Building our New Life Off Grid in Bulgaria #20

[@paulclarke3977]

Dam ! What an awesome DAD !!! I mean the confidence you are instilling in your son , will pay him back in ways that are beyond priceless! In a world where most parents are finding ways to to explain how theirs kids are not meeting there expectations. You are doing the very opposite! Almost brought tears to my eyes just thinking of how this will effects his life as time goes by under such guidance. He might very well be the next president of Bulgaria in the years to come ? Not to forget the confidence and experiences for your beautiful, amazingly talented daughter as well . This video should be the start to any parenting corse ?

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

Thank you. Thank you for taking the time to leave such a wonderful uplifting comment. It's no easy job for any parent and to be told something like this really raises morale. ❤️ But yes.. Phil is above and beyond. He's the rock of our family 😊

[@Omaivo2904]

JUst came across this channel and I binged most episodes, I'm hooked! Such a nice family, despite bad times everything seemes to come together! Thank you for letting us in your life! 💙

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

Thank you for joining our journey - it's certainly been quite the rollercoaster and I'm sure there will be more dips and dives to come 🫣 ❤️

[@eileendarbon5022]

Wow, you’ve smashed the driveway, looks fantastic. The dome is amazing well done, good luck Alex 😊 ps loving the digger it’s so much more efficient. Ps I’ve finally caught up and up to date, the bad thing is that means I have to wait for the next one 😮 Ember is just the cutest little helper 😊😊

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

Haha congratulations on catching up! The best is yet to come - we promise! 😄

[@deborahbasel184]

Alex is a right little champion on the digger. What amazing opportunities he gets to experience.

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

He's picked it up so quickly - another big step towards his dream of being a farmer one day 😄

[@2036scott]

Best one yet! Great to see the whole family involved, looks like it was a great time!

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

Thanks - we really enjoyed it too. Not easy grabbing the camera but so pleased we got these shots of us all working together.

[@justinlyward3010]

Another great video guys , i so look forward to watching them every week on a sunday, amazing progress with the new digger (ember) lol hope alex has an amazing day at school tomorrow see you all next sunday 👍👍👍👍

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

Thanks Justin really appreciate you watching. Glad you are enjoying them!

[@Hanna-e8b]

Знов привіт з України. Я теж нарешті наздогнала вас. В Іспанії та Португалії роблять збареження води дощової і той що надходить зберігають в резервуарвх типу басейнах. Потім в засуху це збереже ваші кошти.

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

@@Hanna-e8b так, ми також сподіваємося ловити та використовувати дощову воду. ❤️ Дякуємо за перегляд. зберігати в безпеці.

[@Zoe-Rox]

What an amazing place to bring your kids up, you are so lucky. Love you guys xx

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

Thank you. Everything is an adventure at their age 😊

[@indigowarrioress]

Totally missed an opportunity at the start when talking through pipes could have said "let's get ready to rumble" (tracks of digger)😂😂 Nothing like seeing a digger digging to up beat music 👏🏻 loving the music choices. Precious memories your creating as a family which is lovely to see 😊 Nearly all the way through found myself chanting " Dig Dig Dig whooopp ! " I hope next time your all digging you sense me cheering 😂👏🏻 Thanks for sharing Hugs to you all 🤗

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

Hahaha trust me I think the whole video could have been digger footage with 'epic' Hollywood music and camera angles 🤣🤣

[@NewBulgarians]

All of the comments say what we feel too, you're a lovely, amazing family, and thank you so much for continuing to share your lives with us. 😄

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

Aww Thank you 🥰

[@elizabethdunn2992]

A fabulous episode, really enjoyed it. The two little helpers are amazing!! Well done all of you ❤

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

Really pleased we were able to capture it on camera, often they help us but the camera isn't rolling. Ember ensures she's involved at all times 🤣

[@mememe332]

Feel the pipes should have been lower.... . Did the gate not mark the border of where land starts?

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

Yes I can see why you would think that, but the pipes have all been meticulously placed at the correct levels. All will be revealed in the next video 🙂

[@writerlass5924]

Fantastic progress, Uden family!🏆- the digger obsession is a bit worrying😂 but it is an incredible bit of kit - and what an amazing childhood you are giving your beautiful kids - just wonderful!❤😊

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

Obsession is the right word 🤣😁

[@avrilriordan4219]

Fabulous family, well done Alex you are brilliant and Ember great work with your little wheelbarrow helping, Mum & Dad ye are giving those kids skills for life ❤

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

She loves that wheelbarrow - I need to get her some more mini tools 😊

[@Deerky23]

Great to see Ember getting involved 😊

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

She loves working, I think she's going to be a grafter for sure. 👍 Thanks for the comment.

[@RosemaryS2127]

Amazing, well done to you all. A great accomplishment sorting out that drainage problem. Alex, you are ace on the digger. Good luck f or your first day in 1sr grade tomorrow.

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

He's doing incredibly well on the digger - they end up fighting over it 🤣 I will pass on your message to Alex in the morning - thank you ❤️

[@RosemaryS2127]

@@OffGridWithTheUdens I would be fighting over it too 🤣

[@iosilver9920]

What a heartening video. That digger has some proper power.

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

Yeah it's been a huge game changer for us - especially as we literally live in Bedrock. Thinking of renaming us the Flintstones at this rate 🫣

[@Sue-mh6wi]

Hi, great work. Wow what a life you’re giving those adorable kids. Alex in his element ❤❤❤❤❤

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

Yes he certainly is in his element - it's a fight between him and Phil on the digger! It won't be long and Ember will be fighting for her turn too..

[@lifeiswhatyoumakeit5505]

Powered wheel barrow next 😎

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

..you joke but Phil's already tried persuading me we need one! 🤣

[@MrTon4eff]

Браво! 👍

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

Благодаря ❤️

[@miriammuskal5402]

Very lively I like your channel

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

Thank you 😊

[@Sophiaa_xx]

The most beautiful video! What amazing digger skills Alex has got and Ember-what a great little helper! Loved watching you guys make so much progress while making the most special memories. Can't wait to come and be some of the traffic you have to divert through one day soon!xxx

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

Thank you 🥰🥰🥰 They both really do love getting involved, it can make the jobs take longer but it's worth it 👍

[@petyobenov]

So much work done efortless by the little one! Great purchase! About the rail -- it is most likely one of those used in mines. And re the concrete-wood structure -- you are right -- back in the times when all electric poles were wooden they were installed little bit above the ground so the wood could last longer.

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

Ahh that makes sense - thank you 🙂 Yes, Ember never stops, she is at her happiest outside running around with various tools. We need to find some more child friendly ones 🫣

[@vladivladi6004]

Мило семейство и сладки дечица ❤❤❤.Сурер сте😊👍🍀

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

🥲❤️ Thank you

[@NormaCox-g1h]

What a lovely family, so hardworking,the children are so mature for there ages. Looking forward to seeing next weeks video.XXXX😊🎉

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

Thank you. There are so many skills we can show, role model and pass onto our children and being hardworking and resilient are two that we hope we are able to teach Alex and Ember. ❤️

[@evelinedebakker61248]

great to watch your videos and so sweet to see the kids helping, well done and good luck on your first schoolday in bulgaria you will enjoy it:))

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

So pleased you enjoyed it! 😊 Thank you for watching.

[@nicolakeeling3670]

It's fabulous to see the children joining in x ❤ love your videos 😊

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

It's our happiest of moments when we are all outside together 🥰

[@nicolakeeling3670]

@@OffGridWithTheUdens special times x grasp every single minute of your life with your beautiful children

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

@@nicolakeeling3670 absolutely. One of the reasons we moved here, so that we could ❤️

[@paulinestevens9351]

Great progress on the drive 🥰

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

It will make all the difference when the rain (eventually) arrives! 😄

[@boyanmetodiev6878]

Супер😀

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

Thank you 😁

[@TSharon400]

Loved this, you are truly amazing parents. Your digger Phil? I think Alex has decided it's his now, and what a project manager you have in Ember, she's adorable. Well done everyone 😅

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

Thanks so much 🥰 Yes, Ember's a great project manager but she sure is demanding!

[@krasimirkirev7178]

This is how we used to do it in Bulgaria a long time ago. At least when I started 1st grade in 1982. I am not not sure if it is still a thing. At the end of the day , which was never a full day, but just an introduction, meeting you teacher, new classmates, the teachers would usually end up struggling to carry a massive bunch of flowers and they would usually need help. It is a lovely feeling to be on you first ever day to school. Have fun!

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

Yes that's right! The first day was a ceremony day. Today is his first proper full day at school and in class 😊

[@udififkfkfck]

Since when in BG was ever lovely 15th September? The worst the most hated f....d up day of the year & in life with the other 15th Septembers.

[@udififkfkfck]

​@OffGridWithTheUdens this is either a telegraf a radio from before the massive electrification wooden poles that were used only outside cities in city limits were metal poles or a power grid wooden pole from the 1st ones not in use since 50s (the Communists were not joking) when the massive electrification in BG ended & everything wooden was changed to concrete ones. The electrification of BG started in late 1800's with the Liberation I think Sofia was the 1st city with electric tramways & about the 1st electric light many cities argue but city of Gabrovo was the 1st in world with electric city street lights. So you're right these is the bottom of it that goes into the ground as a base cause in early 1900's we already had concrete factories the British Italian & French Armies learned that 1918 in Lake Doiran.WW1!

[@krasimirkirev5291]

I liked it, kind of.

[@terrycostin2719]

Have a great day tomorrow Alex👍🏻 amazing video once again guys. Obviously you have increased your work capacity ………..Just after you got a barrow for Ember😂

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

Hahaha thanks Terry sometimes I think she out works me! 😂

[@Rob-100]

Another enjoyable Video Phil. And the way you are teaching your children is wonderful.

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

Thanks very much. It's so wonderful being able to give them the opportunities to get hands on and spend so much time outside.

[@soniacoleman5247]

Look at cool kid in the digger !!! With fun parents like you two, your children are going to have a wonderful life. Great job I can't wait till it rains. ALL the traffic with love your new driveway ❤

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

Thank you. It's so great being able to give them the opportunity to have a go and play. We spend 99% of our day outside - it's all an adventure to them 🙂

[@inavanstaden2601]

Baie dankie vir julle wonderlike program en julle uitkyk oor die lewe en die nuwe projekte en ja... dis wonderlik om na julle kanaal te kyk. Liefde van ons hier uit Suid-Afrika. 😄

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

South Africa! Alex has always wondered where in the world people watch us from 🤗😀

[@marianamanolova6461]

A great job ! A great family !

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

Very kind of you thank you.

[@Ecuador4Life]

Amazing job by your son.

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

Thank you. He's learning quickly 😁

[@janeturnbull]

Brilliant well done

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

Thank you 😁

[@krissky4835]

What a progress 👏👏 love it 👏👏🔥

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

It's full steam ahead now! No stopping us now ☺️💪

[@rvnomading6326]

The digger 😍😍😍

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

Game changer.

[@barnettslandscapingtreeser4676]

❤❤

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

👋❤️

[@Albrecht_von_Preussen]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

Thanks for the comment.

[@guywhoknows]

Mix some cheap washing up liquid in the mix to stop cracks. Now you have a few hours on the digger, time for a oil/filter change. Yes a little bit over kill with the drain. Having looked at miles of roads and hills, some villages are worse than the others with plastic waste, whole hills sides look like the local tips as it's blown in, hanging on bushes and sticking out the ground...spoils the places. Kids are learning loads... On site with the udens, you need to get them some PPE.🎉

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

Yes we need to get them some child sized PPE for sure - not so easy to find though. Phil spends alot of time maintaining his tools and machines so I am sure it's on his to do list. 👍😊

[@Paddyandpoppy]

Hi,first up good luck with your way of life. We are just jumping in and watching your Videos in any order and just watched the Solar installation, are you an Electrician cos you made it look easy enough? My wife is Bulgarian so I get a running commentary from her when she spots something 😂

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

Thanks so much for watching! No, not an electrician. Just lots of research and passion. ☺️

[@Firebreath1988]

As the critcal dutchmen on water manamgent i am , i hope you didnt put it to high..... the waterflow driverway you created, wouldve put it deeper down myself. well see how it runs when u need it. im curious. Alex is living the dream respect that you let him handle the machinery, he wil grow up to be a real man knowing his stuf

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

Hi 👋😊 Don't worry - the next video will explain the water flow a bit better but I promise it works 😊 Yes, Alex is having lots of hands on time with the digger, a skill he loves developing. He's surprisingly good at it already 😄

[@davidbulley4393]

How much did the digger cost??

[@2036scott]

Watch the last video, they explain the cost there, along with alternatives.

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

Details can be found here trackbul.mobile.bg/ or you can contact them directly.

[@krasimirkirev7178]

Did you pick up some flowers for your teacher?

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

Yes! We visited the florist this weekend 🙂 Thank you for checking, it's not a tradition in England and I'm so pleased it is here.

[@1717ned]

Доволен ли си от новия багер ? Мисля да купувам и аз такъв.

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

засега толкова добре за цената. не е Kubota, но струва малка част от цената.

[@36thulsterdiv72]

Now I want a bloody digger 🤣

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

Haha I know right! "life's better when you got a digger" thanks for the comment.

[@familygoexplore]

“Life’s just better with a digger involved”

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

Apparently so 🤣🫣

[@gw6056]

Digger cost?

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

trackbul.mobile.bg/ All up to date prices are found here 🙂

[@davidhorn6008]

10.00 minutes - Anyone can be a father - But He needs to be 'a bit special' to be a dad!

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

He's certainly one of a kind ❤️

[@DanfishinglifeUK.Bulgaria]

Another great watch, and good work in the Garden... great to see the children involved too. 👏 👏 how's the weather been in you region? We have been rained off today but unloaded 2 tons of wood pellets that was the 1st job of the day.

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

Thanks for your support 😊 this week we've had some rain - it really feels like summer is leaving!

[@florian-e7j]

why dont you plant that banana tree directly into the ground? i have one at my parents house planted in 2021 and now is as big as the house, i live in Romania so the weather is quite similar

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

Oh we absolutely will be - we are just too indecisive as to where just yet. There's a lot of building work that will be happening and we don't want to disturb it - Phil's grown quite attached to it 😄

[@florian-e7j]

@@OffGridWithTheUdens find a place between some walls, i dont know how the cold wind blows there :) mine is pretty sheltered but still when i see that the temps are droping under 0 i cut the all the leafs and i wrap it with bubble foil

[@florian-e7j]

how much did you paid for this house? if you dont mind

[@OffGridWithTheUdens]

Hi 😊 check out our video from a few years ago where we talk through all the costs involved. 😊