I lived fully off grid in Tasmania for 10 years before moving to Japan. Here is my story and set up.

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I lived fully off grid in Tasmania for 10 years before moving to Japan. Here is my story and set up.

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Жыл бұрын

Before moving to rural Japan i built a fully off-grid house as an owner builder contracting the plumbing and electrical work out. Here is my story about how i found living like this and the pros and cons about it. Pictures and details of the house start at around the 13-minute mark for those who wish just to see the set up only.
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@johnobrien6869 3 күн бұрын

Interesting to hear and alternate view on alternative living. Subscribed.

@user-vu3qg7sc3j 9 күн бұрын

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience 🙏

@TactDB Ай бұрын

That's actually very fascinating.

@daveshongkongchinachannel Жыл бұрын

Although you might not view that experience as a total success, what a wonderful place to live and you can also see how the experience there gave valuable lessons and set you up for your current life in Japan. I have solar on my property but only because I received a generous donation to install it. If I had paid for the whole thing myself, I don’t think I would have done it as it would have taken years to get back return on my investment and by the time you start to break even the system is already less efficient and things like the inverter will also need replacing. The rebate from the power company is also fixed for a limited time and they can basically dictate the amount each time the agreement comes up for renewal.

@RealRuralJapan Жыл бұрын

Rebates are just welfare for corporations in order to get sufficient scale to become viable as a profit-making industry. It is important for capitalism otherwise nothing new would ever get started. Can't have capitalism without a bit of socialism so the plebs get to pay for all the bad ideas. Growing up in a poor area is probably the best start to a good education in life and what it can throw at you IMO. This i am thankful for more than anything.

@DannyMexen9 3 ай бұрын

Incredible story! Thank you for sharing.

@hotel3sixty64 Жыл бұрын

Fabulous story mate

@cocolenchojapan Жыл бұрын

Very interesting! New found respect for you mate.

@RealRuralJapan Жыл бұрын

It took me a year and half from when it was a shell to complete it. But we did stay there overnight when working on it from time to time. Pretty slow going. I did the top floor first so we had a nice room to sleep in with a nice view from the top window. We cooked outside because I did the kitchen last because i didn’t want to run out of cash after putting in a stainless kitchen. Plenty of nice campfires under the stars with no light pollution.

@cocolenchojapan Жыл бұрын

@@RealRuralJapan very cool!

@stephenfreeman8617 Жыл бұрын

Love your honesty Steve and Frankness on the ups and downs of Off grid living. The truth is if it not economically viable then the majority won’t take up the technology.👍👍

@earthsister1 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your story

@RealRuralJapan 5 ай бұрын

My pleasure

@user-fn3vy4ug2n Жыл бұрын

🤩💚 thx for sharing your off grid back story mate, sorry to hear your sour experience with the extortion market there from contractors.. more ways than one to accomplish a feat without the vultures, give thanks. always curious about Tasmania as well

@alocino96 Жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing

@RealRuralJapan Жыл бұрын

Pleasure glad you liked it.

@badhammy Жыл бұрын

WOW!!! Wife's is from Hobart (Old Beach), just came back a few months ago after looking at property as we seriously considered moving from Brisbane so she could be near her family. Unfortunately it's the lack of health care and Tasmania's backward thinking Government that's discouraging.

@RealRuralJapan Жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t live anywhere else in Australia best weather in the country. You can’t have specialized healthcare like cancer centers with a population that size etc. 40 minute flight to Melbourne for $200 in worst case scenario well worth the price to still live in Tasmania.

@Mr123aussie Жыл бұрын

Great story, thanks for sharing. Out of curiosity, what did you do with the electricity during the winter? Or if it was just cloudy for a few days? Just use the generator?

@RealRuralJapan Жыл бұрын

When the batteries were new I would run the generator. It would charge them to 80% in about 90 mins and then it would trickle charge from there. As they got older the batteries held the charge less effectively and the generator would need to run longer etc. Then as the generator got older you had to replace it as well. Never ending game of diminishing returns. The weather controls your life too much down to when you should wash your clothes and on what cycle.

@cocolenchojapan Жыл бұрын

So my backseat driver “my wife” said you really don’t “stop, stop” at the 止まれ. Welcome to my world 😅

@RealRuralJapan Жыл бұрын

HaHa

@kylefinch1326 Жыл бұрын

Hey man love your videos. I'm in Brisbane and wanting to retire to japan and buy and akiya how did you get permanent residency? or can I just go in and out on a visitor 90 visa?

@RealRuralJapan Жыл бұрын

My wife is Japanese but there are ways to get permanent residency such as business and sponsorships etc. This however i don't know a lot about so you would have to look into this yourself or with the consulate etc.

@kylefinch1326 Жыл бұрын

Thanks man I'll look into it

@CitizenJane- Ай бұрын

'You can only live in shacks for three months a year' is incorrect. Most of the thousands of shacks in Tasmania have freehold titles. Only a few have Crown Land leases these days. All the east coast shacks, the south, and then later the central areas, have been freehold title for 20 years or more. I think the main problem you had was your budget. And an inverter that should have been replaced. And if you ran out of water frequently, clearly you needed a second storage tank. People quickly blame the off-grid lifestyle. You need to calculate your needs and build a system to accommodate that, not the other way round.

@RealRuralJapan Ай бұрын

This is a kit home meets all Australian building standards and is popular in the Tasmania countryside due to cost. A shack can be anything so unless it meets the codes it can't be lived in for more than 3 months.

@RealRuralJapan Ай бұрын

@CitizenJane Why are you editing your posts after i have replied to the original? If you want to say something different just post another comment.