Hubs & I lived in a 28-foot travel trailer for 3 years off grid in central Virginia. We had sold our home (in another state) & rented a year looking for the right home to fix up (hubs has 3 years construction remodeling & many years of flooring installation experience). Hubs developed a serious health scare & major depression & we moved closer to family (hence VA) & then the pandemic hit & we went through our money (we were frugal) & we bought raw land because we didn't have much $$ left. We had no A/C just small fans that worked off 2 small portable batteries. No electricity, no solar. Went through propane a lot in winter as we heated our water up for cooking & showers & for using to heat in winter. We bought frozen ice blocks to put in a container to keep in the trailer (fridge) camper to keep some foods on hand - lasted 2-3 days (wished we had taken bubble foil & outlined the fridge to help the ice last longer) & emptied excess water to filter in our berkey water filter. We bought & hauled water every 2-3 weeks. Hand pump 2 gallon sprayer to take showers. Went to laundry mat. It was challenging but peaceful (on our 1.34 acre property). The man who sold the property had pulled a permit for a driveway so we had a physical address on our title/deed when we purchased the property & we got a PO Box for mail. DMV still had a conniption fit because we had no electric, water, bills etc. for a 2nd verification. We had auto insurance that showed physical & PO Box so they begrudgingly accepted it & its an acceptable proof of a 2nd verification. 🤨🙄 We moved to another state now (hubs job) & are back on the grid but I miss living in the woods & being off grid. We were very poor but if people can get water & a little solar set up, its much easier living off grid. You already have the water & portable heat for showers. Saw bear, deer, wild turkeys, etc. Hope all goes well for you & your family. 😊
I am glad you are doing this now while you are young. Good job! We live on $1720 a mo. Social Security in Calif. Health issues plagued us early on but we cycle. In our early 60's, we bought a fixer upper cabin on 8 acres. Did the work ourselves. Live well on $1720 Because about 50% of our food is free. *Keys to success* ✔ Our Quality Specialized E-Bikes were bought for $2500 each. Keeps us fit & saves $ on gas along with our E-Car ✔Solar power for the bikes, car & home about 55-60% of the year. ✔Endless free water to grow food + a year round creek.✔Live off-grid yet just 13 min to a very small town. ✔Nearby church provides us with our eternal family and free food every Sunday since I help with the free WEEKLY meal provided to the hungry in our town. I supply the entire meal about 2x a month so volunteers eat free. I'll get into our free food in a separate post. ✔We can and freeze food. This is essential to health and keeping food costs low.✔ Our healthcare is free due to low income
I enjoy your videos. You are a very good communicator and are very informative. I would like to see some videos of life on your homestead. It would be interesting to go along with you as you build your homestead.
The view is beautiful. You guys will get there and be able to build your house in time. With all the crazy in this world you have more going on than you think. Your skills and mindset will be a blessing.
I think it takes time to figure out what is the best structure to live in is. Everyone has their own preferences regarding what they want to live in. I considered living in a trailer at one point of my life, but I eventually realized there are more options, for me to consider. I saw 3 different kind of homes that interest me, so far, and none of them is a house. Building a house will use up a lot of space. The amount of time it takes, for building a house should be longer in comparison to other homes that interest me. The amount of space, and time it takes to build a home are two issues that are on my mind. What I have been spending some of my time on is making a plan to buy my own property, and I am dividing the amount of space I want to use, for what I want to build, and have on my property. I am also considering the amount of time I want to use, for me to build what I want built. I saw a man on a youtube video, and I spoke with him as well who has a house that looks amazing, but he has no food, and I am dropping a hint! Building a home to live in is not the only issue to consider. Because you could end up building, and having an amazing house, but you could also end up starving if you are only thinking about building a house!
I think we’ll probably end up in a camper when we finally get land. I think the first thing will probably do is build out a shed to Home. Like a small 10 x 14’ one make it a small bunk room/playroom. I’m probably just put a small fireplace in there and insulated real well just so there’s an additional area to be during the winter.
True about your house being an investment. Ours has doubled in value in the 13 years we’ve been here. That’s been my experience in nearly 60 years of home ownership.
Just came across your channel about a month ago. You folks are doing great ! My wife and I are both real estate agents. Your decision to live as financially responsible as possible, learn new skills, make new streams of income, and discover what you really want and need are wise indeed. You will be able to build a home that will now seem huge compared to rv living yet smaller than average home sizes. You can always add on later as time and money allows. 🎉🎉 May you continue to be blessed and stay the course. I hope to start a CZcams channel to encourage others to do the same or at least become more self sufficient, aware of decisions and money spending, not to mention resilience during tough times. I am working towards us becoming off grid at our property within the next year also. We have garden, water well, woods etc main piece is enough solar to disconnect from grid permanently. We have lost power for multiple days this year due to storms. We live a hour north of Houston next to lake Conroe 2-1/2 acres heavily wooded. Best wishes to your family we will keep watching your channel !
as always, proud of you and all the things you are doing. I cant wait to see an update on all the inprovements from beginning of summer to end of summer - a garden update all that! Speaking of garden, are you going to can some of your harvest at all? also - where did I miss the part where you got 2 puppies? they look like border collies or some type of herding dog.
Thank you!! I don't think i am going to have enough leftover to can - other than maybe for practice. So far, we have been eating everything lol. One of the dogs is our 8 year old Toy Aussie (Taboo). But we did get a new puppy! She is a Rough Collie (like Lassie). Her name is Effie :)
After 3 years of full timing in my new Rv I’m ready for more room. It’s an electricity hog and the black water has to be dumped at least weekly. It’s also really loud when it rains. There’s a lot of maintenance and a motorhome needs air in the tires, oil changes, and cleaning. A house is permanent. I want a garden and I’ll live in my Rv while I start my homestead. Thank you for your helpful videos. ❤
The heat is brutal and ac was not making heat go away as should. Cleaned the filter ran a brush on the fins and added a fan to send cooler air to the side of the room I occupy consistently. Also making sure some clothes are at the bottom of the door help keep cool air in. Tonight first time I saw 72° on a thermometer 🌡️.
Hi! Just curious if you have started to build or when you are planning on starting your home build on your new property. I watch another channel "Life Uncontained" and they bought raw land and built their home from nothing using 2 shipping containers, solar, septic and giant water containers on the land. It took about 4 years start to finish. Cant wait to see what you accomplish. It must be so rewarding to look at any wall or corner of your home and know you made it into existence, not just plunked money down. Good luck!
LIFE UNCONTAINED ARE FANTASTIC OMG BEST FRIENDS AN LOVES WITH AWESOME HUMOR..AN KIDOS NOTE RED ALERT HUMAN MALE SPERM COUNT HAS DROPPED OVER 50% SINCE 2000 THEY SUSPECT GLOBAL WARMING CRISIS SCROTUM SAC CANT WORK...ARE WE BECOMING EXTINCT??? SO SORRY TO SHARE BUT NEEDS ATTENTION TO SOLVE
A camper is very limiting for a family. So obviously you need a house. Of course it is different for those who cant afford one. Btw there is an interesting channel Caravan Life UK , about a couple who bought a camper and live on a campground. They were renting but had to move when it was sold.
Janet Andrews hello from Virginia: I guess the upside to building your own home would be not having to pay a mortgage company or bank because all the supplies you use would be cash flowed correct. How about homeowners' insurance and property taxes would you have to pay that or not?
We camp in a trailer in NY during the summer and it get very hot during the day and cold at night in May and October. The A/C or heat runs continuously. It would not be possible to live like that all year.
I appreciate what you guys are doing. We have 7 acres that we are just starting out on and we don’t have the Home on it yet but I have posted some videos and my question is how do we get more people following our Homestead adventures? Seems like you have done well even though it’s early on you’ve got a lot of followers and a lot of viewers. Thank you for your time and for your videos. @abundantgracehomestead
When do you think to build a house? Here in the Netherlands it’s possible to let a complete house build by a company and then they set it Up in two days om your land. It’s affordabel hoe is that in Australië?
US resident here, not Australian. We do have pre-fab kit homes that a builder/contractor can build in 2+ days. Depends on the price & size of the prefab kit home & what the builder charges. It's not the cheapest option.
We are surprisingly not all that isolated. Just 5 mins from town with all the amenities. The best of both worlds 😁 Now, if we can just some of those amenities, like water and electricity, onto our property 😂
Do you have any renderings of the kind of house you’d like to build? You can do wonders with that property. Some people as the get older sell their homes and decide to travel with a camper/motorhome. We want to do that pending some health issues I have. Purchasing a preowned travel home is what we would do. Quality is poor in new ones.
Hubs & I lived in a 28-foot travel trailer for 3 years off grid in central Virginia. We had sold our home (in another state) & rented a year looking for the right home to fix up (hubs has 3 years construction remodeling & many years of flooring installation experience). Hubs developed a serious health scare & major depression & we moved closer to family (hence VA) & then the pandemic hit & we went through our money (we were frugal) & we bought raw land because we didn't have much $$ left. We had no A/C just small fans that worked off 2 small portable batteries. No electricity, no solar. Went through propane a lot in winter as we heated our water up for cooking & showers & for using to heat in winter. We bought frozen ice blocks to put in a container to keep in the trailer (fridge) camper to keep some foods on hand - lasted 2-3 days (wished we had taken bubble foil & outlined the fridge to help the ice last longer) & emptied excess water to filter in our berkey water filter. We bought & hauled water every 2-3 weeks. Hand pump 2 gallon sprayer to take showers. Went to laundry mat. It was challenging but peaceful (on our 1.34 acre property). The man who sold the property had pulled a permit for a driveway so we had a physical address on our title/deed when we purchased the property & we got a PO Box for mail. DMV still had a conniption fit because we had no electric, water, bills etc. for a 2nd verification. We had auto insurance that showed physical & PO Box so they begrudgingly accepted it & its an acceptable proof of a 2nd verification. 🤨🙄 We moved to another state now (hubs job) & are back on the grid but I miss living in the woods & being off grid. We were very poor but if people can get water & a little solar set up, its much easier living off grid. You already have the water & portable heat for showers. Saw bear, deer, wild turkeys, etc. Hope all goes well for you & your family. 😊
This is what I call strength and you both have it
Don't forget it's for your comfort too! You can keep the camper as a teenage retreat or guest house later. Plus travel with it.
I am glad you are doing this now while you are young. Good job! We live on $1720 a mo. Social Security in Calif. Health issues plagued us early on but we cycle. In our early 60's, we bought a fixer upper cabin on 8 acres. Did the work ourselves. Live well on $1720 Because about 50% of our food is free. *Keys to success* ✔ Our Quality Specialized E-Bikes were bought for $2500 each. Keeps us fit & saves $ on gas along with our E-Car ✔Solar power for the bikes, car & home about 55-60% of the year. ✔Endless free water to grow food + a year round creek.✔Live off-grid yet just 13 min to a very small town. ✔Nearby church provides us with our eternal family and free food every Sunday since I help with the free WEEKLY meal provided to the hungry in our town. I supply the entire meal about 2x a month so volunteers eat free. I'll get into our free food in a separate post. ✔We can and freeze food. This is essential to health and keeping food costs low.✔ Our healthcare is free due to low income
I know volunteering gets you some cool free or low cost stuff.
This sounds wonderful! Thanks for sharing😊
I hope you start a channel or blog to share details 🙏
The baby has gotten so big❤and walks so good!! Crazy how much he has grown! Great video ❤
The woods for a background,,,,,,,perfect
I enjoy your videos. You are a very good communicator and are very informative. I would like to see some videos of life on your homestead. It would be interesting to go along with you as you build your homestead.
That little Falcon toddling around the grass with his dogs 🥰🥰
You are thoughtful about your choices and decisions. The homestead is looking good. Amazing how much work you did already🌻
It is a beautiful piece of property. You'll create many good memories there.
The view is beautiful. You guys will get there and be able to build your house in time. With all the crazy in this world you have more going on than you think. Your skills and mindset will be a blessing.
I think it takes time to figure out what is the best structure to live in is. Everyone has their own preferences regarding what they want to live in.
I considered living in a trailer at one point of my life, but I eventually realized there are more options, for me to consider. I saw 3 different kind of homes that interest me, so far, and none of them is a house. Building a house will use up a lot of space. The amount of time it takes, for building a house should be longer in comparison to other homes that interest me.
The amount of space, and time it takes to build a home are two issues that are on my mind. What I have been spending some of my time on is making a plan to buy my own property, and I am dividing the amount of space I want to use, for what I want to build, and have on my property. I am also considering the amount of time I want to use, for me to build what I want built.
I saw a man on a youtube video, and I spoke with him as well who has a house that looks amazing, but he has no food, and I am dropping a hint!
Building a home to live in is not the only issue to consider. Because you could end up building, and having an amazing house, but you could also end up starving if you are only thinking about building a house!
I think we’ll probably end up in a camper when we finally get land. I think the first thing will probably do is build out a shed to Home. Like a small 10 x 14’ one make it a small bunk room/playroom. I’m probably just put a small fireplace in there and insulated real well just so there’s an additional area to be during the winter.
True about your house being an investment. Ours has doubled in value in the 13 years we’ve been here. That’s been my experience in nearly 60 years of home ownership.
Easy for you you’re obviously a boomer from your statement about 60 years…. The generation that got all the breaks….. worst generation ever
@@sixstringcity3931 poor mindset to have.
Just came across your channel about a month ago. You folks are doing great ! My wife and I are both real estate agents. Your decision to live as financially responsible as possible, learn new skills, make new streams of income, and discover what you really want and need are wise indeed. You will be able to build a home that will now seem huge compared to rv living yet smaller than average home sizes. You can always add on later as time and money allows. 🎉🎉 May you continue to be blessed and stay the course. I hope to start a CZcams channel to encourage others to do the same or at least become more self sufficient, aware of decisions and money spending, not to mention resilience during tough times. I am working towards us becoming off grid at our property within the next year also. We have garden, water well, woods etc main piece is enough solar to disconnect from grid permanently. We have lost power for multiple days this year due to storms. We live a hour north of Houston next to lake Conroe 2-1/2 acres heavily wooded. Best wishes to your family we will keep watching your channel !
as always, proud of you and all the things you are doing. I cant wait to see an update on all the inprovements from beginning of summer to end of summer - a garden update all that! Speaking of garden, are you going to can some of your harvest at all? also - where did I miss the part where you got 2 puppies? they look like border collies or some type of herding dog.
Thank you!! I don't think i am going to have enough leftover to can - other than maybe for practice. So far, we have been eating everything lol. One of the dogs is our 8 year old Toy Aussie (Taboo). But we did get a new puppy! She is a Rough Collie (like Lassie). Her name is Effie :)
Great video
After 3 years of full timing in my new Rv I’m ready for more room. It’s an electricity hog and the black water has to be dumped at least weekly. It’s also really loud when it rains. There’s a lot of maintenance and a motorhome needs air in the tires, oil changes, and cleaning. A house is permanent. I want a garden and I’ll live in my Rv while I start my homestead. Thank you for your helpful videos. ❤
Our 16 by 20 cabin is 💯 better than the 40 foot camper we sold.
Good morning from a fellow Virginia resident.
Good Morning!
Your piece of land is very beautiful!
The heat is brutal and ac was not making heat go away as should. Cleaned the filter ran a brush on the fins and added a fan to send cooler air to the side of the room I occupy consistently. Also making sure some clothes are at the bottom of the door help keep cool air in. Tonight first time I saw 72° on a thermometer 🌡️.
Dig out line with old pool liner add crates milk and cover. A water storage nearly free and a good resurve.
To keep it a bit cooler id skirt the bottom. We lived in ours for four years. And we're fixing things now while living in a house.
I think heated floors are the best way to save on heating.
Hi! Just curious if you have started to build or when you are planning on starting your home build on your new property. I watch another channel "Life Uncontained" and they bought raw land and built their home from nothing using 2 shipping containers, solar, septic and giant water containers on the land. It took about 4 years start to finish. Cant wait to see what you accomplish. It must be so rewarding to look at any wall or corner of your home and know you made it into existence, not just plunked money down. Good luck!
LIFE UNCONTAINED ARE FANTASTIC OMG BEST FRIENDS AN LOVES WITH AWESOME HUMOR..AN KIDOS NOTE RED ALERT HUMAN MALE SPERM COUNT HAS DROPPED OVER 50% SINCE 2000 THEY SUSPECT GLOBAL WARMING CRISIS SCROTUM SAC CANT WORK...ARE WE BECOMING EXTINCT??? SO SORRY TO SHARE BUT NEEDS ATTENTION TO SOLVE
Good video, baby is getting big😊
A camper is very limiting for a family. So obviously you need a house. Of course it is different for those who cant afford one. Btw there is an interesting channel Caravan Life UK , about a couple who bought a camper and live on a campground. They were renting but had to move when it was sold.
Thanks, I will check out the channel!
@@raisingwildflowers 😎
Here enjoying the video ❤❤
We agree a house is a good investment
I agree with her... campers are affordable & short-term solutions...
MY REAL Home build is a Earthhome
Omg baby clips with puppies 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Janet Andrews hello from Virginia: I guess the upside to building your own home would be not having to pay a mortgage company or bank because all the supplies you use would be cash flowed correct. How about homeowners' insurance and property taxes would you have to pay that or not?
Wait !! Where did those two puppies come from ?!❤
Taboo is our 8 year old Toy Aussie - he’s been here a while (the ball obsessed one 😆). But we did get a new puppy! Effie is a Rough Collie❤️
@@raisingwildflowerscongrats ! They are so sweet !❤
Amazing. I hope you start a channel 🙏
We camp in a trailer in NY during the summer and it get very hot during the day and cold at night in May and October. The A/C or heat runs continuously. It would not be possible to live like that all year.
I appreciate what you guys are doing. We have 7 acres that we are just starting out on and we don’t have the Home on it yet but I have posted some videos and my question is how do we get more people following our Homestead adventures? Seems like you have done well even though it’s early on you’ve got a lot of followers and a lot of viewers. Thank you for your time and for your videos. @abundantgracehomestead
When do you think to build a house? Here in the Netherlands it’s possible to let a complete house build by a company and then they set it Up in two days om your land. It’s affordabel hoe is that in Australië?
US resident here, not Australian. We do have pre-fab kit homes that a builder/contractor can build in 2+ days. Depends on the price & size of the prefab kit home & what the builder charges. It's not the cheapest option.
Oké, its cost to much
@@connydijkstra7781 nice to know in the Netherlands it's affordable. 🙂
I would love to live this kind of lifestyle but my wife would never agree as it is sort of living in isolation.
We are surprisingly not all that isolated. Just 5 mins from town with all the amenities. The best of both worlds 😁 Now, if we can just some of those amenities, like water and electricity, onto our property 😂
I *think* I remember she has a teenage daughter. She'll definitely want her own little space before long.
Love your videos! Are you considering using shipping containers to build your home?
We have considered shipping containers :)
Do you have any renderings of the kind of house you’d like to build? You can do wonders with that property. Some people as the get older sell their homes and decide to travel with a camper/motorhome. We want to do that pending some health issues I have. Purchasing a preowned travel home is what we would do. Quality is poor in new ones.
You could even rent out your camper once your home is built!
Insurance and people renting on your property would be a nightmare and too risky.
🏡🐎
It looks like you will be spending the winter in your trailer if construction hasn't started soon. I can't see the teenager's being happy with that.
Don't forget it's for your comfort too! You can keep the camper as a teenage retreat or guest house later. Plus travel with it.