Living Off Grid On An Island: Your Questions ANSWERED!!

[@TheIslandLifeofUs]

Did we answer your question??? 🦟🦎☀️🕷️🕸️🌴Make sure you let us know if you’d enjoy a “behind the scenes / day in the life of the resort manager” video!! 💁🏼‍♀️ thanks for watching ✌🏼 J&K xx

[@paulinedunlop8426]

Yes please a video of behind the Scenes would be 👍 .

[@anothercheryladventure9387]

Im new yes day in the life business. Id like to work there you hiring?❤

[@cathypetroski9858]

I dont do spiders , snakes or bats or centipedes or mosquitoes. I couldnt live out there but kuddos to you guys making it your home ❤

[@maryjaneboxer2600]

Yes please to a behind the scenes video. 😁

[@nankadutoit1635]

Truly a blessing to live in such a paradise. For spiderbites use activated charcoal mixed with honey on wound and cover it with plastic wrap it draws out the poison, its healing properties works well for any wound. Enjoy your paradise such a gift from God❤

[@OurIslandLife]

Loved this! So funny how we get so many of the same questions as you guys! Definitely laughed out loud with some of these Q's. Respect to you guys for running a resort and a YT channel and a household with 3 kiddos.

[@liberatedlioness6478]

I love your channel @ourislandlife

[@GeePitt]

Behind the scenes is a must, and yeah listening to your husband saying leana via in marovo language speaks volumes of how long he stays in marovo.

[@alittleheavenonearth]

keep Charcoal ALL THE TIME ITS A MUST

[@paulinedunlop8426]

Hi Guys, don’t know how but I just watched your latest video and you have me hooked right now, I’m subscribed and going to binge watch all of what you have done on this amazing life. Great to hear that an Aussie family doing amazing and interesting stuff in this sometimes crazy world. Aussie, Aussie, Aussie,oui oui oui. ❤

[@holliewood55]

Same thing just happened to me! They just popped up and I was blown away at the beauty of Uepi and this beautiful family 😍 I've been binge-watching since! Lol I'm very surprised to see that they have been posting for 3 years and they haven't reached 100 thousand subs yet! I'm thinking they should collab with a couple larger channels. @Eamon and Bec, @lifeuncontained, just to name a couple. Both with small children and living a remote lifestyle. They could visit each other and post on their respective channels to bring in a larger audience. I could see them having a great time while potentially growing their youtube family. Sorry for the book! 😂

[@paulinedunlop8426]

@holliewoodjp so true they should collaborate. Funny you mention these Eamon and Bec , Life Uncontaminated, we must watch all the same people, Trent and Allie , Life Elevated off grid, Wild wonderful ofg grid

[@holliewood55]

@@paulinedunlop8426 Exactly! So funny! Hoping to see this channel thrive and get the recognition they deserve 💜 🐟 🐠

[@liberatedlioness6478]

Very informative video. Lots that resonate as someone also living on a tropical island. Thanks for sharing your perspective on the other life forms that co-exist in nature with you. We tend to forget that in most cases we met them on the land before we took up house and as opposed to seeing them as threats, creating a symbiotic relationship 🙏🏿

[@davidbrownstein1464]

10 years Katie? Wow! I still remember when you guys met and still have photos of that barge party! It was my second (of eight) medical missions! Cool video!

[@olenakutsan1195]

Yes, definitely want to see what your day as resort manager looks like !

[@TheIslandLifeofUs]

We’ve uploaded a BTS video today!!!

[@isabelle3365]

Great channel Guys. This part of the world is all new to me (watching from France). A specific video on the weather through the year, the temperatures on the island would be teaching. Also i love watching your kids discovering creatures’life. Your daughter express herself beautifuly. (my kids are now students raised on the mediterranean east coast)

[@BiancaS-n2o]

New subscriber...love it. We built our own home too and feel a connection...not off grid but we are really hands on industrious people with kids trying to live a different kind of life. Feel a connection. Would luv to see an average day at work if you have time to make it...😅

[@amyhilyar1055]

Great intro video explaining your life and those around you. As a homeschool mama of 6 in central Minnesota in the U.S. I will be playing your videos in the background of our home to expose my children to a piece of the world we will likely never be able to experience!❤

[@debbiemurrell3632]

I'm anew one to your channel. Love it.

[@designunlimited6215]

Loved this video! Thank you guys. So much resonated with me, having worked a year in Uepi myself, and it was so interesting to compare that year with your lives there as a family unit. Uepi has a special place in my memories. ❤

[@TheIslandLifeofUs]

❤️❤️❤️

[@1264bells]

Great video guys Yes please a behind the scenes with your day running the resort

[@TheIslandLifeofUs]

Yeah I think we could pick any day of the week and film the madness that is running a SCUBA resort in the middle of nowhere!!

[@wildadventurefilm]

Haha bats in the house 😂 brings me back to when we lived in Indonesia, we’d regularly find them hanging in the living area, their dinner on our dining table in the morning 🤦🏼‍♀️😂 loved this video guys! Love your open honesty and easiness - like I’m sitting on a comfy chair opposite you. When the time comes for solar, I hope you film it! It’ll be really interesting to see that on the scale of the resort. Ok, switching to a voice message now 😉🥰

[@margaretfletcher8848]

So many memories revived watching the both of you chat away. What a beautiful life you have built! ❤

[@whiskeysk]

We haven't had an earthquake while at Uepi, but we were woken up at 2am by one at Matikuri, the shaking, the roaring and rumbling noise while inside a house builts on stilts on the ocean front of an island with maximum altitude above sea level about 2-3m it felit like a pretty adventurous experience. Regarding dangerous wild life, we still have a running joke 15 years on - when we asked the guide while kayaking around Chubikopi about salt water crocodiles he said there were some far out by that island there about 30km away, but none right there, so we were safe. Since then we're discussing every now and then how long it would take a crocodile to swim 30km :)

[@jenniecallomon164]

I have only just come across you, so it was great to get some background….so interesting & inspiring to ‘witness ‘ a different lifestyle….& also quite a contrast to another couple who live on a remote Indonesian Island that I have been following for sometime. Fabulous for your children . Best wishes from the Uk x

[@TheIslandLifeofUs]

Ahh welcome.. its such a special thing to love this lifestyle and for us, in this season of life with a young family, we can’t imagine doing it any other way 🫶🏼🌴

[@TheEndlessSundayClub]

Would love a behind the scenes video of the resort! And any tips on living and building eco friendly, as well…currently starting an off grid build in Panama 😊

[@TheIslandLifeofUs]

Awesome! We just uploaded a BTS video today… 😜

[@basilianelson2318]

I'm so happy i I came across your channel, y'all have a beautiful life ❤

[@TheIslandLifeofUs]

Thanks so much for watching.. We feel very blessed :)

[@slgarrett]

I’d visit a witch doctor now and then anyhow. Why not? I’d love to see what Jase’s typical day is like. I think everyone was stressed during Covid. I’m not sure if there were many positive sides to it, though, at least for me. I guess finding you two’s channel was a good thing. I wouldn’t have learned to dive without that inspiration, but I still wish Covid never happened.

[@BillFlanagan-d1m]

Really loved this episode because it does answer so many questions about your life on the island. Awesome!!!

[@levidaisyyoung220]

I love these chats... thank you...

[@cindyrowland5030]

Beautiful life!

[@TheIslandLifeofUs]

Thank you!! We are enjoying it

[@ExplorewithHAROLD]

Bats in the house at night is a very Solomon Islands thing. We occasionally have bats in the house at night. For spiders, I didn’t remember having problems with spiders although we have all sorts of them. But I don’t like snakes at all. Great video.

[@TheIslandLifeofUs]

Haha the bats 🦇 ahhhh crazy that it was but got them out with no poops inside thank goodness and the kids didn’t even wake up 🤭 most Solomon Islanders don’t like snakes… at least most here are harmless!

[@sassyh154]

Got a bit of a shock when you said Townsville as that is where we are... only watched your last two video's, but love the content.. hard to find Aussies on KZbin... now subscribed and start watching your other content... Cheers for sharing...

[@sandieM27]

Do you watch Max and Occy ?

[@sassyh154]

@@sandieM27 Yes of course... 💜

[@Lucianspelta99]

Lets do a DAY IN THE LIFE......

[@kathrynmauro8673]

Have you thought of screening in your big room with the leaf roof? And a big net on a long pole to catch things that fly into your home?

[@michelleleapai7942]

New follower here. Being so isolated during covid did any of you get it? Would love a behind the scenes of your resort life!

[@TheIslandLifeofUs]

We actually avoided it until we finally left the island after 3 long years and visited Australia then got hit a few days in. We’ve just uploaded a BTS video 😜

[@bridgwll]

Get citronella plants

[@karenclemson343]

Sounds like an amazing life

[@TheIslandLifeofUs]

Thanks... we do love it!

[@nmsspacedude9799]

Hi again. This was really interesting - thanks! It's great you're letting us pick your lives apart too. One question I have after watching this: what are your 'long-term' plans? Once you retire will you be able to continue living on Uepi? (Would you want to?) Can you even buy property there, being you're, 'officially,' foreigners there for work purposes? I also can't imagine you'd settle so well in many other places either, actually. Just wondered...

[@jasonkelly7750]

All my questions answered 😂❤.

[@TheIslandLifeofUs]

haha anything for you!

[@Lucianspelta99]

with 3 kids......woopie is just fine...

[@laurens8623]

What do you miss about Australia? Kookaburras eucalyptus Tim tams

[@rupertmay3453]

I have watched a few of your videos now. Consequently, there are a few questions. One I don't know if you have Chickens. Is there a reason for this? 2. Do they replant the forest? This should be encouraged for longevity. I think it would be. meat too much? Particularly bacon. I know this is a first-world problem. Would you be able to do your Paddy? Qualification.

[@HanneloreDaniels-jb8ep]

You need to get a fishing net or a pool net so you can catch the bad boys!

[@shawnee-su2fn]

Where do you grocery shop

[@michelle0377]

Ho una paura pazzesca dei pipistrelli,ma quelli erano troppo carini 😍

[@TheIslandLifeofUs]

They are so small too!! I wouldn’t want to pet them haha but they are cute

[@thereishopechannel]

I love your videos it's very beautiful, peacful and quiet but fun at the same time ❤️, But I suggest, if you wanna grow your channel fast, and want go gain more viewers and subscribers, try to visit the Philippines, more foreign family vloggers chose to stay in the PH because of that. Anyway goodluck and may Godbless your family always ❤️

[@ASMRkiddo]

what about sharks? Do you ever get dangerous ones popping up out of that deep blue drop off when you're swimming and playing in the shallows?

[@chikatoo]

Have you guys ever connected with Riley and Elayna Sailing La Vagabond?? I think it would be a great collaboration.

[@TheIslandLifeofUs]

We are massive SLV fans!!

[@holliewood55]

I agree that a collab with another popular KZbin channel could help them grow their channel. Eamon and Bec, Life Uncontained, a channel that has young kids and they could host each other and post it on their channels to grow their fan base. I love this channel and can't believe that they don't have 100 thousand subs already.

[@Thxedino]

Is the Solomon island language easy to learn?

[@vergiray1519]

how about a resort tour...?

[@TheIslandLifeofUs]

Yes 🙌 this has been requested a few times and is already planned! Stay tuned 😊

[@mandyf.1168]

new sub

[@That_Girl_7_11]

Katie said she was a pharmacist but you didn’t say what Jase did or does? Do you just make an income from the guests that come to the island? I’d love to come to your island but unfortunately I can’t afford it 😢

[@NomadicIslanders]

The resort. He did say his parents have been there for a while. So maybe it’s a family business.

[@jenniecallomon164]

I have two questions…. Was the resort you run/own established by your family or did you take it over from someone else.?….. Also do you follow any blogs yourself??. I follow another couple on a remote island , a couple in Thailand , a couple who are the only inhabitants of a remote Scottish island & a couple in Alaska ( that’s a contrast to yourself!) I don’t have television & watch while I’m in my studio.

[@TheIslandLifeofUs]

Jase’s parents took over what was just a small research station in the early 80’s and have been the owners operators since then. We follow a couple of sailing channels as their alternative lifestyles resonate with us although we prefer island life for sure!

[@Kim-J312]

My co worker had a spider 🕷 bite , was in the O.R. that evening. They caused tissue necrosis yikes

[@TheIslandLifeofUs]

Scary stuff hey!

[@coconutfallsyt3030]

Elitist

[@mellie1958]

What have you done with your old house?

[@TheIslandLifeofUs]

We have converted the old place in to the school house now for the children :)

[@kimagangobrit4480]

Do you need a vehicle on island or are there no roads?

[@TheIslandLifeofUs]

No roads here... only about 500m of foot path. We have recently got ourselves a couple of atv's but they have not landed on the island yet.. but thinking it will be nice not to have to hand carry everything!

[@pamray3118]

Could you address your child’s school and education

[@bridgwll]

Molly teaches them the assistant manager.

[@kimagangobrit4480]

What to you do for a living Jase?🙂

[@TheIslandLifeofUs]

We are the managers of the resort here :)

[@simonicer]

Hi guys! Been following you since covid basically, and dreaming of having a lifestyle as fulfilling as yours. In my late 30s, have a beautiful family (wife and two small boys), we are both professionals and make a good living. BUT we were bitten by the SCUBA bug +10yrs ago and ever since we wanted to (i) move to a tropical climate (likely indonesia) (ii) open a dive resort or dive shop (iii) and thereby bringing my family closer to nature and experiences that could provide my kids with core values based on respect for nature, living sustainably and making memories, instead of being based on societal conformity and chasing materialistic goals. We have zero background from hospitality, but true grit and strong motivation. Now, based on your experiences and knowing what you know today, would you have considered such a leap of faith yourselves in similar circumstances? I don’t want to grow old, with a big pile of cash only to freeze my butt off in a cold climate. HELP!

[@sandieM27]

hi :) Can't believe that people comment on your sex life ! Hey you have 3 kids so something must be working :)

[@bingbing8137]

Followed on insta and subscribed. Place looks amazing

[@TheIslandLifeofUs]

thanks so much!! Welcome to the tribe!