Keep the faith. I'm an 81-year-old admirer of you all, so I have tons of experience, which causes me to occasionally yell, "No, don't do it that way, you idiot, you're doing it all wrong." Then I sit back and watch Woody dig himself out again and again and again. By the way, you all might explore the value of a RAM PUMP. It doesn't use electricity and can fill your water tank in no time if you have the right conditions to run correctly. Check it out on KZfaq - there is plenty there about them. Don't worry about subscribers. Your channel is better than others I watch, but it will be replaced with yours. Have a blessed day, Phil.

"I hate giving the ipad... but I'm at my limit." Heard in every household with small children! LOL

We're off grid with 4 kids and about a year ago our household got a puke bug. I made everyone sleep with Bowls by their heads. : don't you dare puke anywhere but this bowl..." Yeah, I spent an entire day at the laundry mat and then cleaning and restoring everything to a state of sanity. I feel your pain.

You guys are doing a great job. The initial start up costs can be scary but necessary.

Run 12volt lights off of Amazon puck lights to a marine switch panel then you can run a 12volt solar panel charger to keep battery full charged with out using a generator it works good and it should be under a 100$ work awesome

loved seeing your son being entertained with a 5-gallon green bucket! great work all around

Simple way of life that isn’t so simple to get too. Keep up the hard work!

Life is one big lesson , we all learn as we go. If you take everything literial you just won't have your sanity. I hope you carry protection, When you are out in the woods alone making a video. Stay alert. One day you will be where you want to be with fixing things up. Then you can sit back an just breath. Things will be ok , this is only our temporary home. Hope you have a very Merry Christmas. And a happy new year.👍👍👍👍🙂🎄❤

Sweet little boy! Awww

My husband & I are enjoying watching your progress on your cabin. But..if your child is sleeping in that loft with you guys..please put up some lattuce or railing for safety. Not questioning your parenting..I just know accidents can happen. Ty❤

Thank you a very inspiring journey .hope the boy is feeling better .stay strong.

Enjoy your time spent together and when it’s completed you will be blessed with the great time spent there!

Don’t get discouraged. It’s not easy but it’s something your family will remember forever. Watch every penny sent. In my opinion, unless the tires on the tractor are damaged beyond repair, then don’t buy new ones. I love watching your videos.

17,000!! Wow... I've been watching every episode catching up, I don't see that much in the process thus far. But keep going, no turning back now. 🙏🏾

Play at Menards you can get 12 volt light bulbs that art is bright as a house light bulb add screw into a regular house fixture

Congratulations on buying your off grid home in the woods,peace and quietness which everyone would like to have.Hope the the Child is doing better . did you find out what made him sick . best regards on your journey in your off grid home.you are a great family .be safe and stay Healthy.

We have a houseboat, all self built, moored out in the middle of a lake, you can’t get any more off grid than that. Pumps, generator, plumbing and we just installed solar ourselves so that was a game changer for us, it was really hard though, oh yeah propane, old water heater. I learn a lot from off grid channels, so helpful, plus it’s the people I enjoy too. Thanks for the episode!

27:44 For lugs on large wiring I have a small collection of short pieces (anything from an inch to a couple of feet) of any random sizes of copper water pipes around. They make great lugs crimped onto a large diameter wire and flattened to bolt to all kinds of things like inverters, battery terminals, breakers and switches... cheap, good (you can't go wrong with copper lugs) and easy to make (a crimper tool, a small bench vice or hammer, a pipe cutter or angle grinder for cutting and a drill)

NICE TOO ADD PLYWOOD FOR DECK WHERE TREE FELL ;)

It's all coming along great 😀

Living in Wade's world, loved watching him play (work) while dad worked. 😊

Hang in there. It's good that you are keeping a tally on the expenses. I suspect that you have a written plan of projects with budgets. I haven’t watched your earlier videos, so I don’t know your back story and how you got to the Ozarks. It sounds like you are only seasonal at the cabin for now? Your videos and sound are pretty good. I sense that you are being honest and transparent in your portrayals…which is essential for your youtube success. I don’t know if a little advice is welcome, but…I seldom comment, but you three have a compelling presence. Wife and I (67 and 73) are off-grid and off-road in the north Idaho mountains for 5 years now. I hope that you understand with statement: Buying "NEW" and buying supposed "Quality" might seem correct from a suburban or big city paradigm...but frankly, for us, living remote in the woods surrounded by great beauty and all that nature has to offer….that former urban paradigm is only correct about 10% of the time. Yes we are older, worked, saved, spend very carefully and have no debt…which is the large important goal for all but especially those removing themselves from the grid and noise. Being prepared, being resourceful, getting to know and learning from neighbors have saved us many dollars versus purchasing errors. Buy used, repurpose, repair, reassess priorities, counsel together, study, plan, estimate and document....etc. There is real joy in successfully pushing back impulsive purchasing and completing a project that brings a functional solution at a fraction of the buy NEW QUALITY expense. Please understand, the first months AND the first year will also certainly bring difficulty...but each year will bring new and growing confidence in your skills, ability and preparation to deal with issues with new courage and without stress or even panic. Be prepared. Write this on your wall: “if you have one, you have none, if you have two you have one”....wise words to live by in your new adventure. Your children will thank you for raising them in this new way. I’ve subscribed and look forward to see your growth.

Living partially of grid I use a compost toilet. I installed a urine diverter, it really helped with keeping the outdoor down.

You need to wrap your water tanks in Black Plastics for painting black to keep them from growing algae in them

Tqvm for sharing… Respect n salute!!❤❤❤

I hope to move to that area in the near future. Glad I came across you. No matter when I do, I know I need more money. I have skills and things but can’t make the jump yet. I am currently taking care of my mother and I do not have a family. Just biding my time now.

Spray paint the IBC totes black.😊

Great video guys.

Good to see you folks, I am born and raised in the Missouri ozarks hang in there things will happen for you just look at all the natural resources you can use to save money take care and God bless.

I laughed out loud at “I’m not blaming him…but he’s easy to blame. He can’t defend himself”. I also have a 2 year old and can relate 😂

Don't get depressed, startup is always expensive. I think you guys are doing great! Just started watching and I went back to week one and binged all the latest vlogs.

Woody's "yaaaaaay" when the tree came down 😂 Also, Wade's snuggles 😭🤍

I live in a 27ft camper and me and my friend built a 14x14walk out building with a wood stove and a front deck and a back deck it's big enough for me all together with the land $1000.00 lumber $5000.00 labor $4000.00 /40x100 lot it's a Great

Hi, newly subscribed, I'm enjoying seeing the progress of the cabin.

Keep the content coming! This is very inspiring! Woody doing plumbing was killing me being a licensed plumber in NC!

Don't get discouraged, I have gutted and refitted an entire house out in the country and have probably in excess of 75k. You're going to make a few bad choices, It's expected. Your start up costs are always going to exceed but later will come back to you. I've got 10 years and at least another 2 before I am satisfied. Oh and the little on is cute as hell. I've got 15 grandkids and 6 kids and love every minute of raising them all. ok I just help with the little ones, lol.

Happy Thanksgiving from the great state of Arkansas!!

Its something I want to do. I'm a 62 almost 63 year old female with one working arm. I've been living off grid in my old motorhome for the past 9 years. I have to haul in my water, haul out my waste/garbage, haul in my propane in 40# tanks bcuz the 100# are too heavy when full. I buy or forage food and home can it either with water bath or pressure canning.I live with my old dog, Sadie who is nine plus years old and has health issues since she had 4 spots of cancer in 2018. Together we make it work. I'd like to move out of Michigan and move farther south. Where it doesn't get any/much snow and not as bitter cold. And where we would have a longer growing season. We've been working towards this dream for about 10 years now. It will happen, when things are right.

I'm female 82 love your videos and family

You guys are really brave. I've never heard of anyone not purchasing things they need BEFORE they start renovation. Washer would have been absolutely necessary. You can hang the clothes to dry outside, but you do need the basic necessities before starting to renovate.

You have a great channel. A lot of the money you spent was a one time thing. Hopefully it gets a lot less expensive for you all.❤

Just found your channel. I love it! My wife and I took on a challenge like this when we were very young and naive also. You may not know it now, but this is the type of thing that will bring you much closer together. I'm 62 now, our kids are grown up and married. The two oldest are both taking the same type of projects. They heard us tell all the stories of our struggles, and they want that experience. They do have the advantage of our experience to guide them, but its still a struggle. I make it a point to let them make the small mistakes, There's no better teacher. it's fun to see, because I know the incredible satisfaction you get from having completed such a project. Good luck, and keep your head up, it will get better and you'll have some great stories to tell.

New to the channel and looking forward to your journey from my narrowboat in England, my idea of paradise a cabin in the woods but that's hard to find in this country so I live it through you guys. So thank you, steve

If i was in my 20's I would go for this life style. However at age 66 no way i could keep up. We live in a log home on 220 acres in Wisconsin. We are hooked to the grid. However we heat our home & hot water with 100% wood in cold months. We have a out door boiler for winter use and a soap stone indoor wood stove we use in spring and fall when wood boiler is shut down. Lots of work for you to maintain this lifestyle. Wish you the best!

You're doing great! Its difficult work but so rewarding. Hang in there guys!

Thank you for sharing, you and your boys are really going to do great 👍🏽 before you know it, your off grid property will look more amazing than ever 👍🏽 it’s just takes work and of course money 🤭, but most good things do 👍🏽 too soon to quit 🤭l love watching stuff like this, I’m so glad to have ran into your channel, cant wait to see more

Big love to you all from Norway 👍☕️🇧🇻

Enjoying your family

Hey Meg. We ❤ being able to watch you and Eric develop your new land and little home. Can't wait to come see yall! That Eric is such a wealth of knowledge! Don't forget to build a 10 x 12 guest house for Uncle Roy and I. We love you so much!

Save a lot of money by not doing the exchange on propane but just find a place that will refill it. A propane place, Tractor Supply or other farm store will usually do it.

Great video!

😂sorry mate I had a laugh at buying the exact amount and trying to be a tight ass i was that person to . I've just finished some storm water down pipes and thought to myself....... ok I will buy 2 extra of everything especially 90 and 45 degree bends . Yep I used it all🤦‍♂️. It's 100km round trip to town for me. I've also done this with brass fittings and pipe and flaring tool and pre made pipe that I have trouble with in winter. There is never enough spares. Good luck 👍 🇦🇺

My inlaws had 20 acres in northern Wisconsin where they had an old construction trailer with a strikingly similar set up for their shelter which then became their house. Always enjoyed going up there and thought about doing something similar myself. Enjoying your journey with this one. Not sure we could do that ourselves currently with my wife needing to be close to medical care as she battles MS. Also, something I have noticed, the audio volumes are a bit wonky. Sometimes I can barely hear you or Woody, so I turn it way up and then the music blasts out the speakers.

If u wanna keep the shower curtain in the tub then sew a few sinkers (weights for fishing...I'm australian so don't know what u call them) into the hem of the shower curtain...the extra weight makes them more controllable

Also there has to be water somewhere on that property to run a water wheel / dam

I love wat u guys ar doing im so jealous I live in Ireland and it's not so easy for us to pick up land like that and make it habitual i cant wait to have the money saved so i can move off grid keep up the good work love u guys cant wait for the next video on this biuld congratulations on make it work steven from ireland wish u guys all the blessing in the world keep going strong and stay safe god bless

New to your channel but like it already and it better the a couple of other channels and if I had the money to buy land and the stuff to get me started I would so be like you guys to be out in the mountains with an off-grid property

We remodeled a house u will have to strip down to studs put in new insulation close off all places they can get in.. It will be pretty once u close up everything put new insulation because they tunnel in it close up ur windows where they are not trimmed good..Also I think tounge and groove would be beautiful there..I would have a bathroom with running water from the ibc tanks and a gas on demand water heater.. for ur septic watch Tiny Shiny Home they done a system with blue tanks gravel if u have time watch it all it takes is a well tile septic..😊

One way to think about it is those things that were the more expensive items won't need to be purchased again

Hang in there I want a great job joy watching use

You got this it takes time welcome to the Ozarks

Pull those trees over with the super duty while pushing with the tractor. Roots and all come up. May have to be selective on your driveway route as this method probably wouldn't work on large trees.

First time I noticed the firearm

Do you have an Amazon wish list? Also I'm a new subscriber and I'm really enjoying your channel 🙂💐

Won't be cheap but it might be good investment to dig a water well. I dont know how it goes in the USA, in the eastern Europe there is plenty of underground water streams and in our villages nearly every house has a water well. My village doesn't even have type of "on grid" water system.

If you are in a cold weather area the water heater will freeze and blow in the winter if outside, my is half of the size run for years also you should do full solar using lithium batteries one 100 amp lithium worth for 6 of those marine battery they charge way fast and easy in cloud days. Use at least a 24v solar system

New sub-enjoying your videos ❤

We are looking into setting up/getting a homestead. I am inspired by what you all are doing. Bravo!! If I may ask - what motivated you to move from NC to Arkansas? Hoping you’ve not had any additional issues from the crazy neighbor. That is what we are wanting to move away from. Have put up with their crap for almost 20 yrs and have had enough. Want to get away from suburbia.

I’m enjoying your journey with your cabin. It’s looking better every day. How are you going to prevent the water heater and pressure tank from freezing?

A little take it or leave it advice from a grandma who raised three sons who ALL got motion sick very easily. Get a little bucket (a small, play sand bucket will do), and keep it close by at all times. I actually had three as I kept one in the car, one in their bedroom and one under the kitchen sink along with a pack of wipes. Then, at any sign of pukiness, grab it and have something to catch their puke. By the time they were just a few years old, they would grab the bucket or call for it. It didn’t catch it all the time, but it reduced the bed linens, car seat covers, carpet, etc that I had to clean. I now giggle as I have watched my sons do the same with their little ones. As to why I’m watching, I just retired and I’m looking to sell my nearly paid off house, buy a few acres and build a small cabin and homestead it. I’ve done lots of renovating and flipped one house, but that was a city home. It’s part because I’m learning from others’ mistakes and part figuring how to go about the entire process.

You can't leave that plumbing stuff or that pressure tank out like that you're going to have to insulate and build around that stuff otherwise you're going to have busted pipes continuously

As all ofgridders saw.alwaysssssss have extra of everything never buy exact.for some ppl its an hr going and bavk hust to grab a screw.extra chains for your chainsaw.stuff for your car.for electrical.all the goodie stuff you can think off.remember it when building.always get 1 or 2 extra.you will have lots of building etc to do.so it will always be needed.become a semi hoarder.lol

Baby has pretty blonde hair!

Have you thought about L E D strip lighting minimum power requirements

I think i would go back to texas.

When we bought our place in the Ozarks. We had to spend 4k right off just to gain access. And not have to park on the county road. Then the real expense started

Love the bathroom door,, ummm, just noticed your gun,, have you ever had to use it. Hope you don’t mind me asking but I’m from Australia and we have super strict gun laws.

Injoy watching your video what state do you live in

I'm looking for a cabin in the Ozarks - much like yours. Hard to shop from Florida though. I spent about 8 days in the area - looking. Haven't found anything yet.

Investments!🙃

Up most important is a railing so your wont loose your little son by a bad fall off the loft.😢

Doing a good job here. But, the idea of adding more batteries as you need them is slightly flawed as lithium batteries get age the internal resistance increases, and your new batteries will be just as aged as you’re older ones, no matter how old they are. Basically they just equalize And bring your new batteries down to the level your old ones were. So I would buy as many as I can now and continue to build yourKZfaq channel. Eventually, you’ll have companies wanting to send you their batteries for free. ;)

Do you always have a weapon on your hip?

Yo two that own the cabin get read of trees around the cabin please kw wva😅

It’s trying to get in…😂

Solar charger

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I don't know where you live I would love to help set up your solar power

Have you mentioned WHY you haven't sold the barndominiam yet?

Are you planning on living there permanently?

If you put the chandelier on a pulley you wouldn't have to climb the ladder.

Aren't all the pipes going to freeze in the winter

so i get the impression ya'll aren't moving there full time?

FYI: you guys are trying really hard and I’d hate for your outside pipes to freeze. I’m from this area. I know!! Cover these pipes with heavy duty insulation. It will save you a lot of pain, money and frustration.

Good idea to whack that leaning tree, maybe the sick kid needs to head into a doctor visit?

Might want get the little guy look at. Call your child's doctor if: Vomiting lasts more than 12 hours for infants. Vomiting lasts more than 24 hours for children under age 2.

megan hot lol

Invest in some cheap trail cams trust me you will thank me later

I could tell you have been stressing out about all of this. It will be ok just one day at a time . Just make slow discussion about things that you need . Y'all are making something out of nothing and adventure.

Your outta control on buying stuff spending way too much you need to shop around more and you could of bought 4 batteries for just over a grand and 400 watt used solar panels for under hundred each .you could of had nonstop power for less than 5 grand whole system