Pioneer Couple (Texas Country Reporter)

Go back to the 1800's with a couple determined to live in solitude without any modern technology. Dick and Bonnie Cain don't have electricity, running water, or any other conveniences on their West Texas ranch home. (#1076, 4/12/08)

[@Texas254]

This is a great episode. We could all learn a valuable lesson in enjoying the simpler things in life. Bob Phillips you done it again, another gratifying episode, you are the best.

[@pedintx]

Bob, I guess over the years I have watched hundreds of your episodes and enjoyed everyone of them. But this one was extra special and touched me like no other. This is my all time favorite. This couple is precious and they are handsome and beautiful. Thanks for everything that you and your wife does. You are truly a Texas treasure. Paul

[@collinreesejones5525]

They are a look back in time...ABSOLUTELY AWESOMENESS! They'll be fine no matter what happens. GOD BLESS THEM BOTH! 😍🤗

[@RayUkitake]

I went to one of her revivals in Temple. It was one of the most uplifting experiences of my life. God Bless Her.

[@marcosaraiva9205]

From Portugal, God bless Texas and this wonderful couple and they way of life.

[@slingshotbill]

I an 83, when I was about 6 and then a few years later, I spent a week with my Mother's Mother. She lived the simple life on a farm like Dick and Bonnie. No electricity, made her own lye soap and done everything by hand. The first time that I was there, she made me some home made cereal. Well it was pretty bland for a 6 year old and there was a small dish on the table with sugar and a small spoon in it, so I got some, but to my surprise it was not sugar at all, bu salt! She was a grand lady and I will always remember and love her and her life. Just a wonderful video and look back to the simple things!

[@cnjhendricks]

thank you for sharing this awesome memory

[@LindaWolfe20]

I was on a farm of 50 acres as a child and miss it still today... I wish we were out from under these planes in Cowtown and on a little piece of property that we could breathe, and live as we want to. Bonnie you may not have running water, electric, and everything people have in these big ole towns but you have freedom and doing what you love...

[@apexalaska]

These folks are living my dream. I find myself wishing I was born 150 years ago sometimes, but maybe I ought to just do what they're doing and make a happy life right here and now.

[@MissBurr1]

just love this video of mr and mrs cain, love how they live, and what they believe in. Much love to you mr and mrs cain, may you always be as blest as your heart desires, wish I could meet you in person, and visit a while, so great

[@QBBSAXET]

Great video! The area they live in is one of my favorite places on earth. I don’t recall ever seeing that many stars in the sky any other place I have been; it felt like freedom out there. Good for them that they can live “the good life” there. Hope they have many more happy years. RD

[@sergeantsailorman]

I've only envied one man and his wife. They had a small piece of property in Arizona and lived in a teepee without any power at all. The lived there for 10 years, until he built them an adobe cabin. He resented having to own a pickup truck, but needed that to haul water for his two horses. No bills other than for the truck. Worked as a cowboy on local ranches for income. Two wonderful people. Now I envy two other people who's video I just watched. Such a simple lifestyle, but difficult to get.

[@Whitney_Sews]

Wow, amazing people! Thanks Bob for doing wonderful segments like this one. I recently found Texas Country Reporter on a local channel at college and then on RFDTV and have fallen in love with the show and all the wonderful people I've 'met' through it :)

[@RayUkitake]

She's a wonderful preacher. Just pray for them.

[@judithcopeland6821]

Very admirable lifestyle, I truly respect them for their choices in how they live their lives....

[@elkhunter76]

What a collection of cast iron! Kudos to them for living the life they want!

[@larrybaber1645]

Awesome couple and awesome life. Much happiness.

[@joeguzman3558]

I've been working allnmy life and sometimes i had money to buy everyone at work dinner and other times i cant even buy a bottle of water ,but never been as happy as those people

[@thecatalunya1]

This lady is correct stuff will never make you happy it may for a short while thats all...hope these lovely people are well..regards from spain..

[@thebluebunny1]

i wish i could live like them so cool

[@wanderingtexan854]

What a great story It would be wonderful to sit on the porch and talk to these folks the wisdom you could gain from just listening Then at the end of the day as your driving off you feel as if you left something behind

[@saeedullah3726]

God bless these wonderful people

[@UTEXTRACK]

God bless these wonderful human beings.

[@haivannguyen6812]

Simple happy life, thanks.

[@TheFieldLab]

Dick and Bonnie are my neighbors and are great folks...I have adopted one of their old longhorns and she spends most of her time at my Field Lab. Her name is Benita.

[@fortbumper]

how are they doing now ?

[@brianortiz2200]

God bless them with straight

[@whisperingdeath308]

Are they doing well?

[@whisperingdeath308]

Where is this btw?

[@steverodgers8425]

Dick and Bonnie will survive the outbreak!

[@garyc8208]

Their Life is simple....wish I had it.

[@BrettLeMans]

I guess if it's your land, your house, your life - you can wear your hat indoors and at the table.

[@whisperingdeath308]

@jjohnson56 Let me say your grandparents are an inspiration and it is refreshing to see people still living the old ways. I would love to visit them some day and just hear the amazing tales of their lives in the new old west. God bless em and keep them.

[@aspensong]

still in love after all these years!

[@jameswells-uk6qu]

That was purty...what happens when "who goes first"? Such a sweet 👫 couple n story. 🎵 🐎 💝

[@vferoe79]

I would absolutely love to go stay with them for a week and show my daughter this way of life. If society would not take my child away for living like this we would!

[@GeekBoy03]

@jjohnson56 You should do a blog for them....receipies and other how-to's on living like that.

[@missdani4404]

I love this!!

[@emilyanthony7138]

What a wonderful simple healthy happy life

[@vivaloriflamme]

I'm ready. Got skills, got library, got horses. Just need a piece of land.

[@hckyplyr9285]

Awesome. God bless them. I wonder how far they are from Shafter. Country looks pretty similar.

[@Maya_Ruinz]

Great folks right there, coming from San Antonio these people know how to live. I wonder how they have been doing since this was flimed, I hope them the best.

[@sergeantsailorman]

A note to jjohnson56. If you live in an arid area like west Texas, try collecting water from rainfall. Multiply sq. footage of collecting area (house roof, shed roof, carport, etc.) times 0.6 per inch of rain. Lets say you have a 20x20 foot roof which is: 400 squire feet. One inch of rain (400 X 0.6 = 240 gallons of water from one inch of rain on a 400 square foot roof. Terlinguia, Texas get an average of 10 inches a year. 400 X 0.6 = 240 X 10 inches= 2400 gallons of water per year. Enough.

[@nickcooper496]

I've worked for them , on that place and another that they take care of.They are good people, but they are still just people. They like their life they live their life according to how they feel they need to live it. Not everybody in the community agrees but who cares it's a free country. Coffee is a modern thing but Chickory was very common. They do live a semi modern life that people don't see on this video, it's not thier fault. TV shows have them way of telling their own story. By the way in West Texas hats in the house And at the table are perfectly fine. We are not east Texas, West Texas rides horses east Texas ride lawnmowers. For those of you who want to attend one of thier revival weeks on thier ranch you can.

[@butterbean4195]

Lucky folks

[@danzbutrfly]

yep...very...very lucky indeed...this is life they are living...

[@decnijfkris3706]

I hear a semi modern life...

[@larrykent4104]

I got time to come and visit I'll have my eggs and coffee the same time y'all do

[@QUINTINGWILLIAMS555]

Love it ! Who was working / monitoring the Drone? Did a wonderful job, captions and all. Brings back good memories ! That is a good size herd. Thanks for sharing, I zm going to try to save it. Nice music too !❤❤🎉 5:17

[@carmenrosa8691]

Qeu Maravilha amo esse tipo de paisagem perfeito! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@NamNguyen-mp1fh]

I was completely speechless to see some of the unthoughtful comments here. I am from Australia and love this clip, wish there is way I can even contact them or write them a card. If you know please share.

[@hoz49]

When people in the cities are scratching each others eyes out for the next meal or drink of clean water, these folks will go on.

[@jstrunck]

Beautiful

[@katherinezp]

Looks like West movie

[@JaySmurdaThyScrubGod]

Damn my dads mom use to live like this for reals im shocked that she was a hell of a badass grandma that was never scared of anything even those pesky skinwalkers.

[@TheGeordieClan]

Would love to know how to make cactus soap.

[@mitzipaulos1290]

How grande..glad for them!!!!

[@chiledoug]

@jjohnson56 you are blessed to have such wonderful grand parents

[@GeekBoy03]

@jjohnson56 What general area are they in? I have considered buying land in Hudspeth County, but there is absolutely no water available in the areas were land was reasonably priced. I was told people are having to truck it in from out of the area.

[@TSilverFox]

awesome, it was refressing to see people really loving life and living how hollywood attempts to make the old west living look real. Very very neat. :)

[@vla179]

Can you please make a video and ask Bonnie to show us and teach us how to make cactus 🌵 soap?

[@julyvia9500]

The Life 👍 Howdy from Tejas

[@xsentrik1107]

This is the life I want 😊

[@athenstexasrobert]

Indians or anyone else that want to live here are more than welcome. The land does not belong to anyone, we just live here for a while.

[@whisperingdeath308]

Are you kidding?

[@hedgehoghunter007]

that is awesome.

[@dorrellruss5715]

Those that belong to God will unify through the power of thinking and through the love that they possess with the fruits of the Holy Spirit.

[@Librarygurl]

@auroradanai Actually, this is incorrect. If it was obtainable in Upper Canada than surely, it would have been available in Texas.

[@janepatterson6779]

He's one fancy dresser..haha.

[@truthmarshal9900]

Many people search their entire lives to find what the Cains have discovered. As crazy as it sounds the electricity statement rings true. Seems everything today revolves around money, fame and self. Stores never close, people working non stop for material things and cars never stop moving on the roadways. I have always felt a sense of pulling to the mountains or remote country, still do today. But all I do is visit to find peace and restore the spirit long enough to return to the rat race. I do think that simplifying life somewhat would fix a lot of souls in this world. Close everything on Sundays again but church and nothing should be open after 7-8pm. Turn off the TV and phones, and spend time doing nothing. Play music, enjoy nature, visit, eat together and know your own family and neighbors again.

[@Gunnarsguns]

This is a snapshot of bye gone time when America was a better place.Very few people like this left.Ive known a few but they are gone now.

[@timcooper7845]

All I see here is true love.

[@auroradanai]

I'd just like to mention that COFFEE is from an exotic location, and it's not exactly something that people living 100 years ago would have had.

[@katiecakes10000]

They imported coffee 100 years ago. Heck, they even imported coffee 250 years ago.

[@johndelong8306]

Now that's the real life

[@masajusp6934]

nice life... found peace from insanity on today society. simplicity is the essence of happiness.

[@iced883]

WOW!!!!!!

[@hugeblue]

How do they get supplies? Do they have a vehicle to drive to town 70 miles away ?

[@danstricklin7573]

They have a pickup but rarely use it. They have a son near Alpine who brought supplies when needed. Dick told me he had not left the ranch for 7 years. That was back in 2008.

[@buzzkincaid5521]

Progress is discontent, it’s never there, always on its way to. I wouldn’t choose their era, but I do wish for a earlier time, often. We all have the choice to not keep pace with progress.

[@arshikhur6773]

I would love to learn to make soap from her?

[@daluztopografia4979]

O cara manda esse boi que aparece na filmagens para mim

[@cucukikiable]

I couldn't see any windmill !!!!! Some body tell me why???

[@scottyg.4199]

Water level is probably way too deep for a windmill. Way to costly too.

[@danstricklin7573]

There was a windmill 1/4 mile away. They laid pipe above ground to fill a small tank.

[@modar]

what if you get bit by a rattlesnake way out there by buy your lonesom?

[@jameswhite2198]

The way things should be

[@joegladwin281]

The only down side I see is a lack of fire wood close by.

[@JohnDoe-zl6ph]

Joe Gladwin cow pies burn 😉

[@carmenperez3191]

I love the pioneer life I we'll love to find me a cowboy out there how can I get me a good men ?

[@alansmlth7989]

my Great Grandmother lived just like this, horrible. Out house, full of bees and wasp in 100 degree temp taking a crap. never again.

[@camodudemtbh7594]

Are they still living??

[@danstricklin7573]

Bonnie passed away earlier this week. The original story aired in 2008.

[@WinstonNewYork]

Cowboy life, here we come!

[@adnorling]

That's cute.

[@GeekBoy03]

@JayKay62969 With outr government trying to cram the entire populus of the planet into the USA, it is getting impossible to create the the American Dream of having such solitude such as they enjoy.

[@mariagigante2531]

❤️❤️🌹🌹✌️

[@JaySmurdaThyScrubGod]

Wish i could try this but im so born into modern life i would go insane in the first week with out youtube or video games to keep me chill but again i would say "lucky couple living a easy live without no worries and don't have to worry about the illuminati that control the world there not locked up in there prison lucky couple".

[@itstherightone5179]

Don't worry, the way the world is acting, will be back to the days of riding horses and living off grid. I sure hope so.

[@SannySr713]

Ain't n way

[@eflint1]

There's gotta be a jerk on every thread.

[@bobedwards7455]

First Texan that I’ve ever come across that wasn’t obsessed with money 💰..Interesting

[@fusionzgaming5848]

21 savage

[@auroradanai]

Ok, you are right, however I do contend that it's not exactly a mark of a simple life. And I wouldn't say it's dumb just uninformed. Yeesh.

[@decnijfkris3706]

The word is decency.