This Spring I bought 16 acres of land in Northern New Mexico in the foothills of the Manzano Mountains, then I bought an old ( late1950's) small 14x40 (560 sq feet) "junk" mobile home from a mobile home park that the last tenant had trashed for $500 and then threw my buddy who has a 1 ton truck a tank full of diesel and a case of beer to move it for me. Then I gutted it back the studs pulled all the tin siding off squaring all curved ends u, put it on a 4 foot concrete pier foundation and used the tin to build a new pitched roof and I painted the roof with truck bed liner. I framed in the new windows, I used the 12"x18" Playhouse/Shed Windows because they are built just like a regular house window just smaller and in a tiny house/cabin you need wall space not windows, Then bought one of those cheapo chainsaw milling sets from Amazon to mill my own siding out of Engelman pine on because that's what was available on the land and then I stained it with Navajo Red stain. I haven done anything with the inside yet but the plan is to to build a little bit bigger bedroom, and a smaller bathroom and kitchen, It's just me and my gf now, her daughter just went off to college in august and my 3 kids are grown and out of the house. Were going to live completely off grid also but our solar is going to be bigger, were not going to have a range/oven, we have one of those 9 function countertop ovens and since the step-daughter has left we haven't used the oven at all, between the air fryer/oven, microwave, crock pot and electric skillet we don't need it plus that saves space, were just going to build a couple live edge open shelves to store them with, there was already a well on the property that the people we bought the land from had just dug 3 years ago in order to move there permanantly but when Covid hit there's jobs and 401k's went bye bye. the inside is going to be spray foam insulation with drywall to save money, we bought all used cabinets, sinks, toilet and bathtub. The Cabinets we bought from a garage sale from a couple who had remodeled their kitchen, $50 for an 6 foot bottom and 5 uppers, so we have an extra one to put in the bathroom to used as a medicine cabinet/storage in the bathroom, the sinks, toilet and tub we bought from the local Habitat for Humanity ReStore and were just going to repaint everything to make them look better. I found and old pie safe/china hutch that I'm going to put simple legs on to get it up to counter height for a kitchen island/ eating bar. and the top we're going to use as a in the wall mounted entertainment center for our t.v. and some knick knacks and book shelf. After the house is done I'm going to mill some more wood and used the left over tin I have to build a chicken coop, I'm going to use rain collection system to water the chickens and the garden we are going to plant.
Good job . I'm 6 years offgrid now . My cabin is on a slab 20x36,12x20 is the veranda. Well ,septic,solar,lpgas,woodstove. 4ft deepfreezer. I built a solar- power shed ,it has solar panels on top ,batteries and contols inside, genorater, wood shed ,tool shed,south side is salvaged picture windows for green house, starting plants and winter garden . Generator for well pump,pressure tank . I will change the pump out oneday to run off my solar . Someone gave me bad advise on that . I built the cabin myself , I'm very proud of it . Modern kitchen and bathroom, flush toilet . The veranda could be made into a room,but i don't need it . Nice for summer . Wish i could share a picture of it ,guess I'll have to do a youtube vidio one day .
What a wonderful special place especially with all your personal craftsmanship! Very nice! Wishing you many years of enjoyment there. It shows we really don’t need the “MacMansions”. Just enough is content enough. I am in my 40th year in my cabin. You keep making little changes and modifications as you see fit and your life evolves. Great job!
It really is a blessing and a labor of love. I have felt compelled to get this up and running so that no matter what happens in the techno world, we have a long term place to live.
Nice place ..... I have a 20’ x 24’ cabin on an old farm. It’s not quite finished but it keeps me warm and dry when hunting. I do have electricity but no running water. I repurposed lumber and metal off an old barn on the property that was falling down....
Nice setup! Your cabin has the same floorplan as our full-time house. Our house (in Maine) is 16' X 24'. My only regret is our roof doesn't have as steep of a pitch as yours. Our loft is only 44" at the peak. I love your "yard". It would make a nice private airstrip. :)
Yeah, we lease the front yard to a local farmer. Your low roof is probably better on heating, although our loft in the winter can get smoking hot with the wood stove.
Thanks for the tour from the uk 🇬🇧 I could feel every nail being driven, screw being turned and wood being cut in that place. Building your own place is like having a fitted suit where you are the tailor. Epic!
Great set up. I noticed though you have mold in the shower may need some ventilation in there as mold can get out of hand and may cause illness. ( retired RN.. sorry can't help myself when I see preventative measures that can be used.) Cheers.😁
I worked for a company that built highways, about 4 yrs. they sent Me, and another guy out to set out markers using GPS on farm land look about like this it was so peaceful there wasn't long heavy equipment started rolling in dozers, trachoes, dump trucks ect. hated to see it and so did the people living there but they had no choice they were forced to sell though they were paid well. now there is a 4-lane highway running right through it.
I live off grid in an 8 by 20 tiny house love the setup the only thing I would do differently in which I did was food with my main concern with my tiny house and you have a tiny refrigerator I would and I understand your own solar but I would probably use a chest freezer and then have separate ways to turn around and freeze bottles of water and use them as your Refrigeration and the freezer would use probably less electricity is that little fridge you have and you get double the use for one electrical item cuz you can use the freezer the freeze up bottles of water that you can then use as Refrigeration and it will give you way more food storage
The fridge has a freezer in it and we do freeze bottles for extra cooling. Going to upgrade to a low wattage 7.2 refrigerator freezer that actually uses half the electric as this mini fridge.
Great set-up when you want to get away from it all. Adjustable solar frame is a neat concept. Have you used a metal detector around the old homestead yet, might find some valuables?
I purchased a Midea 10k btu window unit. I can run it wide open all day but it needs a generator after dark. I find I can cool it down plenty during the day and just use a box fan at night.
This is so awesome! I think the one major downside for me would be the lack of air conditioning. I could even survive the sweating all day, it's just that I can NOT sleep when it's hot. I don't know where you are located, but how is it in the summer?
I added a Midea window unit, which can run wide open all day but would need a generator at night. I just turn it off and use fans after dark and if I leave the windows closed it won't warm up much past 70 even on the hottest days.
Depends on your latitude, but for central U.S., 30 degrees/ winter, 55 degrees spring and fall, and 80 degrees in summer will get you more than close enough.
hey buddy just asking what size cabin is at I mean it looks good and everything I'm just trying to figure out what size it is it looks like the perfect size let me know please thank you
No, it's a second home. We spend about 40 days a year there. The area is great hunting and salt water fishing. There are also lots of historical sites. If you're a city person then it wouldn't be for them.
@@lbrown6859 it is brackish. We have white perch, stripped bass, red fish, cat fish and now even the snakeheads have showed up, and blue crabs later in the summer.
@@offgridwithalexanderthegre5157 wow. Those blue crab are some fine eatn'!! I like most any kind of fish if I am being honest, but I tell you what there's something kinda special about mullet when they are fresh, hard to beat. And they really like that brackish water, here in Florida anyway. Y'all have a beautiful place btw!
The well is solar with 24 volt battery back up, and is self contained. It's not on my main solar system and runs on d.c. power. Check out my water vid.czcams.com/video/4lTG579r2aQ/video.htmlsi=XD7V-L354GUXke9j
What is the wattage of your well pump? How deep is it? What kind of inverter are you using? I have 300ft deep well and 1HP pump and want to design a solar/battery powered backup system. My research tells me that my well pump's steady state current is 9A at 240V and the in-rush could be as high as 50Amp, so it may require 12Kw at start up.
The depth of the well is irrelevant. The head of water is what matters. A.c. well pump will require large inverter, more batteries and more solar panels. I have a solar well which is not ideal for heavy after dark or cloudy day water use, but is adequate.
This Spring I bought 16 acres of land in Northern New Mexico in the foothills of the Manzano Mountains, then I bought an old ( late1950's) small 14x40 (560 sq feet) "junk" mobile home from a mobile home park that the last tenant had trashed for $500 and then threw my buddy who has a 1 ton truck a tank full of diesel and a case of beer to move it for me. Then I gutted it back the studs pulled all the tin siding off squaring all curved ends u, put it on a 4 foot concrete pier foundation and used the tin to build a new pitched roof and I painted the roof with truck bed liner. I framed in the new windows, I used the 12"x18" Playhouse/Shed Windows because they are built just like a regular house window just smaller and in a tiny house/cabin you need wall space not windows, Then bought one of those cheapo chainsaw milling sets from Amazon to mill my own siding out of Engelman pine on because that's what was available on the land and then I stained it with Navajo Red stain. I haven done anything with the inside yet but the plan is to to build a little bit bigger bedroom, and a smaller bathroom and kitchen, It's just me and my gf now, her daughter just went off to college in august and my 3 kids are grown and out of the house. Were going to live completely off grid also but our solar is going to be bigger, were not going to have a range/oven, we have one of those 9 function countertop ovens and since the step-daughter has left we haven't used the oven at all, between the air fryer/oven, microwave, crock pot and electric skillet we don't need it plus that saves space, were just going to build a couple live edge open shelves to store them with, there was already a well on the property that the people we bought the land from had just dug 3 years ago in order to move there permanantly but when Covid hit there's jobs and 401k's went bye bye. the inside is going to be spray foam insulation with drywall to save money, we bought all used cabinets, sinks, toilet and bathtub. The Cabinets we bought from a garage sale from a couple who had remodeled their kitchen, $50 for an 6 foot bottom and 5 uppers, so we have an extra one to put in the bathroom to used as a medicine cabinet/storage in the bathroom, the sinks, toilet and tub we bought from the local Habitat for Humanity ReStore and were just going to repaint everything to make them look better. I found and old pie safe/china hutch that I'm going to put simple legs on to get it up to counter height for a kitchen island/ eating bar. and the top we're going to use as a in the wall mounted entertainment center for our t.v. and some knick knacks and book shelf. After the house is done I'm going to mill some more wood and used the left over tin I have to build a chicken coop, I'm going to use rain collection system to water the chickens and the garden we are going to plant.
Good deal.
I to live in the Manzano mountains
@@tbarela032003 Well hey neighbor
Good job .
I'm 6 years offgrid now .
My cabin is on a slab
20x36,12x20 is the veranda.
Well ,septic,solar,lpgas,woodstove. 4ft deepfreezer.
I built a solar- power shed ,it has solar panels on top ,batteries and contols inside, genorater,
wood shed ,tool shed,south side is salvaged picture windows for
green house, starting plants and winter garden .
Generator for well pump,pressure tank . I will change the pump out oneday to run off my solar .
Someone gave me bad advise on that . I built the cabin myself , I'm very proud of it .
Modern kitchen and bathroom, flush toilet . The veranda could be made into a room,but i don't need it . Nice for summer . Wish i could share a picture of it ,guess I'll have to do a youtube vidio one day .
Sounds nice.
Thanks for the tour. That was nice layout. I like your use of space. The easy adjustment solar panel rack was great! ❤
Thanks so much! 😊
Nice place if I had that property I wouldn't want to go anywhere I would become a hermit
your woodstove set up is beautiful! Thanks for the tour!
Thanks. The hearth is made with 200 year old bricks and the mantle brackets are window weights.
40 days a year is not enough.....lol.....a garden and go full time, living the dream. Nice!
Very nice set up. Being a mile of the road is awesome! If things get crazy you will always have a comfortable getaway!
Yep 👍
You have got an awesome cabin I love what you did with the place I like all the trees around and just switch peaceful great job
Use the rainwater collection for a garden.
What a wonderful special place especially with all your personal craftsmanship! Very nice! Wishing you many years of enjoyment there. It shows we really don’t need the “MacMansions”. Just enough is content enough. I am in my 40th year in my cabin. You keep making little changes and modifications as you see fit and your life evolves. Great job!
Thanks
Amen to that! I moved into my cabin in 2002. One of the best things I ever did.
Nice self proclaimed title. Nothing like staying humble.
You got a really nice place I like it
Great video
Straight and to the point
I appreciate not sharing too many details like everyone else on CZcams
Nice Job! Much like the cabin I built. Love an off grid cabin! Enjoy!!🌲👍👍
Me also. Thanks.
Nice property and setup!
This is just a whole new level of cool! Imagine the load off knowing you have this for peace of mind, and not having to deal with people!
It really is a blessing and a labor of love. I have felt compelled to get this up and running so that no matter what happens in the techno world, we have a long term place to live.
Nice place ..... I have a 20’ x 24’ cabin on an old farm. It’s not quite finished but it keeps me warm and dry when hunting. I do have electricity but no running water. I repurposed lumber and metal off an old barn on the property that was falling down....
Nice
Very nice place you got there..
Gorgeous! Your craftsmanship is excellent sir!
I'm so jealous.
I envy you my friend !
Cool set up, nice property. Also nice last name ,Have it myself. LOL. Nice video.
great cabin pard *LIKED* and *SUBSCRIBED* --LT
Nice setup! Your cabin has the same floorplan as our full-time house. Our house (in Maine) is 16' X 24'. My only regret is our roof doesn't have as steep of a pitch as yours. Our loft is only 44" at the peak.
I love your "yard". It would make a nice private airstrip. :)
Yeah, we lease the front yard to a local farmer. Your low roof is probably better on heating, although our loft in the winter can get smoking hot with the wood stove.
Who said living off grid came with no modern conveniencea. great job.
Thank you for showing off that little slice of heaven. I think this should be what we all aspire to accomplish.
I think the different tones of wood. Nice job
Looks good guys! I like that you used recycled and rustic materials. Saves money and gives it character.
Wow, beautiful place. What more to need, it's all there.
Very nice work. Beautiful property!
Great cabin!!
I like it. Nice job.
So cozy and well thought lay out. Thanks for sharing.
Just wonderful! Thank you for sharing.
Love it. You did a great job.
Very smart setup, good job!
Absolutely wonderful!
Pretty darn sweet set-up I’d say! Great job. 👍
Great place you’ve created, thanks for posting 👍
Awesome looks great!
Thanks for the tour from the uk 🇬🇧
I could feel every nail being driven, screw being turned and wood being cut in that place. Building your own place is like having a fitted suit where you are the tailor. Epic!
Thanks
Great set up. I noticed though you have mold in the shower may need some ventilation in there as mold can get out of hand and may cause illness. ( retired RN.. sorry can't help myself when I see preventative measures that can be used.) Cheers.😁
The green is simply algae that just needs a shot of bleach water. Hadn't been there in several weeks before I shot the vid.
Congratulations! What a fine job.
Beautiful home thank you for sharing
Nice cabin sir
Mighty fine little set up👍👍
Absolutely love this cabin. Wood work is Soo beautiful!! You do beautiful work.
Looks Beautiful
You have a beautiful cabin and you put in a lot of thought and hard work in. Greetings from the UK.
Awesome! Great job👍
Great job I love it would totally live there, thanks for the tour from NZ full of character and history 🥰 💪👍
Thanks
Very nice!!
Amazing setup!!
Very cool!
Nice job 👍
Great setup - really like the adjustable solar panel.
Thanks
Love it ❤️👍😎
Beautiful place..... great job 👍🏻
I worked for a company that built highways, about 4 yrs. they sent Me, and another guy out to set out markers using GPS on farm land look about like this it was so peaceful there wasn't long heavy equipment started rolling in dozers, trachoes, dump trucks ect. hated to see it and so did the people living there but they had no choice they were forced to sell though they were paid well. now there is a 4-lane highway running right through it.
sad.
That's a beautiful cabin!
It’s absolutely beautiful.
Nice build, very rustic, and practical
That’s true craftsmanship
All I can say is WOW, a dream cabin!
Great cabin.
That is a really cool cabin
AWESOME!!!
Muy acogedora me gusta mucho 👍🏼 buen trabajo
I’m about to go live in my land and build my tiny house and live off the grid.
Good luck!!
Very cool
Very nice.
Great place. 👍
😍love it
I live off grid in an 8 by 20 tiny house love the setup the only thing I would do differently in which I did was food with my main concern with my tiny house and you have a tiny refrigerator I would and I understand your own solar but I would probably use a chest freezer and then have separate ways to turn around and freeze bottles of water and use them as your Refrigeration and the freezer would use probably less electricity is that little fridge you have and you get double the use for one electrical item cuz you can use the freezer the freeze up bottles of water that you can then use as Refrigeration and it will give you way more food storage
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The fridge has a freezer in it and we do freeze bottles for extra cooling. Going to upgrade to a low wattage 7.2 refrigerator freezer that actually uses half the electric as this mini fridge.
Nice!
Nice cabin
nice set up
awesome. Thanks for sharing!
Nice place
Nice place.
BRILLIANT! 🎯
Great set-up when you want to get away from it all. Adjustable solar frame is a neat concept. Have you used a metal detector around the old homestead yet, might find some valuables?
I have used a metal detector. Still trying to find the dump. It may be in the creek.
Nice set up. Look up earth tube as a cheap way to cool a house.
Yeah, my ground water is at 4' and humidity is high so in my case it would be a mold and mildew disaster.
Nice setup.
I'm hoping to do something similar but on a smaller scale if i manage to buy a woodland in the UK.
Thanks
Nice Setup. What's the dimensions of the enclosed part of the cabin?
16x24
There are "window A/C units, that will run off solar and would maybe give enough cooling to help.
I purchased a Midea 10k btu window unit. I can run it wide open all day but it needs a generator after dark. I find I can cool it down plenty during the day and just use a box fan at night.
This is so awesome! I think the one major downside for me would be the lack of air conditioning. I could even survive the sweating all day, it's just that I can NOT sleep when it's hot. I don't know where you are located, but how is it in the summer?
I added a Midea window unit, which can run wide open all day but would need a generator at night. I just turn it off and use fans after dark and if I leave the windows closed it won't warm up much past 70 even on the hottest days.
what are the 3 hole angles you used to adjust the solar setup?
Depends on your latitude, but for central U.S., 30 degrees/ winter, 55 degrees spring and fall, and 80 degrees in summer will get you more than close enough.
Great job.
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hey buddy just asking what size cabin is at I mean it looks good and everything I'm just trying to figure out what size it is it looks like the perfect size let me know please thank you
Make biochar out of wood put it on garden check out rock stove Mass theater couches
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Very nice. I love how you repurposed wood from the old house. Are you out there 24/7? What is there to do?
No, it's a second home. We spend about 40 days a year there. The area is great hunting and salt water fishing. There are also lots of historical sites. If you're a city person then it wouldn't be for them.
@@offgridwithalexanderthegre5157 I myself am definitely not a city person. And I love your place. Peaceful.
@@offgridwithalexanderthegre5157 so do you have mullet that come up near your house...? Is that brackish water there where you have the dock?
@@lbrown6859 it is brackish. We have white perch, stripped bass, red fish, cat fish and now even the snakeheads have showed up, and blue crabs later in the summer.
@@offgridwithalexanderthegre5157 wow. Those blue crab are some fine eatn'!! I like most any kind of fish if I am being honest, but I tell you what there's something kinda special about mullet when they are fresh, hard to beat. And they really like that brackish water, here in Florida anyway. Y'all have a beautiful place btw!
Great cabin , what are the dimensions of this build ? Thanks.. currently planning a build in northern British Columbia
Thanks
It's 16' x 24' with a 9' x 16' loft. Deck is 14' x 16'.
Enjoyed the video. Looks like SC or GA.
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Virginia
Hi great Cabin! What part of the USA are You in? Looks like the deep south.
Virginia
Do you have a 12 volt pump for your well now? Or is it 120v connected to your invertor/
The well is solar with 24 volt battery back up, and is self contained. It's not on my main solar system and runs on d.c. power. Check out my water vid.czcams.com/video/4lTG579r2aQ/video.htmlsi=XD7V-L354GUXke9j
What is the wattage of your well pump? How deep is it? What kind of inverter are you using? I have 300ft deep well and 1HP pump and want to design a solar/battery powered backup system. My research tells me that my well pump's steady state current is 9A at 240V and the in-rush could be as high as 50Amp, so it may require 12Kw at start up.
Better off with a slow start d.c. pump
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The depth of the well is irrelevant. The head of water is what matters. A.c. well pump will require large inverter, more batteries and more solar panels. I have a solar well which is not ideal for heavy after dark or cloudy day water use, but is adequate.
I've got several acres....I don't know how much...
Buddy that's a great problem to have.
I didn't want people to feel limitations based on acreage. I think 3-5 acres would be sufficient. Thanks for commenting.