We Went BACK ON GRID. Why?

We left the Off Grid Cabin and went back to live on grid! Why? For good? Is the Off Grid Challenge done?

PIONEER'S Extended Interview with Matt

BECOME A PIONEER

Grecell Power Station (we we're given our unit for free (transparency) to test out and try, and we were glad we had it! It was super useful)

[alaskacabinadventures]

Let me start by saying this video is yet another incredible edit. Aust and the gang are making these videos entirely on their own and yet they stand up to any major tv program you'll find with big budgets, fancy gear and whole production team. Perhaps I'm biased since I am featured in some of them and he portrayed my story in such a positive light. But I just can't help but respond to some of these comments. Aust is FOR SURE down playing how tough he and the family are, and I believe he is doing it for your entertainment. Not saying it isn't honest but anyone who has six kids and drives to Alaska with 2 cats and dog to try out a different lifestyle is a certified BADASS in my book. I got to spend enough time with them to know these kids not only loved the experience but will forever be thankful for the incredible journey their parents responsibly took them on. Bravo to you guys, I am so inspired by your adventurous spirit, I have my first child on the way, a baby girl, and you guys expanded the limits of what I thought possible. Thank you for that. But yeah, ya'll ARE most definitely "tough enough" for off-grid, but hell, it makes for good TV and it's a humble perspective to take, which is refreshing in these times. So thank you for taking us all along on this awesome journey, showing me what good parenting is all about, and for the awesome memories we made in such a short time. Hats off to this wonderful family.

[SimplyJanHomestead]

The children’s excitement about the bathrooms in the beginning was epic! 😂

[Maggieroselee]

Just so glad you practiced off grid before upturning your life cold turkey. Doing laundry and feeding a family are both overwhelming ideas to me off grid.

[jotairpontes]

Great content. My family (grandmother and mother as a kid) came from a very simple "off the grid life" (not because it was cool, because it was what it was), living in a really small house, no electricity, washing dishes by a small river, out house, hours to get to a doctor or market, etc. Eventually they went out of this rural area in search of more opportunities and more quality of life.
So I grew up with stories of how tough things are off the grid and, as a kid, we visited a lot of grandma friends that still lived that life for a while and got to experience a lot of that (even if only for one or two days at a time), so I find kinda funny when some people say they really want to live off the grid in a very simple way (ie no electricity, washing machine, etc) and they have no idea what they are going into, specially if you are married, even more if you have kids.
My mother says she would never go back and that "it's easy to get used to better things, not the other way around". So if you never had washing machines, warm showers, toilets, etc., once you have it, you don't want to lose that; but if you always had it, you might think that you don't really need it... until you lose it, then you understand how great it is. Could you get used to living without any of that? I'm sure you could, but it's easier if you never had it in the first place.
I enjoy camping for a day sometimes, going for small hikes here and there, but at the end of the day I want my warm shower, in a hot day I want my A/C, etc., because I've experienced - briefly as a kid and teen - what it's like without any of that, and while there are fun moments and good memories, the reality is that a lot of that just sucks.

[badfeng]

I really love how candid you folks are about challenges. People hype up soloar as the solution for every scenario. It ain't so. Yet the establishment is in the process of banning gas generators.

[nmm]

The life experience your children experience are amazing! You both are great parents!!! Love following your journey. Best wishes

[laurajackson]

K is such a loving and gentle mommy. I love how she interacts with each child.

[rachaelclemons]

You are such a great story teller. Thank you for bringing such high quality content to the homesteading community 🤩 I have really been enjoying these episodes.

[Torome]

First minute and look how happy everyone is! It's a success in getting them to appreciate how privileged EVERYONE in the modern world is!!

[joels]

I love the kid's reactions. I am praying for your family and I hope you are all doing well.

[alexiswhitman]

Ive been watching Homesteady for about a year now. And only recently, with this Off Grid Challenge, have I realized what a good story teller Aust is. Just like a book, each of these episodes have a beginning, a middle, and am end, and they are masterfully tied together. Its awesome to listen

[YukonHomestead]

You're videos are always wonderful to watch! Thanks for sharing your adventure 😀

[Korpitalo]

This is THE BEST serie to the people who want to move to the Northern parts of the world AND thinks its the same life like they are living in southern warm and sunshine 😄 AND this is SUMMER season. Greetings from Mirja 66.3°N, Finland
[The SAUNA country 😁]

[yoopergardener]

Well, I am sure enjoying how you have documented your adventure. Your voice over story telling is excellent. Thank you for sharing.

[TheWickerShireProject]

Well filmed. Fantastic story. We struggle with solar in the winter.

[hippiebaelala]

Omggg so cute seeing the children appreciate what all of us take for granted! It made me stop and appreciate my little apartment as well! You guys are amazing! ❤

[caryallen]

The younger you are the easier it is to bear down and roll with the punches. Already having a sizeable family raises the stakes for each setback and narrows the margin for error. Alaska is a very challenging place to homestead. Not that you couldn't do it, but it's a matter of whether you and the kids feel most fulfilled. There are degrees of being off grid, and ways to do it a little closer to amenities of civilization and in a more forgiving climate. There are millions of acres in the lower 48 and elsewhere that it can be done on. The crunch usually comes when you are old, or when your health starts to fail, or you have some physical trauma (easy to come by in the woods) and it becomes life or death as to how quickly you can get the medical care you need. It's different for each person and family, and you have taken a good experimental approach to see what fits for you. Very enjoyable how you have documented and presented it. Lots of luck and best wishes going forward!

[thecasualmountainbiker]

I appreciate the bearanoia segment. Fear can really hold us back.

[albrightfs]

THIS has been so great watching this journey!..

[Rabbiton]

Your video about off-grid is really refreshing...all those creature comforts are more than that when you have a large family, it is very taxing and sometimes impossible to make things work when you don't have the resources you need at your disposal, I think with a large family this becomes essential to survival...I go camping with my kids and that is hard enough!!! Good on you all for giving this challenge a go.