Our New 2024 Off Grid Site

We built an off-grid Micro Cabin living system at the end of 2023 for less than $25k! It took us 30 days of building to finish all of the off-grid systems for shelter, water, energy, sanitation, & food. We're tying together solar panels, a prefab shed, chickens, rainwater catchment, raised beds, methane digesters, and more into a fully functioning off-grid micro home.

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[Brinaweenahwoo]

Joe is trying to bring the dramatic effect to the otherwise non-sensational off-grid video!!!! I ❤ it!!! We'll all need a sense of humor as we embrace off-grid life. 😊

[goodboiadvsp]

I love that you are incorporating plants and the environment into your design. I hope you have plans to plant even more native plants and producers!

[smallpp]

Glad to see you guys back making videos! I was getting worried you guys were silenced by big real estate or something, good to see my worries are unfounded



For now

[Shrp]

So glad to see a new video! I was just worried about what happened.

[paulawagner]

I'm grateful for you two. What you bring to help people live is great. Don't you ever stop please!

[jourdanhamme]

I found your channel yesterday and I am in love. I found a youtube channel that is aligned with how I feel :)

Some ideas to try in the future: 1. exercise equipment connected to generators to convert kinetic energy to electric, 2. bike connected to a clothes washer/ drier, 3. utilizing Wirtz pumps to raise water above you for electricity free showers, 4. connect the methane gas to replace the wood and fire for the biochar metal bins, 5. use the biochar bins and the local clay to make LECA balls and do hydroponics

These are ideas I've been researching for a business idea and am happy to pass it along for you guys as proof of concept (haha pass on work for others so you benefit later with a well made how to video)

[Greensmoothie-dr]

New today. Love your vision. Will share with my adult kids. In this economy, it's rough for them.

[idkhello]

I’m so happy y’all are still going! I’m excited for the future!! Great video!

[itsmario]

Great to see you guys back at, saw your video awhile back about the biopod set up and now I have 5 of them set up around the property to cut down on throwing away food waste and of course feed all the animals, my tilapia go crazy for them

[felixbaltazarpaulsen]

Great to see you back! Very inspirational content 😊

[BasilGanhs]

Thats really good. cant wait to see the long series. like 3 hr video would be so good.

[IAmDLFL]

Woohoo! Haven't even warched the video yet, but I'm glad to see one is out. Was worried about you guys 😅

[LmaOwl]

Have you guys made something about urban homes transitioning into self sustaining one, like starting from net metering from solar panels and then maybe a backyard greenhouse here and there? Oh also love you guys its so real how off grid living is becoming a dream for most people

[thomasbrooks]

Love these videos! Can I suggest looking into some native grasses native to the southeast? Native grass roots grow deep and are much better for erosion control; our imported turf and feed grass has pretty shallow roots even when tall

[Raj-yyxx]

To clean filter your roof rainwater, use a cheap First Flush unit, about $30, which automatically diverts to flush the first roof clean of rains, so only clean water thereafter goes to tank.

Also in the tank inlet just use a bucketfilter first with nylon cloth + filled with clean sand and biochar layers. We do that in Australia and it works fine. Never been sick.

Also throw a limestone in the IBC rain tank to manage tge PH acidity.

The water will be better than what you get out of a tap.

[MaxMut.]

Unbelievable Guys
So much appreciated for
All this information,
Worth to stay following “

[josgha]

If you did want some sensors, it could be a small amount and they could all be Local-hosted LAN based electronics. Wouldn’t need an outside connection, all local

[tresopple]

Can you please do a tutorial on the biogas system? I want to do it so bad it seems awesome and I don’t know the first thing about doing it. If you have a video you’d recommend that would be cool too, thank you :)

[Annu]

I am REALLY surprised ya aren’t doing huemanure, instead of just dumping it on the ground in the woods. Ive done huemanure for yeeears. Makes black soil!! Great for my gardens

[hebrew]

What county in Georgia allowed you to install a composting outhouse??? Also what is zoning on your new seven acre property??? I'm asking these questions because Georgia seems very strict on some of these things and I would love to follow your path