16x9 | Lasqueti: Living off the grid an hour from Vancouver

[@suenew5403]

83 and looking great!!!

[@paulh7589]

I have nothing but great respect for people with the courage to live like this. I wish I could. I just have too many obligations. I envy them and wish them well.

[@perlitaperli5631]

The 83 year old man was very healthy and agile. If we could all be as fortunate. It would be nice if they do a follow-up on these folks.

[@KatsCorner]

That man is my brothers father and he is still living on the island doing the same thing only a little bit smaller now but still very healthy.

[@marylynndontchangename3461]

@@KatsCorner that's great to hear, or read lol. I would be honored to just be able to learn from him. I'm saving this video.

[@KatsCorner]

he was born with great genes like my brother. He is slower and smaller now though as he is starting to show signs of his age. It happens to the best of us. But he is still on the lsland and still physically outworks most of us ten times over. Except Alan my brother who is just like him i think.

[@KatsCorner]

we all make great homemade beer because him. When you self sufficient you know a lot.

[@marylynndontchangename3461]

@@KatsCorner that's awesome I know you all love him very much and are learning more from him that you will need than all the books in a building could ever do.

[@OGwakarican]

12:34 so satisfying the way he slid the door and the square windows aligned perfectly. Hey English class 👋🏽

[@savannahgrace9350]

lol

[@birky0191]

welcome

[@wendelljohnson1884]

CANADA OUR COUNTRY WE ALL AMERICANS LOVE CANADIANS AND THEIR COUNTRY. THE LAND IS BEAUTIFUL IN ALL WEATHERS I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO CANADA BUT THRU YOU TUBE I HAVE SEEN PART THRU THE PEOPLE FILMING. AND THE PEOPLE LIVING OFF GRID I SAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL.

[@paulrobb3608]

Spent a weekend end on the island - lived in Parksville at the time- 1974 - Camped on lake . Never forgot - One of a kind ! Thanks - brought back great memories.

[@wendelljohnson1884]

SIMPLE LIVING IF I WAS YOUNGER AND IN BETTER HEALTH I COULD LIVE LIKE OFF GRID. GOD BLESS ALL WHO DOES

[@robcolando9873]

we have had many saints over the years and to see 42 all at once just makes me smile, such a great breed, lovely people and lush island

[@soraya82pleyad]

Loved it, that's how I see myself in the future!

[@buzzbeaver]

Wow nice just do it. :)

[@taketorimonogatari2326]

ive learned a lot of thing in my life by living like this long time ago,even chopping/cutting woods,i even learned to caught fish by using a basket sometimes even by hands,etc. its so wonderful,simple and beautiful to live like this,even we dont have money,we are happy...now it makes me feel a little sad coz i miss my grandmas and my life like that before long time ago :( but im still thankful for everything,especially for the air that im breathing,this beautiful nature and people i see everyday :)

[@fromanotherstar]

that 83 year old sure does get around better than some 50 year olds I know....impressive!

[@KingDennisJensen]

Yeah I know ! He was prancing around like a young man lol.

[@pillekapetanakis]

He is so cool, and so fit!

[@cherriemckinstry131]

Me too. I think I need to be chopping wood...

[@mtadams2009]

Modern life tends to make us soft. I still heat my home with wood cut from my land and it does help to keep me fit.

[@Renelephant]

POINT PROVEN! I KNEW I WAS BEING SPIED ON!!!! I'M 54 -- THERE'S NO FLIPPING WAY I COULD 1/3 OF WHAT HE DOES! HE'S AMAZING!!!

[@judya.shroads8245]

I love the spirit of the ppl that live on this wonderful island.

[@lmitchell5556]

This story had such potential. What a cool place to explore, and instead the reporter can't seem to grasp life without a hairdryer. And who did the ridiculous soundtrack?? There's an 83-year-old man chopping wood and living in a two-story house he built himself, yet his interview is set to music intended to sound buffoonish. Pretty understandable why some of the residents don't like outsiders.

[@Aethuviel]

They need some Ben Fogle. He always makes the best videos on these, and it's obvious he understands the people he visits and wants to live like they do. All the other videos/docus I've seen, present off griders and homesteaders like backwards nutcases.

[@CroElectroStile]

0:53 it's like a horror movie score lol

[@dreamcatcher5538]

@Perseverance13 2:26

[@web1187]

because the tiny house off grid living is not what the higher ups want... dumb down the masses if we all knew how to live without them they are no longer needed .... An they don't want that ...

[@AmazingAutist]

The reporting didn't do anything wrong. This is new to her, she got an assignment, and she gave it a good go of it. You can't blame someone for not being on board with something immediately, whether they get on with it eventually or not. This is what I was afraid of, it was nice video showing an alternative lifestyle, and then you have the elite ass down here trying to gate keep or shun people who like the modern amenities of life. Also, it wasn't the reporter that had the hair dryer, it was that one lady and her husband.

[@ienekevanhouten4559]

I had heard of Lasqueti and have enjoyed visits to its larger and electrified neighbour, Texada. Nice to see it, but an hour from Vancouver? Unless you are a crow or use a fast boat, not. I had the good fortune to stumble onto the Kootenays in the nineteen seventies and got a taste of a similar lifestyle. Living without electricity or indoor plumbing is different when you are surrounded by others doing the same thing. The main feeling I recall from the tipi and off grid cabin years is a wonderful sense of FREEDOM. I am a lazy old woman on grid now, but still on the land and gardening my brains out. Thanks to the islanders for allowing this glimpse. In case of civilisational collapse they have an advantage. Though some of those large dogs would have to go before they run out of sheep and go all Cujo....

[@pinemeadowshobbyfarmafruga8319]

Good ideas presented for my mountain top retreat.

[@pinkkitty9695]

83 years old, what an amazing gentleman! God bless him.

[@AnaTai3]

Murphy's Law -to get settled out in the middle of this remote location and have neighbors move in nearby with 20+ dogs!

[@davidekelman5715]

I love the free store and how people help each other and have no police. God Bless Al who at 83 chops wood faster than me and I am half his age.

[@Spiceandicesights]

Amazing Story our family always dream to live off-grid we can always find peace within ourself. I admire your work, commitment and peace.

[@danielbrinlee9939]

I’ve seen this a number of times and the dog lady is still nuts.

[@candidwhite5826]

Loved the video and the people of Lasqueti.... Would love to live there....

[@ShayneNelson]

A truly wonderful video! My hat is off to you! You really nailed the spirit of this wonderful place.

[@veevanvoom5863]

So love this man. Glad he is in this world

[@gloriachaisson7958]

Wonderful video, very well done. This lady makes me smile.

[@ashleycasey2093]

4:44 Excuse me, but did this reporter just say that man was _EIGHTY-THREE_ years old??? _EIGHTY-THREE_ lugging logs around like that, climbing roofs, and walking for long distances and what not?

[@LongTimeAtheist]

Why not? Both of my grandfathers were quite active into their late 80's. I like how fit he looked. He has a reason to live. His stress levels are low. He is comfortable with his life. He drinks wine while bathing and doing laundry. Good on him! If you can merge modern convenience with an active stress free life. You will live longer. Dont get me wrong they all have their stress but its different. They are not chasing the ever moving end of the rainbow. They decided they dont need the pot of gold. Which removes a huge amount of unwarranted stress.

[@VancouverCanucksRock]

That's a living, breathing Paul Bunyan!

[@Pr0ph3cy-k5z]

and yet, the younger generation find cutting the yard or taking the trash out to be tiring work. Most can't survive without cell phones or computers.

[@martysaskatchewan740]

In 1977 the average 30 yr old Canadian man had the same fitness level as a 62 yr old Swedish man. Everybody is lazy and getting lazier thus resulting in decreased overall fitness and decreased longevity and quality of life. Chop some wood kids..this island is heaven on Earth.

[@Aethuviel]

A friend of my husband recently passed away, 88 years old. Up until the last half year or so, he was walking around doing everything himself, fishing every day, tending to his home out in the countryside with his wife. It's absolutely possible to stay healthy and mobile way beyond 80. In fact I think it's the city lifestyle that makes people more or less crippled by the age of 70.

[@afreemanreigns]

Words of wisdom I did hear from those woodsmen. Truly amazing, did enjoy.~~~!!!

[@Mett19]

Someone who lives in Vancouver near City Hall (the reporter) is pretty naïve if she's never heard of ALL the big islands between the mainland and Vancouver Island. It's been awhile since I've been there. Some things are the same as 40 years ago and technology has really changed some aspects. There's no denying that the fine ladies of the island are the one's who are the movers and shakers (in many ways). Blow dryers, washing machines and toaster are the exception not the rule. You will be encouraged not to visit if you're not invited.

[@landykid60]

hey jerry,, great way of living,,, I am 50 years old now,,, but when I was young my family lived like you,,, it was great ,, I miss it,,, good luck jerry,,,,,,

[@barnabyaprobert5159]

So, they live the sort of life our grandparents or great-grandparents lived.

[@3monsters014]

If they subtract the modern day conveniences then yes.

[@RandomPlaceHolderName]

Really depends on whose grandparents or great-grandparents. Pretty sure the amount of farmers/rural folk was already declining by 1900 and many had modern full time factory jobs.

[@u83208]

I know this life; it is a very good like.

[@Moved2Rumble]

This place is beautiful! I spent a few nights on Lasqueti island at a family friends in the 80's. I lived in the mountains for a few years off grid, and I loved it, but it's not for everyone.

[@pasander4371]

I live for a few years on an Island north of Lasquite. You need to take 2 ferries from Vancouver Island to get there. I made gardens, greenhouse from milled cedars at the base of old growth fir trees with bald eagle nests. Did the chickens, and pig thing as well. I'm surprised at the existence of the feral sheep in such numbers. I had my own run in with cougars, which made having livestock, in addition to the raccoons, a bit of a challenge. It was a great time, but the very wealthy from Vancouver, the US and China, are buying up the land causing prices to skyrocket. The land I was on which was purchased for $65k in 1991, sold for over 1.2 million last year. Folks, the age of some of the residents and the work they do, is typical of those living such lifestyles. And you can do it in norther climes as well. Urban life is killer and pretentious.

[@davidk9886]

Pa Sander Hey, I live in Vanvouver and have a dream of having some land and a homestead in BC. Are there any reasonably priced spots to live on Vancouver island that you know of?

[@offgriddreaming5403]

Well said

[@jandtlivinglife3130]

@@davidk9886 I bought a 120' x 120' serviced lot with an incredible ocean view for $59,500 CAD in May 2017. I'm building a house on in right now. Check out Sointula, British Columbia on Malcolm Island about 200 miles north of Lasqueti Island.

[@Spark-In-The-Dark]

Pa Sander, they can buy up all the land with their funny money but when the revolution comes, they won’t be able to have it or anything more than what they use themselves. Hopefully they don’t have anything because they’re hanged for crimes against humanity. They want everything and they want everyone enslaved living in cubbies in their surveilled cities. I don’t know if I’ll see the revolution in my lifetime but their greed is going to backfire on them eventually. People will only allow so much before they snap.

[@Spark-In-The-Dark]

JandT LivingLife, that’s really small. You don’t have enough room to get any of your own natural resources on that small piece of land.

[@redram5150]

That 83 year old reminds me of my neighbors. Both 85, run a nursery. By that I mean do everything. They both have worn out their hip replacements twice they work so hard.

[@kmrenard]

Al is amazing! I want to be like Al when i grow up!

[@mariaemilianegron]

They all look very happy God bless them

[@samlovecute244]

OK can we just like give praise to that woman with the dogs she gave birth at home by herself with her two-year-old child like what imagine how scary and stressful that must be and she just talks about it like it's nothing like what that woman deserves a medal for strong mother award

[@Sssssssslf]

HOLY MOTHER!! ..The puppers!!! 🐶🐶🐶 😍😍😍When they all came running it reminded me of that scene in Beethoven when the dad shouts 'BEETHOVENNN!!!!' and Beethoven and Missy come running down the stairs with all their puppies! 🤗😍😍

[@jackjoo8570]

She acts like its crazy but thats how we are suppose to live rather than this stupid 9-5 culture feeding the rich we have now. If only i had some land i would break out of the cycle and live there

[@robertclarkguitar]

you are the first one that i have seen yet comment the simple facts. Yes.

[@Legio207]

Its because you dont want to think.. you will realize you have been a slave all your life

[@harrykuheim6107]

This Life is for Rich Kids or the disillusioned....

[@timcisneros1351]

Be the Hero of your own life Jacjj Oo. It IS possible. My wife and I have rented in the San Francisco Bay area for 35 years. We bought some land out of the state three years ago. I am building our dream home now. Joseph Campbell called it the "Hero's Journey" Here's an introduction. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4jMYXWEoreGnrc

[@firholfinance8623]

Get some land, Jack! You can get lots of land at very affordable prices if you look outside the most populated areas.

[@livardo]

Thank you for having only one commercial break in the middle.

[@TheNewAmericanMedia]

Earthships are very cool homes.

[@DawnWarner432]

Wow..that is so wonderful

[@lilijody]

I’d trade my Alberta life to that in a heart beat.

[@insertusername4716]

Absolutely amazing . Few more years and I made my steps toward nature.

[@jangofet555]

that was a lovely video

[@cybco]

Very well done coverage and flow, great work.

[@desdicado999]

The eighty year logger /engineer was someone i can relate to .Hopefully the island doesn't get invaded by developers after this expose but the thing that will determine that will be wether or not some mental invalid allows the power company jurisdiction ,if that happens this way of life will change.Nice to see a window into another world though i found the commentary a bit off.

[@JamesCox]

Really good documentary on off grid living.

[@JamesBiggar]

James Cox It misrepresents off grid living and makes it look like an extreme that it doesn't need to be.

[@JamesBiggar]

***** Who said they were rules, and belonged to me? It's just common sense. Pick up a dictionary. Go back to school. Whatever you need to do to understand the context here. This is off the grid, sure, if you want to go back in time 200 years. But it's 2015. It's not off the grid in the modern sense, and gives people the wrong impression. It does more harm than good, but for some reason people like you have a hard time understanding that. This is an unnecessary extreme that turns more people away from SENSIBLY sustainable, clean lifestyles - it doesn't entice anyone to change their ways unless their delusional nuts who feel they need to punish themselves like the people in the video. I have no clue why anyone would, but if they want to live that way, as I've repeatedly stated in the comments to other knee jerk half wits who think this is the greatest idea since sliced bread - then all the power to them. But don't claim it's something that it's not. This nonsense is just stupid ego tripping. "The world is shit and the cause of all my problems but I'm better than everything so I'm gonna go live in the woods with no running water and tell people that's what off grid living is all about, and that everyone should be living this way because capitalism is evil and turned everyone into greedy couch potatoes so only a select few can actually handle it". Give me a break and go start build a shitter or something. You guys really can't afford to sit around and argue nonsensical points on the internet while claiming to be the hardest mother fuckers alive...

[@wheelinken]

+James Biggar it's just a news segment.... nobody was telling anybody else how to live their lives.... and nor should you. To each their own.

[@o-i-c-udisolve8352]

This life is where I'm heading. Hopefully my house would sell soon so I will have the money to go live of grid some where in northern Minnesota near Boundaries Water. I can't wait to unplug from this so call civilize insane back ward world where slavery is freedom and war is peace. I'm finally going to be free, I can just feel it.

[@ReefHeater]

im here in souther mn, lots of monoculture farms :/ hoping to get to northern wisconsin or minnesota sometime soon

[@nathaliewilson1817]

O-I-C-U disolve, did you ever get free (it is now almost Dec 2018)? I agree with you about getting free of this backwards world! The only thing holding me back now is for the U.S. military to get done medically evaluating me (for disability purposes) which I hope will be wrapped up before June 2019 so I can go be somewhat free off-grid (you still gotta pay taxes, so you are not completely FREE).

[@nathaliewilson1817]

@@ReefHeater I didn't understand what your comment was saying, can you clarify, and what is the update since posting 2 years ago (it is now almost Dec 2018)?

[@ReefHeater]

@@nathaliewilson1817 Minnesota has lots of monoculture, corn soybeans etc in the southern part. Not a very natural landscape but i dont mind it anymore i was in a bad place back then, too. Still would like to move someday but it's on the back burner now, have more family oriented goals now

[@nathaliewilson1817]

@@ReefHeater Thanks for your response in clarifying and updating. It is greatly appreciated. Between yesterday and today (it is not even 9:30 a.m. EST time yet) I have come across two separate articles that have two sects of people gunning for America. The first set is allegedly the World Global Elites that have put themselves in position to dethrone America as the World Leading power (I was IGNORANT to the fact that the USD[$] was what the world money reserve was backed by and traded with) are about to launch by next year a new type of currency that will kick the USD out of the system, so we will then be cut off from the world....our money will only be useful in America....coming from Jamaica, I can tell you that is VERY BAD, especially if you rely on a lot of exports, and let's face it, America does rely too much on exports. But hey, at least with the World Global Elite attack, we will still be alive. I just got done a 44 pages powerpoint slide of the Internet entitled: "The Bird Flu Hype- TruthorDenial," and man, I tell if this is true which I suspect it is....we are completely $crewed! China plan is to WIPE out the American people completely through biological warfare so they can have the Land which they consider as their land that the "Yellow Skin" people (China's people) had first. I recommend if you want some hair (of horror) growing on your chest to Google and read that article. It will make everything else seem insignificant in comparison when over 300 million people are murdered for their land which is what did happen to the "native" Americans. I need to get the heck out of America, avoid Canada, and Australia since they are also on the plateau for being taken over by the Chinese. These Chinese are already "legally" buying up lands all over the world. If and when the Global Elites cut America off at the knees....while we are scrambling worrying about "wealth," I can see that as the perfect time and opportunity for the Chinese to decimate us....The tentative elites new monetary system is due to role out around Summer 2019. My tentative release from militaryville (U.S. military is June 2019)...Here is to hoping I am officially released before then....and I will start MORE actively looking for land on another continent! I wish you well in your future endeavors as long as it isn't harming other creatures or the earth.

[@vanessawhite8042]

Very well done. I laughed a few times. The Starbucks mug made me laugh! Indoor plumbing would be the top of my list as well

[@Rem694u2]

How the hell do they feed 42 St Bernards? lol

[@87Vmaxer]

Seems to be a lot of free sheep :)

[@GrottoGroveGroves]

Kos Mos that's easy ! 1000 feral sheep.

[@Rem694u2]

Ta Price That won't last long with 400 people and 42 dogs. lol

[@GrottoGroveGroves]

Kos Mos maybe not, but I bet that's how they are feeding them. that and other harvested meat. unless they own a dog food company on the mainland !

[@offgriddreaming5403]

Exactly what I was thinking

[@zeetata]

Made me smile big time - humanity at its best:)

[@Andredias164]

It would be great the whole world living as a off the grid system...

[@harrykuheim6107]

In Africa they are...by Force...and it Sucks.

[@nathaliewilson1817]

@@harrykuheim6107 By "force"? If that is ALL you know (your way of living), then it is NOT by force. You are very dramatic in your statement. Plus living off the ELECTRICAL power-grid is not the WORST thing there is...electricity is a very RECENT discovery and if you never had it to begin with, it is not something you would miss. And if you did have it and then had to do without, you would adjust and continue living. If you are living in "Africa" the ENTIRE CONTINENT as opposed to the MANY different countries in the CONTINENT of Africa and the ENTIRE continent of Africa does not have ELECTRICITY (which this statement is FALSE) then if that is the suckiest thing you are experiencing well commenting on a modern invention to watch this video and post a comment on the World Wide Web, it can't be sucking too bad, eh? You are such a twat. Get over yourself.

[@nathaliewilson1817]

@Perseverance13 While you might perceive me calling him a "twat" as condescending there is absolutely NOTHING "poor" about it. I have made a very thoughtful analytical statement. While neither yourself nor Harry has. Until you do or he does, neither of you have anything of true value to add except to complain. I can do without complainers. Africa is a continent. I am 100% confident even if he is 100 years old, he hasn't lived all over the continent of Africa. I have lived without electricity when visiting my grandmother in the country.... but I didn't hear her complaining that it was by force.

[@1catmac]

Nathalie Wilson stfuuuuup!!!!

[@curtisgandy1572]

An amazing bit of alternative living & life style.. I love it!

[@CraigRidley1]

i wish i was a canadian i would love to live there

[@KjKase]

West coast is so beautiful, but it's ALWAYS cloudy or raining when i visit; even so, still beautiful.

[@KjKase]

Yeah I live in Southern Ontario and it's just now starting to warm up. I do remember as a kid visiting Victoria in the summer and it was sunny the whole time. However, every time since it's been raining and cloudy. I'm planning on going in August this time, hopefully it'll be a nice change, but either way I love the lush greenery whether its cloudy/raining or not

[@VancouverCanucksRock]

***** So, you'd rather be in California, with that drought?

[@JorgePetraglia2009]

I just got this particular show 9 years too late. In any case is very interesting, despite the cynical tone of the reporter. I noticed that most of the inhabitants of this marvelous place are not millenniums and that makes the whole difference. This present generation will have a very hard time to adapt to the world that is rapidly coming toward us. A little note on the side : the family with 40+ dogs ( well fed) maybe is the one keeping the sheep under control from taking over the island. Greetings from Toronto.

[@jrwilson98]

There is an entire community of Eatherships in Taos New Mexico. It is where the Eathership was invented.

[@maggiemay5510]

I live there ~

[@laurenferrell8082]

That 83 yr old looked like he was 60!! Amazing!!

[@Wayoutthere]

That clueless reporter really irritates me.. Like it's some freakshow.

[@JamesBiggar]

***** I'm glad I'm not the only one seeing it

[@marylynndontchangename3461]

@Trenton Quarantino that's because, to her, it is all alien and weird.

[@richardrich4320]

So cool..those ppl living there are The ppl down to Earth. I want to have a life like them !

[@tsukinousagi3174]

lol at the question about the water " how do you know it's safe " --> does she really think the tap water is safe ? LOL

[@debraoakley4444]

yeah all that chlorine....yuck...chlorine causes cancer...it is poisonous.filter it out people

[@241Groundhog]

What I found odd about the question is that it is very easy to make unsafe water safe. Just take a big metal pot, scoop some water from the creek, and heat the pot over a fire to boiling few minutes, then let it cool. There! giardia, etc.. all dead now. Water is now safe to drink. BTW, a lot of those water filters camping supply companies sell don't actually work. I've met people who say they drank "filtered" water and got sick. I'm not sure why there would be any fuss to engineer such a device when boiling water is not too difficult.

[@ienekevanhouten4559]

Tsukino Usagi That is exactly what I tell people about my well water. :)

[@nathaliewilson1817]

@@debraoakley4444 If chlorine was the worst thing in water, it wouldn't be so bad....FLOURIDE...now, there is your major WATER killer on many levels! I am getting ready to purchase a portable countertop reverse osmosis water filter. I am very excited about that and will be taking it off-grid when I finally get free out of the U.S military hopefully before June 2019. I have no idea where in the world I will end up living yet....but since I grew up in Jamaica until I was almost 19 years old, the strong need and desire for tropical food to eat such as ackee and others like it is something that has given me a great foundation in life that has been missing for the past 21 years (I will be 40 years old in 3 weeks Dec 2018) which has now the cumulative effect of 21 one years of my body being poisoned and is painfully dying an agonizing death....I need to get out and off this toxic American living ASAP and live a freeing life from toxic food/vaccines/etc. All I would truly WANT to be comfortable is wifi to get on the Internet for my laptop [I would *NOT* need a phone either as I have a Skype phone number I pay US$80 per day to call unlimited in the U.S & Canada for anyone that would want to call to see if I am still alive if they don't want to do e-mail contact. As it is now, hardly any family calls me, and the tiny bit of friend(s) I have left doesn't call me anyway...so that US$80 yearly might be something I eventually let go if I end up using it less than 10 times per year within the first 2 years of living off-grid which I am estimating I probably will after the excitement of the people aware I am going off-grid wears off]....that's the only modern living that I would want as I haven't turned on to watch my 19 inches 1998 purchased Admiral TV on my own since Dec 2009 and haven't turned on at ALL since 2014, I have not owned a microwave at home since Oct 2017, I don't turn on any music at home since EVER really (even though I have an either late 70's or early 80's Yamaha entertainment set [I will be selling before my move]from the owner of my first house purchased along with a 1958 Concierto [German] radio [that I will more than likely keep]). I have given away ALL the furniture I own and had (and recently gave away all the wine glasses I purchased even though I don't drink alcoholic beverages and ALL my fancy dinnerware, and gave 20% of my clothes away and will be giving away 78% of the remaining 80% clothes....and it sucks that I just bought a brand new ford mustang I picked out the features myself [custom made] in Sep 2017.... So the bloody car is the only $hit in my life that is going to be a major loss my life in that it is a big spending and getting rid of it, I won't be able to sell it for what is still owed on it....one of the top places I want to go live off-grid in South America doesn't allow used car in country nor even allow non-citizen to brings car in the country). But regardless of the ball-and-chain ford mustang around my neck I will get free even at a loss to myself....because I am planning on getting started up with the initial purchase of land, food trees/vegetables materials to build my own one-room hut (I need to learn the skills which I will- already researching carpentry/welding trade schools to get the preliminary hands-on training for a 6 months or so period....I don't need the bullcrap theory....I just need some safety measure [wear a shield to weld, etc] and then teach how to do it....I do it a couple of times then I go on my merry way to build my hut and an outdoor shower/toilet combo that grey water will split into watering plant life and some going off to black water and the black water[poop] goes into a biogas system to create fuel for whatever cooking not done by solar cooker and if in a cold place, then the biogas used for heating....no chopping down of trees [that is still harming our surroundings....we have the technology and knowledge to not destroy our planet to live but we still do even with these off-griders that still burn wood for heat]). But I am very excited....

[@thialove2121]

@Tsukino Usagi; right? Tap water better than Nature's cleansing process! Too hilarious.

[@lindaneganigwena1980]

How beautiful,..this is what some folks could use..and you would survive alot more years,.because everything is so natural..In my 40 yrs..I've been to so many different kind of places..Just in Canada though.,.I don't trust going anywhere to far..this would be awesome..Love log homes..and peace..Trust, and no-one bothering you..

[@dinnerandashow]

I could endure the hardship and isolation... only of the island had high speed reliable Internet.

[@koolkitties8552]

It does have internet

[@windschaser101]

The 83 yr old guy is in pretty damn good shape! This is an awesome way to live!!

[@JamBear]

I'm from Lasqueti. Why is this all of a sudden a big deal?

[@jandtlivinglife3130]

I hear ya. I'm from Sointula.

[@RexMunger]

Best video I've seen in ages. Love this place!

[@MichiganMarihuana]

they said it's like going back in time where everyone has solar panels!

[@bastiancann2833]

Take me Al, Im yours!!! What a handsome 83 yr old man :) Wow, living off the grid is a lifelong dream so I am so happy to know there are people doing it :)

[@mothergoose6087]

Just a little rough for me, I like the comforts. I wanna watch life grow. Dogs are not chickens or bees or mushrooms. Besides I like dogs to be small, you have to feed them.

[@Jimmyh1971]

That's living the good life . simple and pure

[@fordnut4914]

He's in good health because he don't go to the doctor😉

[@fozzybear8878]

Actually, he probably has good habits. American capitalism and healthcare system is full of risk.

[@u83208]

good one.

[@motoputz3201]

been there and it is as cool as it looks ...very nice place

[@lovelyaya1811]

I really hate the tone of this “documentary.” The interviewer seems really out of touch.

[@marcdemell2987]

City girl , what does one expect?

[@user-re7eu9hq6r]

Fantastic! 🥰 I love it!

[@YourBestBodEver]

I so wish I could live like this. No job.. Or money to worry about. Completely free. I would bring some barbells and dumbbells for weights and i would be in heaven! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@nicolassosolic3655]

I don't know,there is no heaven on earth or anywhere else i suppose and can you imagine everybody living like this,back like during the middle ages,bollocks lol and women with hair under their arm pit and legs,jesus christ,beurk! Hello from France dreamer :)

[@judylloyd7901]

Well, men have hairy legs and armpits, and I don't hear anyone having a problem with that!!! What's with people who want to dictate how women should be!??

[@diysolar6469]

Nice doing the job, they are happy and nice. I love this kind of community. :)

[@dariussoleiman3059]

I'd love to live like this! However hearing about all these people getting evicted for living 'off the grid' is putting me off! USA being a free country, yeah right! my ass it is! Maybe way back.. but not now :(

[@FuktLogik]

What does the US have to do with it. This is Canada, buddy. Also contrary to this videos view on Lasqueti it's main export is copious amounts of bud and that's why it's off grid with no law enforcement.

[@asad5067]

USA was free-er, but it was never free. if u have captialism you are not free, or at least most people are not free.

[@EasternMerchant]

one day I was so tired before going to work, I decided to sleep on a steep driveway of an office building after business hours, I just realized it was the greatest bed ever! Gravity is constantly pulling you in a downward the direction while the concrete creates resistance and pulls and massages you upwards, I couldn't believe how relaxed I was, then I realized, with a insulated jumpsuit, I could sleep anywhere where there was an inclined surface! Now the World seems like a Luxury Resort!

[@Smokeshowgg]

One can live off the grid but can't escape the Matrix

[@Cath_Cadaver]

This is so inspiring, i'm gonna daydream about that for months!

[@738polarbear]

This is wekk known in Vancouver.Lots of old hippies live here.

[@Zebulunism]

This is a great show! American news programs would never spend 14 minutes on any one story.

[@TexRider]

I love the way of life but I think the dogs are to much

[@JeffHiemstra]

'too much'

[@TexRider]

ar 8:44 way to many dogs haha .. they eat and eat .. and provide no food etc ... cows might be better .. Don't get me wrong I love dogs .. but just to many

[@ashleycasey2093]

Lol, exactly.

[@VancouverCanucksRock]

They probably have those feral sheep for somethin.....

[@wilsonfineart]

Great piece. Well done.

[@taketorimonogatari2326]

omg,i dont wanna judge this reporter but its kinda funny i mean cant she survive without a hairdyer lol, honestly im not saying im so good,but me i will and can live this way of life,this way of living is better than in the city with all this booming technology,humans inventions that are meant to destroy this world only. I live like this before back in my country,and trust me guys i miss it a lottttttt!This is simple beautiful way of living life!!! I lived with my grandma before,we dont have much money,theres no electricity,even oven we dont have it,we cooked our food by clay pot,then we use woods even the rice(empty shell to start a fire for cooking),and i was only a kid that time,its even a good exercise for the body not to have a lot of this new tools,devices,technology,yes it help us to do things quickly and easier but it makes us lazy too,notto use our body to do a lot of things,and its affecting our health too. i always play and dance around when my grandma will ask me to grab some woods coz she have to cook our food,we use candles or lantern as our light at night i was like 6-7 yrs old that time and i know/learned a lot of things to surive,we wash our clothes by hands if theres rust or dirt on our clothes,we use lime or lemon or even vinegar to make it so clean,whiter and it will take away the rust in my shirt,we dont get sick much,and if we got sick,even i have mumps lol we still manage to cure it or heal it quiclky coz my grandma just use toothpaste or something kinda like color blue powder that we use to put in the water to make our clothes whiter in washing,she used that for my mumps(on my both jaw)and we did survive,if im hungry i just eat some fruits or veggie that we planted,and the water is from the well,its super clean no chlorine and even we dont brush our teeth much its super white and we never even tried to go to the dentist,i just eat guava(1 of the best fruit rich in vit.c) it made my teeth stronger i think lol we dont even have money to buy all those fancy clothes,i got only 1 pair of slippers,we dont have those toys like barbie or plastic toys,me and my 2 brothers we just use woods,we curve it or a small empty can

[@zzzzimtired6053]

Ohh wow you're so lucky to have these life skills. I was just picturing you running through the woods as a child collecting firewood, hehe. I agree with everything you said. Can I ask why did you leave that place? I wish I knew somebody to live off the grid with. We can just become roommates and live there forever. Maybe even develop our own little community. I grew up in toronto and I dislike it very much. Yes its a good place to be if you are employed but it is also very lonely. Sometimes I wish my parents never immigrated here and we stayed in our birth country with all my cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents.

[@angeldelbarrio9209]

we can live in this place its more better than the city 😍😍😍😍😍

[@natefegan6774]

beautiful and inspiring... thanks for posting!

[@DerekParcher]

It's not remote or isolated. It's 1hrs from Vancouver. That's a suburb for any city.

[@carawerner1248]

Except it's an island.

[@DavidDsastre]

it's the way of life that's isolated you stupid bitch

[@kirstenqueen]

Lmaooo ive lived by this island for twenty years (on Vancouver Island) and had no clue about it until 5 months ago when my friend pointed to it in the distance. it is most definitely isolated no one i know has heard of it except my friends best friend who`s family owns a ton of acreage on Lasqueti and has this insane garden where they grow their own food..i wanna live like that.

[@puppetjaw]

Ya 1 hour by boat dumb ass, a suburb that requires a 1 hour boat ride isn't a suburb

[@cindycakes424]

david Vazquez how no need Dude to talk to someone like that..honestly.

[@DKong1026]

Very inspiring. Hoping I can start generating my own power and growing my own food soon enough here in the states!

[@Seiaeka]

"Imagine a place that's so secluded that it doesn't have power, paved roads, or plumbing..." Me: Um... you mean about 87% of Earth? /: Really.

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

Simply fantastic! Wonderful and impressive characters all of them. 83 yo man is still going amazingly strong. Seems to be a wonderful/peaceful/healthy place to live!?

[@CORKO77]

not really impressed with the journalism. This living is not for everyone including myself but as a new agency it is important to let everyone come to their own conclusion and not try and sway the views opinion by back lighting the article with humorous music and condescending questions or statements that leaves the the person watching this thinking this is a negative thing.

[@cfcreative1]

That is exactly what I hate about Canadian Journalism they always have an opinion. Let the viewer/listener/reader decide.

[@CrimeBeatTV]

There is a short commercial break @ 7:36. What device are you watching with?

[@Lazlo.]

"We were warned before we left port that heading to Lasqueti was like stepping back in time." Bitch what? You act like the island is an insane asylum.

[@t.s.b.988]

I've always been fascinated with the idea of living in the wilderness. But I would like the weather to be nicer than it looks here lol.

[@JamesBiggar]

"Where conventional rules don't really apply. That's why we travelled there last month, to get a sense of what it really means (notice the emphasis) to live off the grid." This piece isn't an accurate representation of off grid living and only serves to turn more people away from it. You don't have to live and shower in a shit shack on a remote island with no electricity. That's a small, remote community taking the idea to unnecessary extremes. There are plenty of 'suburban' off grid homes in almost every city, how about Global do a piece on one of those so people can actually see that they don't have to live like this just to make a measurable difference in their carbon footprint? Not seem crazy enough? Wouldn't do as much damage to the cause? Shame on Global for mocking these people and misrepresenting the truth about off grid living!

[@MrFakit]

James Biggar Because that's not "tabloid news." Just like you never see follow ups on any stories they air.

[@gooseygoose2353]

This place is Magic!!!

[@xDarkjoy]

The reporter is very condescending of their lifestyle. the music playing in the background is very unnecessary as it implies these people are 'silly'. I'll tell you what, these people are more real than you folks will ever be.

[@Renelephant]

Hi hate to say it, but I was with until your last 11 words..."These people are more real than you folks will ever be! THAT'S CONDESCENDING! RIGHT?

[@daveywaves5325]

Your last sentence..condescending much?

[@brimzs]

My thoughts exactly

[@Aethuviel]

I'm pretty sure J means the people who made the video... You guys are easily triggered.

[@Spark-In-The-Dark]

Frida, I know right. LOL he’s talking to the reporters.

[@jeremycbarnhart2305]

Next to impossible to get even a single ACRE of land to live on... Watching these breaks my heart knowing I'll be renting a small apartment for life. No one wants to get rid of even an acre or two anywhere in and around the islands, and unless you have whole lot of money, you're out of luck.

[@yayayak]

So, im totally gonna remember this place when the zombie apocalypse happens... i live in Calgary and im totally going there.. lol

[@cherriemckinstry131]

I have a project that's similar ideas with solar but it's a 40 acre farm with community center. People have tiny homes and can have animals, and a barn for those with some larger animals.

[@daled8221]

Totally, totally!

[@nathaliewilson1817]

@@cherriemckinstry131 So is this project only in the "ideas" stage now or is this currently a reality? I am ready to free myself in about 7 months or so when the U.S. military has finally freed me (let me go). Where is this project (or tentative place if it is not already a reality)? Thanks in advance.

[@journeyer13]

@@nathaliewilson1817 Go to Campbell River, BC (that's on Vancouver Is.) go down to the ferry terminal, you're almost there.

[@nathaliewilson1817]

@@journeyer13 North America is ENTIRELY off my menu....I came across a research about 3 weeks ago, towards the end of Nov 2018 that China has it's eye on Australia, Canada, and America. But chief amongst them is America. This same research suggests that they will be overtaking America with biological warfare that will only kill the humans. If China is going to take over America, then they would be taking over ALL of North America. I don't know if that will ever happen...but I believe that it will happen. Whether in 2019, a few years from now, or within another 25 years....who knows, but China will more than likely be the next world power....and as one Phder stated, in the past 500 years, there have been 16 world power, out of the 16 world power 12 of the rising world power went to war against the outgoing world power. The current atmosphere on the political world field is indicative of China biding it's time wisely while the U.S. president self-destructs and become engulfed by it's own words and action. I want to be nowhere close to this sinking ship....and hope to be long gone before its final doom. So Canada is completely out for me...I had entertained that thought for only about a week before I came across the China threat, then dismissed Canada altogether.

[@RogerDiotte]

French Creek Harbor at the beginning! BC Harbors are the bonus of visiting...I almost got on that Ferry to lasqueti while I was on the Island...I wanted so bad to go! I'd shack up with Young Al....I'll admit at the end of the episode I would have bailed from that ferry and swam back to shore!

[@m4life885]

12:45 The problem with that philosophy is that it lacks human responsibility. We cannot make the world a better place if we divorce ourselves from it.

[@ddev7376]

+m4life thank you for this comment. After hearing his philosophy I was highly contemplating cutting myself off from reading the News since it's almost all just bad news usually but you're right, divorcing ourselves from problems will never solve them

[@m4life885]

The news actually regularly upsets me, seeing the depth of human misery and the scale of inhumanity. I watch it nonetheless as I reckon that to fail to know what is going on (insofar as we are fed the info by the media, that is) lacks responsibility in itself. Just my 2 cents.

[@JohnUbrickk1766]

+m4life That's true but the world is already a better place. The world is naturally beautiful, its those with power that seek to destroy it and enslave us to their destructive agendas. I guess I see what their doing and what he's saying is connecting to the world and divorcing from the agendas of those in power. We cant change the system because its destructive in nature. It seeks to exploit everything around us. Corporations are fascist in nature. We cant change that. But if we stop feeding the corporate beast that controls governments and is destroying our planet, it will starve to death. My opinion.

[@OwlsEyelash]

+m4life Yes, I was thinking about how selfish these people are.

[@judylloyd7901]

Everyone is selfish, it's the basic human condition, varying only in degree from one person to another. Knowing the latest news doesn't change things. Of course, there are those who can effect change in the world, and that's good (sometimes), but let's not kid ourselves that our keeping up with the news makes a difference to the world. I can understand why people would rather not hear it, especially as it is so often bad news about which we can do nothing. 🙁

[@angeldelbarrio9209]

i love that dogs its my dream to stay like in this place simple life😍😘😙😚😚