Going Ballistic Is Going Off Grid...I can't believe we’re doing this.
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- Опубликовано: 28 ноя 2023
- My wife and I decided to pack up and head to the hills and go compleatly Off Grid. Join us in our new adventure and see if living off grid is easy or hard.
Contact Going Ballistic here:
Ballisticsmasher@gmail.com 
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Dude! This is your RUclips channel! I would watch this on a weekly basis. Throw in some fun pew-pew builds and range day action… I’m hooked! Very happy for you, and I wish you both the best.
Deal!
That's seriously living the dream. Amazing. All the best to you both!!!
This is how people are meant to live. Not packed into cities like sardines. If you cant piss and shoot off both of your porches, then you are living too close to others.
My brother owned a nice 4k sqft house and sold it a couple years ago. He now lives off grid on 20-something acres in western Utah, has a well, and a trailer with a solar array/battery. He's in a pretty decent trailer home while he builds his final home, and he just put in his septic system. Says it's the most rewarding thing he's done, but basically has little to no free time - there's always something to be done.
yes, that's the truth, I don't live off grid per say, but heat with firewood here in upstate NY, don't have cable tv, grow a lot of my own food, and at 58 years old, I'm slowing down, this lifestyle takes a lot of time as I get older and slower.
Очень красивое место!
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Great! We are waiting for a OffTheGoingBallistic. Construction of a cabin on the mountain and ghosts )))
Become ungovernable. All the best on your venture!
Very nice, the road will probably need a few "weeps" every hundred feet or so to drain water off the side so it won't washout. I built my own house, and put in a root cellar (love that for canned foods, root crop storage, etc.),, so plan on building some type of root cellar (in ground, in side of mountain, etc) . Salvage the water off the roof, or dam up a creek, I lived without a well for several years by using the creek by my house (used the pick up truck and plastic barrels to get drinking water from a nearby spring for free). I would definitely get some hens for fresh eggs, maybe a goat or two for milk, they don't eat much, you only need a few. I actually used a composting toilet for several years before I got a septic system, they work great. Hopefully that helps Chris, have a safe an awesomeness week.
Thanks for the info
@@GoingBallistic absolutely, your welcome
It cost $57,000 for a well NW of Pueblo 5 years ago. Super good investment. Doubled the property value when I sold. Being self sufficient is an awesome thing!!
We can get a permit for one so that is a future goal. Just spending all we have to get this ready to live in.
Congratulations! It looks like A cool place to live.good luck to you and your wife
WOW! your wife must love you!... there's NO WAY my wife would agree to that. keep up the good work.
LOL, It was her idea. We were looking at renting but 3k a month was just wrong, so we decided to go for it.
As someone from the Springs, I've often "eye plotted" the range that you normally use, (Justin's, I guess), as being over 'thataway' a tad. I'm glad that you've gotten out of "civilization" and into the woods. This post has succeeded in making you much more human to me. Your presence as a family man grounds you within the realm of my understanding in a far greater fashion than the gun tuber of yore. Just as a word of advice, the closer you get to finishing, the easier it is to become impatient. Have faith in yourself.
Thank you.
Да, действительно классное место! С детства живу вне города и хоть это довольно тяжело (физический труд), в город я точно никогда не захочу
Вы молодцы, буду и дальше смотреть ваши видео ❤
Very cool. Life is too short to not do what you want. The wife and I just moved out of a blue state and to the hills of NW New Hampshire. While we are not off grid we bought a fixer upper and I spent the last year rebuilding the place. Remember the challenges can be solved. Good luck and waiting on more update videos on the project 👍👍🏠🇺🇸
Отличное место! Красивая природа, уютный дом. Одобряю!👍
Чувак вообще здоровский 👍
I heard about 17°, saw snow at the same time and was surprised. I watched the video three times, only on the fourth viewing I realized that 17°F and 17°C
That's pretty awesome Chris!! You should do a little series on the progress, that would be pretty cool and I'm sure a lot of us would definitely be interested.
Will do!
That's the thing brother, nowadays most people don't know what faith is they think it's turning on a light switch, and their EV, but we are called to be an example like you and your wife stepping out in faith and allowing people to see that and understand who is holding you and your wife up with his righteous right hand that that is what the world needs to see today.
Stay Christ curious y'all!
Thank you and God Bless.
I'm all in on the Off Grid content
Hope You The Best. Remember How Quickly Time Passes. God Bless You And Your Wife.
This is Amazing!
I live in a small log cabin in the woods but i have Electricity from the grid.
Power goes out alot so i have a generator and 2 UPS systems for my computers and stuff.
I can not tell you enought how importent a fireplace is, its -19c here and when the power goes you need a fireplace because it gets cold fast!
Make sure the fireplace works and you have alot of firewood before you move in!
Wish you all the best and looking forward to the next update video!
Mankind needs brave People like you!
I hope to see more Videos like this, its very interesting!
Best whishes to you and your Wife!
Thank you very much!
зачётный домик и красивое местечко для жизни
Thank you!
@@GoingBallistic Спасибо вам за контент,не пропадайте а то скучно уже становится ))),Удачи в начинаниях и здоровья в семье
Great video. Blessings on your future happiness. Consider catching roof drain water into an underground tank. With Filters and a simple lift pump you have access to water for either drinking, or used for your grey water. 🙂👍🇮🇪
Blessings to you as well.
You might want to have a vehicle on tracks for the winter
Good luck with the house and everything brother ! ♥ Thank you for the video ! ☺♥
Looking forward to seeing the progress.
Congrats on your new place. Make sure that your place is "wildfire safe", that is, enough distance between the forest and the house. Here, the fire prevention people say a MINIMUM of 30 feet between the house and trees. If possible, I'd go with 100 feet. Remember, fire usually burns uphill...unless it's wind-driven. Looking forward to your vids on going off grid.
Last thought!
Pressure test the septic tank and toilet.
I have been dealing with a leaking tank that i have dug up 3 times now. So make sure its good!
Not fun to flush the toilet and it overflows...
// More Love
Awesome info, will do
Another thought!
Get a Radio that you can communicate with if everything else is down!! Thats important!
Also be prepared that the road is cut of for months.
Think about that and what does it take to repair it or do you have another way to get help or drive to get help(quad bike)?
Plan extra for everything
//Love
Radio...Check, Quad...Check, several ways in and out...Check
We moved into our cabin before it was finished. Wafer board kitchen tops and chop saws in the front room. It’s not too bad. You won’t regret getting a well eventually. Rainwater collection would also be a great option depending on rainfall. I’m excited for you guys and I don’t think you’re crazy at all. Just be prepared for more work than you thought.
Thanks for sharing. Yep LOTS of work
Welcome to the off-grid community Chris. I did the same with my family 2 years ago....no more paying corporate pirates.
Awesome, I would love to see your set up maybe do a video on you all?
@@GoingBallistic I will get in touch with you via email over the next few days mate.
I wish you guys the best. That looks beautiful just the way it is to me anyway I’m a simple guy. I would love to be living off the grid myself you guys stay blessed.
This is my plan in the next 2 years. An off grid strawbale or earth-ship build with a well, solar and a Quonset hut workshop on 20 acres.
its a hell of a challenge, good luck
Good for you guys 😃 👍🏼 YAY!!!
What a wicked location
A lot of people dream, but very few do. Good luck with your ventures Chris. 👍
Thanks 👍
Awesome!! Water will be your biggest hurdle, it appears you are well on your way, congrats!!
i bet there is a well boring truck out here in the east with a few more wells in it sitting somewhere for sale and would cost less than having it done local wise. drill yours and some neighbors to pay for it.
You don’t need a massive house when you have surroundings like that 👍
Dope to have a gym in home too. Workouts over needed so is peace and quiet
Awesome place my brother! Enjoy it. It’s not easy but the rewards far outweigh it for sure. Get some solar panels and huge battery packs.
Al the best with the living off grid I think that's awesome right up my street. Wish I could do the same. Wish I was closer to give you guys a hand getting set looking forward to when you're all done and settled. Keep up the good work from us and the woofers in scottyland 🎉
Место шикарное. Просто мечта! Здоровья, успехов и всего наилучшего!
Awesome video Chris!!! Blessings to you and your wife. I think the off-grid videos will be great!!
Thanks 👍
Wow, that’s awesome 😎
Chris, bro that's beautiful! And a ton of work that makes a ton of awesome content man! Let's go!
Appreciate it!
If you can almost live in the house while working, might go faster. Also having someone at town to buy supplies and bring them could speed up build time.
I'm off grid as well and I assure you, it's damn hard work but it is well worth it. Male sure to do a solar/wind hybrid system to keep the system running at peak performance. Enjoy the life as much as we enjoy the videos.😊
Oh cool. thanks for the tip.
Looks awesome! Best of luck to y'all!
Good luck I hope it all goes smoothly for you and your wife and family
❤ perfect place! I wish you to settle in this place as soon as possible
kudos, good luck, and much respect!
Excellent video, I loved it! Please do more like this and throw in some pew pew videos and I'll be extremely pleased!
You got it. I'm waiting for Justin to get back from vacation and we will put out a few this December
@@GoingBallistic will Justin wear his flip flops and shorts in December??, LOL
Best of luck 🤞
Dang. That is awesome. Go for it big time. Wish I could do that.
Good Luck, sounds great.
Great house!!! Good luck in the future !
Wish y’all the best
Yoooo Im glad yall are back I was worried a bit but I figured yall were just busy and tired of the youtube bs.
Hell yeah this is gonna be a fun series to watch! Im gonna be taking notes because Im living pretty similar albeit with a well and a septic already, but my electricity is still on grid and Id like to get a backup going
I'm glad I'm here to watch your off grid living start from the start, as it's a goal of mine too. If you are interested in making your place as insulated as possible, I just bought a Topdon thermal imaging camera that hooks to your phone. It's a few hundred maple syrup bucks, but the information it has already provided is incredible. Can also be used for many more things, I'm thinking cool shots of pew pew related content too.
Wow, thats a great idea. I'll have to look into getting one
Awesome 👍. Sounds like you're kinda looking forward to the challenge. It's the journey, not the destination.
For the smoke smell, oil based primer/sealer, paint all surfaces and let air out a couple days. That's what we used to do for rental rehab jobs.
I'm bit jealous, would love to have something similar.
Thanks for the tips!
@@GoingBallistic yeah, but it looks like you had probably already had it done before I saw the video.
All the very best to youu in your new venture. When can I book at room? lol
That’s awesome!! I hope it works out for you guys!
Us too!
Grats, i will follow this as well if you keep posting❤
We will!
Awesome!!
Спасибо, что поделились.
I'm happy for you 😊
Off grid, yet on line 🤣
Awesome stay safe and warm enjoy!
Thank you! Will do!
Amazing. The best for you both. I wouldnt mind watching updates on this.
Coming soon!
Чёрт, это место выглядит круто. Должно быть, воздух должен быть просто прекрасным, когда остатки табака окончательно выветрятся из стен.
Damn, this place looks cool. I'm sure air there must be smell wonderful, when tobacco smoke will cleared out of this wallls completely.
The smell is almost gone in the main part of the house which is nice.
Kinda jealous! Good luck!
Super cool.
love it
Wow. I made the move to the country fairly late in life, but we at least had electric and were able to put a well in before prices went nuts. You've got your work cut out for you. Power on, dude. We have an eco flow backup also. Very cool system. If you ever get a well, I highly recommend RPS solar pump system. Works great.
Thanks for the info
I know a bit about batteries. Years of RC. Best to go biggest deep cycle 1.2x10 to get 12, or 1.2x20 get 24. Then run inverter.
The bigger the battery and smaller the voltage the longer it will last, and the more stable C/D will be.
Control modules for charging and switching are like physics of the universe.
Thanks. I'm trying to get somone to sponsor us some extra EcoFlow battries so we can have10k. Right now I don't think we have enough
@@GoingBallistic I hope that happens. People definitely like knowing about equipment and looks like a good place to test it.
God bless.
Can you get some kind of rain whater colecting system with filters, or els you could colect rain whater for other uses.
Yes, we need to fix the roof and gutters but that is the plan
Очень живописное место👍
One thing I can recommend, if you pray to God to test you, be very sure that's what you want, because he will test you to your limits.
cool t see you again
Насколько все-таки разные наши культуры. У нас пробурить скважину 10$ за 1 метр. Не надо разрешение и прочее. Электроэнергия стоит очень по разному, иногда, дешевле автономное солнечное, иногда можно бесплатно подключить центральное электроснабжение. В любом случае, мечты о хорошем СВОЕМ доме (не в кредит, а в собственность) эти мечты интернациональны. Ты приехал домой с работы, включил приятную музыку, сел у окна и наблюдаешь природу, а не соседских детей, которые дразнят твою собаку. Все у тебя будет, главное, не опускать руки и делать все, на что ты способен.
Yeah things are way different over here.
nice dude love the house
Thanks!
Crazy but awesome. I would love to be off grid- or at least a lot more self sustainable. want my own land that I can shoot on and be left alone.
Love you brother ❤️
Love You too
I miss doing HVAC. it's been almost 20yrs. Hated the CA compliance, on everything. National agreement I'd assume.
Место шикарное, очень красиво. А запах табака, если не выветрится до приемлемого уровня, можно убить озонатором, уничтожает табачный аромат полностью.
The propane and propane deliveries will be expensive. Only drawback.
what state and the land size? did you mention? or i missed that?
i'd say everything looks so far so good, keep on more videos on this. Looks like you got your own demolition ranch :)
your loyal russian fan
хорошее место, но очень много работы
если утеплить хорошо дом и все нагревательные приборы сделать на газу, то в принципе 15 кВт должно хватать с запасом
Печка на дровах - хорошее решение утилизации отходов мастерской
I know it's expensive and apparently there is a long wait in your area but a well would be high up on my long term priority list. Trucking in water is going to be expensive in the long run and in a shtf scenario water is high up in the priorities if not the top. Also look at wind generators too. The more redundancy you have the better (I know also expensive). Other than that I only ask how much good timber (if any) do you have available? That can be a source of income or a money saver. I was just talking to my mom about how I don't want to buy a house, I want to buy enough property with enough timber to drag a mobile home and a sawmill onto it and build my own house etc... I also don't want to be completely off grid. I still want electricity but I want the option to not use it if I don't have to or it's not available. Solar panels don't last forever, they actually degrade quicker than you'd think and when they wear out or break they can't be fixed they have to be replaced. Generators of any kind wear out and also have to be replaced or majorly overhauled not to mention the batteries. I'd rather keep that stuff tucked away and safe for when I need it. Granted you have to fire some stuff up and use it and condition it and whatnot but it'll last longer properly stored and cared for than in constant use. From your situation of being off the grid completely I would be looking at cost and longevity of your power sources and storages as well as redundancies. People might laugh but I'd like a large bank of lead acid batteries and backups for worst case scenario situation. Not the best solution but they can be stored dry basically indefinitely and the acid can too.
Hey thanks for the info. Lots of good stuff but I have to start somewhere.
Je sais pas si tu liras ce message ou pas je suis français je suis ta vidéo depuis le début j'habite dans le dans la dans la France et j'adore ton projet et vivement tes prochaines video
Hello,
I try and read every comment. I cant all the time but thanks for your support.
What going to happen when the propane truck can't make it up that road ?
Solar panels, wood...
What rob6850 said
🎉❤👍👍🙏
What state is this in?
CO
Ya know you have an awesome channel and I really do want to see it disappear but I think you are missing a huge opportunity this this project/new style of living. There are hige amounts of off grid channels out there 1 I watch is called Lumnia Acres he is on his second off grid property and does a lot of his own work... lots of useful info in his videoes like his off grid systems and all kinds of stuff tou might be interested in down the road. Also look at what his video's consist off.
As far as your newer batteries Jerry Rig Everything did a build with those eco flo's his wasn't as intense as yours should be but manybe there is something there that will help ya....
Maybe start a second channel and see how many subscribers will follow you on your every day building as you are in a totally different type of building process.
Keep up the good work
Gotta spare room ?
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Я хочу переехать к вам 😸