Ma'am I identify as a creepy chicken guy for I am weird some would say creepy and I have chickens ...I however plan to next year have a responsible small scale breeding program for a few different breeds

I dont feel any of this is fully off grid but like you mention in your videos everyone has their owne definition. To me off grid means living free, free from paying for food, gas, water, electricity, washing soaps etc. I feel this is partly off grid because you're still needing a source of income to purchase things to survive.

You're lucky to have kids. Many of us don't know if we'll ever even get one.

Thanks!

I heard that German giants were bred for meat rabbits, Do they build more bone than meat?

Loved the whole thing, every minute.

I missed ostriches in your list ❤

That disappearing turkey was probably caught by a rat😢

I know this is an old video but I just want to say I disagree with your main point. My lab can make more labs on her own. She also won’t have a heart attack in adolescence because she can’t sustain her own rate of growth. With that said, I love the channel. I love that I’m able to learn about homesteading from fellow keystone staters. I❤PA

Just beautiful! What else can I say! I was waiting for this video. Many blessings.

Watch Simple Life Alaska……and Home Free Alaska…❤. Great videos…wise words. I rented and off grid apartment thinking the way you did. It had electricity, fridge, no cooking equipment. Water was filtered but AG water and not drinkable. Composting toilet. Up in the mountains with a Valley off the back deck. Beautiful. Until I had to empty the toilet. Showering outside was okay. But hunters were in the valley and there was gunshots all the time. One time I saw the flash and it scared the poop out of me. Female 61 and was alone up there. Whenever I told someone were I was they asked if a had a gun. 😮. I left after 6 months when a pack of dogs ran across the back porch.

Thank you for sharing your challenge/adventure with us. Thoroughly enjoyable and eye opening too. You are an incredible family

You have so many family members that a poop bucket is not feasible….😂. Hole in the ground.

If it’s snagged you have to let it go😮? No way…

If it’s snagged you have to let it go😮? Loved this! I love salmon…I’m hungry now😂. Another great episode.

How possible is it to generate around $5000 per month income as a retiree homesteading?

Maybe you mentioned but perhaps I didn't hear...it appears you were in southern AK near the Kenai River?? I love this video and seeing your journey I had relatives who won a land lottery long ago and homesteaded in Kenai. I ❤️ AK.. Maybe it's more about balance and living more simply.

Maybe you mentioned but perhaps I didn't hear...it appears you were in southern AK near the Kenai River?? I love this video and seeing your journey I had relatives who won a land lottery long ago and homesteaded in Kenai. I ❤️ AK..

I really really would love to have that a frame but I’m just not in a position to do that

But yeah, I definitely think you guys can find that balance may be a medium-ish tiny home so it’s easier to manage with solar power so it’s at least more green with perhaps a solar powered back up generator so you still have your creature comforts you’re not spending so much time hand washing in this and that and you have time to go out with your kids in the woods and be with them and there are other eco-smart toilet systems that I think might benefit you guys literally do like a blended Homestead off the grid solar powered medium-ish tiny house. I know you guys will choose whatever you think is best for your family. I just hope some of the suggestions I can make might be helpful. But nobody knows your family better than you.❤

I can definitely see the peaceful side of the lifestyle you guys were trying out but at the same time it’s like you’re having to go and do every day things in a primitive way so it’s actually taking you guys longer to do the simple necessities that you would need for a family under duress and frustration so then yeah you’re spending more time with your family but you guys are all frustrated so finding a happy medium and a balance that works for your family of the kind of life you guys want and the kind of life that works best for you guys is amazing I loved watching your journey And your growth going through this experience can’t wait to see many more in the future❤

I can definitely see the peaceful side of the lifestyle you guys were trying out but at the same time it’s like you’re having to go and do every day things in a primitive way so it’s actually taking you guys longer to do the simple necessities that you would need for a family under duress and frustration so then yeah you’re spending more time with your family but you guys are all frustrated so finding a happy medium and a balance that works for your family of the kind of life you guys want and the kind of life that works best for you guys is amazing I loved watching your journey And your growth going through this experience can’t wait to see many more in the future❤

You seem to move out from the A-Frame in every episode. That´s rather confusing editing.

It has been wonderful following your adventure. I'll be going back to episodes I missed, but with more warmth in my heart knowing what a great experience this was for you. 😢❤😊

Platypus gives you all three, plus fur!

You could put smoked salmon in freezer for pasta later?

I would be willing to live without comforts for a while to afford farmland etc but maybe not while haveing small kids. I am to lazy

You found what home is. It's family. Not things. What a marvelous lesson of life to learn!

Why has life made it so hard for families to be together? It so depresses me. Seems like a proper build with all the substitutes ones needs to be off grid is the lesson. Plenty of time and planning and expense. The true lesson in life is health is wealth. Struggles to live off grid pale in comparison to ill health and those issues. And that is we’re the truth lies

You tell your stories very well. So well

Love that you showed your emotions to us. Thank you. We all have those moments with our kids. Thank you for sharing...❤❤❤😢😢

I think maybe $200-$300 monthly

As a dad and new homesteader I have to say, this video totally had me crying. Family is everything, and our kids are almost all grown so we want to make the most of the time we have with them. Thanks Aus, I needed that cry today. (Yes, I’m keeping my man-card, thank you very much)

Okay as a painter that is a 9 inch roller pan and the grid that you use on top of it is a 5-gallon bucket grid so you can use a 9 inch roller out of a 5-gallon bucket sorry my professionalism in OCD I had to leave this comment...

I know you found that even though you were away from modern distraction, you still missed special moments with the kids. The saddest part of that is that we often forget to consider the eternal life and discussion of that with our kids. That is even more important. Please consider this and research this if you haven't already. It is even more essential. These are your kids. I see how much you love them. God loves your family even more than you do.

Saying the things every parent knows about themselves. 👊❤️🙌

😂😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤❤so nice to have THAT TRX around for an M&M❤❤❤ GOD JAHWEH ADONAI BLESS YOU AND YOUR PRECIOUS FAMILY. THANKS FOR THIS GREAT GEM VIDEO ❤❤❤

I’ve loved watching you guys on this adventure! I started watching you when I was pregnant with my first daughter and was living in a trailer park! Now we have 2 acres and a bunch of dairy goats but need to go bigger SOON but the other piece of land we own (40 acres) has no power and no power running down the road to the piece of property either so we are most likely going to have to transition to off grid to get over there This has given me a lot of really good ideas on what to do and what not to do when we make the switch ❤

I recently started in a butcher shop after working in the meat department of a grocery story. The differences are night and day and your video has helped me understand where I was lacking in my knowledge on meat cutting. Thank you so much for this video

Thank you for the video and sharing your experience with us. The illegalization and suppression of healthy raw milk is a sign of what a sick society we live in. Thank you for helping us, whether through information or inspiration, to know what options we have and their respective viability ❤

We picked up and left our homestead in California last year. Came to Alaska to bare land we bought sight-unseen. Lived in a tent while building our off grid home. Now getting greenhouses and homestead up and running. All with 4 kids 11 and under. We’re loving the off grid life! Check out The Holladay Homestead

Hi! We all have to figure out what works best for us. Looking forward to seeing your next adventure. How awesome, you met gridlessness! Great family.

Dang, you sure are milking this "leaving Alaska" thing. Did you ever actually leave?

I was born living this way and it’s completely normal life to me and if you wasn’t born in this way of life most people will not make it at all! It’s easy life to me 😊

You had to many kids to find balance. You’ll just be working to care for them. Find peace in the work.

Wow what a great story!!! You guys did a great job documenting this.

Maybe minimalism or mindfully living is what may suit you better. Much love.

.......nice long summer vacation.......don't feel bad, you made the best of it and with a large family , it is a challenge in such a tiny place! Best decision to go back to family, go back to the farm! 💚

Thank you for sharing such an important family life lesson. ❤

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