Re-Opening OFF-GRID Cabin After 5 Month Hike

[@bionicdan1959]

I had to crack a smile that after months on the trail in which finding water was a issue, you still have to do that at home. Lol, it’s like you brought a part of the PCT home with you. An AMAZING home you guys have going there. Very impressed! Thanks for sharing!

[@miss.kimpossible]

Wow! I might even be more excited about your off grid living than I was about the PCT! So cool! Glad you showed the before and after on the clean up….I felt like I wanted to come help! Lol Beautiful land! And you’re doing a great job on the house….love it! Yes, please keep the videos coming! #relationshipgoals

[@antoniabaker7770]

I've lived off grid now for a few decades. Your place is way more advanced than my first place. Looks great. Its common here in Australia to have solar on homes but most aren't off grid. I know over there it depends where you live but can you have water tanks and solar hot water? If you have running water as in a river you can also set up a small water wheel and hook a battery up to that. Great for running electricity even in a shed or just backup. Your doing great.

[@billbaron6992]

Your home looks really nice. That’s great. When you were showing your water system, and pouring in the spring water, I was thinking it would be neat to see a giant Sawyer filter as part of the system. :-)

[@drakebonnellbonnell9045]

What a beautiful home and property. I’m glad I came back east with u folks. Thanks for the video

[@jenlya3783]

You guys just keep getting cooler and cooler! Haha. What a neat place! Glad you made it home safely!

[@jerilynndyer9092]

Thanks for showing us your home and lived your hiking adventure of the PCT. Can't wait to see more.

[@shannonblack9712]

Once again, SHOCKED that you guys don't have more followers. I started watching during your PCT thru hike but am going to stay for more content like this. Love watching stuff like this, you're living my dream.

[@jamesbuchanan7492]

Super impressed! Now I understand why the PCT seemed like such a breeze to you guys!!

[@tinnwhistler7629]

Welcome back to your lovely off-grid home. It’s looking great, glad to see there were no major issues when you returned 😊🎈

[@PamelaZKemper]

Wow!!! Stunning home, super impressive! Would love to see more videos on the different aspects of off grid living/home design. Enjoy the 100 mile wilderness! Hoping you'll do a series on the adventure too!

[@petepontzer7311]

We met near Etna, CA, while thru hiking. You discussed your home. I was fascinated. Thank you for making this video. Stagecoach

[@kellyjohnson3617]

Awesome set up. Love your main room. I lived in a travel trailer for six years with a black tank. So disgusting. Even with chemicals it smelled terrible all the time. When I camp I do the basic compost toilet set up. It doesn’t smell at all. Even in my big tent. My kitty uses the same litter snd I put her litter in with the compost. It’s amazing how little to no smell even with her litter. I use a boost called bokashi that is something common in Korean composts to keep down smells as well. It’s basically fermented bran. It helps speed up the composting for all wastes including food wastes. I use it here at the house in my food waste/compost bin. That tree you cut down looks like it will be good firewood for the wood stove once it seasons. You got a great set up. Thanks for sharing it

[@maureenobryan6141]

Keep vlogging! Fun to see you back home and how you manage to live off the grid! Fascinating!

[@LuckyLarry]

Everything looks beautiful ! Even the wet cardboard! It’s home! Sam you need Corey to come visit and get busy with the chainsaw ! Yes please show us more! Have a good hike…

[@coreyl1201]

I'm shockingly terrible at felling trees

[@tomsalter3756]

This is cool! Thanks for sharing! We now live in Maine--so I guess that kind of (state-wise) makes us neighbors! I really enjoyed your PCT videos. We just moved to Maine from CA. Still nothing but boxes, but before long, we'll have time--I'll catch up on all your PCT videos. Again, thanks for sharing with us.

[@paullindberg6219]

Thanks for sharing your life! Greetings from Sweden 🇸🇪

[@jls935]

OHHH I CANNOT WAIT TO FOLLOW ALONG WITH YOUR STORY!!!!!

[@KirstyCoddington]

Can’t wait to follow your progress on your home 🏡

[@rosemarymcleod4074]

Love your off grid cabin. You did an awesome job on it.

[@chrisbentleywalkingandrambling]

I wish I was young again just to be able to do this. What an achievement. Living the dream. Sam, Moriah, that is a beautiful Home. I would love to see vlogs on the House and how you progress. I do have a question. Do you just buy land and build or do you have to get plans drawn up and permits? How much land have you got. Do you have neighbours? If so how far away? You walked to the Stream, is all that land yours? Vegetable Garden at all? Or is this on the cards? The composting toilet. I saw one on another channel and they had a urine drain fitted to the front but when you sat down. They said taking the urine off separately gave better compost. Can you sink a well for all year around water? If the river is there then the water table can't be far down. Is this on the cards at all? When the river is in full flow can you put a pipe in and pump direct? One last one, yeah I know, it's Chris Bentley again, he always a lot of questions lol. Any plans to put Solar Panels on the roof? What if it's Winter and very little Sun? Is there always enough Solar energy to get you through or do you sometimes run out of battery life? Lastly I promise 🙄 how far are you from family? Within short driving distance? I'll go now but I'll close by saying that I was looking forward to future vlogs of hiking and rock climbing but now I'm enthused for vlogs about the House and the progress. Thanks for sharing and now you are home I'll say to you what you have said to us for 5 months. Subscribe to my channel!!! I'm no match to your epic vlogs. Just an old man out hiking but if you can Subscribe, if you would like, then it would be great. I've only got 40 Subscribers so it nothing like yours.🙄😂. Irregardless, I'm looking forward to your updates. Stay Safe and Stay Well.

[@danlundgren1583]

Good for you, I love it and your story of the PCT hike. I built a solar house in the Caribbean after sailboat cruising for 5 years. Now I’m focusing on PCT section hikes. Thank you for sharing your life. Dan L

[@mafp22w]

You two are such a beautiful and wise couple. It is kind of you to share your lives with the rest of us. You both inspired me to go from my flat land in Indio, CA to struggle through the PCT from Mammoth to Tuolumne Meadows. An easy two days was a tough 3 days for this 63 year old. My wife and I are hoping to build a place like yours on four acres in the mountains of Arizona. You are sure doing things right. God’s many blessings to you as you walk by faith.

[@laurabegley682]

Awesome place! Excited to see your next adventures

[@naturalflow157]

This is really stunning. I have been following your journey, and I am just amazed and moved by your story. It is very inspirational, and I can't get enough of it. Circumstances and life got in the way and I also have chosen some poor decisions. Which got me to the point where I am right now trying to gain control and a positive mindset back. Watching your experiences helps me to get stronger in the choices I am making now. Thank you again for sharing and wishing you the best :)

[@ruudsmith3836]

great your home. place looks good. big fan of DIY. spotted your Victron components, looksgood. ive got a multi component all Victron system in my Tacoma so to run a refridge and a few lights...overkill for one 100Ah battery and one 100W panel (40watts out). Living off grid a perfect use for Solar...hopefully your well insulated in your build

[@Andy-Mesa]

Hello from PCT Days! Wish y’all could be here. I’m super excited about you all continuing to post videos about whatever strikes you. I’ve been living in a 20ft RV for the last 14 months so homesteading definitely appeals to me.

[@garyblack2858]

Amazing homestead in the mountains! Living your dreams. How cool. Thank you for sharing. Look forward to your next video. 😊

[@allencrider]

That inverter was impressive. Other stuff was too but I really noticed that fancy thing.

[@Maryojeda62]

Love your style of living. Only one can dream it. Wishing you the best and we’ll keep watching for next adventure ❤️

[@paintlover70]

Nice piece of land and nice job on your cabin build !!

[@phishfanvt]

You guys are rad. Super fun to see this, one day I hope to do something similar.

[@pamelalynn3767]

Thanks for sharing your lovely house. I love the kitchen and living room area. YOu guys did great building that!

[@deanbothwell6992]

Thank you for this video yes absolutely keep ‘em coming your very entertaining and a joy

[@marksheffield4941]

Very cool video on you cabin. Nice job. Anyone who has hiked the AT totally gets the composting toilet. I also watched your last video on the PCT and loved it. Mark -- the guy from the front seat of the ride out of Trout Lake.

[@neliareal830]

Nice guys! Good job on the cabin 👍🏼

[@susanlang8793]

Welcome home! Very impressed how everything just worked on the first try! Shows to me that you did it right! Fine job. Sending my love♥️

[@quigleyoutside]

Great job on your off grid digs! You two are something else 😊👏

[@ladygoodday]

Wow, I had no idea! Your home looks awesome, and I love that it looks like you’re getting rain and cool weather as I sit in the HOT California desert. Thank you for sharing.

[@brendajohnson7514]

Really awesome place and inspiring to see your set up.

[@Two.gingers.adventures]

I absolutely love your house!

[@bigbranch1]

Wow ...you guys get a huge A+++++ ...sooo impressed........beautiful home.....

[@mfnannygram]

Followed your PCT videos and didn't know you lived in NH. Look forward to seeing your east coast experiences in the cabin and on the trail.

[@matthewoconnor1621]

You guys did an incredible job, really impressive set up 👏

[@michaelgage9919]

Excellent job and progress on your home!

[@allenhatfield4149]

Looks great. Really like how you all have it setup. Bummer about cell phone / internet. It might be a while for the star link for a house, although they have it for RVs and boats. Could be a good sponsor. Craig "hawk" Mains is hiking the AT and has recently started in Maine nobo, you might ask him for any building tips if you have any questions.

[@greg.jacobs]

What a great project, you guy did a really amazing job with everything, thanks for sharing.

[@kelliesharpe1067]

Hope you’re gonna show us the hike! Love the house!

[@TheGypsyNurse_]

Just gorgeous

[@Eric-fx9xf]

Really cool you guys built that. ✌

[@carissamcmasters]

Love it! 😍. Thanks for sharing! ☀️

[@turragorman59]

You both are amazing!! Love the off grid cabin and excellent job.

[@adventureswithfrickandfrack]

Do slant backed drawers up there. Thank you for sharing your amazing home with us .💖That spring up the road is lovely. How far away is it from your house? I look forward to more of this content from you if you continue to share your lives with us.

[@thewanderingtraveler8984]

looks like a great place. you all are doing a good job

[@mattharvey8712]

Bravo.......the other side........wow.....off grid.........u need hot tub............note.......the flex gas supply......critter proff.....pvc around hose......cheers

[@AdventureWithMeSB]

I love it!! Bet you’re happy to be home!

[@AdventureWithMeSB]

Just so you can leave again hahaha enjoy!!

[@mariusventer853]

Thanks!

[@sam.and.moriah]

Thank you!!!

[@jennymossa9492]

I love the river!

[@sam.and.moriah]

we do too. So lucky to have it!

[@Johnskiismore]

Hooray home!

[@sierranevadahikes8538]

Very cool. Thanks for sharing!

[@theecanmole]

Hey Ewok! Your cabin video has been a whole lot of "turn ons"! Thanks for uploading!

[@ferretzfan]

That’s beautiful!

[@michelleoglesbee-flores2518]

Great place!

[@hope2someday691]

Fun stuff PCT, Oregon Coast and AT in one year. Where you from? You don’t sound like the typical NH folks I’ve heard. Somewhere out west maybe?

[@pct2025]

This is really inspiring, and I’m thoroughly impressed. Looks really liveable and an absolutely awesome spot. IMO the real estate market is cooked, we having rising interest rates and nosebleed home prices so the fact you’ve successfully managed to find an alternative way to make a home is amazing work. Was the block very expensive and is it a long drive to the nearest town? Love all the trees and especially the creek. What more do you need in life 👍

[@reneeromano2773]

Awesome! Definitely inspiring!

[@briangreen7692]

No need to be apologetic. You are living YOUR LIVES, no one else's. Good times.

[@charlie-km1et]

Are you running those solar panels in series or parallel. Are you trying to boost amps or volts basically. Looks like a sweet setup. Those look like gel batteries since they are mounted sideways which is cool for sure. How’s the maintenance on those things? Rad off grid spot with a river. Holy smokes you guys are livin!

[@Craig_Parsons]

Seems like you have a lot of battery storage around 10kw? Do your panels keep up with your needs? Or do you have to use a generator occasionally. Do you have plans to pump water from the river directly and not have to use the blue cans to collect water. Looks like you could incorporate a water wheel to either pump water or make electricity. I ask because I have similar issues with my off grid house. How much sun do you get in the short winter days? Lol so many question so little time. Great job!

[@blueboats7530]

It's great all the systems came right back up after 5 months. There was a moment of suspense about the electric for a second, Ha Ha.

[@calex9398]

I wanna do that one day. Beautiful! How long did it take?

[@Craig_Parsons]

Very Nice!

[@cantsay]

Question, can it truly be off grid if you have resources from the grid? Resources such as food, internet etc?

[@antoniabaker7770]

Are you on acreage? Far from a town? Is that forrest behind you?

[@amyrauert7016]

I've followed your PCT hike. Welcome back home. You mentioned NH... that's where I'm from. Are you in NH?

[@sam.and.moriah]

We are!

[@amyrauert7016]

@@sam.and.moriah maybe I'll bump into you both one day.... it's a small world. Are you following kylehateshiking? He's from VT and on the PCT now

[@tkemp4184]

Welcome home

[@chili1593]

Snug little place. Well done.

[@hikerJohn]

Do you need a building permit on this land?

[@johnmalone4570]

Very cool!

[@seansuttles1813]

Did you purchase solar equipment and build your own system or did you have a solar company do it? I got so turned off by predatory solar companies that I abandoned the idea of having one of them do it.

[@sam.and.moriah]

We bought the equipment and built the system ourselves. I’ve heard many a horror story about the solar company’s. Make you feel like you’re winning, you’re not

[@elisaadams2292]

Awesome!

[@MalFunktion1]

Nice!

[@carolsdarksarcasm4223]

🥰

[@hikerJohn]

This is as cool as hiking the PCT. Just the idea of doing it is *totally bitchen* (to use a phrase from a previous generation)