Living Off Grid on a Remote Island – A Day in the Life
Living off grid is an experience filled with unique challenges and rich rewards. On our remote island homestead, every day presents opportunities for teamwork, creativity, and…
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…
Installing Cedar Walls in Our Tiny Cabin
Today we begin installing cedar walls in our tiny off-grid cabin. Life is progressing here on Bird Island, and our tiny cabin build is coming along too! Installing these cedar walls will add…
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…
Exploring Hidden Places in Our Island Forest
Today, we are finally getting the chance to explore those hidden bare places found in our island forest! Many people have asked us if we’ve ventured into those…
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,…
Off Grid Island Life: Fishing… in Pajamas?
Experience the charm of off grid island life with us! From fishing in pajamas and tackling creative cabin projects to greenhouse gardening and enjoying misty morning views……
Wiring a Solar Powered Toilet? It’s Easier Than You Think!
Living off the grid and seeking sustainable solutions can be both rewarding and challenging. One innovative way to enhance your off-grid lifestyle is by installing a solar…
Cabin Life Off Grid: Our Wilderness Island
Step into cabin life off grid as we tackle insulating the space and working on cozy interior design projects. From finishing insulation and vapor barriers to dreaming about beautiful cedar…
Is Our Toughest Task Too Tough?
This week, we faced our toughest task yet: freeing our stranded Kubota track loader, Pepper, from a muddy pit of despair. From broken winches to creative engineering with logs and concrete, we stopped at nothing to…
Tiny Cabin Solar Power is Setup and Running
Finally! Our Solar Power Setup for our Off Grid Tiny Cabin is running! We have a terrific solar power setup for our tiny cabin that we’d like to share with you. See how we mounted the inverter,…
Installing Solar Power for our Tiny Cabin
Today we are installing solar power for our tiny cabin and we are super excited! We powered up the solar panels and they are producing perfectly. We ran wires from the panel to the inverter and our tiny…
How to Find the Best Angle for Solar Panels
We FINALLY start installing our solar panels! Join us as we figure out how to find the best angle for our solar panels to maximize their energy output. There is a little bit of math involved, but this is…
Life on our Private Wilderness Island Homestead
Take a peek into our life on our private wilderness island homestead. Witness the joys, trials, challenges and little victories of every day life as we build out our homestead on our private…
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…
Our Off Grid Tiny Cabin Build Continues
Our tiny cabin build continues on our off grid private island and we are making progress! We are adding trapezoid windows to our tiny cabin as our build marches ahead… There so much to do… what is next n…
Wiring a Lake Cabin on Our Off Grid Island
We start wiring our lake cabin on our off grid private island homestead. Living in an off grid lake cabin is wonderful, and being on our very own island is even better! Once we connect the wiring to our…
Drone Tour of Private Island Homestead
Join us on a Drone Tour of our Private Off Grid Island Homestead! We thought we would invite you on a fascinating high level drone tour of our private island. We are calling this a ‘snap shot’ of the current…
Truck Smashed Again – This is Becoming a Problem!
A routine trip turns into chaos when disaster strikes—again! In this episode, titled “Truck Smashed Again – This is Becoming a Problem!”, we face another tailgate-crushing mishap while contending…
