Off Grid Homesteading.....everything you need to know

[@jonpmonroe]

Dave, This was the best writing you've done. So authentic and hits home with what the average human feels is missing in the modern life. All of the video you put behind it adds legitimacy to your words. True American Icon.

[@KM00Youtube]

I agree with you immensely, Capah City! Love the encouragement for those who are thinking of such a project. A complete review, and my fav....his compliments and support for his wife, Girl in the Woods/Brooke! These two influencers are the complete package. 🥰😎

[@sovbo101]

You nailed it when you used the word "authentic". Dave & Brooke make life a little better every day.

[@07LUTE70]

Are you in the UP by any chance? I have a good friend of mine from Standish Michigan. I love the love that you have for life and your wife that's so good to see these days. Is land expensive there for undeveloped land? Do you know if it's possible to buy 1 or 2 acres? I really want to live off grid. I'm comfortable with my own company. I remember a documentary of an old guy that built his own log cabin in Alaska I really fell in love with the premise many years ago.Now I have that wanderlust again.Might as well do it while I'm not getting any younger. Thanks for the inspiration Dave.

[@JonValtandtheEvilRobots]

Great comment.

[@beringintigabali]

That's right mate

[@violetpurple6191]

"people want more simplicity, more freedom" amen brother, amen

[@ScottPowers9]

Man this guy has it figured out. This is one of the most inspiring videos i've watched in a long long time.

[@sharondanenas3429]

This guy is amazing along with his wife.

[@OfftoShambala]

They have a lot figured out… except this whole outhouse business. Look at off grid w Doug and Stacy composting method. And learn about composting. It’s sad that people still do things in all the worst ways possible.

[@pianoatthirty]

One last thing, this is such a beautiful, natural reaction to the looming “You’ll Own Nothing And Be Happy”. Thank you Dave, seriously.

[@Bushradical]

I'm glad you enjoyed it

[@gotdangedcommiesitellyahwa6298]

Amen to that. Screw the WEF, IMF, UN, and everybody else that wants to control every aspect of a free people's life. God bless people like Dave and Brooke who want to help others live their best life.

[@TXpopulist]

Both channels are fantastic, I love and appreciate the wisdom. Thanks to you and Brooke!

[@joshgower438]

@@Bushradical very few people have a natural talent of doing voice over work. I hold Mike Rowe in high regards for that, but I honestly enjoy your way of approaching words and sentences more than his. I can tell a lot of care goes into editing your videos. Keep up the awesome work, I enjoy every video I have seen from you so far.

[@vadim_546]

Winter forest - booming, like shots, croaking crows, snow from a spruce branch that fell by the collar, tracks in which the bottom is not visible, steam from wet mittens and parallel, now and then intersecting curves of ski tracks; spring forest - the smell of black, still frozen earth, flowing in all directions, choking with melt water, a stream, a thin white strip of skin blue from the cold between a sweater and jeans, and on it large pimples that can only be melted with lips; summer forest - hot drops of golden resin on copper bark, hair smelling of barbecue smoke, a white, daisy-covered sundress stained with dry red wine and a tickling pine needle that you can’t get at all if you don’t unbutton two thousand small, like ladybugs, buttons , rapidly spreading under the fingers along the back and chest.

[@caesarspeak9030]

Dave I've been watching your videos for years and my wife, son and myself decided to go for it. We ran our own business and owned our own house and sold it all. We bought 47 acre's of raw land and have been off-grid for just over a year. It's been the happiest time of our lives. The time I have with my wife and son are the best memories I could have ever asked for. I have a small you tube channel and it's more of a scrap book for us to be able to look back on. Thanks for all of the inspiration from your videos.

[@keiferalford7961]

Dave.. I absolutely love your videos. I'm a 55 yld combat vet who has had to rebuild my life from scratch once before (Hurricane Michael 2018) and now, unfortunately.. I'm looking to have to do it again. It looks as though I'm going to have to start with little to no resources (I'm not a victim or crying as one) . I'm a tough cookie and your videos have inspired me to go off grid as much as possible and be as self-sufficient doing it as I am able. A quiet little place away from the hustle of people where I can find my quiet inner peace... Get my "Wassah" back as my girl likes to say. I was raised rural and dirt poor and I'm happy with simple things. Your videos have really given me the insight and even though I used to frame houses as a teen, the missing knowledge that has built enough confidence in myself to really give it my all and go for it. Thank you, my friend. I wish you all the best going forward, and please... keep the vids coming.

[@LKemp-lr1ky]

Helene?

[@pamflowers8364]

Like Brooke, I had no opportunity to learn how to build, so I just started and learned as I went. First built a 12x16 cabin and then a 20 x 40 house. I learned that carpentry is nothing more than applied logic. If you make a mistake, tear it apart, do it again. It's rewarding, much cheaper than hiring someone, and no one will be as careful or accurate as you when it's for you. An unexpected bonus, you get stronger as you build. I am five feet tall, 105 pounds. Never let anyone tell you that you can't.

[@valeriehancotte-galan4790]

You go, girl!!! We need to train women to build their own tiny homes and thus solve a huge part of the homeless situation. We need to start today!!

[@SternDrive]

@@valeriehancotte-galan4790 First we need to convince "homeless" people that they want to live in a home. Many prefer their present lifestyle.

[@valeriehancotte-galan4790]

Wrong, I speak to them on a daily basis! Women are in great danger of rape and murder if left in the streets. 80% of women over 65 are living in POVERTY in the U.S. And with 50% of what is in our landfills being BUILDING MATERIALS....this can be solved for pennies on the dollar!!!!!

[@agnesparke-james4279]

Thanks Dave.

[@p.kubalek9404]

and, yes for sure it's a lot less money than paying someone else... also, I've had contractors who do a less than standard job ...added to this, there is a "price" for putting up with a contractor's schedule that has nothing to do with finishing your particular project.

[@greatmoose17]

To all the young adults out there who watched this video, I know you listen to Dave’s advice. He’s years ahead of his time, and so aware of these times. To Dave, great video and channel, all the best to you and yours!

[@DavidRobinson-mx6cl]

Amen brother , anything is achievable ! Where there is a will , there is a way !!!!!

[@tinahenschen6916]

You and Brooke have given me the courage to try my hand at a simpler life... a small cabin I build myself, and simple solar panels I wire myself. A wood stove and a composting toilet (sorry, no outhouse for me ;) and a hand driven well. I'm 60 years old, but what I've learned from you two, I think (maybe with a little help) I can do it. I'm certainly going to try. So thank you for that.

[@IWillSmurfYou]

You can do it!!! Serious offer, if you need any help and can cover my travel expenses I'd be willing to donate 2 weeks of my time this year.

[@91frankthetank]

@@IWillSmurfYou maybe I'd take your help! Where do you live?

[@91frankthetank]

Tina this is incredible! This would be a dream of mine. I don't need a fancy house or car. I just want peace! To get away from the world has been created over the years, the rat race. I want out.

[@bbrokidschannel4736]

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[@IWillSmurfYou]

@@91frankthetank im in the southwest and will be traveling in the Rockies this year

[@timlecount8690]

23:00 Amen, brother. Main reason I live in Alaska. Loved being able to build my own house, with my own hands, on my own property with my own money without the gov't telling me every little thing. And the thing is, since all those things were mine, I did my very best work! Self-interest is a strong motivator:) Thanks for the videos and for answering questions, even if some of them get repetitive:)

[@CalWhite2195]

My grandparents didn't have electricity until the 70s and always used an outhouse. I got to experience a life that was probably not much different from the 1920s as a child. One experience I have permanently etched into my memory is plunking my butt down onto a cold wooden toilet at -40 degrees. I sure wish styrofoam had been invented back then... Now this was on an Indian Reservation in central Ontario(Canada) and they never had to move their outhouse. When it was full, my grandfather would hike into town and buy a can of quicklime. They'd pour it into the hole and it would dissolve most of what was there. Not sure if that would have been legal off the Reserve or not, but it sure saved a lot of digging. 🙂

[@cephasmcpher67peteroutdoorspip]

Great video Dave. I also think that the " American Dream" is taking a shift to a simpler way of life. I think people are just getting too overwhelmed with being constantly bombarded with information and technology and I feel we all just need to step back and rethink about what's important . God bless and keep up the great work, tell Brooke hi!

[@Bushradical]

Thanks , will do. I totally agree with you

[@gotdangedcommiesitellyahwa6298]

Agreed. You don't need to "keep up with the Jones'". In fact, we don't NEED most of the things we've become accustomed to having. They're nothing more than modern day conveniences. Just like we don't need a handful of people in this country telling us what we can and cannot do, who do not apply their rules and regulations to themselves.

[@imaginewhirledpeas6696]

@@gotdangedcommiesitellyahwa6298 it's just become a way to get people to spend money and stay busy ..time is what's most valuable to me,and people,experiences..not possessions or money.

[@bobinator1998]

Thanks for the video Dave. Watching in Wiltshire, England. I would love to visit your beautiful country some day

[@Bushradical]

You should! Thanks

[@janishahoward6276]

You should definitely visit the U.S we're really a great place ‼️

[@matthewshannongreen1900]

This is not the first time we’re commenting on one of your videos and won’t be the last. You do not realize how much of an inspiration you are to so many people. We built a small bedroom addition on to our little one room cabin all bc YOU made us feel like it was possible. We originally started by basically just doing everything you did and I made an exact list based on watching your video like 200 times. While doing it, things arose that the video may not have answered specifically but we had the confidence thanks to you, to figure it out. Now we have built several other things and building is my husband’s new obsession. You are our encyclopedia. And I can’t tell you how many times in conversation that you and your channel have come up bc you have inspired so many others too. I wish we would have had the guts and knowledge to do these things when we were younger like y’all did but the important thing is we finally figured it out. We also very much enjoy Brooke’s channel too. My husband says I’m like she is …determined, strong and smart. That’s a huge compliment bc she is the perfect counterpart to you and we just think so highly about both of you. We just can’t really express how much y’all have enriched our lives for the better. You guys are an absolute God send.

[@andrewgutierrez4841]

As a young person (22), you have absolutely spoken to the dread & anxiety we have. I'll be visiting my dad soon, to help him finish a house he's working on, & I plan on learning as much about carpentry as I can when I do. And, as someone from Texas, we do worry about snakes. Scorpions, too. At least we don't have to deal with grizzly bears!

[@TonyWatchesClosely]

I'm in Texas as well and snakes, scorpions, black widows, recluse seem to love those places like outhouses to hide in but like you said at least we don't have to worry about grizzlies. Although I did see a cougar about 9:30 one morning while walking my Jack Russell. I live in a very rural small town population 897.

[@shawnr771]

Powdered Boric acid goes a long way to keeping out insects and spiders. My parents had a log cabin built some 25 years ago. My mother sprinkled Boric Acid into the wall cavities, electrical channels, and built small metal wrap arounds for the posts and put boric acid in them. She gets a lot of flying insects but very few crawling ones. In 25 years she has had two scorpions. Which she thinks were hitchhikers.(shudder the thought). Some Little Black Ants at the kitchen sink and last year a dose of Carpenter Ants. Boric acid has done a great job at prevention for 25 years.

[@bbrokidschannel4736]

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[@wraith5085]

No just black bears. There are no big grizzly bears in the UP.

[@greatcesari]

It’s possible to live this way in Texas. You just need to be hyper-thorough with sealing and insulating your house from the environment. You’d probably want to use plywood to cover the bottom of the overhanging roof sections. This prevents wasps and other insects from easily nesting. I noticed bushradical left the porch part of his roof exposed from below, which is okay for a more northern alpine environment. That’s only one extra caution among many though.

[@SPDsalem]

Your videos have changed my view of what’s possible for me, a single woman in her 40’s. I recently found an abandoned property with no livable buildings. I never would have considered it before. But now I’ve gone for it and im so excited to start this next adventure. I can’t thank you enough. Just wanted you to know your message is being heard. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@lieuwina]

I wish you the very best in your next adventure and build SPD Salem.

[@Annaiuq1]

Oooo I hope you document!

[@denverdubois5835]

Yes, please document! Even if just simple photos and video snippets, would love to see how you go about stuff and how it turns out--if you feel like sharing. Good luck and have fun!

[@timfarry7071]

Instead of an outhouse, consider doing a composting toilet. A simple 5 gallon pail with a hinged lid with a normal toilet seat on it works well. If you line it with a composting bag it makes dumping much easier, and you just use sawdust on top of each load. A hole in the bucket with a funnel and hose attached to drain urine will keep the mixture dry and odor-free. You can drain the urine into a small pit with stones and sand, maybe a little peat moss. I have a shower in the same building and the water just drains through the deck cracks and waters down the urine. When the bucket is full you dump it into a big black composting bin. I have never been able to get the bin even half full, it composts down to nothing each year. No flies, no stink, not that difficult, and no digging!

[@OfftoShambala]

Or just leave the stuff in the buckets and let them compost for a couple months before adding it to a pile and cover that with another layer of carbon (hay or wood chips) and let it sit for a year after your last contribution. No need to turn it. Easy peasy. No stink.

[@sharonkatope9885]

I recall my first 'building' - a group of us kids found some scrap lumber, plywood and tarp. We built a club house that was put together with no plans, an old hammer and nails and a vague idea. This video brings back memories of doing things without fear of mistakes or what somebody else thought. I don't recall any of us wondering if we could do it. Our parents did not stop us. We enjoyed our little club for that summer. What I learned that summer has never left me.

[@walterbrunswick]

We did the same things back in the 90's, however, I doubt anyone would want to LIVE inside our little 'buildings', myself included 😂

[@martyfest6120]

Me and my friends built a bunch of clubhouses when we were young out of old scrap in the neighborhood or woods, we called them shacks though lol

[@burfgiblet]

We built "Intergalactic Space Bases" not sure if they could actually withstand interdimensional travel? We loved them nonetheless and I look back on those days with fondness.

[@SternDrive]

@@tailgatecarpenter26 Yes, we built many forts. One was completely underground. My Dad made us fill it in. He was afraid it would collapse on us. When we filled it in we left a jar full of buried treasure. 60 years later it is still there for somebody to discouver.

[@davidcox3076]

Same here. Built it on the empty lot next door that we kept mowed. Lots of scrap wood.

[@debbiesramek7316]

This may be my most favorite KZbin video ever! I lived in Alaska for 30 years. I’m retired, back home in TN on our 70 acre farm. So many of us just want a simpler, peaceful life. You captured that perfectly in this video! You and Brooke are both amazing people!!

[@Godwinpounds4333]

Hello 👋 dear, how are you doing?

[@Insomnia_tic]

What??

[@bbrokidschannel4736]

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[@zhoudraconis7526]

It is a southern thing, the snakes. My grandparents had a log cabin they built by their pond. They had sewer and everything, but occasionally cotton mouths would manage to nest up inside the bowl.

[@tp06]

I agree with everything you said. I long to live off grid, but unfortunately due to my disability limitations it makes it unrealistic to do so. I enjoy living vicariously through yours and Girl in the Woods videos. Thank you for all your wonderful content.

[@augustreil]

@YJ, I get what he's saying. After 3 back surgeries, there's no way I could do it either. Even if it were built for me, I could never make it to the wood pile and back without being in agony.

[@donaldgough8580]

I'm on dialasys but I still figure a way to enjoy life. no excuses.. mind over matter. I have days I can't walk. I walk and push myself. I refuse to give into pain.. folks get outside in your back yards. set up a fire pit. drive to your nearest park or lake. even if it's to sit. sit on the hood of your car. bring a chair.

[@ugiboogy1111]

@@donaldgough8580 Ok, but even if you have someone taking care of you at the homestead, if you need medical equipment you can't survive on a homestead with no electricity... or super far from a medical facility

[@carolmoore1038]

I dont know your limitations, but we are old and both technically disabled and we are doing it. HOW you do it makes the difference. We plan to be here til we die.

[@carolmoore1038]

@@augustreil we are going underground and have gone to a warmer ( not warm lol) area. Rocket mass heater. Raised garden beds. Compost toilet, not outhouse. What we DO have to do got us in the best shape since injury. Harder to go at our own pace but worth it.

[@alloutofbubblegum8165]

All that you said was 100% true. In the early 90's my older brother (Rest in peace big bro) he purchased some property in northern Idaho. It was the first time that i ever built a tiny house. It was the best time of my life. It was so peaceful and quiet you could hear your own heartbeat. Unfortunately he let the stress of outside pressures get to him and he suffered a stroke. But that little cabin was his favorite place to be in the world while he was on this earth. One of the stores that he told me (but made me swear to never let mom know) was while putting on the metal roof, he slipped and rolled right off of it, braking his arm. He picked himself up, grabbed his tools and drove the 60+ miles to the hospital. Fortunately it was just a very bad fracture. One other was seeing bear, large cat, turkey and elk on the walk to the front door. Now the place is someone else's, but living up there for the short amount of years that was able to do, well those memories are what keeps me going, and someday, somehow i will get my own place with a little cabin of my own. Peace and quiet, room to take a mental breath from all those things that crash into the human day to day life.

[@fancymcentire5710]

The best part of the video was when you bowed your head in prayer , thank you for sharing your faith.

[@georgecothran4760]

I wish I had thought of it known about being able to live off grid 50 years ago. I finally moved off grid in Arizona in late 2016, because it was what I could afford. Keep up the great videos. And as to your philosophy, it sounds great to me.

[@sandibates2113]

Thank you Dave. You hit on some important issues and explained everything clearly. This is the sort of life I still dream of. I have hope and I have dreams. Watching you and Brooke make my heart happy and keeps dreams alive. I adore you both and appreciate y'all so much. I also love how you share your prayers out loud with us. Thank you. May God continue to Bless you and your family.

[@Bushradical]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Thephoenixrebirth84]

This is the best director's comentary ever. Sheds so much light into the why this lifestyle is so relevant nowadays

[@pianoatthirty]

Gratitude, love, and freedom. It’s in every frame you’ve shot and every word you say. I’m not surprised your channel is blowing up, you’re totally aligned with Truth. Thank you Dave for your effort🙏🏻

[@Bushradical]

Thanks

[@caraoosterhouse7348]

Great video Dave. I am a builder in Michigan and am sick of the ever more complicated codes to build residential housing. I started out building new homes that were around $100,000. Pretty affordable as new houses go and they had a basement that could be finished later to almost double the square footage to grow with a growing family. With the complications of the building code in the last 25 years, there is no way to build a house like that today. I will take a sub 200 square foot cabin with a stove any day of the week, but most communities want the tax dollars a bigger and more expensive house will bring. They also aren't interested in accessory dwelling units. I would love to see more tiny houses (that one could legally live in) built on lots that already have a house.

[@marksexton1340]

I'm a plumbing contractor in socal, been in housing construction for 35 years, built my home 13 years ago... everything you said is spot on. The permits and fees were 25K when I built, today the same house is close to 100K in fees... not to mention the added regulations that cost big dollars..... I wanted to be off grid, found out its completely against the law here in comifornia... The regulations here are driving housing cost to the moon... Added note: I have horses and livestock, they are now requiring permits and fees for horse shaders and livestock sheds... It's all insanity.

[@johnwaters7847]

@@marksexton1340 California is following the way of DETROIT, MICHIGAN in 1940

[@IWillSmurfYou]

Taxation is theft!!!

[@IWillSmurfYou]

@@marksexton1340 get out ASAP brother

[@SlimShady771]

You need to look into getting the real land patent title. Warranty deed lists u as a tenant making u fall under govt jurisdiction. If u have ur real title say goodbye to property tax and following any of their administration codes. This is the big secret they don't want u to know.

[@jacquelynhill1598]

Someone I loved and respected once told me: “The simple life is the easy (best) life.” I wish I could go back in time and tell them how right they were! Great video/great philosophy. Thanks to you and Brooke. You’ve cleared a path.

[@LiveFreeOrRIP]

Ive been on youtube actively for like 10+ This is my all time Favorite channel by FAR. Dave has inspired me to BUY a piece of land. Clear the land And get a camp set up. Now my Large family has a camp in progress. This summer ill be building a bath house from scratch with your inspiration!!! Thank YOU!!!

[@Hadassah-KaquoliMReno]

I love how you two build your cabins. I’m a carpenters apprentice at 68, I had to stop learning because my teacher got cancer and had to stop! My daughter is looking to buy 10 to 20 acres for her family and her mother in law and me to build houses on! I’ve always have wanted a cabin! I love your advice! God bless you and your family always!

[@justindeclemente1130]

Dave, you gave me hope, which led to the answers. Living in a restrictive environment, such as Multnomah County Portland, Oregon, and Clark county Vancouver, Washington can be soul crushing. The rampant drug abuse which is legal, along with alcoholism and mental illness that is off the charts can be a challenge, but when a person has hope, they have everything they need, well, that and faith in God. I’m having a tiny shed (11‘ x 14‘) constructed; friends who own property have agreed to let me use their property as a site to live on under the guise of security. This will allow me to build out the interior slowly, and with an element of stealth. This will also allow me to live on the cheap while I save up for property to transfer this shed, so as I can use it as a base to build my tiny home in the mountains. Everything you said in this particular video was so poignant, so prophetic and so true, it was almost alarming. There are so many people, especially where I live, that feel compelled to force other people into submission with their views, and this can be alarming when people are under the influence of alcohol and narcotics, not to mention being mentally ill. Thank you for being the harbinger of reality, and perhaps you could do a tiny cabin with floors and walls made of reclaimed wood that doesn’t notch together, for that old Timey feel, because that is what I would like to do, boards that are mismatched that give you an old world feeling in an age of electronic insanity…

[@connieo903]

I personally love the philosophy you’ve shared here - a simple life fulfilled by self-reliance and freedom!

[@davidmalin1884]

We’ll said Dave! I found your channel when you were building the small cabin on the RC property. Have been a handyman builder all my life. It started with our first family 16 x 20 cabin, we called a garage, on the Tittabawasee River built from cedar with an outhouse and carried water. Next was tearing down a building a friend gave my grandpa and hauling everything north to be used for the actual “cabin”. We repurposed as much as we could and ended up with a 24 x 28 cabin overlooking the river and a place that gave us years of family fun. Nobody in the family were actual builders just common sense carpenters, electricians and plumbers. And, all done with cash. Sadly grandpa died a year after retiring from Buick and never got to live there like he’d hoped for. But, that start led to almost 60 years and four generations making memories on the river. Keep up the good work. Dave

[@georgesenda1952]

Where is the Tittabawasee River ? One I have never heard of.

[@davidmalin1884]

@@georgesenda1952 Dave Whipple is a native Michigander, as I am, both now living in the west side of Lower Michigan, and the Tittabawassee River is on the east side of the Lower Peninsula. It's roughly a 60 mile long river that starts north of Saginaw, comes through Midland, MI where Dow Chemical is located, and then joins the Saginaw River which empties into Saginaw Bay which is part of Lake Huron. Not a big river, but fully recreational and for decades provided hydro power via three dams constructed at Secord, Edenville and Sanford. Our cottages were north of the Secord dam just south of West Branch, MI. Edenville failed a couple of years ago and brought tremendous destruction to the entire river basin, but especially at Edenville, Wixom Lake and Sanford. It will take decades for this to recover. You can see the damage done by searching Edenville Dam failure on the internet.

[@bbrokidschannel4736]

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[@DavidRobinson-mx6cl]

People want me truth ,! Thanks brother for bringing this up to everyone's attention !!!!! It's u- tube that won't allow the users to get the information that they deserve !!!!!! Thanks for everything to our attention brother !!!!!!🙏👍👍

[@listentothetrees9702]

mission accomplished. I’m 21 single mom of 1 and your intention behind your channel is exactly what you deliver. Giving hope and really breaking down this lifestyle n making it practical and easy to understand. Thank you for giving so much detail/specifics that really can only come from experience. I’ve wanted this type of lifestyle since I was a kid. You n your wife really are making a difference. this channel is great

[@twillightrose13]

I hope you are off grid now. I am a single mother of 2. I am off grid. You can do it.

[@FinickyVoid]

How's your cabin? Where did you buy land?

[@FinickyVoid]

​@twillightrose13 you bought land somewhere and built a cabin? What job do you have? How much are your monthly payments from the divorce?

[@twillightrose13]

@FinickyVoid how trollish of you. I don't get payments from divorce or child support. I get disability. Thats about $900 a month. I rent land and I am rent to own on a cabin that when I get the money I can move it to new land. I simply don't waste my money on stupid things.

[@didgegirl6]

Thank you Dave. I love your philosophy. I bought a mini van two years ago and converted it into a living space while I take my next steps to buy property and eventually build a tiny home. This van has been teaching me more about what I need, what I think I need and what I love having in life. What you touched on about taking self-responsibility is central to how I think a lot of people are feeling right now. It seems to be the ultimate in self-care.

[@teresaholland4790]

I totally agree with you on everything 😎 you can’t live in my home state unless you’re rich or inherited something so sad used to be just the opposite to the invention of air-conditioning. Nobody wanted to live here. I liked it then we had fans. We were good now it sucks. Love you videos and your way of thinking cheers Central Florida Yankees go home.🤣

[@LM-ek2hb]

This is an inspiring and very informative video. Dave's honest words bring you back to a philosophy and style of living that most of us in the United States have long forgotten and in some areas even shun today. I believe society would be so much better off if we could return to many of those priorities and values. Teach kids the meaning of "measure twice, cut once" , how to add a half plus three-eighths, how to make drinkable water come up from the ground! Dave, could teach a group, hands-on workshop for almost any age and I'll bet it would have a waiting list. :)

[@Tracysop1]

I’m not really an off-grid kinda gal, but I love watching you and Brooke. There’s something so hopeful about seeing you two take control of your lives and living with freedom. It makes me feel like, with a little ingenuity, my hubs and I could make a go of anything. I appreciate how well you guys explain your process, and I love how you live out your faith. More power to you, and many blessings!

[@Bushradical]

Thanks

[@dharmaslife]

I love how you praise her 🥰

[@sophie18sq]

love this! Currently transitioning to off grid. Started reno-ing a 31 year old trailer on some land just outside of town. It truly is an amazing and fulfilling experience

[@floridagirl386]

Just outside of town?

[@Timberbeartrail]

Congratulations to you and good luck with all that it's just one movement at a time before you know it it's completed

[@Timberbeartrail]

I'm buying a piece of land inside and is connected to over 7,000 miles of ATV trails and snowmobile trails here in northern Maine I am very much looking forward to getting started on that

[@bbrokidschannel4736]

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[@robgreene9615]

Dave, I am less than a month away from being a Registered Professional Planner and a former renovation contractor. I really appreciate your comments on building code and zoning laws, it's refreshing to hear it put this way.

[@msmo2060]

Gotta be honest the thought of critters coming up through the toilet has crossed my mind more often then I care to admit

[@shannonbailey342]

I love all the information on this. I was in the % of ppl that thought i couldnt do it. Couldnt build my own off grid home. Everyone i told what my plan was said i was crazy and in disbelief that i was doing it myself. Alot of neg reaction. It is a lil scary and intimidating but after buying my 5acres, i cleared my own path w a mini excavator. I put my own gravel driveway in and this summer i start building my house. It is an amazing feeling to do the hard wrk and watch things transform right before ur eyes. Thank you so much!!!

[@offgrid-bound]

Dave, you are an inspiration! My wife & I are watching this video, and about every two minutes we simultaneously exclaim “exactly”! As we are embarking on our own off grid journey, we keep coming back to your videos, and enjoy watching them again and again. Thank you for the wonderful work you have been doing.

[@melaniekidd2879]

I agree with everything you say. What a wonderful blessing to enjoy and be in Awh of Gods creation.

[@MountainMariner]

Just started my 8th year living off grid in Alaska. It just keeps getting better. I work 6 months of the year at sea and the other 6 months in the mountains. Perfect job and schedule for an off grid lifestyle.

[@K.Miller5150]

You enjoy it? You have a family with you

[@josephbrown7637]

I’m so thankful that you produce these videos. Watching your videos with my ten year old daughter is such a rewarding and eye-opening teaching tool for her. Thank you, Dave.

[@sharonpeterson896]

I'm 75 and disabled but for some reason Dave and Brooke's channels do something for me. Seems to satisfy that need to be out in the woods, to cook.on the open fire, to bring up the good memories of the peace from being in the forest. Thank you.

[@sharonrojhiransakool3546]

It is a privilege to meet you finally as I have enjoyed watching your wife’s videos. Seeing how to live in the wilderness got me thinking what I can do with my land. Thank you very much. Appreciate your time in showing us everything Sharon Ham. Up North in the mountains, Chiang Mai , Thailand.

[@rosas.artistry]

This is great! You've definitely influenced our decision to build tiny for our first home. Having the freedom to do more of what we love and spend more time with family and friends - instead of working two jobs each just to pay for a $400K house - is really important to us. Off-grid homesteading is a great path to freedom for the future.

[@rosewoodsteel6656]

Wonderful video and commentary. I am currently building a 12 x 16 shed on my 1.15 acre property. When I informed my neighbor what I was planning, she was totally upset and told me she would call the county and have the shed taken down if I didn't get a permit. Since my house is at the rear of my property, she told me a variance was needed since the shed was going to be in the "front" of my house (and she and other neighbors would protest at the public, variance meeting). Well, after 4 months and $300 out of pocket (in county fees), I finally got the variance and building permit and started the shed. It will be screened from the street by a pine grove and none of my other neighbors will even see it. -By the way, not a single neighbor, including the one that complained, came to the variance meeting. So, I understand completely, your feelings on permits..

[@seancooo]

You and Brooke are the best! Thank you both for the work you do to help inform the rest of us.

[@doris1826]

Reminds me of visiting my great-grandparents when I was a kid. Hated the wasp nests in the outhouses and they always seemed to move in some time during the summer. No matter. I would always cry and my great-grandfather would come & give them a forceful eviction notice. Miss him a lot now that I, myself, am older.

[@Bushradical]

yup...hornets are an issue

[@markm1059]

Dave, I love watching your videos

[@laylamontana4350]

If you and Brooke created a podcast, I would definitely listen. I learn so much from y’all’s videos!

[@NoviceFarmer]

Very glad I found your channel this evening. I’ve spent the last few hours watching a lot of your content and not only am I heavily inspired by what you do, I also find myself agreeing with you a lot on your opinions on life. I look forward to watching more of your content in the future!

[@vadim_546]

Winter forest - booming, like shots, croaking crows, snow from a spruce branch that fell by the collar, tracks in which the bottom is not visible, steam from wet mittens and parallel, now and then intersecting curves of ski tracks; spring forest - the smell of black, still frozen earth, flowing in all directions, choking with melt water, a stream, a thin white strip of skin blue from the cold between a sweater and jeans, and on it large pimples that can only be melted with lips; summer forest - hot drops of golden resin on copper bark, hair smelling of barbecue smoke, a white, daisy-covered sundress stained with dry red wine and a tickling pine needle that you can’t get at all if you don’t unbutton two thousand small, like ladybugs, buttons , rapidly spreading under the fingers along the back and chest.

[@vic1977ful]

I'm a middle aged working single mom of 5 who has been saving every spare dollar for the last few years to build my own version of happiness. My dad taught me how to work with wood when I was young. He's also the only one who believes in me, everyone else thinks I'm crazy. I already live a very minimalist lifestyle and can't wait to make this final leap. Thank you for sharing your story, I found your voice very soothing. I could listen to you all day.

[@carole3734]

Just love these videos! Simple living is the best! I appreciate it is a choice, but the peace and being away from big city stresses, it's a joy! Thank you Dave Whipple!😊

[@adamj8576]

Thanks Dave, these videos are really helping me learn the ropes of this lifestyle.

[@Bushradical]

Thanks

[@ritamariekelley4077]

The two of you have that healthy balance of enjoying togetherness and solitude. That's a winning combination.

[@Bushradical]

Thanks

[@brianandtamiolson2330]

You and Brook are so genuine and real. I am new to both channels but am also excited to get caught up on ALL the Whipple adventures. Thank you for challenging me to try something I thought was impossible. I might not be building a cabin out in the woods, but I’m going to try a small green house and use that clear roofing material I saw in the video. Again thank you for inspiring us all.👍🏼

[@briankeithfisher7305]

Great job Dave! I watched your past videos (Brook's too) on the development of the new property. Your strategy and method of creating this video are simply brilliant. You took the previous footage, edited it with rhythm and smartly made it for short attentions, narrated it which answered previous viewer questions and told your off-grid homestead philosophy, and included home-produced background music that blended all together. Way-to-go!

[@Mr.Avuncular]

Dear Dave, at 63 and raised 6 kids....the life you've described is what I am shooting for! Thanks for the inspiration...I am sold to❤️🙏😎

[@morningdew2594]

You make it look so easy. I'm subscribed to both your channel and your wife's. I'm an older woman who enjoys the outdoors and have learned so much from both of you. Thank you so much.

[@Bushradical]

Thanks

[@jamescrawford8292]

I like it Dave, your killin it man, livin the dream and Thanking God for your life, great job, you're way ahead of your years my friend.

[@chrissytaylor7685]

I can’t tell you enough Dave how much I love to watch your videos along with your wife’s. You guys give me so much hope for a better life for our family. This video hit so close to home. My husband just graduated with about $300k in med school debt. Now we’re in a situation where we can’t even afford rent as a doctor and lenders won’t give us a mortgage so we can get a cheap starter home. We have to wait two years to qualify. Sooooo we’re trying to figure out what to do. We LOVE country living. Both grew up that way and not afraid to get our hands dirty to make things work. Now that hard part is finding land to buy. Thank you so much for all you guys do and for the encouragement you give to the world. God bless you both. ❤️

[@Bushradical]

I wish you both the best of luck. $300k is a lot of debt, but being a doctor is a noble calling. I hope you find a cheap living situation that fits you well.

[@DavidRobinson-mx6cl]

Thanks brother !!!!! Love your videos , keep them coming 👍!!!!!

[@urbanlumberjack]

I want Dave’s confidence and self assurance. Did he always have that or did it come through years of practicing self reliance homesteading? Perhaps a mixture of both. Either way, I’ve learned a TON from this channel and can’t wait to get some remote land. Edit: that is one of the slickest ways to cut birds mouths I’ve ever seen. 21:40

[@mattdavis7256]

Will soon be heading to college and am planning for what I want to do after my two year degree is over. I’ve always loved the mountains and currently the plan is to buy a piece of land and build a small cabin to live in. You have definitely been an inspiration for me to do that.

[@SlimShady771]

Don't let the liberal professors brainwash u. You're going to be constantly assaulted with all the nwo agendas. Don't fall for them.

[@mattdavis7256]

@@SlimShady771 I won’t

[@gregmckinney2877]

I am a Building Contractor and have been in business for 42 years,you name it and I've done it and I say to You keep enjoying the freedom!!! I hope to turn loose my pioneer spirit and live the real dream. I consider it a blessing to have run across your site and I am inspired by your attitude and principles. God bless You and Yours and keep rolling!! Look forward to more. Thanks for sharing your passion.

[@clintgosch2306]

Great message as always. I have always loved aviation, and always wanted to own an airplane, just could never justify the debt load to buy one. Ten years ago I decided to build one, took 7 years and I've been happily flying it for three years. Bought materials as I could afford and learned skills as needed. A fellow pilot and aircraft builder, Marv, occasionally stopped by my basement workshop to spend a few hours chatting. He was in his mid 80's and served in Korea as a mechanic. He would always say that the best therapy for people is taking two steps back and looking at something they created with thier own two hands. He was absolutely right. The world sure could use a few more Marv's, or at the very least take a few good words of advice from him. Anyway, If you are ever in Iowa and want to take a ride in a 22 year old Chevy to the airport, and fly in a hand-built aircraft, give me a call! Keep up the good work on the videos, your message is spot on and certainly needed in the world we are currently living in.

[@sbradley3]

Thank you, Dave, for this channel. You have a gift in being inspiring while providing tranquility. The best 38 minutes of my week. I appreciate you both so much. Thank you.

[@CrossroadToCountry]

Thank you. It seems inappropriate almost to say that. But seriously, Im half way through this video and am a bit misty eyed because of the stress of our journey to country living off grid. The weight of upholding my job, my wife, my 4 children and everything else that comes with it. But I am truly encouraged by the uplifting comments you’ve put together here, and I appreciate it. You’re right, we can do it, just take the next step and one day I’m sure we’ll find ourselves not sitting with success but looking back at it, for surely failure is the journey not taken. Time to get back to work. Blessings.

[@rachelolivas4775]

Honestly Dave i could listen to you talk for hours, everything you talked about in this video makes so much sense and really I've been saying these things to my own kids for years, also i enjoyed watching Brook build her little cabin it turned out amazing

[@lancebrown9567]

Dude, I just want to say thank you for the content you and your wife have put out. I was one of the people who thought there was more to building than there is. Especially for small cabins. I haven't started one yet, working towards getting land. Once that's accomplished my son's and myself are going to build a small cabin on the property. Thanks for the inspiration and showing that making something like this is within our grasp as long as we want to make it happen.

[@ilonakatalindako-tolman5545]

I love your many doing, easy understanding, your and your wife very well speaking....wonderful ! 🤗🥰💫

[@marieleopold1625]

WELL DONE Dave! Thanks 4 the sharin' of your time/talents with us all. I couldn't agree more with your 'simple' lifestyle choices. It is VERY evident that we have made a 'mighty' mess of things by over-complicating EVERYTHING! Now we await a 'breakdown' of monumental proportions...before we can re-construct what worked bast from our ancestral way of living. Even food needs to become localized as buying and expecting shipments from 'Timbuktu' for our dinner condiments or otherwise is absolutely insane! Luv both your cabin and Brooke's. You have indeed accomplished HOPE in many. God Bless you n' yours!

[@gosmoothgolight7567]

"Watch out for the 'big spiders' and get them out of the way." Another Northwoods Boy Scout adventure to tell you around a campfire :) (It was HUGE ... and about 6 inches from my right butt-cheek in the privy!!) Nice to review your UP progress, my friend. God Bless and enjoy it safely

[@Bushradical]

I dont allow 6" spiders around my crapper....LOL

[@gosmoothgolight7567]

@@Bushradical LOL ... It wasn't "quite" 6" in diameter, just that close to my bum :) I didn't allow MYself to stick around to interrogate the dirt bag! Wolf spiders get pretty big in some parts of our state!! It was probably 4 to 5 inches with legs spread out, but again, I didn't have a yo-yo handy at the time :)

[@giterdone9013]

Yes, forgot about the spider comment! Oh so many years ago I remember sticking my hand INTO one in the middle of a toilet roll in an outhouse. Spiders and I have an understanding, we exist peacefully if I see them first. Gotta put up with them though, they keep the bug population down with the webs.

[@shadetreehomestader]

INDIANA has similar law's. It's hard to find the information, and they try to make think you have to thing their way. BUT 😮 a land owner can build what they want, how they want. 😮😁 If it's for you and your family. 🇺🇲 It's called the cabin rule. 👍🏻 If you're doing it to resale do it their way.

[@ruthiewrangler9864]

Thanks Dave. This brought back awesome childhood memories of our family building a log cabin in the woods in Northern Minnesota. We found a spring that we sunk a barrel into. Every time we visited the cabin, going to that spring and hauling water was the highlight of the summer. And yes, we had an outhouse. Thanks again, love this video.

[@mikew7727]

We are finally able to pursue an off grid homestead in our 50s. I think it will just be a mountain cabin for the weekends and not our primary living arrangement though. You have given us a lot of ideas and how to attitude and we thank you both.

[@ronanm4418]

Going to live in a mountain cabin on weekends sounds beautiful. I'm jealous!

[@chiconian49]

Dave, I've got a good outhouse story for you. When I was around 6 or 7, I went fishing with my dad and his buddies. One of dad's friends had a cabin nearby a creek in Butte Medows CA. After dark, I asked where the bathroom was. Dad grabbed a flashlight and walked me to the outhouse, it was much like yours, except for a real toilet seat. When I returned to the cabin, I asked what the broom handle was for? I was laughed at and told by one of my dad's friends that I was supposed to stick the handle though the toilet seat and bang it around to scare away the black widows. Good thing we were only there for an overnight stay because I was too afraid to use the outhouse again. Before leaving I let the air out of one of the tires of the truck that belonged to the guy who laughed at me the most.

[@amyramirez736]

You're so encouraging! Seeing your wife do this all on her own is really inspiring!

[@ronaldbradley9949]

Each time I watch your or your wife's videos it reminds me of helping my uncle build his hunting cabin back in the woods. We are in the eastern side of the U.P. It's a mile back of a seasonal road. One of the things we did was drive the well then built the cabin around it.

[@pennysilvey8868]

I love that you highlighted Brooks accomplishment on her cabin build. I love that you’re proud of her. I love watching your channel and hers as well, and have started enjoying watching Mick. I just get relaxed when I watch the two of you. I love watching you build, and I love watching Brooke do her thing as well. You guys make me happy. It’s making me want to do this as well. My husband and I are talking about a cabin. We will see! thanks for your content, it makes me feel so relaxed when the world is so crazy.

[@hannahkayee831]

Love you guys!!! I randomly got recommended from youtube. & watched. & found so many good videos from You and Brooke, along with others. Your cabin builds got me to watch but your wisdom and seeing you pray got me to stay.

[@Bushradical]

Thanks

[@judywaikiki2450]

I just love the way you n Brooke make everything work for the both of you. Your way of thinking is how I believe most men should think. My husband pretty much thought the same way simple applications always work the best and old school is actually how the new school should be with a few modern tweaks. Always love you n Brooks channels when I want to learn things. Aloha my friends🌺

[@donitaharchar6525]

Wow! Huge Amen brother! 🙌 This video should win an award! Humanity desires simplicity and creativity! ❤ Love your integrity in thought and word! Enjoying life is a rare and beautiful thing these days! Thank you for sharing!

[@teriburton848]

Thanks for all the great tips videos! Great to see you!

[@Bushradical]

Thanks

[@possumrunhomestead]

Thank you for giving me hope. Love both yours and Brooke’s cabins! I am building an off grid homestead now, fixing to start a small 12x12 cabin after watching and learning from y’alls builds. Thank you for sharing!

[@Bushradical]

Thanks

[@thilo9173]

Beautiful stuff, brother! My wife and I live in a dry cabin in Alaska, for many of the reasons you stated here!

[@amygrant8308]

Been patiently waiting to see this... Love love love both y'all's videos

[@Bushradical]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@JohndaCantrell]

I love this video! I am a huge fan of Brookes channel; she is such an inspiration. I just happened to discover that my favorite Alone duo was you two!! I've discovered your channel also recently. What a dynamic duo you are! I love the philosophy you live by, thank you for sharing, keep 'em coming!

[@lauriesmith2976]

I cant wait to share this video with my kids, as I just purchased my first cabin with cash, I'm really looking forward to help them guide through life with more freedom in their everyday lives...and if their single mom can do it, so can they!

[@timmersoft]

My in-laws own 120 acres up near West Branch, feels like the middle of no where, but about 30 min from town. We will be building our first cabin up there this summer, going to use a lot of what you taught us in your videos.

[@loren9958]

Thank you, Dave. As a young Millennial, this really hits home. I'm thankful every day that I spent the time with my dad to pick up on these kinds of skills that you highlight. I can't wait to put them into practice.

[@endconnr]

I didn't grow up with someone like that in my life so I really appreciate Dave and all of the others I have sought out to learn from. Take it in! And I couldn't agree more, I am very excited and blessed to get to use my hands and put in the work.

[@CMoore8539]

I totally agree with you about things. You’re doing an amazing job! New Subscriber!!👍♥️

[@indigenousoutdoorsman3125]

Love your down to earth backwoods practicality. Reusing older equipment is great. Not only are they totally capable, they are made of superior materials. One thing I'd like to share is if your sandpoint ever gets clogged, you can fire a .22 caliber straight down the bore. The shock wave drives the debris out of the point. I learned this from a well driller. The only downside is you might get a little wet. Thank you for your dedication and videos, their fabulous.

[@brighamcardon5076]

Good tip!