Meet “Pepper”, Our Homestead Island Hero

Meet Pepper, our Homestead Island Hero! He is the newest addition to our off grid wilderness island family. 2023 is the year Pepper moves to the island, and he promises to be an indispensable asset. Come…

Installing Windows in our Off Grid Cabin

This is the day we get to install the first windows in our tiny cabin! We have 9 windows in total to install. If that seems like a lot of windows for a tiny cabin, you are correct. To install one window is…

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…

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…

Stranded On Our Wilderness Island – Part 1

As a couple trying to develop our island homestead, this was by FAR the hardest day ever — we were stranded on our private island with no way off!! The hardest part of it was that our truck was also on…

Stranded On A Wilderness Island Part 2

We are stranded on our wilderness island with no way off!! This is the second part of the ‘stranded’ story because I realized that there was lost footage from Ryan’s GoPro that would be able to tell the story…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Why we Built a Shelter in the Woods

Follow along as we build a shelter in the woods. We chose a shelter kit for our homestead that should be perfect for protecting our gear and creating outdoor storage space. It can even serve as a temporary…

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…