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

@@melonetankberry5211 What if you had Starlink?

What is starlink?

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

Absolutely!

Or make money off of.

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

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.

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?

And bill gates wants to cover the sun!

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!

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

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.

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

@@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.

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

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

It’s “Excrement “

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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?

@@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.

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.

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?

@@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.

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

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

@@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.

@@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.

You should do a video.

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!

I'm near Fredonia.

Why is it impossible to scale this for urban?

@@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.

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

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

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.

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.

Sweet

That sounds awesome, Sandra.

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

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

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

"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)

@@rickpickle Nice! 🙂👊

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

Practical reasons sell ideas to a populace

@@stephenkiernan8520 why

@@stephenkiernan8520 yes, i also wonder why?

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

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

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

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!

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

Who are you talking about???

Calm down 😂 I wouldn’t go that far. You’ve already forgotten the real reason you’re alive 🤦‍♀️

The venus project has some adaptions in their societal designs

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.

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.

@@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.

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

He is.

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

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.

Brilliant!

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

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..

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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.

cause u ded when it caves in ?

It’s pretty bad ass

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

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👉😵 They ARE So UGLY 😵👈

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

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

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

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

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

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🇨🇦❤😊👍

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

Does anyone have one in CT?

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!

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

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.

@@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.

@@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.

This should be school

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

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

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

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

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

@@eddychee2806 yep, U R right

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

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

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

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?

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

Do it!🙌🎉😇

Agreed!!!

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!

Amen

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

@@anthonycarlisle6184 exactly kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nriJqLiivq-XnoE.html Take a look at this, how do we not have these in the U.S.A???

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

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.

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

Glad you enjoyed it!

The houses do take up a lot of real estate.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

Have you helped out in the community in Taos?

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

Best of luck!

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.

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.

@@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.

@@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.

@@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.

Do you think these will expand?

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

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

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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.

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

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.

@@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.

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.

Then stop turning to MUH GOVERNMENT for everything, because as you saw with this it was MUH GOVERNMENT that got in the way of developing this!

yeah i had a dream about this when i was a kid

Me, too.

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.

@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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

It is illegal in most places without permits

Why not you? Assuming you live there?

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Are you really that beautiful.....?

@@robertthehair658 I bet she is

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

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

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

@@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.

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

@@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

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

​@@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.

@@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.

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

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) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d-CSlqim2Jexkqc.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

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.

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

@@mtk_9024 *CORPORATISM not capitalism

We will get there. It is our destiny.

@@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

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

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

Really well said!

Well, except for the population/global warming stuff.

@@glashoppah Still fundamental

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

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

Refreshing, ain't it?

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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

Keep it.

That is what I was thinking as well!!!

Perhaps you could do your part by spreading the word?

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

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....

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

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

I rewound that like 10 times!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

22:43 time stamp.

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!

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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?

@@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

But if the government didn’t regulate, it’s not just sustainable homes that would be built, but unsustainable, resource greedy buildings as well, because it’s not like everyone who wants to build their dream is environmentally conscious. Plus there would be more dangerous buildings that could collapse & injure or kill people. There should be more scope within regulations to build innovative environmentally friendly, sustainable homes, but don’t ditch laws all together

@@allisonjames2923 True. Not everyone would want to live in these types of spaces, and that's all right. We all must do what we believe is right for ourselves. I'm not knocking that at all. And it's also true that not all laws are meant to block progress, though some are. Like rules, some are good to follow because they keep everyone safer and more stable, but others are not built on a moral ground and should not be followed. There are many gray areas, and it's a large part of life for us to figure them out as we go through our everyday. Did it really sound like I was ditching all laws? That wasn't my intent, but if I did fully explain everything I meant then my messages would be very, very long. I'll work on being more succinct. Thank you for your reply and keeping me in check.

Before government regulations we had even more massive inequality than we do today, robber barons, lower life expectancies, higher rates of death. Don’t glorify the pioneer era as if you would’ve done well and had a good time. Get over yourself.

@siky smooth Go look at North Africa or Haiti if you need an example of why we have building codes and don’t let people do whatever they want. It isn’t safe, and the people betting it is, pay with their lives when it collapses.

@@allisonjames2923 Most people don’t have a brain, but you do Allison. Thanks for being smart. Idk why the average person, instead of simply reforming the laws we already have, thinks we’d be better of with no laws and complete anarchy….

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.

@@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.

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.

@@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..

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