discovering all the things in the ecosystem of a forest is unending fun. BOOKS were our number 1 form of entertainment. On stormy days I probably read out loud to the kids five or six hours in a day. We all snuggled in my bed and read/listened to Narnia, or Little House on the Prairie. We took turns making up stories. There is VERY little to hate about off-grid living for kids. Let them be wild, let them get muddy and discover things, I promise, they will be so happy.
My family and I lived in an RV while we renovated an old farm house. We had electricity but we had to use a composting toilet. Like moving from the suburbs to the bush wasn't enough pooping in a bucket built some character 😂
I suggest having a bucket for each of you! Hope you have access to lots of shavings. I thought leaves, but ticks, etc... not good. I've used a bucket for 3 years now. Once you get use to it, you realize how much water people waste flushing toilets! If you can food, i suggest a camp chef propane stove.
We LOVED our humanure toilet. We got shavings from the local lumber mill for free. It's been 6 years and I STILL dream of having a composting toilet again.
This is such a fun video, love watching your reactions to each other! I think water has to be number one, which is why property choice is so important. For the rest, you can learn so much from off grid touring, there are so many systems available to help live easily if you keep your footprint small. Great idea to set yourselves this challenge! 👍
We currently live in Cambodia. No houses are plummed for hot water. I wash my clothes and dishes in cold water. I boil water if I need to clean something extra greasy. Instant hot water heaters are available to install for showers.
The amount of work: it IS a lot of work. BUT, somehow it's work that's *mostly* a joy to do. Chopping wood in the middle of winter when it's 20* and your wood is burried beneath 3 feet of snow SEEMS aweful, but actually... It's so sweet and peaceful crunching through the snow, and listening to the thwack of the axe echo up the mountain. Having to boil water with fire seems hard, but bathing in an outdoor hot tub that's powered by wood is actually nice. Peaceful. Lovely. EVERYTHING takes time... But you learn how to schedule things to the highest efficiency. You guys can do this. Believe me. Also, cooling-wise, we half-buried our bus and that kept the ambient temperature so so reasonable.
Mh wife loves our off grid wood fired bath tub, im kind of a fan of it too. You can hook a 12v dc pump to it and have a hot shower too. I have videos for it if you want to check them out. The outhouse is not an issue we keep a bucket of shavings or sawdust in the outhouse and everyone covers.
You can use clove essence (chewing clove is good as well), neel oil or lemon juice to scare the bugs off, use white, blue or green clothing only, tightly woven clothing.
We as kids didn't eat all the time. We got zero snacks. We ate 3 meals a day. Its going to be a fantastic experience guys. Im not afraid of loosing internet its that that's how i learn and teach myself new things.
We are on a property served by a well. Our biggest fear is no power for the well pump. We are just bringing a good solar array online which will cover the majority of our electrical power needs, plus selling power to the electric utility... I think we might be in a good place.
Alright, finished the video! That was really great! Cool to think through some possible difficulties. I’m with you on maintenance being a major fear. Ties in with my fear of things breaking down, and I think water would be the biggest fear thing in with that. But I’m excited to see the packing list and the 100-day journey! Super excited for y’all!
Good luck. I think you guys will do great. Btw, Canada just passed laws against transporting guns across their borders. Make sure you ship them, as opposed to bringing them on the drive to Alaska.
We live in a shed to house conversion in Alaska with 6 horses, a cow, goats, chickens, quail, ducks, rabbits and more. Honestly my biggest problems we face are ariel predators and fox than anything else.
Having an issue with my water supply or going through a drought would be one of my biggest fears. That or having a child with me and not being able to get to a hospital fast enough in an emergency.
I live off the grid with the water source, we renovated a very old trailer that was left on the land we purchase several years ago and we will be building a permanent home which we too are going back and forth. Is it a yurt? Is it a cabin? The new structures will be off-grid water, but we will be adding solar. We do get electricity, but on our property, the electricity goes down quite a bit so it is advantageous to also have solar set up. My biggest issue at this point is laundry, cleaning is fine even gardening, etc, but I hand wash for a family of four and we go through a lot of material too. I don’t do paper towels or anything of that nature and sometimes the water is limited and so I may have to skip washing clothes and then have to get caught up, but I handwash believe it or not It’s very relaxing surprisingly.
I have lived off grid now for 13 yrs here and off and on many years before that. The only real fear I have had was someone dying in the winter because we could not get out to medical help.
If you're off. How do you have electric fence.? How are you be able to freeze if you're off grid? Do you think the solar will be enough?. My fear is the mosquitoes and ticks. I would recommend bringing a mending kit. It works for all kinds.
My biggest fear, is not being able to keep up with all the day to day chores and gardening. Due to medical conditions it’s hard day to day to sometimes feel up to getting outside to get work done even though I push myself to get things complete
Your little boy is the cutest! Love the scene of him on top of the picnic table talking g about the poop bucket haha what a cutie, I miss when my kids were that little. My youngest is 7 so it wasn't too too long ago
Hey Aust, I'm loving the effort you put into your content. I'm planning on buying a farmstead in a few years. For appropriate planning, it would be helpful to estimate the spacing requirements this homestead should fulfill. I'm planning on having chickens for meat production every year (as you "recommend" around 50) and egg laying ones (around 6 to 8). Additionally, we are planning to get a maximum of 3 feeder pigs, 2 dairy cows, 4-8 sheep/goats (for meat and dairy) and let's say a dozen geese (not all at the same time, maybe alternating every year). So #askhomesteady could you show the space requirements for each of these animals? Take into consideration that we want to raise our animals free-range, for the best life quality for the animals (chicken tractors are fine), only dairy and egg producing animals are staying during winter, and we have no problem with additional feeding for less space needed and more nutrition for the animals. Maybe there is a formula you recommend so that other future homesteads out there can measure their individual space needs. Thanks for your time and best wishes from Germany, Julian!
Hey Julian, Homesteading is an individual adventure. If it’s just measurements you need there are a lot of fine books out there. Since you don’t have your property yet, it’d be hard to determine your individual needs especially unseen. Check out some of the videos / books that other homesteaders have recommended. That’s half the fun.
1: (like you said) not enough usable water. 2: not being able to have enough food. Granted, living in Alaska, I would think finding out would be ready enough, but I currently live in the suburbs. Love your content, and I hope y'all keep the videos coming and succeed in whatever you do!
Water collection 6 months out of the year. Sauna with camp showers that have been in the sun for showers. There are solutions. Get a little shower stall for outside showers. They work well. I remember showering outside in a make shift cover with camp shower and snow flakes
As someone who was born and raised in Alaska, the alcoholic comment does hurt because of high food prices . It's cheaper to buy a 40 rack of beer than to buy a 32 pack of bottled water bottled water was almost 40$ the last time I went to the store and a case of beer was 24.99 so before you guys come this was I suggest you purchase your water purification stuff in the lower 48 cuz it'll be cheaper. Also the worst part of Alaska this time of year isn't the predators it's the bugs so purchase a lot of high quality bug spray too
I watched a RUclipsr who visits all kinds of places in North America, and he was shocked out how difficult it is to find necessities and groceries were ten times higher at the reservations. I would suggest that you travel to the largest city reason ly near you once a month. On the reservation they live on fish, whale and wild animals, so they make it ok. Bring tools to cut firewood, build food hiding containers and lots and lots of ripe for clothesline, and to hang food in the trees. Bring a dog to let you know when something is near. Handy pocket knives with spoons and etc. I had a lot of kids and grew to hate camping. I wish I would if delegated more chores
Wait, what? What is a mountain pie? If it's what I think it is, 2 slices of bread filled with whatever and cooked in that gadget, we call that a jaffle 😁 And an outhouse is a dunny. I think I've found my place. I'll know for sure in a couple of weeks. On paper it ticks every box, so all that's left to do is actually go through the house and be sure I feel safe and comfortable there. If I do, I'll agree to buy it. It's not officially on the market so there's no listing to send, but the layout makes sense to me, it will be 5 acres, an agreement will be in the contract that I can have access to a dam/pond on the surrounding farm plus there are rainwater tanks, so I'm not scared of running out of water. He's putting in a new septic system before the sale and I'll get to decide where I want the lines to run so it doesn't interfere with my garden plans. Nice amount of shedding without being excessive. The guy selling it will be keeping the surrounding farm and will graze my area until I get my livestock sorted. And at any time I need him to if I'm not keeping up. He's also well known in the community and will introduce me to people so I don't become a complete hermit. And he's a stock agent so when I want a new animal, he'll source it for me. The house is 3 bedrooms with a recently renovated kitchen and bathroom. It's surrounded by farmland on 3 sides and bushland across the road. The nearest neighbour is half a mile down the road. Less than 30 minutes to all major stores, just under an hour and a half back to here for my appointments. And I will be mortgage free. And I will have a little stash left to be able to get some things done straight away. Solar and batteries will definitely be added very quickly, but I might take my time making sure I have enough power to use my appliances before actually flicking the switch and going off grid lol. I can't imagine I won't like it. I've been drawn to it since I was first told about it after that auction I went to. I've seen some old photos of the inside and liked it before the renovations (well, not the bathroom lol) so it really is just down to the vibe of the place now. He has given his tenants 6 months notice, but as soon as they move out I would move in and rent it until the sale is finalised. So really anything from 1-6 months. Yay!
Wild listening to the things people think are part of living off grid. I've been here over a decade, and the only one of these I relate to is running out of electricity to run my internet access at 2am. That's not fun. The power will come back o when the sun gets on the panels, though.
I had and recently sold an off grid cabin in northern MN. I went there winter and summer for 20 years. I had a nice cabin. No running water, out house, gas stove and refrigerator. I would get there in the winter and have to shovel the deck 20 inches of snow to get into the cabin. Pray and hope the generator will start. Start a fire in -20 below. I am a single female. I kept my gun loaded as I was 1/2 mile in the woods on 80 acres. It worked. I sold it because of the maintenance. Not able to do it on my own. I miss it
Paused the video to comment - I haven’t thought about it much, but biggest fear right now would be systems not being in place or failing and running out of some necessity. Looking forward to the video!
I think the thing about which I would be the most concerned is wasting your financial resources with this diversion. Unless money is no option (because you have somebody providing the financing for this Alaska trip), wouldn't it make much more sense to use the money, which you will be spending on this trip, investing in your future Homestead on Sunny Mountain? If your intent is to gain off-grid experience, could not you rent an RV for a few months and spend that time living off-grid on BLM land? Maybe I'm missing something here In addition, doesn't Alaska have short growing and grazing seasons? Plus it has a high cost of living, since everything needs to be trucked, flown, or shipped in.
They mentioned in another video or podcast, it’s gaining experience and learning what they like and don’t about off grid living. And they can use what they purchase for Alaska on Sunny Mountain so it’s not a waste.
I'm sure for many it would be a concern, but if you're a family that budgets for summer vacations anyway, this would simply be using that same money - only, paying your way in the process. Like a working holiday for backpackers. From what I've seen over the years, K and Aust do make plans for summer holidays with the kids. Maybe not every year, but they're not adverse to budgeting for it either. Given that it would also provide content for their RUclips channel, they'd also be able to claim some business expenses for their working holiday. So they're effectively allowing their taxes to pay for it. Like I said, for many the $$$ would be a going concern. If you don't have a RUclips channel and online business, it's not possible to write off the cost for a family, working holiday. I think it's a great way to let your business pay for your family holiday, while learning if you actually like to live a certain way with a large family. Could they do it all from Sunny Mountain? Sure. But this might be the last family holiday they have for a while, and they might want to have it somewhere completely different.
Moving to Alaska, and having built a modern homestead, as well as just buying a completely off grid cabin. The #1 thing that’s driving us nuts……. The misquote!!! All the rest of it is actually quite simple. Best wishes!
Went without hot water heater for 4 months once while I fought with a warranty. Being a mother with a child and heating water on the stove for everything it was ridiculously time consuming and dangerous. Trying to move boiling hot water without scalding yourself or others is harder than one would think. Got burned several times. Tip: wear shoes while moving hot water.
#askhomesteady considering most suburban neighborhoods exist within 1/4 an acer. You could call the video suburban survival xD. What is the most economic meat you can grow other than eggs per lb? What is the best vegetables to grow that is easy, cheap and filling per foot? What is the best perennial fruit that provides the best nutrition and does not taste awful? What is the best tree you can grow for nutrition? What is the most nutrient dense mushroom you could grow outside or in your home? How do we start collecting rain water? How can we grow food indoors? What foods can we grow in a garage? What foods can you grow in a basement? What can I grow in my attic? What is the best insect you can grow and eat? Is small scale aquaponics viable? How do I set up a gray water system in my home that goes into my food? Can I domestically set up bee hives? How do I use the heat of my house to grow food more efficiently? How do I use the humidity of my bathroom to grow food more efficiently? How do I use food scraps to create a biogas digester? How do I properly dehydrate food for storage? How do I make a cheap durable greenhouse? How do I use my shed for growing food?
Not scared of anything. I lived half a year off grid in the bush here in The Gambia and I loved it. Even though we had black cobra and puff adder there.
Compost your poop. I believe they have these compostable bags that you put in the 5 gl bucket, you use sawdust each time you go, and when you're ready you pull it out give it a twist and toss it into your compost pile. No big deal. 😊
I biggest fear would be the overwhelm of learning to do EVERYTHING differently. Even if its a small shift it will all pile up. If i tried and quit it would be because of the overwhelm.
I Live in Alaska. We joke around saying it’s the cold version of Florida😂 my biggest fear is the moose. Thankfully the part of Alaska I’m in doesn’t have any,and bears here aren’t really a problem. Just as long as you keep an eye out for animals y’all will be fine😊
It's interesting to hear the "greatest fears". Most of them are comical, but my greatest fear is access to resources- which is the reason I didn't go for Alaska. Everything is so far away and hard to get ahold of. Town is about 10 miles from my place in Missouri. Skipping electricity is easier than I thought. I just need something to charge my e cigarette, that's all. Haha I like my phone, too, but if we're skipping the internet, I'm OK. And lights are overrated. Need my vape though. Haha
Hello again, we butcher our ducks, turkeys, and chickens off-grid. We use a water pump powered by solar ( our electric fence battery and solar system) to run our water, and a generator to run our plucking machine. We butcher 20 to 40 at a time. It's the only way we have ever done it, so it's the only way I know. oh, and we use propane to heat up or hot water.
My off grid fear....is freezing. My 2nd is bears... I watch Somers in Alaska... they planted a garden 2 years straight and the veggies are huge Is y'alls move permanent??
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My biggest fear about living off grid would be the government coming to kick me off my own land and/or restricting what I’m “allowed” to use my own land for. I’m in the UK so it’s a realistic fear and one that stops most people before they even start.
THAT was mine!
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Same 😮💨
This is also a huge problem in the U.S.
Huge in western Europe (Germany is practically impossible), but it's creeping more and more into the US as well. I've seen an old Alaska family who for some reason (Heimo and Edna) will have their land taken away from them when their last child dies - meaning their grandchildren have no right to it. We were looking to Idaho (non-Americans here) and even over there, the state is beginning to order registration of all water sources. Basically, "register any and all water source with the government, or the government takes the ones you don't register". It's a lose-lose situation.
I'm surprised it didn't make the list. Our biggest fear was and still is, people. Our neighbors weren't real happy when we purchased, and put up a gate to a property they had been using for many years for recreational activities.
People are definitely the problem
My husband and I are in our 70’s and my biggest fear is being able to get the infrastructure finished, before we totally out of energy.
I spent my childhood off grid in Alaska. My folks mined in summer and we had a home base for winter. Wolves are friends, and bears tend to stay away from them. You'll need a LOT of insect repellent. Have a good powerful gun and pepper spray. Never run from bears. Lots of lanterns, a good source of water, and waste management are the big things. Have a good stache for your food.
My family lived off grid as a family of 6 for two years in a renovated school bus. Without a hesitation, the worst thing to deal with was laundry. I had a toddler and a baby in that group of 4 kids, and they produced a LOT of laundry. That part was tough. Everything else was a "if there's a problem, there's a solution" sort of situation.
What about not having Internet or electricity? "That's nothing to worry about!" You've raised those kids well!
I can't believe I'm commenting a third time, but my kids LOVED it. If you ask any of the kids that lived in the off-grid bus, every single one of them say it was their favorite place to live. Free-ranging forest kids are so happy. Just discovering all the things in the ecosystem of a forest is unending fun. BOOKS were our number 1 form of entertainment. On stormy days I probably read out loud to the kids five or six hours in a day. We all snuggled in my bed and read/listened to Narnia, or Little House on the Prairie. We took turns making up stories. There is VERY little to hate about off-grid living for kids. Let them be wild, let them get muddy and discover things, I promise, they will be so happy.
My family and I lived in an RV while we renovated an old farm house. We had electricity but we had to use a composting toilet. Like moving from the suburbs to the bush wasn't enough pooping in a bucket built some character 😂
I suggest having a bucket for each of you! Hope you have access to lots of shavings. I thought leaves, but ticks, etc... not good. I've used a bucket for 3 years now. Once you get use to it, you realize how much water people waste flushing toilets!
If you can food, i suggest a camp chef propane stove.
We LOVED our humanure toilet. We got shavings from the local lumber mill for free. It's been 6 years and I STILL dream of having a composting toilet again.
This is such a fun video, love watching your reactions to each other! I think water has to be number one, which is why property choice is so important. For the rest, you can learn so much from off grid touring, there are so many systems available to help live easily if you keep your footprint small. Great idea to set yourselves this challenge! 👍
I'm most concerned about the cost of setting up an off grid homestead
We currently live in Cambodia. No houses are plummed for hot water. I wash my clothes and dishes in cold water. I boil water if I need to clean something extra greasy. Instant hot water heaters are available to install for showers.
The amount of work: it IS a lot of work. BUT, somehow it's work that's *mostly* a joy to do. Chopping wood in the middle of winter when it's 20* and your wood is burried beneath 3 feet of snow SEEMS aweful, but actually... It's so sweet and peaceful crunching through the snow, and listening to the thwack of the axe echo up the mountain. Having to boil water with fire seems hard, but bathing in an outdoor hot tub that's powered by wood is actually nice. Peaceful. Lovely. EVERYTHING takes time... But you learn how to schedule things to the highest efficiency. You guys can do this. Believe me.
Also, cooling-wise, we half-buried our bus and that kept the ambient temperature so so reasonable.
My biggest fear is that as I age, I won’t be able to physically keep up with what is required to manage the lifestyle.
Mh wife loves our off grid wood fired bath tub, im kind of a fan of it too. You can hook a 12v dc pump to it and have a hot shower too. I have videos for it if you want to check them out.
The outhouse is not an issue we keep a bucket of shavings or sawdust in the outhouse and everyone covers.
Running water or lack thereof would be my fear.
You can use clove essence (chewing clove is good as well), neel oil or lemon juice to scare the bugs off, use white, blue or green clothing only, tightly woven clothing.
We as kids didn't eat all the time. We got zero snacks. We ate 3 meals a day. Its going to be a fantastic experience guys. Im not afraid of loosing internet its that that's how i learn and teach myself new things.
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I love this video. So entertaining but makes you think. Those are definitely some of my fears if I ever try going off grid.
We are on a property served by a well. Our biggest fear is no power for the well pump. We are just bringing a good solar array online which will cover the majority of our electrical power needs, plus selling power to the electric utility... I think we might be in a good place.
Always entertaining! Yes for more!❤
Alright, finished the video! That was really great! Cool to think through some possible difficulties. I’m with you on maintenance being a major fear. Ties in with my fear of things breaking down, and I think water would be the biggest fear thing in with that. But I’m excited to see the packing list and the 100-day journey! Super excited for y’all!
A great video with excellent lists of things to be concerned or afraid about with living off grid, especially with a place as remote as Alaska.
Good luck. I think you guys will do great. Btw, Canada just passed laws against transporting guns across their borders. Make sure you ship them, as opposed to bringing them on the drive to Alaska.
Told them the same thing. Crazy 🇨🇦 Canada
I can't wait to watch the part of this adventure you share.
We live in a shed to house conversion in Alaska with 6 horses, a cow, goats, chickens, quail, ducks, rabbits and more. Honestly my biggest problems we face are ariel predators and fox than anything else.
Having an issue with my water supply or going through a drought would be one of my biggest fears. That or having a child with me and not being able to get to a hospital fast enough in an emergency.
I live off the grid with the water source, we renovated a very old trailer that was left on the land we purchase several years ago and we will be building a permanent home which we too are going back and forth. Is it a yurt? Is it a cabin? The new structures will be off-grid water, but we will be adding solar. We do get electricity, but on our property, the electricity goes down quite a bit so it is advantageous to also have solar set up. My biggest issue at this point is laundry, cleaning is fine even gardening, etc, but I hand wash for a family of four and we go through a lot of material too. I don’t do paper towels or anything of that nature and sometimes the water is limited and so I may have to skip washing clothes and then have to get caught up, but I handwash believe it or not It’s very relaxing surprisingly.
this was one of my favorites!!!
I have lived off grid now for 13 yrs here and off and on many years before that. The only real fear I have had was someone dying in the winter because we could not get out to medical help.
Miss you guys so much! Can't wait til you share your Alaskan adventures with us!! Be safe!
FRIDAY FRIDAY FRIDAY!
@@Homesteadyshow awesome!!!!! I keep checking for new videos, thank you!!! I cant wait!
If you're off. How do you have electric fence.? How are you be able to freeze if you're off grid? Do you think the solar will be enough?. My fear is the mosquitoes and ticks.
I would recommend bringing a mending kit. It works for all kinds.
My biggest fear, is not being able to keep up with all the day to day chores and gardening. Due to medical conditions it’s hard day to day to sometimes feel up to getting outside to get work done even though I push myself to get things complete
Your little boy is the cutest! Love the scene of him on top of the picnic table talking g about the poop bucket haha what a cutie, I miss when my kids were that little. My youngest is 7 so it wasn't too too long ago
Please respect the predator problem. I have relatives up there and it is scary. Children must listen to parents. Good luck with the trip!
Man I can't used to the idea of you guys going to Alaska!
Miss you two. Hope that your transition to off-grid is going well. 🤗
Hey Aust,
I'm loving the effort you put into your content. I'm planning on buying a farmstead in a few years. For appropriate planning, it would be helpful to estimate the spacing requirements this homestead should fulfill. I'm planning on having chickens for meat production every year (as you "recommend" around 50) and egg laying ones (around 6 to 8). Additionally, we are planning to get a maximum of 3 feeder pigs, 2 dairy cows, 4-8 sheep/goats (for meat and dairy) and let's say a dozen geese (not all at the same time, maybe alternating every year). So #askhomesteady could you show the space requirements for each of these animals? Take into consideration that we want to raise our animals free-range, for the best life quality for the animals (chicken tractors are fine), only dairy and egg producing animals are staying during winter, and we have no problem with additional feeding for less space needed and more nutrition for the animals. Maybe there is a formula you recommend so that other future homesteads out there can measure their individual space needs. Thanks for your time and best wishes from Germany, Julian!
Hey Julian,
Homesteading is an individual adventure. If it’s just measurements you need there are a lot of fine books out there. Since you don’t have your property yet, it’d be hard to determine your individual needs especially unseen. Check out some of the videos / books that other homesteaders have recommended. That’s half the fun.
1: (like you said) not enough usable water.
2: not being able to have enough food. Granted, living in Alaska, I would think finding out would be ready enough, but I currently live in the suburbs.
Love your content, and I hope y'all keep the videos coming and succeed in whatever you do!
Depending on where in Alaska you're talking about, disappearing. There's a LOT of disappearances in Alaska.
Water collection 6 months out of the year. Sauna with camp showers that have been in the sun for showers. There are solutions. Get a little shower stall for outside showers. They work well. I remember showering outside in a make shift cover with camp shower and snow flakes
This was a fun video
As someone who was born and raised in Alaska, the alcoholic comment does hurt because of high food prices . It's cheaper to buy a 40 rack of beer than to buy a 32 pack of bottled water bottled water was almost 40$ the last time I went to the store and a case of beer was 24.99 so before you guys come this was I suggest you purchase your water purification stuff in the lower 48 cuz it'll be cheaper. Also the worst part of Alaska this time of year isn't the predators it's the bugs so purchase a lot of high quality bug spray too
We did have someone we know get stung by a bee not realizing he was anaphylactic and he passed away on an off grid hunting trip.
😢 certainly something to be alert to
My husband loves the no internet on our off grid property. But it’s also no cell service as well.
I didnt realize you guys were going off grid in Alaska. What an adventure!!
I watched a RUclipsr who visits all kinds of places in North America, and he was shocked out how difficult it is to find necessities and groceries were ten times higher at the reservations. I would suggest that you travel to the largest city reason ly near you once a month. On the reservation they live on fish, whale and wild animals, so they make it ok. Bring tools to cut firewood, build food hiding containers and lots and lots of ripe for clothesline, and to hang food in the trees. Bring a dog to let you know when something is near. Handy pocket knives with spoons and etc. I had a lot of kids and grew to hate camping. I wish I would if delegated more chores
There are unique homeopathy kits for first aid/remedy for any illness or injury.. They are so wonderful.
Wait, what? What is a mountain pie? If it's what I think it is, 2 slices of bread filled with whatever and cooked in that gadget, we call that a jaffle 😁 And an outhouse is a dunny.
I think I've found my place. I'll know for sure in a couple of weeks. On paper it ticks every box, so all that's left to do is actually go through the house and be sure I feel safe and comfortable there. If I do, I'll agree to buy it. It's not officially on the market so there's no listing to send, but the layout makes sense to me, it will be 5 acres, an agreement will be in the contract that I can have access to a dam/pond on the surrounding farm plus there are rainwater tanks, so I'm not scared of running out of water. He's putting in a new septic system before the sale and I'll get to decide where I want the lines to run so it doesn't interfere with my garden plans. Nice amount of shedding without being excessive. The guy selling it will be keeping the surrounding farm and will graze my area until I get my livestock sorted. And at any time I need him to if I'm not keeping up. He's also well known in the community and will introduce me to people so I don't become a complete hermit. And he's a stock agent so when I want a new animal, he'll source it for me. The house is 3 bedrooms with a recently renovated kitchen and bathroom. It's surrounded by farmland on 3 sides and bushland across the road. The nearest neighbour is half a mile down the road. Less than 30 minutes to all major stores, just under an hour and a half back to here for my appointments. And I will be mortgage free. And I will have a little stash left to be able to get some things done straight away. Solar and batteries will definitely be added very quickly, but I might take my time making sure I have enough power to use my appliances before actually flicking the switch and going off grid lol. I can't imagine I won't like it. I've been drawn to it since I was first told about it after that auction I went to. I've seen some old photos of the inside and liked it before the renovations (well, not the bathroom lol) so it really is just down to the vibe of the place now. He has given his tenants 6 months notice, but as soon as they move out I would move in and rent it until the sale is finalised. So really anything from 1-6 months. Yay!
Wild listening to the things people think are part of living off grid. I've been here over a decade, and the only one of these I relate to is running out of electricity to run my internet access at 2am. That's not fun. The power will come back o when the sun gets on the panels, though.
My biggest fear would be water period...hot or cold!
I had and recently sold an off grid cabin in northern MN. I went there winter and summer for 20 years. I had a nice cabin. No running water, out house, gas stove and refrigerator. I would get there in the winter and have to shovel the deck 20 inches of snow to get into the cabin. Pray and hope the generator will start. Start a fire in -20 below. I am a single female. I kept my gun loaded as I was 1/2 mile in the woods on 80 acres. It worked. I sold it because of the maintenance. Not able to do it on my own. I miss it
Dang Denise. Your inspiring!
Should get a hitch and pull a small enclosed trailer, you can bring far more and have a dry storage space
Biggest fears:
Refrigeration and heat in the winter. It gets down to -30C frequently where I live.
Paused the video to comment - I haven’t thought about it much, but biggest fear right now would be systems not being in place or failing and running out of some necessity. Looking forward to the video!
I think the thing about which I would be the most concerned is wasting your financial resources with this diversion. Unless money is no option (because you have somebody providing the financing for this Alaska trip), wouldn't it make much more sense to use the money, which you will be spending on this trip, investing in your future Homestead on Sunny Mountain? If your intent is to gain off-grid experience, could not you rent an RV for a few months and spend that time living off-grid on BLM land? Maybe I'm missing something here
In addition, doesn't Alaska have short growing and grazing seasons? Plus it has a high cost of living, since everything needs to be trucked, flown, or shipped in.
They mentioned in another video or podcast, it’s gaining experience and learning what they like and don’t about off grid living. And they can use what they purchase for Alaska on Sunny Mountain so it’s not a waste.
I'm sure for many it would be a concern, but if you're a family that budgets for summer vacations anyway, this would simply be using that same money - only, paying your way in the process. Like a working holiday for backpackers. From what I've seen over the years, K and Aust do make plans for summer holidays with the kids. Maybe not every year, but they're not adverse to budgeting for it either.
Given that it would also provide content for their RUclips channel, they'd also be able to claim some business expenses for their working holiday. So they're effectively allowing their taxes to pay for it. Like I said, for many the $$$ would be a going concern. If you don't have a RUclips channel and online business, it's not possible to write off the cost for a family, working holiday.
I think it's a great way to let your business pay for your family holiday, while learning if you actually like to live a certain way with a large family. Could they do it all from Sunny Mountain? Sure. But this might be the last family holiday they have for a while, and they might want to have it somewhere completely different.
Setting up / Repairing solar equipment
I miss you guys. I hope you're ok
Peppermint essential oil keeps mosquitoes away. I use it all the time and love it. Natural, cheap and it works.
You two are so cute! ❤
A off-grid Hot shower is pee in the wind🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I wish y'all all the luck in the world
Moving to Alaska, and having built a modern homestead, as well as just buying a completely off grid cabin. The #1 thing that’s driving us nuts……. The misquote!!! All the rest of it is actually quite simple. Best wishes!
Went without hot water heater for 4 months once while I fought with a warranty. Being a mother with a child and heating water on the stove for everything it was ridiculously time consuming and dangerous. Trying to move boiling hot water without scalding yourself or others is harder than one would think. Got burned several times. Tip: wear shoes while moving hot water.
Be prepared for the mosquitoes and bugs out there.
I lived off grid in Alaska for a long time. Currently on grid and wouldn’t change a thing lol. Off grid is fine if you have the right set up!
Traumatic injury and not getting medical attention fast enough
I'm terrified of morally corrupt people killing my entire family.
Paused to comment. I wouldn't say this is a fear, but my biggest concern is having a water system in place.
#askhomesteady considering most suburban neighborhoods exist within 1/4 an acer. You could call the video suburban survival xD. What is the most economic meat you can grow other than eggs per lb? What is the best vegetables to grow that is easy, cheap and filling per foot? What is the best perennial fruit that provides the best nutrition and does not taste awful? What is the best tree you can grow for nutrition? What is the most nutrient dense mushroom you could grow outside or in your home? How do we start collecting rain water? How can we grow food indoors? What foods can we grow in a garage? What foods can you grow in a basement? What can I grow in my attic? What is the best insect you can grow and eat? Is small scale aquaponics viable? How do I set up a gray water system in my home that goes into my food? Can I domestically set up bee hives? How do I use the heat of my house to grow food more efficiently? How do I use the humidity of my bathroom to grow food more efficiently? How do I use food scraps to create a biogas digester? How do I properly dehydrate food for storage? How do I make a cheap durable greenhouse? How do I use my shed for growing food?
Lol my biggest fear that first came to mind is laundry
Wish you all luck. I am sure this will be a wonderful learning experience. Excited to follow along.
Being cold especially in Alaska
or if not in a cold place, food going bad in the fridge/freezer
We do humanure/composting toilet for the bathroom
we have our solar pannels to put up soon im super excited about it but im sure that this there will be lots of issues with that
Afraid to be so far away from hospitals in a medical emergency.
Not scared of anything. I lived half a year off grid in the bush here in The Gambia and I loved it. Even though we had black cobra and puff adder there.
We have electricity but no water. Cleaning (dishes, laundry, floors, hand hygiene, ALL OF IT) is a huuuuuuge challenge.
I'm afraid the systems would be complicated to set up, difficult to maintain - and expensive.
Compost your poop. I believe they have these compostable bags that you put in the 5 gl bucket, you use sawdust each time you go, and when you're ready you pull it out give it a twist and toss it into your compost pile. No big deal. 😊
I missed you going to Alaska, when did you decide that. I didn’t think I had missed anything
I biggest fear would be the overwhelm of learning to do EVERYTHING differently. Even if its a small shift it will all pile up. If i tried and quit it would be because of the overwhelm.
If off gridding in Alaska...bears and wolves would be my fear. Never knowing when they are around.
I do like this video
I Live in Alaska. We joke around saying it’s the cold version of Florida😂 my biggest fear is the moose. Thankfully the part of Alaska I’m in doesn’t have any,and bears here aren’t really a problem. Just as long as you keep an eye out for animals y’all will be fine😊
I live in an area where the power goes out a few times each year so I'm not afraid.
Yes, it's California.
2 a.m. and shouting with laughter!
Bigfoot for president!!! A candidate you can "believe" in.
I heard in your podcast you are heading to Alaska? My place is on the way lol
Biggest fears for me are:
- mosquitoes
- mold and rot without AC
I’m so excited to see y’all’s journey and hear your thoughts!!
Also, I need those purple overalls. Do y’all have a link??
So I paused it to say that my fear is I would not have access to proper medical care in an emergency.
Loneliness..
It's interesting to hear the "greatest fears". Most of them are comical, but my greatest fear is access to resources- which is the reason I didn't go for Alaska. Everything is so far away and hard to get ahold of. Town is about 10 miles from my place in Missouri.
Skipping electricity is easier than I thought. I just need something to charge my e cigarette, that's all. Haha I like my phone, too, but if we're skipping the internet, I'm OK. And lights are overrated. Need my vape though. Haha
Not being close enough to get medical care in an emergency.
This channel is toast. These two are all over the place. Shame on her for destroying what should have been a channel with 2+ million subscribers.
My biggest fear is peace and quiet...🤪
No water yet. We're on city water in the country. Need a water catching system
Losing my water source.
Hello again, we butcher our ducks, turkeys, and chickens off-grid. We use a water pump powered by solar ( our electric fence battery and solar system) to run our water, and a generator to run our plucking machine. We butcher 20 to 40 at a time. It's the only way we have ever done it, so it's the only way I know. oh, and we use propane to heat up or hot water.
My off grid fear....is freezing.
My 2nd is bears...
I watch Somers in Alaska... they planted a garden 2 years straight and the veggies are huge
Is y'alls move permanent??
My biggest fear is failure. For me, failure would start with not being able to procure enough water.