Living Off Grid: When a Storm Takes Our Shoreline Away
After a fierce overnight storm tears into our shoreline, we’re forced to reassess how we protect our remote off-grid island homestead. In this episode, we inspect the erosion damage, plan a…
Big Dreams for Off Grid Life: Taming Our Wilderness Island | S3 Ep13
🌲 *Off Grid Living on a Wilderness Island – Tiny Cabin, Big Dreams!* 🏡
Life on our wilderness island is taking shape! From setting up temporary guest cabins to…
Life on Our 62 Acre Remote Wilderness Island
Living on a remote wilderness island is a dream come true for many, and the experience is filled with both challenges and rewards. From breathtaking views to the joy of self-sufficiency,…
When a Huge Tree Crashes Onto Our Cabin: An Unexpected Adventure
There’s nothing quite like the thrill of living off the grid, especially when it comes to tackling challenges that come with maintaining an old cabin. Recently, we…
Windows are Done – What a View!
We did it! The windows are finally done and the view is absolutely fantastic! This tiny cabin has an amazing set of windows and what a view! We can watch the moon and stars at…
Building Our Island Homestead: A Rewarding Challenge
Building our island homestead from scratch is a big task! We had no idea how much work it would take. From clearing the forest to transporting supplies,…
Where to put our Solar Panel Array?
We need to find the best possible location for our solar panel array. This is a critical step. The location needs to have an unobstructed view of the sun, and the solar panel array needs to be safe from…
Outsmarting Wildfires: Epic Trout Catch & Cook Adventure
In this catch and cook episode, an impromptu fishing excursion “netted” a nice big surprise! Like, WAY BIG. In other news, 2023 was a historical year for forest fires in BC, and the air…
Building an Off Grid Bathroom – Tool Shed Makeover
We live in the wilderness on our very own 62 acre island. We were thinking… just because we live in the wilderness doesn’t mean that we have to get rid of all the comforts we are used to. We…
We Put a Tin Roof on Our Tiny Cabin
On this episode, we put a tin roof on our tiny cabin!! We are so excited to have the weather protecting benefits of a tin roof. If you have been following our tiny cabin build, you may have noticed that we are…
Girl Power on the Island Homestead
Our island homestead gets a big boost from some serious Girl Power! Laugh along with the ladies as they help out in their own unique way. The girls demonstrate some enterprising initiative and have quite the…
We are Clearing Land and Road Building
We are now clearing a little more land for our work shop and building a short road to connect the shop to our cabin area. Now this is progress! It turns out that our trusty little doggie, Opal, really…
Clearing Land for Lakeside Cabin – Storing Equipment
In this episode we start clearing the forest for our homestead! Since the island is literally an uninhabited forest, we need begin clearing land to make room for outbuildings, storage sheds and…
Trout Fishing With My Wife – Super Fun!
Join us as we share the amusing moments and the joy of catching our first fish together! We recount a delightful day spent fishing, setting up our Starlink, and enjoying the beauty of our…
Sheds for this… Sheds for that…
Rather than packing everything in and out EVERY time we go to the island, it makes way more sense to erect secure storage that we can pack our gear and valuables into while we are away.
Since we don’t have a…
Join Our Cross-Canada Road Trip to Buy a Barge
We are thrilled to share our latest adventure as we embark on a cross-Canada road trip to buy a barge! While we initially hoped to find one closer to Vancouver, our…
