Losing the plot? Off- grid life!

Autumnal job's and am I losing the plot. How losing it by detachment can be a positive! #frugalliving #alternativeliving
#lifestyle #simplelife #offgrid
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-Kev, the Girls, and the 'technical dept.'

[@Colinking2127]

I'm now 72 years of age, lived nearly half of my life semi of grid. I when tried 'normal ' life and have hated it. Soon i will be free again living off grid but this time as a van lifer.

[@themanofthewoods]

It is heart warming that you do not give up on freedom.

[@tinkeringinthailand8147]

A man after my own heart (best watched in full screen). Subscribed :)

[@themanofthewoods]

Welcome aboard! I hope you continue to enjoy my channel

[@Jchathe]

Your suggestion makes so much sense - try before you buy, so to speak! I live in a flat with a dishwasher and a washing machine. For the past 9 months I have been handwashing items as I need them, I have never used the dishwasher and only have one light source in each room. I summer insulated my windows with some cheap, but very pretty, water-adhesive film and for the colder months I made some window insulation from very cheap padded, silver foil covered windscreen protectors for cars. Luckily I am on the attic floor so nobody can actually see what I am doing! All the best to you! 👍😊

[@themanofthewoods]

I truly love that you are being as economic as possible.

[@Jchathe]

@@themanofthewoods Thank you! I‘ve been working in Germany these past few years but am planning to return to the UK in the next few months with a van full of cats and a few belongings. Hopefully I can rent a square of land to park up while I get some kind of tiny house sorted somewhere. Am I mad, returning to the UK during these crazy times? 🤪 Maybe, but I miss my people, those with shared aims and values, nice manners and kind ways. You, Sir, inspire others to find their own personal slice of freedom! 👍😊👏

[@themanofthewoods]

@@Jchathe thank you for such a lovely comment. In part I would say don't come due to the madness we are living in, yet I am whole heartedly with you. This nation even with it's troubles is our nation and our home. We make our own bubble within it so as the external factors do not affect us quite as much.

[@Jchathe]

@@themanofthewoods What you say echoes my feelings exactly. Thank you 🙏

[@themanofthewoods]

@@Jchathe 👍

[@420somewhereG]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@themanofthewoods]

thanks

[@the-nomad]

Only two pound, that's a pack of oats or flour, two packs of sugar, three bags of salt or a small pack of coffee! Plenty of cornflowers in the fields 😉 Glad your health is going good. Keep on going Kev, best wishes.

[@themanofthewoods]

Exactly that. It is only £2. Yet a bag of oats can make many meals etc etc. Frugal should be a trendy word eh!

[@the-nomad]

@@themanofthewoods frugal, better than being called tight LOL 👍

[@themanofthewoods]

@@the-nomad tight gets thrown around me like confetti at a wedding. So naive!

[@christinaplaisted9563]

Thankyou glad your health has and continues to get better ,75 now and would love to live the life you you have, haven't had a hair dryer for years it ruins your hair mine is past my waist now but tied up ,and when things started over 4years now I became a rebal dyed my hair green blue and turquoise lol had oak leaves tattooed on my arm ,my dad was in the army if he could see me now , would go ballistic , mind no piercings , sending love and hugs ❤❤❤

[@themanofthewoods]

I really have smiled at your comment. Keep on keeping on i say. Good to hear from you again.

[@christinaplaisted9563]

@@themanofthewoods oh and gave y tumbler dryer away to a couple with children as there's had given up the ghost lol love and hugs ❤❤

[@themanofthewoods]

@@christinaplaisted9563 Good vibes for giving to those that need.

[@jamestrent-nw9zb]

And now The Shipping Forecast...North Utsira, South Utsira...Rockall, Viking, Cromartie, German Bight...Gale force eight, Veering Westerly...One thousand and six... Visibility...Good. I love listening to that. I just don't like (most) people.

[@themanofthewoods]

I used to enjoy the shipping forecast many years ago. And similar views on people too!

[@macfaichen2658]

Hi, I’m just n the south of France and we are having a major thunderstorm and flooding which is heading towards England and wales…! Take good care of yourself and the girls 🤍✝️

[@themanofthewoods]

Thank you for the heads up on that one. I will try and be ready for it.

[@brucepollytyrrell5293]

I to live in the south of France 👍where are you

[@casq882]

I'm from El Salvador and I can tell you that we have millions of people living in a very poor condition but they have learn to survive somehow. I been living in USA for two decades and materialism hasn't affected me, I tell my wife that I can live just with simple things and a plate of beans.

[@themanofthewoods]

The simple ways are the best way i feel. Thank you for you comment.

[@peatlejville5392]

Kaitiakitanga is a New Zealand Māori term used for the concept of guardianship of the sky, the sea, and the land. Kev i consider you are a kaitiaki or a person who is a guardian, who practices protecting and looking after your environment where you live. You do this as a guardian rather than just as a landowner. working in harmony with nature. You live your life with a good purpose.

[@themanofthewoods]

Thank you for you informative and kind comment. I do believe we should care for the land.

[@ilb735]

lovely comment ! ( honoured)💜✌🏽

[@TheSimpleLivingAussie]

Yep the more simplistic one can life, the easier it is to be off grid. If you ever get a chance, could you do a video on what it cost to live off grid in the UK. Covering things like shire rates, insurances, vehicle registrations, mobile phone and internet, cost of a bottle of LPG for the cooker and so on. So far I have gotten my cost of living down to around $300 a week to live off grid in Western Australia 😃🥂

[@themanofthewoods]

So true. I hadn't thought of doing a breakdown of cost video. But yes i will get around to it soon. Thank you for the idea.

[@faeriegold9368]

Love the life do it myself 😊 peace and silence south of the gate paradise 😅

[@themanofthewoods]

Thank you.

[@dantheman6698]

im saving up for my own land but its so expensive, then i need more to build a cabin and fit it out etc. i want freedom from renting and utilities and supermarkets ripping everyone off etc and trapping us in it and to get away from antisocial neighbours and to be free to be creative doing free energy and gardening projects. enjoy your life in the woods away from it all, nearly everyone and everything outside of it is full of drama that isnt worth your time wasting brain effort on.

[@themanofthewoods]

I couldn't agree more with you. Have you considered vanlife? That would free up money giving you more chance of saving for your dream. That is how i achieved my goal.

[@maceymitchell2177]

Hi Kevin, I've been following you for a while and love your videos. I'm on a barge and pushing to be as off grid as possible. I was debating applying for a local allotment and wondered how much of your annual veg you manage to grow?

[@themanofthewoods]

Sounds great! This year not much due to my health issue. but last year i nearly managed to grow all i needed. I still learn and next year my plan is to grow everything i need and hopefully sell a little to pay for seeds etc.

[@jamieroach5755]

You have done the right thing , the world is not pretty and its gonna get worse unfortunately , sad thing is its all done on purpose.

[@themanofthewoods]

I do kind of feel you are right. But yes, I do feel my choice of lifestyle is right for me and hopefully for many more!

[@jamieroach5755]

@@themanofthewoods good luck mate

[@ilb735]

Could land be left in trust and beneficiaries be the commoners of the area to harvest / enjoy for many generations to come? The thought of someone buying it and developing it perhaps, would be a shame. I do a bit of gorilla gardening where i can, in London. councils have been tearing out anything that produces free food. 🤬

[@themanofthewoods]

I guess it could if it is in a will? It is a shame that councils can be so narrow minded!

[@annmagoulas7034]

Ooooooooo love it fantastic always be happy ❤mmm

[@themanofthewoods]

Always!

[@ameermark877]

Metallica, hail up brethren, all d way frm guyana south American. Watching ur vlogs abt a yr now ,always find dem calming 😌, tek it easy deh & God bless.

[@themanofthewoods]

Thank you for helping with the music answer and also enjoying my channel.

[@ianstarmore2002]

Been wanting this for years can't get wife on board 😢

[@themanofthewoods]

I say it is the way forward. But then I am biased on that subject. Keep working on her, as she may give in eventually?

[@lozcb1]

Why not prepare by saving for a big enough solar system so you can have all those items you need to run on power free

[@themanofthewoods]

That would be a lot of extra money. When I chose to Keep thing's simple and use just the basic needs to suit my life. Each person can have different expectations and costs accordingly.

[@treecutter]

I'm almost offgrid apart from on grid solar I'm tied in for 8 more years, still it pays the bills be lucky.

[@themanofthewoods]

Good to hear you are getting there though. Life is less complicated that way i feel.

[@nardaelvidge3552]

I’ve been thinking of saving up for an e-bike but that will have to wait till spring. It will give me time to save and do a bit of research into e-bike reviews!

[@themanofthewoods]

Your plan is a good one i think. I was not a fan of the idea but now realise i should have got one ages ago.

[@nardaelvidge3552]

@@themanofthewoods - any suggestions on what to look for with an e-bike? I’m treading in new ground here!!

[@themanofthewoods]

@@nardaelvidge3552 As I was. The cost varies greatly and in basic principle the more you pay? The better the bike! But once you start looking I found that Bosch mid mounted motor's to be pretty much the best on the market. I chose this with a Raleigh road bike was right for me. As you can not have throttle assistance with the Bosch motor. If I had got one with throttle assistance? I would have been lazy.

[@louiseburnett5795]

L O V E A N D B L E S S I N G S P E O P L E N O T L O N G N O W

[@VinnyCB2112]

Metallica, nothin else matters

[@themanofthewoods]

Yesssss! Thank you because that became an earworm for me since recording this video.

[@VinnyCB2112]

@@themanofthewoods I know the feeling well 🤣

[@themanofthewoods]

@@VinnyCB2112 🤣

[@ruairithomson6915]

@@themanofthewoods don't think I can imagine a better earworm, gonna have to put it on later. thank you for these videos, they give me hope

[@themanofthewoods]

@@ruairithomson6915 even I have played it now. And thank you for enjoying my channel.

[@Joj-w5i]

Another great video Sent you an email

[@themanofthewoods]

Let me check