Earthships - America's Off-Grid Desert Community

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  • Опубликовано: 1 июл 2021
  • Earthships are off-grid houses made of trash. These off-grid homes are fully self sustainable and do not require any utilities for comfortable living. Amazingly, the beautiful earthships are actually made out of garbage. In New Mexico’s desert town of Taos there is a large community of like minded people that dwell in earthships. In this episode we explore why they are there and why they choose this way of life.
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  • @OfftheCuff_Series
    @OfftheCuff_Series  Год назад +757

    Would YOU live in an Earthship?

    • @melonetankberry5211
      @melonetankberry5211 Год назад +26

      i would love to say yes, but i am dependent on an internet connection. that will not change no matter where i move.

    • @OfftheCuff_Series
      @OfftheCuff_Series  Год назад +51

      @@melonetankberry5211 What if you had Starlink?

    • @larationanimation2494
      @larationanimation2494 Год назад +6

      What is starlink?

    • @jamesweir2943
      @jamesweir2943 Год назад

      soy boy with a man bun. you know he ain’t building shiite

    • @GariWatkins
      @GariWatkins Год назад +10

      Absolutely!

  • @stephaniegordon834
    @stephaniegordon834 2 года назад +4836

    It doesn't surprise me that the government would try to give this man a hard time, he's addressing many issues the politicians can't address in 20-30 years of being in office

    • @librarynan4610
      @librarynan4610 2 года назад +244

      Or make money off of.

    • @jaditelady173mary4
      @jaditelady173mary4 2 года назад +287

      And like health...there is no profit to be made in the cure.

    • @grovermartin6874
      @grovermartin6874 2 года назад +121

      He's also been SO FAR AHEAD of his time. His vision is beginning to be spread and shared and linked with other practical visionaries, like Malcolm Wells and Gernot Minke in Germany. Not everybody can visualize. They need to walk through, feel the energy of a place, listen to the quiet without machine hums, smell the fresh air of the interior, feel the pervasive comfortable temperature, watch the play of light and shadow on the inside of the house. Even then, many forget their initial impressions and either need to re-experience the place or brush it aside as misremembered or illusory. Many people can experience "home" only as the home in which they grew up, or something as close to that as possible. What a tenacious, focussed, enduring spirit drives this man. May his body be as enduring.

    • @kinngrimm
      @kinngrimm 2 года назад +37

      If you resettle every US citizen with an earthship like these, how much space would they use up? Seeing how these folks seem to like their privacy and have built with quite some room inbetween them. 332 million citizens, how many homes would you expect them to have ? Would there be enough old tires?

    • @ricjamlig1687
      @ricjamlig1687 2 года назад +24

      And bill gates wants to cover the sun!

  • @Azzataky
    @Azzataky 2 года назад +1926

    So sad to hear this man has cancer. I heard he wanted to build a prototype city like this but noone would offer him land for it. Such a disgrace. He is absolutely right, we need to test housing like this. Amazing man who has done more for the world than probably any architect in last 50 years. I really hope he lives another 30 years.

    • @miriammiriamxoxo
      @miriammiriamxoxo 2 года назад +37

      Sounded like he's using the opportunity of having cancer to successfully take his health to the next level. Hope he continues to do so!

    • @priestesslucy3299
      @priestesslucy3299 2 года назад +70

      These structures are massive, it's like each one is a little village.
      It would be fascinating to see a city of residential earthships built around a central 'community earthship' used for commerce, government functions and education

    • @jacobrobsolino5666
      @jacobrobsolino5666 2 года назад +15

      The world unfortunately isn’t being run to the betterment of mankind it’s all cost/profit and we have fake democracy and capitalism to thank.

    • @investwave7262
      @investwave7262 2 года назад +40

      He might get cancer because of living around all of those toxic materials like tires and the rest of the garbage.

    • @barrasdh
      @barrasdh 2 года назад +133

      @@investwave7262 Or he might have cancer cause hes over 70 yrs old and thats a common way to die for anyone in the world, regardless if you grew up eating hormone packed cows in a polluted city or as a rural Argentinian living on your own private farm.
      I like the guy. He has a passion and its a positive one. We need more people like him in the world who are willing to veer off the beaten path and prove something else can be done. Personally, I would love to build a small castle.. yeah I know its weird but we all have passions and sometimes the pursuit of those passions leads to a fulfilling life.

  • @OgFitter
    @OgFitter 2 месяца назад +69

    I lived in Taos in the 90s. I had the pleasure of living in an earthship. I remember architects with suits on coming to learn from Mike, then getting handed a shovel to fill tires. The look on their faces.

  • @jovankamarkovicgagne4709
    @jovankamarkovicgagne4709 Месяц назад +31

    It’s not a cult; you guys are pioneers of new sustainable solutions in agriculture, food, energy, housing ❤

    • @plips71755
      @plips71755 7 дней назад

      And it’s not new, it was around in the 60-70s and it was around before then. People always had rent or mortgage they had to pay.
      A lot of people went to Canada to get away from Vietnam. It was a hard life, and people got hurt, and as more and more people. If you want to live in and breathing
      They didn’t want to strike him down, it’s just you have to have rules so people don’t get injured or got poisoned say breathing all them tires, or all that mud falling on you when it collapsed.
      I mean out there is the place to build it, it’s dry out there, if you put an earth ship on the east coast like my back yard you’d have that grows up 3-4’ because of all the rain.
      What I love is the people who are talking about out new, - nothing. You just need to go where there is land you can get ownership of and make sure you build as it’s required. Once it’s built it’s done and grandfathered.

  • @StoneMelber
    @StoneMelber 2 года назад +1695

    As a plumber, what I took away from this, is the re-use of water. Being able to use water more times in your house is beneficial to those out in western us that are currently having a water shortage.

    • @anthonytempleton2135
      @anthonytempleton2135 2 года назад +76

      They should make people with lawn-sprinklers install a device to recycle / redirect their bathwater to it and not use valuable freshwater. Maybe you could invent one?

    • @Digeroo123
      @Digeroo123 2 года назад +26

      @@anthonytempleton2135 A few year back we had a drought and hosepipe use was banned, no car washing either. I used to use bath water to water my vegetables. I installed a pipe between the bath and the garden. You just need a small pump to start get the water flowing and then syphoning and gravity does the rest. To start with I simply sucked the bath water up the pipe it is easy to know when it is flowing because air is ejected, so then you stop sucking. I never got a mouthful of bath water, but in the end installed a small pump instead.

    • @mikeleyman2383
      @mikeleyman2383 2 года назад +17

      I never even thought water can be used 4 different times. This place is very inspiring. It just shows great care for the Earth and what people can do when they set their minds to it.

    • @commenter9967
      @commenter9967 2 года назад +36

      I don't understand why we don't use reclaimed water or grey water as some call it. Isn't it kind of silly we flush toilets with water clean enough to drink?

    • @Digeroo123
      @Digeroo123 2 года назад +4

      @@commenter9967 I would quite like to set up my toilet to use rain water most of the time. However it would need quite a large storage tank. I would be quite interested in the capacity they have for their Earthships. However, in general I see their Earthships as a terrible blight on the landscape.

  • @yondaimehokage2281
    @yondaimehokage2281 2 года назад +439

    "I can control my own environment". That's the most gangster thing I've ever heard.

    • @rickpickle
      @rickpickle 2 года назад +23

      "i don't want to be a product of my environment, i want my environment to be a product of me" jack nicholson "the departed" (2006)

    • @maggiebrooks2550
      @maggiebrooks2550 2 года назад

      @@rickpickle Nice! 🙂👊

    • @onestoptechnologies7305
      @onestoptechnologies7305 2 года назад +10

      This is the ideology that America was born on! That is what the Pilgrims and Pioneers lived by. Where has self-reliance and the "Can Do" attitude gone in America?

    • @Dragstar47
      @Dragstar47 2 года назад +4

      It not gangster it human, human is only creature that does farming 🌱, aid in technology developments for survival.

    • @annmarie1569
      @annmarie1569 2 года назад +2

      She's talking about doing her part to conserve her own environment by doing her part to protect it!!! Good Grief!!!

  • @althechicken9597
    @althechicken9597 8 месяцев назад +160

    "This is all growin from *shit* "
    i love this man

    • @Deadlynedlee
      @Deadlynedlee 2 месяца назад

      😂

    • @10laws2liveby
      @10laws2liveby Месяц назад

      Well people are nothing more that (extrament)?, from the body that was ejected. Not sure how one spells extrament, but I assume Im close.

    • @Jackie89000
      @Jackie89000 Месяц назад

      @@10laws2liveby There's a C in there somewhere but I don't know where and I'm too afraid to guess.

    • @shirleyvanarsdalecrabtree2880
      @shirleyvanarsdalecrabtree2880 Месяц назад +1

      It’s “Excrement “

    • @nprwikeepa6082
      @nprwikeepa6082 28 дней назад

      😂😂

  • @NinjaMagoo
    @NinjaMagoo 2 месяца назад +18

    Hi Mike, I hope you read these comments. I'm so proud to see how far you've come! I doubt you would remember, but you picked me up hitchhiking when I was a kid. It would have been around 1993-94 and I may have been with a girlfriend, heading to a wedding in Las Vegas, New Mexico. I just want to let you know that you've reached more people than you may realize. You told me about the idea behind earth ships, and planted the seed for me that day 30 years ago. I'm accumulating free and cheap secondhand materials for my 3rd, and hopefully final house in Maine. My last one was in Hawaii and it was about 95% recycled materials. Elevated water catchment, gravity fed to a solar "warm" lol, water heater, then to the kitchen sink, toilet and shower, which all fed the bananas and taro. 2 - 17watt RV solar panels for charging batteries, turning on lights, and powering my alarm clock, was all I needed. I can't count the # of times a big storm would come through and knock power out. Then I'd be the only one who showed up to work on time the next day because my alarm clock went off in the morning! I'm glad to see you incorporating plants in your buildings now, as that is the direction I'm going too. I'm hoping to have my favorite tropical fruits growing year around, at home in Maine. Thanks for planting the seed and fighting for our rights to make mistakes and learn from experience! Honestly, that statement should be one of the most important new amendments to our Constitution! (The right to make mistakes and learn from experience. No new nanny laws!)

    • @shweta-gx3nu
      @shweta-gx3nu Месяц назад +1

      This anecdote/story is so heart warming. Goes to show what a kind man Mike is n how even back then was so passionate about his vision.

  • @Nukepositive
    @Nukepositive 2 года назад +815

    The first half I was thinking, "It's impossible to scale this for urban sustainability." But by the end, I realized, "This is excellent design for rural sustainability. We should be adopting this as the norm in many rural settings."

    • @terranovarubacha5473
      @terranovarubacha5473 2 года назад +1

      Why is it impossible to scale this for urban?

    • @nhiamoua5816
      @nhiamoua5816 2 года назад +35

      @@terranovarubacha5473 think about what it means to live/be in an urban area. that's just not feasible with how condensed these places tend to be in comparison to earth ships. also it could not exist off grid and therefore bring up the complexity of issues that exists for on-grid settlements i.e. metropolis', cities, towns, etc. that's why the OP said this would make for an excellent rural design and i agree with that.

    • @suzyrottencrotch5132
      @suzyrottencrotch5132 2 года назад +6

      Oh global warming the current concept is fake and lies the planet naturally heat and cool itself and these deserts will be very dry and coasts will be very wet

    • @edwardamirault3894
      @edwardamirault3894 2 года назад +9

      I had the exact same idea 5 years ago after going to the Earthship Academy and decided to move to Austin. Now I print houses lol

    • @babyrob9419
      @babyrob9419 2 года назад

      But then there would be a decline in innovation if humans became stagnant due to the accommodation of being able have energy, the top 3 most valuable need, at a whim of no works effort. Entire Industries will be shut out by people in mass numbers not needing their services. Hundreds of thousands of jobs gone.

  • @Coldestaevadoit
    @Coldestaevadoit 2 года назад +422

    The waterfall fireplace perfectly represents how he makes the seemingly incompatible coexist

  • @milantiquestudios7460
    @milantiquestudios7460 Месяц назад +6

    I just respect the fact that he said he is about logic rather than being moral.

  • @lynnbedford9319
    @lynnbedford9319 Год назад +68

    Just stumbled here.
    I live in Western NY
    And grow avocados
    Figs lemons limes and just about everything else in my earthship. Didn't know of anyone else that lives this way.....now you! GLORIOUS. I'm not alone.

    • @nancysmith2389
      @nancysmith2389 2 месяца назад +10

      You should do a video.

    • @katrinajensen2683
      @katrinajensen2683 Месяц назад

      There is one near Coromandel Valley, South Australia that is a b and b. Also the same concept south of Adelaide at Aldinga. You are not alone!

    • @lynnbedford9319
      @lynnbedford9319 Месяц назад

      I'm near Fredonia.

  • @riceviavia
    @riceviavia 2 года назад +704

    I stayed in one of the earthships for one night and it was truly beautiful. The shower was surrounded by plants and it had a greenhouse full fo birds. I highly recommend going to the main earthship, it is a once in a lifetime experience

    • @jesusislord6545
      @jesusislord6545 2 года назад +10

      Repent to Jesus Christ
      “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.”
      ‭‭Galatians‬ ‭5:22-23‬ ‭NIV‬‬
      D

    • @foobarmaximus3506
      @foobarmaximus3506 Год назад +3

      What would a dirty, stink hippy need with a shower? Please tell us. I'm curious.

    • @5DNRG
      @5DNRG Год назад +9

      I got goosebumps just reading your comment...it will happen for me one day!💚🌻👍

    • @808master
      @808master Год назад +28

      @@foobarmaximus3506 You don't have to be a hippy to agree or enjoy it. Also seeing that anyone can really go there, I assume most go for an experience and not everyone that does is a full out hippy.

    • @honeyst6133
      @honeyst6133 Год назад +31

      @@foobarmaximus3506 People who live in these ships don’t want to give up the comfort of their lives that they had previously, and they care about the environment enough to do something about it so that they can live the way they lived before, but with an eco-friendly home.

  • @thebob563
    @thebob563 2 года назад +1670

    The man is an engineering and architecture genius

    • @OfftheCuff_Series
      @OfftheCuff_Series  2 года назад +60

      Right? You can find some more info on Mike and see some early photos of his builds here: www.earthshipglobal.com/projects

    • @Chereese0808
      @Chereese0808 2 года назад +10

      He is.

    • @jovenaldomingo1123
      @jovenaldomingo1123 2 года назад +4

      If one person recycling for life they don’t like u helping the world but when oceans full of trash they say none n they don’t care if u burn ur trash here daily they do like u much it’s a devils eyes world with degre on paper walls 07

    • @iwishiwaswrongbutimnot517
      @iwishiwaswrongbutimnot517 2 года назад +13

      Yeah, uhm no. He does some cool shit. But genius. I’m not ok with that word being made useless like so many r now days.

    • @blonds0072
      @blonds0072 2 года назад +7

      Brilliant!

  • @lowaqooz8314
    @lowaqooz8314 3 месяца назад +37

    I hope and pray that this man has help thats as brilliant and passionate as he is! His legacy needs to continue far into the future!

  • @alanaaites8292
    @alanaaites8292 Год назад +373

    It's terrible that our world tries to stop this better way of living.

    • @crystin7503
      @crystin7503 8 месяцев назад +10

      It's also eye opening. Yes can be terrifying how so few people seem to get it and a huge part of those who does gets unfortunately hopeless and gives up. Show them we can! It's just the trauma of being so exploitive uncompassionate desperate humans when feeling to fight alone and isolated

    • @beholder4465
      @beholder4465 8 месяцев назад

      yet they scream and pound on us about greenhouse affect on the environment

    • @thatpandaz6094
      @thatpandaz6094 8 месяцев назад +13

      Yeah, it won't make the rich any money so why would they allow it?

    • @NewerSwagger-gp3hj
      @NewerSwagger-gp3hj 8 месяцев назад +7

      This is just suburb sprawling into the desert . Not a solution.

    • @Snookyboo
      @Snookyboo 8 месяцев назад

      Our world? Don’t blame the world for human beings, stupidity, and destruction

  • @jessicaabbinante2009
    @jessicaabbinante2009 2 года назад +478

    "This is all growing from shit"
    Never thought that sentence would motivate me to live self sustainable life 🤣😍

    • @veganessence5270
      @veganessence5270 2 года назад +6

      I lost it when I heard that but in a profound kinda way 🤭

    • @Eli_B3000
      @Eli_B3000 2 года назад +13

      A great description of bouncing back after a bad relationship as well...

    • @candycakes7921
      @candycakes7921 2 года назад +4

      In ancient times and even some countries around the world they do uses shit as fertilizer cow . goat and human for the food we import all the time

    • @andreassjoberg3145
      @andreassjoberg3145 2 года назад +15

      Remember, Human shit and pigshit is NOT to be used for crops that grow underground, only for those whose where the harvest is aboveground. Underground crops like potatoes and carrots you use horse,donkey, cow, sheep or goat-manure only! This is basically because of what parasites and diseases the animals have that are likely to pass through crops into our food. You can also always use dried poultry-crap to add aboveground the same way as you add industrial fertiliser, just remember to use a facemask, because you do not want to breathe in powdered chicken-crap and get salmonella or some other bug! Urin is usually safe to use always, as long as you dilute it before spreading, but human urin WILL bring medicine-leftovers with it into the crops, so use with care. Happy growing!

    • @juliabrown5396
      @juliabrown5396 2 года назад +2

      @@andreassjoberg3145 Maybe call them “Earth Shit Ships” 🤷🤠?

  • @AmericanaWoods
    @AmericanaWoods 2 года назад +3409

    As a developer/builder I find this absolutely fascinating. Building codes and regulations have gone too far. We need more thinkers like him.
    EDIT: for those who have blamed me for being a greedy builder wanting to cut corners just to save a buck I want you to know I have put my money where my mouth is on multiple occasions. My family and I live in a house I built. There were some code items I filed for exceptions for because they just didn’t make sense. I understand some of the code was literally paid for with blood and is on the books for good reason. Some of it was lobbied for by corporations and should not be there. I can assure you my home will still be standing in 100+ years. I didn’t say we shouldn’t have building codes, just that they go too far in many instances. The applications shown in this video make much more sense on a practical level.

    • @sejinjang4541
      @sejinjang4541 2 года назад +68

      I am genuinely curious as to your opinion about the safety of these structures. I think it's a novel idea but to me it seems like a possibly dangerous situation building a home without regulations and from materials of questionable origins, especially building something with the longevity of a home and possibly introducing loadbearing structures into 3 walls over decades. So many other concerns such as fire safety and natural disaster resistance etc. I am not a home builder but it would seem like the type of protections that regulations 'guarantee' homeowners that you don't have with an earth ship in it's current implementation. Feel free to correct me if I am wrong!

    • @Bubbles99718
      @Bubbles99718 2 года назад +60

      Better to have regs go to far than not far enough. Always difficult to find the perfect balance but ask those millions in Haiti who have all their buildings crumble with every quake

    • @bhiromburanakul7891
      @bhiromburanakul7891 2 года назад +22

      They have gone too far for good reasons. That is what the dictators in society want, and they have made us follow them, not necessarily our own hearts and minds. In reality, those good reasons are really bad ones, but most are oblivious to the increasing control they are conforming to.

    • @AmericanaWoods
      @AmericanaWoods 2 года назад +182

      @@sejinjang4541 let’s put it this way, there are large volume builders that pop up thousands of houses a year that “meet code” that I wouldn’t live in if I was paid to do so. I have stood in homes that were less than 2 years old that were structurally failing and deemed uninhabitable by the same municipality that certified them code compliant just 2 years earlier. I have seen many structures built 200 years ago in my state (far before there were ever codes) that are still standing and being lived in.

    • @jnelson1410
      @jnelson1410 2 года назад +20

      @@asmodiusjones9563 You hit on many great points and I couldn't agree with you more.
      Homes built these days are not much different than 70-80 years ago, in terms of typical layout and essentilal features. Of course there have been many innovations and the building industry has evolved tremendously - the fundementals are still the same. 2 car garage full of everything but cars, walk into kitchen through laundry, simple cookie cutter split floorplans, 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, little patio out back for the grill. That is okay for most, it is essentially the "American Way."
      I can think of at least 100 ways to improve on how houses are built, producing more ammenities and for less up front expenses. As mentioned, things are labor intensive and it can be costly to blaze trails with architects, engineers, inspectors, other compliance agents all needing fees and assessments - especially for unique changes.
      Doing anything creative on a massive scale also requires enormous funding, which needs to be recaptured in return on investment or there is no chance big builders will sacrifice even one little nickel of profit.
      People with assets build custom homes and put them on unique properties, waterfront, for example - or on a mountainside. These can become incredible structures that DO factor in sustainability and green principles with many unique spaces and features. They are essentially just bigger homes with fancier finishes and fixtures - not usually caring for a second about water, sewer, power sources or how the structure can retain or repel heat or cold as needed.
      I feel that we have only scratched the surface of what is truly possible. With some creativity and courage, many are challenging the basic assumptions about building structures. It is not just off grid living being romanticized these days - the tiny house trend and popularity of RV and bus renovations along with the shipping container building boom - have inspired people to think outside of the box about how they work and live.
      Now, we need city planners and lawmakers to create more flexibility in managing growth. For that to be possible, people need to ask for it and demand progress. Builders are going to build what people want or are willing to buy.
      If you build it, they will come? Perhaps. For this to be something that becomes the next thing that everyone must have - it needs to be embraced on a broad level - not just emerging in eclectic communities.
      Thanks for the inspiration. ;) Peace.

  • @oueia
    @oueia Год назад +109

    Would be interesting to see an adaptation meant to cope with tropical weather - especially one that can withstand multiple typhoons in a year.

    • @AndreaSimone57
      @AndreaSimone57 9 месяцев назад +13

      The venus project has some adaptions in their societal designs

    • @lubricustheslippery5028
      @lubricustheslippery5028 8 месяцев назад +3

      Moisture with mold and rot could definitely be a problem to solve. It looks like the shown earth-ships is build for handling the big temperature fluctuations between night and day and don't have to care about moisture.
      I live far north so heating during the winter is a must, it's usually way below freezing day and night for several months. Because it's cold stuff don't dry out that well and it's not much sun to get electricity from when it's most needed.

    • @therisashow
      @therisashow 8 месяцев назад +2

      The video mentions that they built earth ships in Haiti, and they’re right in the hurricane zone, and they get earthquakes. So I think they make earth ships that work for the certain environment it’s built in.

    • @markpukey8
      @markpukey8 5 месяцев назад

      @@lubricustheslippery5028Do you have geothermal potential in your area? I can imagine using geo inside massive earthen walls inside as a heat sink, and those would keep the temperature up to 45 or 50 degrees (Farenheit). Chilly, but very livable without extra heat, and any other options you have could get living spaces very comfortable.

  • @enough1494
    @enough1494 8 месяцев назад +15

    I have the love shack. 2 bedroom wooden home, off grid since 1999! We are on a tiny island in the Caribbean, simple life and totally natural and independent. Simple unadulterated freedom!

    • @sherryk30
      @sherryk30 7 дней назад

      Sounds like a dream come true!

  • @cferracini
    @cferracini 2 года назад +493

    The lady they interviewed at lunchtime is just the best. I love how most of her motivation was simply to not pay for utilities. I think it's very valid and if more people just think about saving money it would be actually great for the environment. Honestly, I think that's the only true way people can get to embrace sustainability: Economical living but still confortable.

    • @omnitravis
      @omnitravis 2 года назад +8

      I wonder if we could possibly make larger, city sized buildings like this. These are all awesome, but I wonder about apartments and possible office buildings, etc. I guess some of the houses shown could be made into apartments, or if you are comfortable with the other family just lived in together, as is.

    • @stephenkiernan8520
      @stephenkiernan8520 2 года назад +9

      For everyone to live like this 5 billion people will have to be removed from the population of the earth. These houses are great as one off's but completely unsustainable on a large scale.

    • @pottyputter05
      @pottyputter05 2 года назад +1

      Practical reasons sell ideas to a populace

    • @colourfultoreador8467
      @colourfultoreador8467 2 года назад +5

      @@stephenkiernan8520 why

    • @Momma-angela
      @Momma-angela 2 года назад +2

      @@stephenkiernan8520 yes, i also wonder why?

  • @GeckoHiker
    @GeckoHiker 2 года назад +522

    We basically did something like this on unzoned land in very rural Missouri. Not made with tires and glass bottles but dug into the earth under tree cover. No permits required and nobody cares, except DNR if you put in septic or a lagoon, which we didn't do. Composting toilets and a drain field in the garden for slightly grey water was our solution. This means only cleaning with natural products and biodegradable natural soaps.
    We use two tent sized wood stoves for heating, using aged deadfall. We do not need AC because the underground temperature is very comfortable. Fortunately we have a well, two springs, and a year-round creek.

    • @incognito4522
      @incognito4522 2 года назад +10

      Sweet

    • @Redmow51
      @Redmow51 2 года назад +10

      That sounds awesome, Sandra.

    • @kathidori8504
      @kathidori8504 2 года назад +14

      Im not a jealous person but by reading your comment, I got....😉

    • @slonecznikdoniczkowy
      @slonecznikdoniczkowy 2 года назад +21

      I would love to see a video of your amazing place! Sounds like a dream to me.

    • @OfftheCuff_Series
      @OfftheCuff_Series  2 года назад +39

      Can you send an email to chris@flutterbrothers.com I'd love to see pictures of this!

  • @deliveryboy
    @deliveryboy 8 месяцев назад +13

    I won a vacation to Santa Fe, New Mexico and I got to visit literally every single one of these homes- they were BEAUTIFUL

  • @bjw4859
    @bjw4859 8 месяцев назад +18

    What an inspiring video, i'm in Australia & we have quite a few communities like this, but not nearly enough, I remember helping my father lay a concrete slab on an extension to our home in the mid 70's & he laid bottles end to end under it before adding concrete, that floor was never cold, even in mid winter & the house still stands.

  • @alshalakaed857
    @alshalakaed857 Год назад +174

    This guy is a unappreciated genius.

    • @qtrax100
      @qtrax100 2 месяца назад +3

      100%

    • @rs1107
      @rs1107 Месяц назад +1

      👉😵 They ARE So UGLY 😵👈

  • @spacegamer85
    @spacegamer85 2 года назад +706

    As an Earthship academy graduate (phase 1) and having met Michael, Phil and the crew in person, I can say the (latest versions) Earthships live up to the claims of total off grid self sustainability. Only drawbacks are building codes and the amount of labor required. But once build and after first rain - you will never need to pay for utilities again.

    • @kiadent8848
      @kiadent8848 2 года назад +43

      Congratulations. I hope that as you travel on your journey of self sustainability, you find all the peace and happiness that you can. God Bless

    • @lordsithari4029
      @lordsithari4029 2 года назад +28

      How does one join such an Academy? Here i nearly gave up the dream to build my own off grid house without shelling money for building material..

    • @christiank7837
      @christiank7837 2 года назад

      @@lordsithari4029 Following

    • @churblefurbles
      @churblefurbles 2 года назад +22

      the drawbacks is only people who could tolerate or handle that level of dedication are already there. the temperament and basic intelligence level isn't common in the rest of the population.

    • @BarryObaminable
      @BarryObaminable 2 года назад +4

      cause u ded when it caves in ?

  • @walkingwater893
    @walkingwater893 Год назад +7

    We have built a hybrid Earth Ship using baled tires stacked like lego's, they weigh 1 ton ea. 😎
    Very cozy & peaceful in the foothills of S Co. Mike is genius very grateful for him. 🥰

    • @Susan70003
      @Susan70003 Месяц назад

      Is his cancer linked to the tires he handled? Wash your hands after handling.

    • @jamesalbrecht418
      @jamesalbrecht418 Месяц назад

      Nope tyres don't cause cancer unless you light them on fire ​@@Susan70003

  • @WILDFOXEXPEDITION1984
    @WILDFOXEXPEDITION1984 7 месяцев назад +12

    huge respect for this man he did lot and face lots of problem still this project didn't get that much what it deserves ❤🤞

  • @sunmoonstars3879
    @sunmoonstars3879 2 года назад +289

    We are born to create, it’s the whole point of having a human experience and these people are fulfilling their divine destiny. How wonderful would it be if we could all live like this someday.

    • @jmc8076
      @jmc8076 2 года назад +15

      So true. Creativity, cooperation and compassion is our true human nature not competition, greed and power. We are evolving as more see this worldwide.

    • @serafima2
      @serafima2 2 года назад +5

      We can , we just need to put the effort to achieve it ;)

    • @carlthor91
      @carlthor91 2 года назад +3

      I prefer a sailboat, but this is a nice place in the desert.

    • @nicolarollinson4381
      @nicolarollinson4381 2 года назад +5

      "We were born to create.." thank u ❤. Thats got me thinking. Thats an avenue I've never been down.

    • @myrnajay2785
      @myrnajay2785 2 года назад +4

      Woodstock

  • @andrewgrace4127
    @andrewgrace4127 2 года назад +123

    The waterfall fireplace has got to be one of the coolest things I've ever seen in my life!

    • @nickgavis0305
      @nickgavis0305 Год назад +3

      It’s pretty bad ass

    • @katwalsh4187
      @katwalsh4187 Год назад +8

      Duel purpose too because it would humidify the air to counteract the desert dryness

  • @user-rp6nf9sz6t
    @user-rp6nf9sz6t 11 месяцев назад +4

    I fell in love with ES concept when I acquired about 80+ acres of land (off-grid). no utilities/bills, and since I am not physically able to build, I will need to have someone manage the build, when ready that is.

  • @Kira-kg4kl
    @Kira-kg4kl Год назад +8

    Respect this man for doing what he's doing 👏

  • @bertanelson8062
    @bertanelson8062 2 года назад +101

    I volunteered working on earthships back in the mid '90's. I did slide shows and even a community TV show featuring them in Connecticut. Was amazed at the disinterest. Mike was being given all kinds of environmental awards at first. Then the gov't shifted in New Mexico and suddenly he was "building illegal housing developments" that required paved roads, sewage lines, etc. I timed my visit from CT to NM to be at his court hearing. Of course many were there supporting him. His work was shut down for a time. His usual resourcefulness and fabulous team went where housing was needed most and showed people how to build small, sustainable shelters. I'm delighted to see it all up and running again at Greater World, a place I had hoped to live, being one of the women showing off my earthship! I did live in one for a week while taking Mike's earthship course and had most wonderful hot tub experience ever. Thanks, Mike for all you're doing. Be strong, live long!

    • @OfftheCuff_Series
      @OfftheCuff_Series  2 года назад +8

      Berta that’s an awesome story!!!! So glad you commented. Have you been back recently?

    • @claudethibaudeau2714
      @claudethibaudeau2714 2 года назад +3

      Wow that's awesome. I loved this video and if I saw this in my 20's I'd love to live in a place like this. Great respect for all your hard work to make this world a better place to live and appreciate the simple life we were intended to live 1🇨🇦❤😊👍

    • @certifiedtechsupport7495
      @certifiedtechsupport7495 2 года назад

      I wish I could come work there and put my idea 💡 to work in such a community.
      I love ❤️ people like mike so much cod the are strong 💪 willed people
      Mike May or May not live forever but historically he will live for as long as the world 🌍 exists

    • @slugtoenail
      @slugtoenail 2 года назад +1

      Does anyone have one in CT?

  • @MarkRVillano
    @MarkRVillano 2 года назад +249

    So much of what people set aside for recycling is never actually recycled, and is ultimately discarded. But imagine if this garbage was collected / harvested for the sole purpose of re-selling it as building material. I envision a dump site where these materials are gathered and partitioned off into individual piles of specific products such as tires, bottles, cans, and recycled lumber. Such a "building supply yard" would be a welcome addition to the sustainable housing industry if you could get enough people to buy into the concept.

    • @neossiss
      @neossiss 2 года назад +7

      Sounds like a great idea imo you should definitely do it. Im sure many people would buy into the concept.

    • @OfftoShambala
      @OfftoShambala 2 года назад +16

      Yep… I’m doing that now. I helped a landscape company make more money by letting them drop off three loads of wood chips in my backyard. I bag them up and sell them for $4 each. However, I am raising my price to $5. They are garden and farming gold. I collect stuff from peoples garbage piles. I have a huge pile of lumber … all free… it’s not all perfect 8’ long 2x4’s … but still useful. I have all kinds of random building materials. Tons of tile and brick… all were garbage to someone else. And I save all my glass jars and at least half my plastic containers that previously held food too.

    • @Vikingshop
      @Vikingshop 2 года назад +2

      Mark Villano - REVOLUTIONIZING IDEA! I hope it will be realized one day ... soon!

    • @simorf
      @simorf 2 года назад +3

      We have plenty of these in Cape Town, South Africa. Problem is it costs the same as new stuff once refurbished!

    • @annoyedbyyourface
      @annoyedbyyourface 2 года назад +3

      And this idea not only helps the environment but supplies jobs. So many towns need an employment boom right now along with sustainable housing which this kind of thinking could definitely help.

  • @ZenCover
    @ZenCover Год назад +12

    Hi! Great video thank you. I'm from France and I just moved to New Brunswick, Canada. It is one off my goals to build and live in an Earthships under the snow. It make so much sense to my perception of how living life this days. The only things it's that I'm by myself and I don't see to many people into that. But I'm sure I will find them when the time is right. Just have to be patiente and keep learning util then.

  • @JTodd-fp2ve
    @JTodd-fp2ve 10 месяцев назад +6

    👍 I'm really glad you filmed this. Thank you.

  • @wyliebrabson7946
    @wyliebrabson7946 Год назад +195

    I would gladly adopt this lifestyle without even a second thought. This is how life should be like already.

    • @vanessajooo
      @vanessajooo 8 месяцев назад +2

      Do it!🙌🎉😇

    • @robbeard4648
      @robbeard4648 3 месяца назад +1

      Agreed!!!

    • @IsaSab
      @IsaSab Месяц назад +1

      Good luck! It's more work than what people think. I'm not even at that stage yet, just trying to be off grid. People tell me that I'm lucky, etc.. but yet they aren't prepared to spend the time to work on it :D I'm not "lucky", I've worked hard for years and years!

    • @Tyndalic
      @Tyndalic 29 дней назад

      Amen

  • @bbkr7910
    @bbkr7910 2 года назад +242

    "Some people are a little afraid of freedom." Can't think of a better quote for society today!

    • @pringlized
      @pringlized 2 года назад +3

      I'm going to slightly disagree. Plenty of people weigh the freedom aspect in, and seeing opportunity will do it. But those are lots of people who I don't think see it as a viable option to their current lives. And the reason It's the uphill battle towards possibility and practicality in current society against their current circumstance.

    • @arthritisankle
      @arthritisankle 2 года назад +6

      That dude seems full of shit. He said he went from paying $1300/month in rent to $400/year in property insurance but he didn’t mention how much the house cost and how he got the money for it. I’ll not be lectured about freedom from people with trust funds.

    • @bbkr7910
      @bbkr7910 2 года назад

      @@pringlized I see you're point that not everyone has the ability to uproot and move. I still doubt though that most would be willing to give up the certainty of modern planned society for off the grid living.

    • @bbkr7910
      @bbkr7910 2 года назад +12

      @@arthritisankle first, he didn't say insurance, he said taxes. Second, not sure it's a great idea to just stereotype people because you don't like how they look or talk.
      Assuming someone's background based on looks is what the marxist left does and pushes onto society.

    • @Kittyreaper
      @Kittyreaper 2 года назад +3

      @@bbkr7910 I was just about to agree with you until you said "Marxist left" - this is a stereotype you have generalized onto a massive group of people. Blatant hypocrisy.

  • @_TONY_Az
    @_TONY_Az 17 дней назад +2

    Id move there in a second being a senior just about homeless this would be a dream come true

  • @AFiveDayStorm
    @AFiveDayStorm Год назад +5

    I would certainly live in an Earthship, as an environmentalist, this way of living is not only unique, but also sustainable. It's also way more attractive compared to modern-day city suburbs.

  • @jbourdeau1769
    @jbourdeau1769 2 года назад +211

    I would 100% live in one of these. Even though they look different from traditional homes, they seem normal. Lots of windows, plants, space, protection from the weather ... would save a shit ton on electricity, air conditioning, and water bills. With a bit of tweaking they could look like a traditional home or better. Hoping they can be designed and built in Canada on a larger scale soon!

    • @pmscalisi
      @pmscalisi Год назад +3

      The houses do take up a lot of real estate.

    • @seaturtleslastname8286
      @seaturtleslastname8286 7 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@pmscalisiin the middle of the new mexico dessert. Not exactly prime real estate lol

  • @Cornerstanding
    @Cornerstanding 2 года назад +333

    I love his water fall fire place!!! His indoor tangerine tree is straight up dream Land gorgeous, kinda funny he needed a garbage dump permit to build his house. This world is just straight up backwards.

    • @anthonycarlisle6184
      @anthonycarlisle6184 2 года назад +17

      Yeah, and it's sad we all have to play along with the show just to really get by.

    • @Cornerstanding
      @Cornerstanding 2 года назад +5

      @@anthonycarlisle6184 exactly
      ruclips.net/video/hRYuUqYI3nM/видео.html
      Take a look at this, how do we not have these in the U.S.A???

    • @hoozerob
      @hoozerob 2 года назад +9

      It seems like we need a permit to do just about anything anymore. Permits and zones are all about taxes.

    • @Bound4Earth
      @Bound4Earth 2 года назад +8

      To be fair, those laws exist for a reason, to protect people buying homes. Without standards for building homes were built very poorly and fell apart. So just jumping to the government shouldn't regulate building a house is kind of shortsided thinking. I love what he is doing, but it should be done responsibly as he has, but if it catches on, you still need standards that others have to follow. Like the sewage draining into the plants needs to be done properly or people can die.

    • @jonothandoeser
      @jonothandoeser 2 года назад +4

      The biggest impediment to earthships are the various government agencies. They fight you at every turn.

  • @Deutschtown
    @Deutschtown Год назад

    Thanks for this! 3 years now in my earthship...it's a whole new world. Thanks Mike..

  • @JosueChavez92
    @JosueChavez92 Год назад +19

    Participating in an Earthship build is incredible! Great experience to share with awesome people!

    • @OfftheCuff_Series
      @OfftheCuff_Series  Год назад +2

      Have you helped out in the community in Taos?

    • @JosueChavez92
      @JosueChavez92 Год назад +4

      @@OfftheCuff_Series Yes. I did the September 2018 Earthship Academy and volunteered on the 2019 Earthship PR build.

  • @niceone7199
    @niceone7199 2 года назад +436

    This is how our children may eventually survive. And live. These methods and principles should be taught in school.

    • @daynagotu
      @daynagotu 2 года назад +19

      This should be school

    • @ms.anonymousinformer242
      @ms.anonymousinformer242 2 года назад +16

      Yes but the governments want to train these minds to be workers and followers, instead of self sustaining people.

    • @elllieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
      @elllieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 2 года назад +12

      @@ms.anonymousinformer242 Honestly, though, the government has no incentive to teach it's people ways to survive without it.

    • @elcidgranada3549
      @elcidgranada3549 2 года назад +5

      @@elllieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee nah. They prefer critical race theory. They will also try to get rid of this people. Maybe with in this very admin.

    • @garybarfoot9856
      @garybarfoot9856 2 года назад +1

      @@elcidgranada3549 thats the problem, they'll send in the drones ultimately.

  • @glavstroy
    @glavstroy 2 года назад +618

    Mike Reynolds is a freaking genius. The world is still not ready for his ideas unfortunately

    • @eddychee2806
      @eddychee2806 2 года назад +43

      Is not the world that is not ready, it's the gov that not accepting zero utilities, they want u to pay for living.

    • @glavstroy
      @glavstroy 2 года назад +8

      @@eddychee2806 yep, U R right

    • @deloreslomonaco570
      @deloreslomonaco570 2 года назад +7

      These are amazing,we all should live in them,its great

    • @Youhaverights6
      @Youhaverights6 2 года назад +6

      Your ass the world isn't ready. Stop asking for permission to do what you already have a lawful right to do.

    • @eddychee2806
      @eddychee2806 2 года назад +1

      @@glavstroy we can start with solar energy at home first, off grid type. That will save us a lot too.

  • @livvielive1134
    @livvielive1134 8 месяцев назад +5

    Ive been interested in this and watching from Australia fir over a decade. I'm so happy to see Mike is still pushing on and people have stepped up as he believed when fighting all those councils a decade or so ago.
    Makes my heart sing.
    It's on my bucket list to shake his and others involved hands. Maybe even a hug. 😊

  • @richardlynam2007
    @richardlynam2007 2 года назад +751

    These people are incredible and an inspiration. It's a disgrace that governments and society around the world make it so difficult to build like this. Keep up amazing work

    • @Skoda130
      @Skoda130 2 года назад +9

      It's kinda space intensive. You can't house the entire world population by that. And we have a lot of existing buildings already. Should we tear all those down then?

    • @lindaphillips4246
      @lindaphillips4246 2 года назад +44

      governments make it difficult because they can no longer CONTROL them. Governments are not about SERVING the people, rather they are about CONTROLLING the people to benefit a few.

    • @garybuseyslefteye7640
      @garybuseyslefteye7640 2 года назад +29

      @@Skoda130 you absolutely could. You can fit the worlds population in an area the size of Texas.

    • @tombell4122
      @tombell4122 2 года назад +3

      Good to know if you are a coward who chooses to purposely injure himself rather than fight with his fellow man then there's somewhere you can go.

    • @tomwaitsmencse
      @tomwaitsmencse 2 года назад +4

      @@garybuseyslefteye7640 you could fit the entire population into a pit if you incinerate them.

  • @Catmoore60
    @Catmoore60 2 года назад +136

    I would absolutely live in an earth ship house. The whole sustainable aspect of it, with adequate solar/wind energy and rain catchment/cistern storage just makes sense to me. I’m two years from retiring, and won’t have a lot of income…the idea of not spending it all on utilities gives me goosebumps.

    • @christinekaye6393
      @christinekaye6393 2 года назад +2

      Me, too.

    • @jjjj-cy3vz
      @jjjj-cy3vz 2 года назад

      what would you do if you lived in tornado alley in one? or an area that gets hurricanes? you would be basically guaranteeing that you would return to a literal dumping ground as there would literally be nothing left of it. thats the thing about garbage, it tends to lack the structural stability and strength to last. kind of the reason we dont use mud to build our houses anymore despite the fact that it would undoubtedly be cheaper and better for the environment.

    • @jjjj-cy3vz
      @jjjj-cy3vz 2 года назад

      @Mark Hepworth let me know when large companies start using trash for its structural sstrength. id also like to see some sort of study or any evidence whatsoever that shows tires stuck together as having better structural strength.

    • @jp400motox
      @jp400motox 2 года назад +3

      It takes away money from the rich, of course they're making it difficult. The government has too many rich people in office...

    • @lucasgrey9794
      @lucasgrey9794 2 года назад +2

      @@jjjj-cy3vz Did you even watch the video? LMAO.

  • @ColdSamra
    @ColdSamra 3 месяца назад +1

    This guy is leaving a wonderful legacy... Love it❤

  • @ANDREATORO-cf7qo
    @ANDREATORO-cf7qo 11 дней назад

    I absolutely in love with the whole idea. The magical Gaudísh style plus the luxury and sustainability...blowing my brains. I want to live there!!!

  • @damzroxanne6374
    @damzroxanne6374 2 года назад +57

    I hope someone can start building like this in Philippines because there's a lot of garbage and recyclables here.. this is such a big help to our planet earth. I'm so amazed that there are communities like this

    • @vanderumd11
      @vanderumd11 2 года назад

      It is illegal in most places without permits

    • @Jadebones
      @Jadebones 2 года назад +3

      Why not you?
      Assuming you live there?

  • @mikeleyman2383
    @mikeleyman2383 2 года назад +162

    I never even thought water can be used 4 different times. This place is very inspiring. It just shows great care for the Earth and what people can do when they set their minds to it

    • @OfftheCuff_Series
      @OfftheCuff_Series  2 года назад +8

      Do you think these will expand?

    • @juliaweber212
      @juliaweber212 2 года назад +9

      Me ether think of how much water we could save or do we do the same or not I have a feeling we don’t save water like this

    • @issacpearson4749
      @issacpearson4749 2 года назад +2

      We don’t have a water problem on this planet we have a salt problem

    • @jesusislord6545
      @jesusislord6545 2 года назад +2

      Repent to Jesus Christ
      “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.”
      ‭‭Galatians‬ ‭5:22-23‬ ‭NIV‬‬
      O

  • @ditavalerio615
    @ditavalerio615 8 месяцев назад +1

    I remember seeing this when he first started -
    Kudos to him for following his heart ❤️

  • @Kombi-1
    @Kombi-1 Год назад +1

    Would absolutely love a place with lots of space and no codes to just be free, creative, invent, make art, etc.

  • @isaac198428
    @isaac198428 2 года назад +756

    I see why the local government was trying to shut him down even taking away his architecture license- because they don’t make money if people learn to self-sustain. No utility bills. Sewerage bill, electric bill, water bill and taxes to maintain local roads/street lights that regular incorporated towns residents pay for. Big government wants to stop this lifestyle from expanding. They want citizens to 100% rely on the government for everything.

    • @Isoroku25
      @Isoroku25 2 года назад +38

      Close, but not quite. Local governments are almost entirely captured by real estate development interests. Developers control policy even down to the neighborhood level, especially in policing. The government should provide everything to everyone, and we can use self-sufficiency to make that more economically feasible.

    • @twrecks6279
      @twrecks6279 2 года назад +12

      @@Isoroku25 I don't see any reason it can't be both. :)

    • @christophresmerowski1824
      @christophresmerowski1824 2 года назад +9

      Not really so.
      It's a developmental process. I'm putting up a solar farm on my property ... with subsidies from the government.
      When a handful of people try to force their views on the majority it normally becomes problematic.

    • @isaac198428
      @isaac198428 2 года назад +12

      @@Isoroku25 You’re wrong, the government shouldn’t provide everything because then those receiving the services or goods have to pay for taxes. I understand municipal roads, mail etc but the rest are an overkill if they’re not optional. Like running water, sewer and electricity. Human beings have been self sufficient for decades till they started having cities and governments most of which have taken advantage of that and taxing citizens to death for basic services.
      If a home doesn’t have electricity or running water in many places then the local government condemns it and claims that it’s uninhabitable as a residence. Which is bs! People can still live there and get electricity from solar/wind.
      A few exceptions are off the grid places like rural Alaska where you have more freedom on your land to do whatever you want without much interference.

    • @Alacrysta
      @Alacrysta 2 года назад +21

      I think this is something everyone, regardless of political leaning, left right or center, could get behind. It reduces resources used, it saves money, it recycles waste, it allows for more creative expression, and it requires less government. There's literally something for everyone.

  • @TerraWasileski
    @TerraWasileski 2 года назад +108

    It makes me very happy to see a group of people who recognize how wasteful we have become and want to start reconnecting with nature and natural resources. We have forgotten the natural cooling and insulating properties of our earth, and we have created buildings and homes that are harder to heat and cool than in the past because of the material we use to build them. I believe there are several methods these people are using that can be incorporated into the way we currently build our homes to become more sustainable!

  • @mnossy11
    @mnossy11 2 месяца назад +2

    The artist lady at lunch 😂 the best.

  • @SnarkasticSunny
    @SnarkasticSunny Месяц назад

    Incredible!! This held me "hostage" mentally, creatively -- & I felt so excited whole time watching & listening & thinking, wanting to see more, more, more! Everything was explained so thoroughly that I don't even have any questions left to ask here! I ALWAYS have questions when I watch something that gets me so excited...brain starts running so fast, there's a whirring sound in my head. I can think of nothing to ask; all my queries answered. Thank you for the great subject, information & learning from this video. And thank you all those who chatted with you, sharing their lives, hard work & joy. ESPECIALLY a HUGE THANK YOU to MIKE!!! Without whom, none of this would be going on at all!! Haiti, P.R. & all of it...great job & important + great subject!
    This video should be shown to high school youth, 11-12th graders...get them excited & thinking! New thinking - outside the box of corporate greed & our throw away society, making tons of trash daily w/o a 2nd thought about where it all goes. Or what we can do with it instead of filling world up with trash. This concept 'works for good' on so many levels. "Ingenuity" is amazing thing, to change the world we live in. As fast as we're depleting natural resources, destroying habitats that birds, fish & animals NEED to live & have a right to do so, we MUST find different ways to REUSE the tons of trash we create daily. The youth of today have the energy & imagination to soak up everything you can teach them about this & how to put it to use, have them talking about it... working as a team to build these homes, making them sustainable & living comfortably in them... All that & more, teach it to the leaders & workers of tomorrow! "This can work!" "Live well, in fact!" So many ways to solve the probs of trash/waste, etc., etc.
    The solutions will NOT come from the same people who created & now ignore the heaping piles of trash created by mankind, like the micro-plastics that are EVERYWHERE!! Massive profits being made off of destroying the planet & life here! The OG will never fix any of the mess they wallow in - don't even see it from their lofty castles & yachts - NEXT GENERATION will need to do things like this & make the changes needed to sustain life on Earth. The sooner, the better, cuz' we're way behind. Glaciers be melting faster & starts domino effect! Change can be done & beautifully -- this is proof & inspiration! Please don't let this be just "an interesting idea", or a "quirky group of people building strange hones in desert." I am 65 & ill, so won't be able to push the issue. Wish I was 30yrs old & had energy, determination I had then. Let's harness it from those who do & who can!!! Change our way of thinking!
    This is fantastic! Screw corporate profiteers...just do it & pursue it. REAL PEOPLE CAN DO THIS!

  • @marcin3865
    @marcin3865 2 года назад +224

    I'm an engineering consultant in power systems - to anyone building an Earthship, I volunteer with help!

    • @500146738
      @500146738 2 года назад +5

      much appreciated Mar! can you please send ur email. i need to build an earthship.

    • @klakier19901
      @klakier19901 2 года назад +3

      @@500146738 I've added email to my channel info.

    • @royeaton1201
      @royeaton1201 2 года назад +2

      I want to build one of these I'm homeless right now and I hate it I want one of these houses it is my dream house

    • @klakier19901
      @klakier19901 2 года назад +1

      @@royeaton1201 I'm very sorry to hear that.
      I'm sure there are some teams building it all over the place that need a pair of hands.

  • @angiebear8727
    @angiebear8727 2 года назад +157

    This is one of the coolest things I never knew about until now. This needs national recognition. It’s so sad when people with actual tangible solutions to some of this worlds environmental and economic issues are stifled by bureaucracy and greed.

    • @TiGGowich
      @TiGGowich 2 года назад +3

      how will you be "off the grid" when you rely on the very grid to provide you with literally EVERYTHING you need to build these places? wood, metal, electronics, septic tanks, solar panels, cans, rubber tires just to name a few

    • @angiebear8727
      @angiebear8727 2 года назад +7

      @@TiGGowich being ‘off the grid’ is not the selling point in my mind. It’s using materials that would otherwise be trash and eco friendly means to provide electricity as well as the use of water being quite efficient. so ask someone else I guess

    • @pringlized
      @pringlized 2 года назад +1

      I totally agree. I didn't know this community existed.

    • @SioxerNikita
      @SioxerNikita 2 года назад

      ​@@angiebear8727 Why try to build houses out of materials that would otherwise be trash? Why not actually work towards reusable materials? We are, we have found ways to recycle and reuse tires... it just needs implementation.
      Eco friendly means of providing electricity? Not really... Solar panels are EXTREMELY eco UNFRIENDLY in terms of setting up. They will require regular maintenance, and will also degrade in performance over time. It is FAR more eco unfriendly than for example wind power, but on the other hand more consistent. Solar panels and wind power are also TERRIBLE as main sources of power, since some people will literally die without power.
      Efficient use of water? We actually do quite efficient use of water already. Water reclamation from sewage is a big thing, and can give tons of water, so I don't really see what is that much more interesting about what they do? It is also a multi-tiered system, so you will have to bath, you'll have to water plants, etc... Otherwise it'd just be a two-tier system, and frankly most people wash themselves far more than they cook or water plants, so in general it isn't even amazing innovation for society. Also they are literally using cans, which are AMAZINGLY recyclable, so they are taking a recyclable material out of circulation.
      Not saying this community isn't interesting, but it certainly isn't eco friendly in terms of electricity, and the water use is efficient for this specific style of living, and does NOT scale.

    • @rainynight02
      @rainynight02 2 года назад +4

      @@TiGGowich
      You don't know what "off the grid means."
      The "grid" isn't the market place of buying and selling. It's the literal electric grid, and branched out to include water, sewer, and the like.
      It means you can be alone, unconnected to any government or community utilities.

  • @luvlife7056
    @luvlife7056 Год назад +4

    I absolutely love his home ....so creative and natural .....wish i could build one on land in Australia .....very smart man 💚💚

    • @viaja3569
      @viaja3569 Год назад +1

      The first one in Australia was built 9 years ago, I’m looking into my own in QLD

    • @luvlife7056
      @luvlife7056 Год назад

      @@viaja3569 so cool ...wonder how much it costs

  • @romainring
    @romainring Год назад +4

    You're doing a great job don't stop keep expanding

  • @rialtojesus4706
    @rialtojesus4706 2 года назад +74

    This guy is awesome and I’m just a brotha from the hood… he seems like a real leader and may God continue blessing him with 30 more years as he said. 💯🖤power to the people who dare to be different

    • @trexeater101
      @trexeater101 2 года назад +2

      Why don’t you go there and help out, you don’t have to be from the hood you were unwillingly placed into

  • @sgc8536
    @sgc8536 2 года назад +369

    Honestly, I would love if my country, Australia, got on board with things like this. There is so much of our country classed as 'uninhabitable' due to the desert temperature fluctuations, that could be used in sustainable housing. If I were not in a wheelchair, I'd love to go learn how to do this, to put together a place. Even not far from the major towns, we have a lot of land that is just not used. An hour drive out from the city I grew up in, you could even buy 10 acres for 30k AUD, which is far more afordable than the 150k+ you pay just to buy land on the grid in/directly around town. And the tire structures would go a long way into preventing issues with burrowing creatures, they wouldn't be able to get too far in.

    • @foobarmaximus3506
      @foobarmaximus3506 Год назад

      Keep it.

    • @nataliaflores9875
      @nataliaflores9875 Год назад +2

      That is what I was thinking as well!!!

    • @DisgruntledPersian
      @DisgruntledPersian Год назад +7

      Perhaps you could do your part by spreading the word?

    • @honoremugisha3116
      @honoremugisha3116 Год назад +3

      I wouldn't try this in Australia with the most dangerous creatures on earth no way.

    • @laptop9441
      @laptop9441 Год назад +6

      Have you been to Mullimbimby Crystal Castle? Byron Bay side There's a beginning for Australia ...and The Temple a self sustaining structure. Rainbow Lodge. More that I don't know about....

  • @martinsmods4527
    @martinsmods4527 15 дней назад

    You’re doing the right thing. ❤
    Here in Germany 🇩🇪 we say, today’s waste will be the resources of tomorrow.
    Building sustainable housing utilising this, is what we will do on a global scale in the future.

  • @judichristopher4604
    @judichristopher4604 7 месяцев назад +4

    Yeah New Mexico!!! *US
    I knew immediately that this was NM...
    I live here in New Mexico and I myself wanted to build a STRAW HOUSE back in the 70s... they have come a long way, to the point you can't even tell they're made out of STRAW...
    Love this video
    Thank you for sharing this.

  • @Smudgie33
    @Smudgie33 2 года назад +169

    People like this are never appreciated in their own time but in years to come when we have caused even more destruction to our planet he will be “remembered” as a visionary and we will be fighting to live in places and build homes like this.

    • @sypialnia_studio
      @sypialnia_studio 2 года назад +8

      This whole documentary is an appreciation of this man. And he is still alive.

    • @bobsaturday4273
      @bobsaturday4273 2 года назад

      baloney , you think any of this is unique or new ? he has brought his particular bent on it to a select few sitting out in the middle of the desert but in no way does any of this apply to the majority of people , let alone urban living

    • @TimothySpano
      @TimothySpano 2 года назад

      @@bobsaturday4273 lmfaoooo tell us how you really feel, Bob.

  • @mgunny05
    @mgunny05 2 года назад +112

    This makes sooooo much sense and solves a lot of problems……which is why CONGRESS…..politician’s……lobbyists……will automatically go for the “No” and “can’t be done” card. I salute these Americans who show that shit can be solved with effort, thought, and imagination. 👏👏🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺!

  • @shonabrowne6324
    @shonabrowne6324 3 месяца назад +1

    Wonderfully innovative. Can't imagine all the knowledge and research that went into these. They'd have to take from so many fields, architecture, construction, chemical engineering; so many others. Respect. This is a gift to Earth and to us, if we only open our minds. Thanks to Michael and all the others.

  • @laureenbrandon7209
    @laureenbrandon7209 Год назад +2

    I would love to have a earthship,great free thinking at work.

  • @mistertamura6190
    @mistertamura6190 2 года назад +174

    This is super inspiring and I can only hope that this will become a movement in more countries. It’s god damn ridiculous how our species still hasn’t figured out the basic concept of (environmental) equilibrium, and it makes me furious to think that people who try to actually solve the issues are being fought or oppressed.

    • @mtk_9024
      @mtk_9024 2 года назад +11

      We did, but at one point capitalism took that away.

    • @Explosivo55
      @Explosivo55 2 года назад

      fight back then instead of keep following their rules to get what you want...
      for those of you that are the Lord gods flock (lions on the land) or for wanting to be.. i'll bring us out of the exiled servitude too the corrupt nations we were scattered into, so bringing us back under his rule over us (separated)
      the best way to describe the UK/US/EU/ISRAHELL (iniquity nations). is that it is a ship (corporation) the establishment are the crew officials (iniquity spirits) and the voters (human employees/slaves) are its rowers.. the rowers that play up, end up getting put in the holding cell (jail time) and the non-voters (rebels) are the rats scurrying around on their ship getting exterminated where they can get them
      I'm the man going around this corporate ship, looking to take those worthy enough (equitable spirits) off of that ship and sail our own righteous ship instead
      this righteous ship (to which the lord will give us) will sail with our Lord god watching over us and policing ourselves as we should in his eyes (today’s writings are not originals but they do still contain some top-notch commandments that i hands down before the Lord agree with)
      not only from within the ship.. but from outside vessels looking to sink our ship or even capture it (all within a motionless enclosed pressured level plane world)
      however, instead of it being called a ship... it'll be a kingdom on the land surrounded by nations (other vessels) ruclips.net/video/AzbcEus1Mbs/видео.html
      proverbs 14
      2Whoever walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but he who is devious in his ways despises him.
      11The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
      28In a multitude of people is the glory of a king, but without people, a prince is ruined.
      May the Lord god bless those of us (house of israel) and not all

    • @bananasmcduck630
      @bananasmcduck630 2 года назад +1

      It's all about control it's easier to control dependents. What power or control can be had without a life or death dependency. It would have to be a righteous power based in love not greed, and frankly most people who crave power are anything but righteous. It's the story as old as time.

    • @joannemoser6070
      @joannemoser6070 2 года назад +2

      We are the only species which destroys the very environment that supports life. obscene

    • @killercuddles7051
      @killercuddles7051 2 года назад +4

      @@mtk_9024 *CORPORATISM not capitalism

  • @coreyperez13
    @coreyperez13 2 года назад +45

    Mr. Mike Reynolds, I wish you a long and healthy life. I'm sorry to hear about the recent medical challenges, I hope your health improves and you can continue to help others find your knowledge.

  • @zomisland03
    @zomisland03 Месяц назад

    OMG this is Magical, Magnificent, Awesome and everything else!!!!!

  • @thewilliams1879
    @thewilliams1879 Год назад +5

    This is AMAZING! Also when you said “the people” I completely lost it 🤣🤣🤣 I would love to live like this. Lord knows I could supply the cans and cardboard.

    • @OfftheCuff_Series
      @OfftheCuff_Series  Год назад

      Glad you liked it!! All about the building materials 😂

  • @SurroundedSita
    @SurroundedSita 2 года назад +85

    omg "They're also made out of garbage." "The people?" *cut away from second guy spitting food with laughing*

    • @drewp1974
      @drewp1974 2 года назад +3

      I rewound that like 10 times!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @juhonieminen4219
      @juhonieminen4219 2 года назад +5

      22:43 time stamp.

  • @chicken1600
    @chicken1600 2 года назад +59

    "They are made out of garbage"
    Main guy: "the people??"
    Friends chocking, laughing.
    But honestly this is a great idea

  • @franciscomsosa
    @franciscomsosa 16 дней назад

    I'm blown away by these. And Cathleen is right, the fact that sustainable housing is not already mainstream is insane - specially with everyone fully aware of the harm done by pollution and human waste towards nature. Found a new passion, checking these out asap.

  • @vickilawrence7207
    @vickilawrence7207 18 дней назад +1

    He is so right about what they’re doing to our food

  • @22patch22
    @22patch22 2 года назад +30

    This absolutely brilliant. Great men are rarely recognised for their greatness in their lifetimes. History will revere this man as a pioneer. Hopefully

    • @TiGGowich
      @TiGGowich 2 года назад

      how will you be "off the grid" when you rely on the very grid to provide you with literally EVERYTHING you need to build these places? wood, metal, electronics, septic tanks, solar panels, cans, rubber tires just to name a few

  • @Mark-nt1jf
    @Mark-nt1jf 2 года назад +39

    My wife and I stayed in in one of those earthship homes for a couple of days. We enjoyed it very much. I would love to have one, but it wouldn't work for us right now. What we can do, is put solar panels on our house, which we did. Our electric bill is $8.20 a month, which is the minimum fees, because the electric company acts as our battery pack. Our meter runs backwards during the the day and forwards at night, or on cloudy days. Because we produce more electricity than we use, we have a surplus built up, so we don't have to pay for electricity, just the fees to be connected to the grid.

    • @rainynight02
      @rainynight02 2 года назад +5

      Seeing as most places require you to be connected, by law, there Shouldn't be any fees merely for "connection" as I understand it.
      Though how much did the solar panels cost? Aren't those things extremely expensive?

    • @scarlet8078
      @scarlet8078 2 года назад +1

      @@bobsaturday4273 It depends on where you live, but my parents spent like $50k having all the panels installed, having the inspections & all that stuff necessary to sell your power back to the power co. I would say in our experience it probably wasn't feasible for the average family, but for an upscale home for people who care about the environment, it's worth it

  • @sharonpreston2826
    @sharonpreston2826 3 месяца назад +4

    Your are mistaken, there is another place in USA where you can build whatever you want. No building codes no inspections. Alaska. And I have all the modern conveniences . If l ever move, I would like to live like this. .

    • @dinarusso3320
      @dinarusso3320 8 дней назад

      😊. That's awesome! I would rather live in Alaska anyway because the cold doesn't bother me.

  • @txtardis7887
    @txtardis7887 Месяц назад

    Beautiful presentation, thank you for informing us.

  • @jaredhonusankrom
    @jaredhonusankrom 2 года назад +28

    That waterfall fireplace is extraordinary. Can you imagine being able to gaze at that as you drift off to sleep?

  • @11green11
    @11green11 2 года назад +45

    I like how you guys kept it fundamental. No politics or weird perspectives and opinions. Just about the houses and ppl 👍

    • @glashoppah
      @glashoppah 2 года назад +1

      Well, except for the population/global warming stuff.

    • @Danny-pk6lk
      @Danny-pk6lk 2 года назад +1

      @@glashoppah Still fundamental

    • @GodofDisco
      @GodofDisco 2 года назад +2

      I was sorely dissapoitned by the lack of weird perspectives and opinions, I sure do want to hear them!

    • @kebman
      @kebman 2 года назад

      That _is_ the politics, though. Big corp hates this, because there's no way to exploit it.

    • @josepharmstrong5525
      @josepharmstrong5525 2 года назад

      Refreshing, ain't it?

  • @fayezem6008
    @fayezem6008 8 месяцев назад

    WOW! FANTASTIC! This is a dream of mine!😊

  • @darrenivak4536
    @darrenivak4536 21 день назад

    A beautiful living center, on 7 in of water that is unbelievable bravo bravo bravo❤❤❤

  • @sappir26
    @sappir26 2 года назад +65

    It's not concidered garbage anymore,,,it's called "recycables" and my dream is to build this kind of community. Let's get together. 😃 Also I pray that God will keep you healthy and strong for many more years...

  • @amyshew1151
    @amyshew1151 2 года назад +57

    My most exciting vacation was going to the earth ship house museum . Sheer genius . Also , my earth ship bumper sticker got noticed by an earth ship home builder here in Nashville ,TN where I live. If I had the money for a home, I’d have an earth ship !

  • @eliphas_catdaddy7982
    @eliphas_catdaddy7982 2 месяца назад

    Jaw-dropping level of awesome. Things like this give me hope. I will stick around a little longer I guess.

  • @sharonnewton4374
    @sharonnewton4374 Месяц назад

    I just saw this in March 2024, but what a wonderful idea and so great for the planet! God bless you all!

  • @carieyoung1111
    @carieyoung1111 2 года назад +61

    Some of us don’t want a mortgage- wanna live free/no taxes - pay no utilities and live of the land. I love the aspect of using materials to repurpose! Hell yes I would do this. And believe it or not it’s the future - the housing market and inflation we are seeing all over the world is an indication of that.

    • @fiegenfiegen
      @fiegenfiegen 2 года назад +4

      Do you really think these people live from what they produce themselves? Do not be so naïve! This programme is part of their advertising system!

    • @zamiel3
      @zamiel3 2 года назад +3

      You think these people "pay no taxes"? 😂🤣

    • @kingpin76110
      @kingpin76110 2 года назад +6

      No mortgage? No taxes? No way! This is in the Taos area. That is some of the most expensive property in the country. You are mistaken if you think you are going go and do this with very little money. The people in this docu that live in this community are very well off. Even tho they may not look like it. You couldn’t get a lot out there for less than half a million dollars.

    • @jacquelyntobin880
      @jacquelyntobin880 2 года назад +4

      The lots are registered as dump area so tax rate is minimal. There are landowners who need to offload desert land and will finance the sale themselves.

    • @peope1976
      @peope1976 2 года назад +4

      If you don't have taxes you have no services.
      No police. No courts. Public roads. No education. No childcare. No elderly care. No disability care.
      You'd have big problems getting factories and other businesses up and especially working together which means there would be very few jobs and you wouldn't be able to produce anything advanced.
      Everybody here has benefited from the taxes of others and what society has brought them.
      Else they would probably be analphabets who couldn't count.
      Never having the opportunity to live off the grid.
      There would be no banks either.
      And no money if everybody was living off the grid and nobody paying taxes.

  • @Journeyofanatty
    @Journeyofanatty 2 года назад +200

    Bro, why does this channel get no interaction, this is some of the best documentary style content on RUclips yet this barely has a thousand views after a day, are you guys shadowbanned? Or do you just need to market more, this channel has so much potential, hone it.

    • @OfftheCuff_Series
      @OfftheCuff_Series  2 года назад +60

      We will get there. It is our destiny.

    • @eshvirg5453
      @eshvirg5453 2 года назад +14

      @@OfftheCuff_Series BRO PLEASE DO SOME MARKETING FOR YOUR CHANNEL THESE ARE THE MOST INTERESTING DOCUMENTARIES IVE SEEN IN FOREVER YOUR DOCUMENTARY STYLE IS GREAT FR

    • @OfftheCuff_Series
      @OfftheCuff_Series  2 года назад +15

      @@eshvirg5453 Thank you thank you! What would you suggest??

    • @CookingwithYarda
      @CookingwithYarda 2 года назад +14

      I think that he is doing very well !! 54 000 subscribers is remarkable !!!

    • @TwinCitiesFancy
      @TwinCitiesFancy 2 года назад +1

      Really well said!

  • @LanceCarmony
    @LanceCarmony Год назад +3

    Hands down my favorite video on RUclips!! I’ve shared so many times with friends and family! Love the content and the idea. Absolutely genius. We as a people need to look in this direction to help all those struggling and help transform the earth 😊

  • @mariac2472
    @mariac2472 Месяц назад

    This is AWESOME!! You are amazing, Mike!

  • @simontemplar1
    @simontemplar1 Месяц назад

    absolutely amazing people, unique in every way

  • @sikox2098
    @sikox2098 2 года назад +40

    Damn I’m absolutely speechless, these Earthships are mesmerizing. This isn’t garbage anymore, it’s art no matter what way you cut it. I am happy for them, they must be proud of their accomplishments and creations. I applaud them and appreciate their hard work and the amount of thought they put into their masterpieces

  • @cacadeperro
    @cacadeperro 2 года назад +97

    This reminds me so much of growing up in Mexico. I lived in a shack with my aunt and grandma...our family all migrated to work and hopefully have money for a better life. I was living in the Sierras in Michoacan, Mexico. Our house had 3 walls for at least 3 years...the wall-less side was just a small chicken wire frame and door. Our floor was clay made by hand...our walls and our outdoor oven were wood, grass and mud. I left in 1993, we had a full home at that point all made of wood. An outdoor water container, hand made..our own fish and livestock slowly grew.
    Id give my life in the USA RIGHT NOW if I could go back to that, sadly our gov. in MExico is shit and we are overrun by the Cartels so I cant ever go back home...and sadly enough I make 120K a year now, still would give it all up!

    • @Cheapers-Vac
      @Cheapers-Vac 2 года назад +4

      Like Mike said ," you have to find a pocket of freedom" where outdated and restrictive building codes do not interfere with your vision and plans. They do exist . You just have to look.

    • @cacadeperro
      @cacadeperro 2 года назад +4

      @@Cheapers-Vac I got to see a lot of that when I traveled to the midwest, went through a lot of states for the first time and it was beautiful that I overstayed in New Mexico many times because it reminded me of "home" like Arizona did as well.

    • @12567NoYouCannot
      @12567NoYouCannot 2 года назад +2

      Carlos R. Te entiendo perfectamente. Carlos R - te hago una Pregunta, Si alguien Comprara 10 Acres de Tierra en el desierto aqui en USA, la Ayudarias a Construir una Casa parecida a la que tenias en Mexico pero de Ladrillos?? Yo quiero comprar un Terreno cerca de las montanas en el Desierto, pero No tengo a Nadie que me Ayude a Construir aunque Sea un Cuarto con ladrillos o Con madera, prefiero el Ladrillo, algo en donde mi hija y Yo podamos pasar el tiempo. Yo tambien vivo en Ciudad aqui en USA y la verdad No me gusta. Pero No tengo a Nadie que me Ayude a poner Cuatro Paredes con ladrillos y Mud o Cemento para tener aunque Sea un Cuarto en donde dormir y Poner un Kitchenette.

    • @minesballoobeargordon9256
      @minesballoobeargordon9256 2 года назад +1

      @@12567NoYouCannotwhile I am not whomever you were speaking to, and haven't a clue about working with brick,, if you are actually serious on this idea... Depending upon plenty of specifications of fine details of course 👌 I am local myself to NM and haven't exactly built a home on my own or anything 🙃 But my daddy has done construction for the last 40 or so years around my tiny area & yonder. Having a hand in the building of just about every newer hotel, many of the metal manufactured businesses (which is the most abundant - from grocery stores,, car dealerships to oilfield trucking or supply company;) So as his daughter I do try to learn a thing or two from time to time before I no longer have that opportunity:/ ₩ouldnt mind lending my time to suchlike projects as yours..

    • @ellavek1998
      @ellavek1998 2 года назад

      Then why not move to New Mexico where this guy is?

  • @Therealkalikush
    @Therealkalikush 8 месяцев назад +2

    Love love lovvvveeee this I need this in my life