21 years of life in a mountain wilderness

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Many dream of leaving the city for a more simple life in the country.
But how about going to live in the wilderness 4000 feet up a mountain?
A Bosnian couple are celebrating their 21st year doing just that.
STORY-LINE:
Their home most certainly has a view.
Ramiz Palos and his wife Zemina fled the hardships of urban life in Bosnia as soon as the country had emerged from a 4-year-war two decades ago.
They choose to live on Mount Vlasic in central Bosnia at 1,300 meters above sea level, separated by kilometres of dirt road from the nearest inhabited place.
Palos says he is not a recluse and was not looking for an escape from traumatic memories. Instead, he says, he wanted to take control of his life.
After 21 years of primal existence in the wilderness Palos feels in control and happy, insisting he would never return to "civilisation".
"I had several reasons to move here. I came here to secure means for existence, but also to live an exciting life, to not have a boring life," he says.
Life in the wilderness has many challenges, but Palos insists embracing it was easier and more productive than if he had waited for the government to create a job for him.
"People here (in Bosnia) are too willing to surrender responsibility for their own life to somebody else, they are not thinking. People need to think to come up with ways to find work for themselves. I don't have to worry about the work of the government or anyone else," he says.
While he sometimes has to fight off bears and wolves and to endure pouring rains, winter storms and strong winds, Palos has an abundance of food, fresh air and a warm home.
"You need to know how to behave (in nature) because we get heavy rains, winter storms and strong winds. You need to know how to behave in such circumstances," he says.
"Sometimes it gets so cold that I cannot leave home for two months, but I have enough food and everything else I need so it does not matter. Winter comes and goes."
With an unemployment rate of close to 30 percent, finding a job in Bosnia can be hard and close to a fifth of the country's population lives in poverty.
The country is failing to fully capitalise on the good climatic conditions and an abundance of fertile land that make it one of the most favourable spots for farming in southern Europe.
But Aleksandra Nikolic from the Sarajevo Faculty of Agriculture and Food Science believes that a growing number of Bosnians are recognising the advantages of rural life.
"Agriculture is a way of life; it is no longer identified with the image of an exhausted man farming a rough patch of land in the middle of nowhere with the help of emaciated farming animals," she says.
"Agriculture is a sector of economy that helps people in local communities to weather the periods of financial, economic, political or any other crisis by securing a source of income that helps them get through hard times."
Palos might be the best example of that. When he first moved into the mountains in 1996 he lived in an old van and then in a makeshift tent. But after just a few months, he had built a simple house for himself and was joined by his wife.
They still live in the house with no running water and off the electricity grid. But they grow their own vegetables and corn, raise goats and farm fish in the wild mountain river.
Palos used local wood and stone to build his barn, hatching tanks and the watermill where he grinds his corn.
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[@Kiwiwanderer]

He’s Croatian. 😊He says he thought about his existence and realised he had to make his life interesting to avoid it being boring. He says we all don’t have to live in towns/cities and it seems it would be better if more people didn’t. He said yes it gets cold for 2months - but it comes and you know it will go again - everything is like that - it comes and goes. He’s seems happy, insightful,& content. ✨

[@SunnyMoon77]

He live in Bosnia no Croatia stooped

[@williamledbetter7338]

I don’t see what’s bad about this life, you live free and with no harm from others

[@julies1ify]

Beautiful. Smart people having a set-up like that, even a mill using the running water. Doesnt matter what nationality they are, the feeling is universal, simple solitude. Peace All

[@lawlessvidacr4619]

All4Him ahh sovereignty Puravida

[@JustMe-gs9xi]

it is too cold there

[@svetlanikolova7673]

They sound like neighbors close to Bulgaria ! Bosnian or Kruatian maybe?

[@svetlanikolova7673]

@@JustMe-gs9xi East Europe where we are is not that cold!

[@Igor-my6ml]

@@svetlanikolova7673 He is Serbian.

[@camcameron1430]

Heaven on earth.

[@brendak.44440]

I admire the hard work. Would live this lifestyle any day. Freedom. 💯 Intent this what the self sustaining life is about ! ❤️

[@saetmusic]

I don't really need the transalation. I can see the very intelligent systems they have set up- Water, fish, goats etc. So impressive!

[@rachelteariki6999]

beautiful life and lifestyle. thank you for opening your home to the world to see, including me.

[@recilongs9374]

Love this life

[@arguswil]

You do not have to understand the language. How they live speaks for itself. Beautiful!

[@daisychain3007]

It helps to understand the language. You would not like to watch a foreign programme without English subtitles. Imagine watching the Swedish series "The Killing" without English subtitles.

[@daisychain3007]

I wish to understand the language because I would like to know how they manage to live in such a formidable climate. At some point, the man appears to be talking to the camera, her no-one seems to understand what he is saying. It is no big deal to find someone who can translate or subtitle, just like in other foreign videos. I do not even know what part of the world that is.

[@Igor-my6ml]

@@daisychain3007 He's Serbia, speaking Serbian. He said he chose this kind of life to make it interesting and to be free. The people have relaxed too much, no one is doing anything. And he has his own life, he doesn’t have to think about politics and how others live. He has his life and that is enough for him.

[@Igor-my6ml]

@@adx4850 People speak Serbian in Bosnia.

[@Igor-my6ml]

@@adx4850 So you will explain to me what language I speak?

[@lionhearted1969]

I think these people live a happy life. Look at those majestic scenery with those beautiful mountains, valleys, and the vegetation around them. No polluted air, no noise pollution, no stupid people. All they have is God's wonderful creation around them. They can plant any crop for food or raise animals without worrying about buying or paying taxes.

[@sabrinawanderer7560]

Yeah i hate paying taxes. It angers me that i work hard on it and most of it will just end up in the pockets of greedy politicians. Look at those who work in the government. They become pigs from stealing money worked hard by ordinary citizen. Damn them.

[@1995jug]

Don't make fun of them, maybe time to come we all might be living like that. If we are alive.

[@seerseer9440]

Joe, you hit nail on head. SOON. But one can not advise those, intellectually challenged. Let NATURE take place, we need more fertilizers ha ha ha.

[@edwardcharles9764]

joe tiller you're alive now! You mean if we're still alive.

[@fungidungie]

I think you mean don't make fn of people who cannot live this way. That is freedom.

[@MrGigi-dz9cv]

If someone doesn't blow the entire planet or makes it inhabittable.

[@jacobeksor6088]

edward charles haaaaa

[@paulkohler4858]

11/21/2017 - A way of living from another century - now. Hardy people surviving on Nature & Their Terms. Great.

[@sharonkeith601]

My grandparents lived in South Florida (Wauchula), my father's parents. They were Irish and they were "frontier settlers." Their home was mostly bare. They owned very little. They had pennies and nickels about them but they weren't poor. They weren't "dirt poor" which is when your floor is only hard-flattened dirt sprinkled generously with water before flattening. Wooden home made by the mister, with tin roofs. Bathroom was 'out there,' and you knew it upon approach. Chickens and cows everywhere, besides the ever present dollops of snuff flung out onto clumps of weeds or wild fennel. I grew up like these people lived and it was quite fun (1950s) but you did have to watch your step!

[@DavidSanchez-uo2cn]

I love the beautiful simple life and path you and your wife have chosen. I too live a similar life, but not as drastic. wish you two a long healthy happy life, my brother.......

[@judya.shroads8245]

A good creative couple doing things their way. Good for them.

[@dwightcurrie8316]

Subtitles would be great. I have no idea what these nice folks are saying.

[@cacampbell3654]

I think the translation is in the description.

[@somyan8540]

Dwight Currie People moving away from Cities In this example, here, on the European Continent Life in the City isn't for everyone .

[@dwightcurrie8316]

Antonija Juric; No argument there. I live out in the country & wouldn't have it any other way

[@tomgallone1035]

Antonija Juric is this serbia? cause they all speak same

[@emilija74]

This is in Bosnia.

[@zanelile2991]

I enjoy seeing people, this self reliant. A lot of us would like to be, but do not want to do without our modern comforts.

[@seerseer9440]

Yes, like sitting on two chairs simultaneously! lol.

[@daisychain3007]

Or they do not have the means. Not all wives agree to live in a shack in the middle of nowhere and not every man has the ability to build everything by hand. You need patience to be able to build everything by hand. Some cannot even drill a small hole in a wall, let alone build a wooden cabin and insert running water and off-grid electricity. I wish that I could build my own cabin somewhere.

[@daisychain3007]

@Christina Reynolds Relying on other people for comfort is all right, if you are willing to do so, but, if you are forced to rely on other people but are unwilling, that is another story. To be dependent on other people is no good.

[@daisychain3007]

@Christina Reynolds Being dependent on other people usually means being controlled by other people and that is no good.

[@vladimirkolovrat2846]

I love the Slavic languages. I didn't know what he was speaking but could understand a little of it... I salute this man.

[@teresapren3266]

are those people Albabian...they will never be short of cheese or Milk ..they know how to take care of their animals..and they are happy...its a peaceful way of living..

[@Igor-my6ml]

@@teresapren3266 He's Serbian, that's Serbian language. Albanians are not Slavic people.

[@alfbittner6489]

Yes this world has gone and got itself in a big hurry I'm definitely opting out for a lifestyle like this

[@alfbittner6489]

How much

[@Bb-pw1zi]

Fuck my shitty apartment

[@leechapyiklee9035]

Alf Bittner yes look good but he under go alot of hardship n danger to live like this.god bless them.

[@dagwoodsingleton6202]

No your not because it’s to much work for you.

[@alfbittner6489]

@@dagwoodsingleton6202 Ha and you've never worked a day in your life. Back off negative schmuck. Judge not and you won't be judged. I've been doing hard work since I was 12. You want more, I'll feed you ass back to ya.

[@sylviaklages6871]

That is beautiful! Thank you for posting it.

[@vedranknezevic3453]

This guy is from Bosnia and Hercegovina u have so many videos on KZbin just writed Vlasicki Robinzon he live normal and simple life

[@zelenplav1701]

One of two generations ago these people made everything for themselves. They lived long and healthy.

[@daisychain3007]

They did not live long and healthily. They died like flies from easily preventable diseases and cancer was always a killer then.

[@ascendedprophetessofTMH144k]

Thank you

[@sum2automation]

Yup, the good old life style, living the clean life. Funny people dident live vary long 150 years a....go. hard working and my hats off to them. Thanks for the share.

[@janefowler7575]

They have each other, their way of life, no rat race, and privacy. Winter may be harder the older they get, but they are pretty set up...I believe someday we would all appreciate what they have.

[@vliegendehollander55]

When you know what you doing its a great life and gives the feeling of much more freedom. People in big cities can never do this, but who are really living in the wild never can live in a city. In a city you have to survive also, only on a different way...

[@greywindLOSP]

Yes Sir, well done, well done!

[@xoxo8659]

So simple an beautiful....😍

[@mazharmahmood6898]

Natural video

[@narkatameister]

Thanks for subtitles.

[@bootsfrost6890]

People took care of all things they own. They were happy people. Love one another.

[@Travelingman-1980]

Love the pool of protein....fish. Brave people, very harsh conditions.

[@arceadam5832]

This is my dream life...with the exception of the internet...i would live here

[@omoikane8961]

We have two choices : 1.Live free like this man, have our own herd of livestock and have control of our daily life and food we eat, or: 2. Live in the cities, in big modern concrete cages and BE the livestock that is controlled and fed by the few;

[@sefikizetbegovic5625]

One of the best archive films from AP. The man is smart! He is a model Muslim others must emulate. There are very few insightful films about Bosnia like this one.

[@ISCARI0T]

shut the fk up b1tch-bosnian, your ancestors converted to islam to not pay jizya XDDd

[@michelvansteenberge571]

C'est une vie dure et difficile mais s'il est heureux, c'est l'homme le plus heureux du monde!

[@isblessed5785]

Animals looks so healthy

[@stevannikolic5958]

one day they will be only way to survive

[@seerseer9440]

Very soon, sooner than we think.

[@Douaa-Douaa-1]

Il faut demander à l’ingénieur de te construire une cabane avec du bois tu seras à l’abri jusqu’à qu’il va te construire une maison en briques inchallah 🤲🏼♥️🌷

[@omoikane8961]

Translations: 2:18 (Answering the question "What made you live like this"?) "Well, a little from something, like life existence, firstly, I wanted my life to be more interesting I don't wanted my life to be boring". 2:45 "We people got dull and don't contemplate things. We should think more and create, we became so careless, for example, how the government or others function." 3:20 "You have to have certain behaviour in nature. You have strong wind, water etc and with experience you can make certain use of it" 3:38 "Some winter are long and hard, they last even 2 months and I can not leave my home. But I have enough food and anything I need, what do I need more? I don't have a need to go somewhere. Plus, the winter has it's own end, what comes - goes away." 5:38 "There are plenty of abandoned land. Our villagers left them to live in town. We don't have to all live in cities. Cities must depend on village-life, more than ever."

[@tomekmar7517]

i wish it would be that easy in my country. The moment you finish your shelter you get a visit of some sad man requesting tone of permissions. Where can you just settle down legally without worrying about all the stuff like owner rights, permissions, etc.

[@MrGigi-dz9cv]

Russia. The last wild place.

[@vliegendehollander55]

@@MrGigi-dz9cv Even there they know were you are by satellite, and will visit you also.

[@MrGigi-dz9cv]

Antonius vd Klis Yes, well it seems there comes a time when the civilisation we fought for to have, strikes back, and we will have to bring it down to save our planet and way of life.

[@hillbilly4christ638]

Clean water, fish, milk, some meat, living the dream!

[@Manda11.11]

I wish there wash English sub titles .. it looked beautiful place lovely family xo

[@lawlessvidacr4619]

Ahhh SOVEREIGN LIVING!

[@CarrieGerenScogginsOfficial]

Nice set up, wander how much that land cost... I am sure that it was not cheap, as someone spent time putting all that they have together. The place where they caught the fish in the net was at beautiful spot.

[@MrSarajevo82]

BOSNIA ❤️🇧🇦🙏👍💪❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@grannianni7681]

I don't care for this life style I love my family and friends! I want to be near them!

[@adamnasser8707]

For a lot of people it seems easy way of life .It is not you have to be strong .desciplin.courage.practical attitude.patience instinct.all these quslities should be yo

[@hillbillyhansforlife2763]

Awesome

[@jacklum4531]

god bless them

[@abmusa2356]

i fell like its the best life

[@mariofajdo1]

I wanted to add CC in English but video is not enabled for contribution... Basically they live in full isolation for a 2 winter months. Guy said not everybody can and should live in the city.

[@vjay1523]

ohh so so nice place

[@bryankisner4918]

wish i was there

[@shailajanayak2091]

Nice video which country everywhere snow it is.

[@sharonkeith601]

Shailaja Nayak / Bosnia.

[@خلقالخالق]

in some europe isolated regions, most european governments do take care of the land and its in habitat include human. despite of the fact that you're having a wonderful life, too many things may easy your life greatly while they don't cost that much and if they do, they don't overwhelm country budget beside they won't interrupt your world of silence or we could say the world you've chosen to live. Europeans usually do such work for their leisure, so they would ease your life and enjoy some time of their life in your world that because the people of europe are the people of the land, so every square meter has a value and everything on that square has a value. Furthermore, most people who live in Europe out of its capitals are christen European, I do appreciate their simplicity and never yours

[@schidrach]

European governments take care of the land? Dream on, man, dream on.

[@Khmer_SiemReap]

Plenty fish and grain and livestock and lots of freedom with no bills to pay living a nice quiet normal human life.

[@lesliekendall5668]

They're probably happier than any of us.

[@teresapren3266]

thats soo true.

[@jennifer0074]

Which country is here? And what language they are speaking?

[@caleroper4515]

The world could end and he wouldn't hardly notice

[@goranradulovic2654]

tako je

[@iandrawdy1603]

He was eating good

[@balloney2175]

That is what life supposed to be... no master, no fucking religion to collect your money, no hassle from commercial craps.

[@cowpoke02]

lots of fish to eat ,. good location

[@LikodsaPayag]

Nice one....

[@SkyHiltribe]

Funny how the video title is in English but provides no subtitles for what's in the video.

[@thechroniclesofmelisa9894]

The title is in English, so having English subtitles would really help to understand this video :-)

[@moonlightsonata1119]

ok.im off to look for a partner and gone to live in the wilderness...live in peace !!

[@daveunderwood6498]

moonlight sonata It might be easier to find a needle in a haystack. Good luck though.

[@seerseer9440]

Do not use GOLDEN lantern looking for partner, somebody can steal it ha ha. Use paraffin one.

[@fasx56]

What country was this video produced in and what nationality are these folks, is it Russian or Romanian where they do have cold and snowy winters. Grinding grain for flour is still done in various places is Eastern Europe and maybe in some remote areas of the Alps.

[@unifunanlov]

permaculture can be done all over the world just another example of this

[@MrLotrecht]

If i could be 20 years old-i would do the same.....

[@irishtrapper9149]

why what age are u now?

[@seerseer9440]

Real people

[@helenm2169]

i dont think we would want to know what they were saying i dont remember grizzly adams had a car good film xx

[@ladycharsw]

good but I wish you could have had English subtitles. thanks

[@Adzes]

Sounds like maybe Yuguslav, but has been years since I heard it, so not sure.

[@pasqualetartaglia9639]

you crazy,no I PHONE,NO TV ,NO CAR,NO VACUUM CLEANER,ON TOP OF THAT FRESH AIR,FRESH FISH,FRESH MILK ,FRESH EGGS,FRESH MEAT ,CLEAN WATER,NO WAY,THAT,S INSANE.

[@serchsource8744]

Whether you like it or not...the future will pass you by without regret or remorse. Only the fittest will survive on earth thats the norm that was set up for us humans to do, so live long and prosper.

[@joefrugoli4970]

Did anyone else seen those taillights?

[@michelelavender1967]

No junk food here thank the Lord

[@ernstbecker1]

Where is this? What language spoken?

[@marinijum5376]

Jedva cekam da porastem da ppbegnem u sumu

[@jdt617]

needs more cow-bell

[@deepmind-hk5ho]

深山荒野生活21年。

[@jennifer0074]

Where is here? What kind of language they are talking?

[@خلقالخالق]

On the other hand, I haven't understood anything except that you try to live old life. However, some people in europe particularly do have the same feelings but what they do have too is better management. Since no comment so are free in this page space, thus, writing a long reply is fine.

[@craigslistrro709]

The Camera man is wheezing like an out of shape lump

[@hannamadjine2878]

craigslistrr O difficulty of breathing

[@rextruegood6168]

Sapio Phile piss off only aussies are in shape ya numpty tosser!😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@wvubsjbsbjndjnd4350]

21 years of playing munecraft

[@ChateauVerba]

Dobar dan, brati partizanski.

[@asennewmai2199]

Idyllic life. Fresh fish... Good ways of life free from Pollution

[@ivanzakharov6206]

и мы так живем

[@michaelcapporta8222]

I hate when they put the title in English and the video is not how are you supposed to understand this

[@kutuzero267]

This is in Bosnia and .

[@johnroddy8756]

What are they saying?I CANT UNDERSTAND A WORD

[@eipi5173]

not even close to be self efficient even after 2 decades

[@user-jx7fo8qo2l]

GOOOOD shit buddy - I know you would be there for me. His isolated self Moses.

[@GreyBeardBey]

I'll translate it for you. What do you want to know? Read description of the video you will get it.

[@joshuakochendarfer3663]

SunEagle Cherokee read the description it tells you some of what he says and thinks

[@daleross9357]

Al Covic are they czek?

[@bettyblue6431]

Normal in North-Finland.Northern men are cool

[@soul-shaman]

Can someone translate what he was saying?

[@zelenplav1701]

Gde on zivi?

[@humanhuman8249]

zelen plav Na Vlašiću kod Travnika…

[@seerseer9440]

**mountains -forest**. ha ha

[@roberth3094]

He is talking about all the babes he had when he was young.

[@akliyounsi4446]

live in reality

[@sueojeda5712]

They don't know any better omg

[@AD-jy6hr]

Sue ojeda do you know any better Jack ass