Living Off Grid – Tiny Cabin – Remote Wilderness Island – Alone and Loving It! – S3 Ep22
Welcome back to our remote island homestead! In this episode, off‑grid living on a remote island is put to the test as we are racing to build guest…
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…
Before and After – Amazing DIY Lakefront Cabin Site Prep
Join us as we continue our cabin site prep project to make space for future structures, create a cozy lakeside retreat, and improve our off grid homestead! This episode is packed with DIY…
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,…
Mastering Tree Removal: Essential Tips for Homesteaders
Hey there, fellow homesteaders! Today, we’re diving into an adventure that speaks to the heart of off-grid living: tackling those dangerous trees looming…
How to Fix a Wood Chipper That Won’t Start
We bought a wood chipper at auction over a year ago, and it won’t start. After wondering how to fix it and not knowing why it wouldn’t run, we realized we really…
Cleaning Up Our Remote Island Homestead
Living off the grid on our private island has been nothing short of spectacular. We recently took a trip off the island to run some errands, but once we returned, it was time to roll up our sleeves and dive…
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……
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,…
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…
Off Grid Private Island Homestead Build
Welcome to our off grid island homestead build! We bought our own island and we are determined to build out our homestead ourselves without any help. To build an off grid homestead is tricky enough on its…
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…
Bringing Life to a Deserted Island
Today we are bringing life to a deserted island – literally! We are moving integral building and infrastructure materials to our off grid island homestead. This is an exciting day. When we started, this island…
Moving Solar Panels to Our Island Homestead
Today we are moving our solar panels to the island. Well… we are trying to, but it seems we are running into trouble! These solar panels are HUGE and really heavy, and moving them is proving to be…
HUGE Window Wall for Tiny Cabin
This is the day we have been waiting for! Our Tiny Cabin windows were installed and what a difference it has made! We had been living in this cabin without any light except for our solar LED plug ins (even the…
Hard Lessons Learned on our Kubota SVL75-3
So this is me moving our grapple and cement mixer with our Kubota SVL75-3 – and dropping them!! Even so… our little Kubota has easily proven its worth already! We are so pleased to have Pepper in the…
Dream Come True! We Build a Tiny Cabin Off Grid
Today we actually start to build our off grid tiny cabin! The day has finally arrived. We have barged over materials and equipment to help us clear the build site and start our off grid tiny cabin…
Big Trouble Ahead – Will We Sink or Swim?
This has easily been the biggest challenge of our lives. After re-prioritizing, we realized we had to leave the island for a month to gather more supplies. Upon returning, we found big trouble at the…
Our Truck and Trailer Get Stuck Deep – TWICE
In our latest experience, we faced the unexpected challenge of getting our truck and trailer stuck deep—twice! With a tough truck like the Dodge Ram Laramie 3500 Turbo…
How to Live off Grid
Welcome! We are excited to share our journey of living off grid and building a homestead that embraces a simpler lifestyle. As a retired couple from the city, we are complete novices in wilderness living,…
