I apologize for my negative comments on the previous video. I have a tons of respect for you both in tackling your home project. This is an incredible amount of work and the fact you are doing it so much yourself it quite inspiring. Seriously, you guys are inspirational and give me hope for your generation and the next you are raising.
Wow, that video felt so comforting, just a tad more than all your other videos. I feel that this channel inspires my soul, in a rare way. Thank you for being my role models. I love how you handled all that strife and hardship with grace Lou. A true inspiration. Dana, it's lovely to have you back! I love how happy you both looked at the end of the video.
So much love for Lou’s sharing of his mindset work and resulting shifts. Very relatable for me, as I am in the early stages of a similar project. Also love how Dana articulated fulfillment being on the land despite missing certain conveniences. I feel similarly when I’m away from my off grid home! You two are inspiring to me on a deep level and I’m so happy you’re sharing your experiences, challenges and joys!
Ok I must say this one made my week. I needed to see this and hear this today. So glad to hear that plan to to tweak the containers to meet your needs Comfort means ALOT ❤
I pray that guy that stiffed ya. You tell your inspector. They will pull his license. You guys are doing a great job. Even with all the stops along the way. Saying prayers. Lou, you are awesome. You got this. ❤
What stands out to me is that a couple videos ago, many commenters were coming down hard on Dana for sharing about her thought process and mindset shift, saying they can't bear another "philosophy" video. Now, as Lou is sharing his shift in mindset, all I read is praise in the comments. Don't get me wrong, the praise is more than deserved. Dana and Lou are both working really hard on the things they are building, mentally as well as physically ❤ But the double standard in the comments really stood out to me and I thought I'd make note of it. Now that that's out of the way, I'm so excited for this build! What an incredible video kicking off this huge project. And the way to adapt to things going wrong is something I'm practicing as well, and I think going with the flow is a wonderful way to navigate whatever is happening. Being together again on the land, you three seem so happy and it's beautiful to see. I'm so happy for you and excited to follow along as you hopefully pour the concrete for the workshop house in spring! And I really hope you didn't get scammed! Guess we'll see. Fingers crossed!
You're wonderful people that help each other stay balanced in stressful situations. I know because I have your downloads and various times when overthinking issues when I should being sleeping I remember Dana's calm motherly voice telling me how to breath & I normally fall right asleep. I'm sure his mother & father have given Max a priceless gift on how to experience life.
Aw that means sooo much to me to read ❤ It truly fills my heart to know the downloads are helpful to you!! Also thanks for your kind words. Wishing you a peaceful January :)
Really inspiring video! I have so much respect for you guys. Dana, you’re nailing it as a mum and Lou, not only are you an absolute machine, I think you’ve become my role model, I’m learning a lot from you that I need to implement in my life. Keep up the good work guys, you deserve it all!
Honestly I feel like nowadays we see nature as something that limits our way of living. And ofcourse that is true, in winter and in a cold weather we can't do certain things. However I love how you guys together paused for a moment and thought what the winter could bring you guys rather than take away. And now you have this beautiful winter to enjoy as family❤️ We are part of nature and rather than fighting it we need to live together with it and take what it has to offer!
I loooove your message so much ❤that really gets to the heart of things. We are a part of nature, we have to learn how to live together in the most harmony :) Thank you, emmisofi! hope you have a wonderful year with lots of nature, too :)
Lou, thank you for your open and honest talk about working on your mindset. It's something I'm working on myself. I wish you health and happiness on your journey. Matt
I love this video so much. Lou, your attitude is inspirational! You are all such beautiful humans with beautiful dreams and great approach to life, I've been loving following your journey since the van times. Thank you for sharing!
You are such a determined person Lou, but outside factors like mother nature and people letting you down has caused set backs. But you are right... take a step back, focus what you can do, better weather is round the corner and it won't be long till you back on track ❤
I’m so impressed that you changed how you were thinking about doing things. Keep at it. So overjoyed about the major changes you discovered with in yourself❤
Wow , wow, wow....going to rewatch the movie....that is a great mindset, one I want to cultivate as well. Happy you are together, and 2025 is a year of balance. Loved the video, loved the progress and the view you have is breathtaking! So proud of you! Also those were very big trees, glad they are down and that they were not the first ones.
What an incredible view! You guys amaze me. Excited you are all back together and excited to see your future build. Praying you get your money back from the concrete guy. I can’t imagine that amount of money lost.
I’ve been following you two since you were plant bases travellers.. Seeing you guys making your family like this and making progress brings tears to my eyes😊❤
This is GREAT! I must be dense or something... I didn't have a clue that you were this far along... or even that you had the plans to do it. I love to see progress like this! Thanks for sharing this with us.
This episode brought me to tears. You guys are so damn inspiring. Excited for the cookbook and all the output about to come from these next 5 months! Bravo!!!
That was a massive amount of trees you took down, did you really need to take that many down? You have a beautiful view and I get that you can plant more, but it just seems an awful lot x
I am so inspired by your family’s positivity and making the very best of every situation ❤. Wow, you all have so much dedication and I just know when you are able to finish the house, it will be absolutely beautiful and perfect for your family! Thank you for sharing the journey!
I’m guessing you guys have a lot of money from family, right? I kinda wish you’d discuss financials b/c everything you’ve done since Hawaii has been so pricey, and I don’t understand how you can pay for it without really lucrative FT jobs.
I've been wondering that too because everything they've done is sooo expensive. Love the huge piece of property and can't wait to see the house build :)
Yup, it would be great to have a financial talk about the lifestyle and builds. I love channels that are transparent about it, to compare, to aspire, to plan ahead, to save, to perhaps be content with what I cannpersonaly afford, etc
What a beautiful video. I love listening to you reason and explain the cultivation of your mindset...beautiful. thank you. Love your life. Family is it all. Thank you for sharing your journey.
Wow, what a view from that spot! What a feeling of space and freedom; I can see why you wouldn’t want to be anywhere else, Dana.. I’m so sorry you were totally scammed by that contractor; who does that sort of thing? Well, I suppose he’s creating his reality (which can’t be a very good one), and you’re creating yours by being better people! Lou, your mindset says it all; well done, you! 👍🏻 Wishing you a great rest-of-winter over there; from where I am in hot, arid rural Australia, it looks like paradise 😂 xx
Seems like Lou gives you energy - it’s the same with me and my husband. Have you looked into Human Design? It’s makes so much sense. Well done for all that you are, do and are striving for. Beautiful family! xxx
I really enjoy watching your family. You two seem to be really good and loving people, so I felt bad reading all those bad comments about your decision to move to your parents' house for a while. Who can really judge what you do to your life? Anyway, I'm glad that brought the family even closer together. I'm sure you will have your dream house before you know it.
This is interesting. I am though slightly frustrated by the continued dual story lines that don't interconnect. We get either or side of things, with nothing that connects all the major players. It's your channel and you can structure it however you like, but I feel lost at times -- and slightly click baited -- when we're now back in October watching Lou dig a foundation while we have what in retrospect feels like filler from Dana being Dana. Lives are intertwined, not lived parallel. Or maybe you do live your lives in parallel construction. Dunno. All I know is I'm somehow left feeling confused and lacking in the joy I used to feel watching your channel.
You guys are awesome and amazing. Always always remember that!!❤ please go after the guy you paid money and who did not do the job. People like that need to be held accountable. Especially these days.
The Law of Attraction is real. It's not easy or magical.... it is SCIENCE. You are awesome Lou. Good to see Dana at the build site with precious Max too. Live it as you see it! ❤❤❤❤❤
Hoping you might sometime do videos on your heating in your containers. I know you have a big woodstove in one of them, but I’ve lost track of which one. I see in your office that you have a tiny woodstove, and also notice a heat pump. Wondering how that is powered and how you find it for off grid in a winter climate. Also humbly hoping you’ll share more about your future radiant heat system as I’m researching doing the same in a shipping container!
Thanks for another great video! Dana, ya'll do what you need to do to accomplish your goals, and please don't be discouraged by the commentors on here. HAPPY NEW YEAR😊
I'm sure you're well into the building/planning process, but I just wanted to tell you to consider putting your kitchen/living space on the second floor! My dad lives in the mountains in Idaho and he built a house with a view of a canyon and quickly realized he wouldn't have much of a view from the ground floor. Our whole living space is upstairs, and we have incredible views from the huge windows on the front side of the house :)
Just in case the concrete guy sees this. Shame on you sir. You owe them an explanation, an apology, and/or money. Appalling way to behave. Best wishes to Dana and Lou, you are stellar people.
Your “mindset cultivation” is very impressive. Land- and elements-taught emotional maturity. Agrarian mentality. You’re at the mercy of the elements. My grandfather was a dry land farmer in the 30s during the depression and the 10-year drought. Walking away from his dream wasn’t an option. You haven’t chosen an easy life, but definitely a great adventure. 💪🏻👏🏻
hey lou this might be a long shot i love your videos ive been watching for years . i remember you had a video talking about your whale tattoo with a meaning saying take life slowly or something like that . may you please tell me what video was that . that meaning is so beautyful i kinda wanna remember that . thanks
Never pay for a contractor 100% up front. Every scam starts this way. Im sorry this happened to you. Better to learn it sooner than later. Hopefully it wasnt to much of a loss. 😢
I enjoy following your progress for years. However I think you should build the final house you wanted from the beginning vs going from the tent to container to a shed to a house…
I've been following you guys since the van life days and have been a patreon supporter on and off - I have to say that at this moment in the U.S. I'm finding it hard to connect with (especially white) homestead creators who just don't at all seem to be referencing what is going on in the world outside your land. It's such a difficult balance, I know, and you may have a sense that your audience comes to pages like this in part to get away from "politics." But we are living in an age of climate devastation, mass deportations, tremendous violence and responsibility and I feel like I'm getting the ick from creators who seem to be signaling that they're just going to spend the upcoming years not referencing that at all. Dana I was very moved by your video on moving away from strict veganism and the realization that you can't divorce yourself from processes of life and death that exist in nature - I feel like there is a parallel with homesteaders in the U.S. who seem to want to divorce themselves from the social systems that are visiting so much harm on so many. Throughout the country's history there has been the fantasy that white folks can disappear into the wilderness, make a life of self-sufficiency and not engage with those systems - but its not really reality. We're all complicit in them and we all have tremendous responsibilities to recognize that right now. I have huge respect for yall and would love to hear more thoughts going forward on how you balance your understanding of building a stand-alone life with your awareness of the wider world outside this beautiful corner of the world you are cultivating.
First it was VAN LIFE. Until it wasn't. Then it was BOAT LIFE! Just buy this book to help us get it. But after one voyage it was OFF GRID LIFE in Hawaii after selling the boat people helped you buy. Then it was TENT LIFE until it wasn't. Then SHIPPING CONTAINERS for sure! For a very short time. Now we need help building a house with the contractor sob story. And the scheme continues...I left this channel a couple years ago and just happened up on it again today. Y'all are just grifters and the people who send you money and fall for your flim flam are suckers
"Decoupling your emotional mood from the weather." That's a must when you live in a too-often grey climate. Good for you!
Your attitude is amazing, and will take you far in life. You deserve all the good things. Praying they come your way!
Thank you, Cara :) that is really kind of you to say. Hoping for all good things to come your way, too ❤
I apologize for my negative comments on the previous video. I have a tons of respect for you both in tackling your home project. This is an incredible amount of work and the fact you are doing it so much yourself it quite inspiring. Seriously, you guys are inspirational and give me hope for your generation and the next you are raising.
Thank you, John :) that's so nice to read. Happy to have you here along for the journey!
You are an incredible story teller! So talented!
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Wow, that video felt so comforting, just a tad more than all your other videos. I feel that this channel inspires my soul, in a rare way. Thank you for being my role models. I love how you handled all that strife and hardship with grace Lou. A true inspiration. Dana, it's lovely to have you back! I love how happy you both looked at the end of the video.
Claire, what a kind comment ❤ it honestly motivates us so much right back to read that. big hugs from all of us!
Good job Lou. The “property “ of the shed house looks amazing. It’s all going to be worth it!
Lou is amazing congratulations your what a man should be and i respect it.
So much love for Lou’s sharing of his mindset work and resulting shifts. Very relatable for me, as I am in the early stages of a similar project. Also love how Dana articulated fulfillment being on the land despite missing certain conveniences. I feel similarly when I’m away from my off grid home! You two are inspiring to me on a deep level and I’m so happy you’re sharing your experiences, challenges and joys!
Ok I must say this one made my week. I needed to see this and hear this today.
So glad to hear that plan to to tweak the containers to meet your needs
Comfort means ALOT ❤
I pray that guy that stiffed ya. You tell your inspector. They will pull his license. You guys are doing a great job. Even with all the stops along the way. Saying prayers. Lou, you are awesome. You got this. ❤
What stands out to me is that a couple videos ago, many commenters were coming down hard on Dana for sharing about her thought process and mindset shift, saying they can't bear another "philosophy" video. Now, as Lou is sharing his shift in mindset, all I read is praise in the comments. Don't get me wrong, the praise is more than deserved. Dana and Lou are both working really hard on the things they are building, mentally as well as physically ❤ But the double standard in the comments really stood out to me and I thought I'd make note of it. Now that that's out of the way, I'm so excited for this build! What an incredible video kicking off this huge project. And the way to adapt to things going wrong is something I'm practicing as well, and I think going with the flow is a wonderful way to navigate whatever is happening. Being together again on the land, you three seem so happy and it's beautiful to see. I'm so happy for you and excited to follow along as you hopefully pour the concrete for the workshop house in spring! And I really hope you didn't get scammed! Guess we'll see. Fingers crossed!
Go Lou!!!!!!
You're wonderful people that help each other stay balanced in stressful situations. I know because I have your downloads and various times when overthinking issues when I should being sleeping I remember Dana's calm motherly voice telling me how to breath & I normally fall right asleep. I'm sure his mother & father have given Max a priceless gift on how to experience life.
Aw that means sooo much to me to read ❤ It truly fills my heart to know the downloads are helpful to you!! Also thanks for your kind words. Wishing you a peaceful January :)
Congrats on your progress! You guys have worked hard to get to where yall are and sending you all the best.
Really inspiring video! I have so much respect for you guys. Dana, you’re nailing it as a mum and Lou, not only are you an absolute machine, I think you’ve become my role model, I’m learning a lot from you that I need to implement in my life. Keep up the good work guys, you deserve it all!
Honestly I feel like nowadays we see nature as something that limits our way of living. And ofcourse that is true, in winter and in a cold weather we can't do certain things. However I love how you guys together paused for a moment and thought what the winter could bring you guys rather than take away. And now you have this beautiful winter to enjoy as family❤️ We are part of nature and rather than fighting it we need to live together with it and take what it has to offer!
I loooove your message so much ❤that really gets to the heart of things. We are a part of nature, we have to learn how to live together in the most harmony :) Thank you, emmisofi! hope you have a wonderful year with lots of nature, too :)
That's what winter used to be about. Slowing down. Hibernation. Resetting.
@@nataliej82 Such a good point ❤
Yaaas been waiting for this land update
You have a beautiful place but more importantly you have a family and that's what's beautiful
Lou, thank you for your open and honest talk about working on your mindset. It's something I'm working on myself. I wish you health and happiness on your journey.
Matt
Fabulous outlook on a situation that might break another person! Really admire you three and your chosen priorities.
I love this video so much. Lou, your attitude is inspirational! You are all such beautiful humans with beautiful dreams and great approach to life, I've been loving following your journey since the van times. Thank you for sharing!
Amazing seeing you all back together which is the ultimate goal and pleasure for your viewers!❤
You are such a determined person Lou, but outside factors like mother nature and people letting you down has caused set backs. But you are right... take a step back, focus what you can do, better weather is round the corner and it won't be long till you back on track ❤
Thanks so much :) it's really motivating to hear it in your words!
Ouph this is EXACTLY where I'm at at the moment
Lou, your attitude is sooo inspiring. Thank you for your example. I feel uplifted by your words!
I’m so impressed that you changed how you were thinking about doing things. Keep at it. So overjoyed about the major changes you discovered with in yourself❤
Wow , wow, wow....going to rewatch the movie....that is a great mindset, one I want to cultivate as well. Happy you are together, and 2025 is a year of balance. Loved the video, loved the progress and the view you have is breathtaking! So proud of you! Also those were very big trees, glad they are down and that they were not the first ones.
Perfect team Dana is an amazing mum and lou pushing forward
Really inspired after watching this video 🤩 Lou's mindset and Dana's creative projects, can't wait to see more of it in 2025 ☺ Glad you're back Dana!!
that's so cool to hear, so happy it got you inspired!! thanks for your motivating words :) ❤ wishing you a wonderful 2025, Barbara!!
What an incredible view! You guys amaze me. Excited you are all back together and excited to see your future build. Praying you get your money back from the concrete guy. I can’t imagine that amount of money lost.
Love your outlook, Lou 🙌
I’ve been following you two since you were plant bases travellers.. Seeing you guys making your family like this and making progress brings tears to my eyes😊❤
Amazing - thanks for sharing this story (stories) - cheers.
This is GREAT! I must be dense or something... I didn't have a clue that you were this far along... or even that you had the plans to do it. I love to see progress like this! Thanks for sharing this with us.
So exciting! Thank you both for sharing your thought processes and mindset shift techniques. I so appreciate it!
Can’t wait to see your new project! You certainly are determined and positive considering the weather. Hopefully you get an early spring. ❤️
we are so happy to have you along for the ride of this project!! thanks for your kind words, Mika :)
I love your new outlook going forward, great lesson for life!!
"the important thing is we are on the right track"...the words I needed today!
happy to hear that... hope things go well for you, whatever your project may be :) big hugs from us!!
This episode brought me to tears. You guys are so damn inspiring. Excited for the cookbook and all the output about to come from these next 5 months! Bravo!!!
That was a massive amount of trees you took down, did you really need to take that many down? You have a beautiful view and I get that you can plant more, but it just seems an awful lot x
You guys are doing a great job.
Thank you so much :)
I am so inspired by your family’s positivity and making the very best of every situation ❤. Wow, you all have so much dedication and I just know when you are able to finish the house, it will be absolutely beautiful and perfect for your family! Thank you for sharing the journey!
WOW❗What a complete surprise‼ Amazing work to get the land cleared, so fortunate you found a good dozer operator....A Blessing~~💚
Great production quality on some of these drone shot transitions 👏🏼
I’m guessing you guys have a lot of money from family, right? I kinda wish you’d discuss financials b/c everything you’ve done since Hawaii has been so pricey, and I don’t understand how you can pay for it without really lucrative FT jobs.
I've been wondering that too because everything they've done is sooo expensive.
Love the huge piece of property and can't wait to see the house build :)
Yup, it would be great to have a financial talk about the lifestyle and builds. I love channels that are transparent about it, to compare, to aspire, to plan ahead, to save, to perhaps be content with what I cannpersonaly afford, etc
They don't need to discuss financials. There are other channels that provide financial talks on their lifestyles and builds.
You all are incredible, excited to follow this new journey!
So excited for your house build! 🎉❤ and your attitude rocks!
What a beautiful video. I love listening to you reason and explain the cultivation of your mindset...beautiful. thank you. Love your life. Family is it all. Thank you for sharing your journey.
Thinking of you . I enjoy your posts and “ catching up” on your adventures. You are great storytellers, telling such a great story! Hugs
Very exciting. Congratulations! 🎉
Hi. Where do you get the €€€ to tacle these projects - a foundation is not cheap to make :) i also have some land and i am starting to build my house
Wow, what a view from that spot! What a feeling of space and freedom; I can see why you wouldn’t want to be anywhere else, Dana.. I’m so sorry you were totally scammed by that contractor; who does that sort of thing? Well, I suppose he’s creating his reality (which can’t be a very good one), and you’re creating yours by being better people! Lou, your mindset says it all; well done, you! 👍🏻
Wishing you a great rest-of-winter over there; from where I am in hot, arid rural Australia, it looks like paradise 😂 xx
Your cultivation of mindset is Stellar!!!!
Seems like Lou gives you energy - it’s the same with me and my husband. Have you looked into Human Design? It’s makes so much sense. Well done for all that you are, do and are striving for. Beautiful family! xxx
I LOVE that you listed the miracles! There are daily miracles if one opens one's eyes and heart! Remember, no miracle is small 🙂
I really enjoy watching your family. You two seem to be really good and loving people, so I felt bad reading all those bad comments about your decision to move to your parents' house for a while. Who can really judge what you do to your life? Anyway, I'm glad that brought the family even closer together. I'm sure you will have your dream house before you know it.
This is interesting. I am though slightly frustrated by the continued dual story lines that don't interconnect. We get either or side of things, with nothing that connects all the major players. It's your channel and you can structure it however you like, but I feel lost at times -- and slightly click baited -- when we're now back in October watching Lou dig a foundation while we have what in retrospect feels like filler from Dana being Dana. Lives are intertwined, not lived parallel. Or maybe you do live your lives in parallel construction. Dunno. All I know is I'm somehow left feeling confused and lacking in the joy I used to feel watching your channel.
She is spending winter with family. Because daily life with a kid and no running water is hard. Lou is at the cabin.
Love your positivity! So rare in this world today ☺️
You guys are awesome and amazing. Always always remember that!!❤ please go after the guy you paid money and who did not do the job. People like that need to be held accountable. Especially these days.
Makin moves!
I’m not crying, you’re crying 🥹🥹this is so beautiful and epic!
❤❤❤ that is so sweet of you, thanks :)
Being able to regroup when needed is the best way to deal with live in general. Wishing you a great NEW YEAR 2025. WITH GREAT REGARDS TO YOU ALL❤
Positive Perspectives Provide Practical Pivots Towards Prosperity
Lou is amazing😊
The Law of Attraction is real. It's not easy or magical.... it is SCIENCE. You are awesome Lou. Good to see Dana at the build site with precious Max too. Live it as you see it! ❤❤❤❤❤
Hoping you might sometime do videos on your heating in your containers. I know you have a big woodstove in one of them, but I’ve lost track of which one. I see in your office that you have a tiny woodstove, and also notice a heat pump. Wondering how that is powered and how you find it for off grid in a winter climate. Also humbly hoping you’ll share more about your future radiant heat system as I’m researching doing the same in a shipping container!
If memory serves, they have a big woodstove in the sleeping container.
Congrats on the mental, spiritual & emotional shift ~ Huzzah! ❤xoxoxo
Born/Raised in NORTH COUNTRY/UPSTATE NEW YORK….worked in lower Hudson Valley area, you have to departmentalize alot ….😜
haha you know how it is around here :)
Thanks for another great video! Dana, ya'll do what you need to do to accomplish your goals, and please don't be discouraged by the commentors on here. HAPPY NEW YEAR😊
I'm sure you're well into the building/planning process, but I just wanted to tell you to consider putting your kitchen/living space on the second floor! My dad lives in the mountains in Idaho and he built a house with a view of a canyon and quickly realized he wouldn't have much of a view from the ground floor. Our whole living space is upstairs, and we have incredible views from the huge windows on the front side of the house :)
get and huge tarp to cover......we did that with our build and it kept off the rain and snow
Just in case the concrete guy sees this. Shame on you sir. You owe them an explanation, an apology, and/or money. Appalling way to behave. Best wishes to Dana and Lou, you are stellar people.
The moment you brought up Interstellar I immediately knew what scene you were talking about.
"It's not possible." "No, it's necessary."
Your “mindset cultivation” is very impressive. Land- and elements-taught emotional maturity. Agrarian mentality. You’re at the mercy of the elements. My grandfather was a dry land farmer in the 30s during the depression and the 10-year drought. Walking away from his dream wasn’t an option. You haven’t chosen an easy life, but definitely a great adventure. 💪🏻👏🏻
You should see if Andrew Camarata could come help out with some of the process - he has all the big boy machines and toys :)
It's great to see your gorgeous smiling face Dana and your beautiful eyes muah ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ hope it's not too cold where you all are
you are always so sweet with your messages, thank you!!! :) it's chilly but we're doing well :) hope you are having nice weather!
It's cold here in the city but it's alright 😊
hey lou this might be a long shot i love your videos ive been watching for years . i remember you had a video talking about your whale tattoo with a meaning saying take life slowly or something like that . may you please tell me what video was that . that meaning is so beautyful i kinda wanna remember that . thanks
Pivot, pivot, pivot. Well done. Enjoy the ride otherwise what's the point.
Never pay for a contractor 100% up front. Every scam starts this way. Im sorry this happened to you. Better to learn it sooner than later. Hopefully it wasnt to much of a loss. 😢
We definitely learned that lesson, unfortunately :( thanks for spending some time with us today though, and wishing you a great 2025, Mariah!
Okay, here’s my important question. Does Lou still have his sourdough starter going?
Concrete even at 50 F is not ideal. Best to wait for spring time.
Never, never pay in advance!!
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I enjoy following your progress for years. However I think you should build the final house you wanted from the beginning vs going from the tent to container to a shed to a house…
Sure. But when you are a youtuber, keeping on doing projects _IS_ the business plan, often.
This made me want to watch interstellar
Did you say timber, we didn’t hear you say timber 😊
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Never pay until the job is completed, if they require a 10% deposit that is Ok, but when it comes to money people can behave very badly.
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Can you get your money back from concrete guy??
I’m hoping he does the job in the spring, otherwise we go to court I guess? Ideally it will all just work out ; ) I’m optimistic at this point
@@WildWeRoamEverything happens for a reason….
@@amyfrancois9121 Nope, no, not really, not true, not even in the slightest.
Lou, I appreciate your openness and honesty around life, challenges and mindset.
I've been following you guys since the van life days and have been a patreon supporter on and off - I have to say that at this moment in the U.S. I'm finding it hard to connect with (especially white) homestead creators who just don't at all seem to be referencing what is going on in the world outside your land. It's such a difficult balance, I know, and you may have a sense that your audience comes to pages like this in part to get away from "politics." But we are living in an age of climate devastation, mass deportations, tremendous violence and responsibility and I feel like I'm getting the ick from creators who seem to be signaling that they're just going to spend the upcoming years not referencing that at all. Dana I was very moved by your video on moving away from strict veganism and the realization that you can't divorce yourself from processes of life and death that exist in nature - I feel like there is a parallel with homesteaders in the U.S. who seem to want to divorce themselves from the social systems that are visiting so much harm on so many. Throughout the country's history there has been the fantasy that white folks can disappear into the wilderness, make a life of self-sufficiency and not engage with those systems - but its not really reality. We're all complicit in them and we all have tremendous responsibilities to recognize that right now. I have huge respect for yall and would love to hear more thoughts going forward on how you balance your understanding of building a stand-alone life with your awareness of the wider world outside this beautiful corner of the world you are cultivating.
I wondered where you had been up to. Well, you tried.
Hahaha yeah it was a big swing!
Why don’t you guys just buy a house
First it was VAN LIFE. Until it wasn't. Then it was BOAT LIFE! Just buy this book to help us get it. But after one voyage it was OFF GRID LIFE in Hawaii after selling the boat people helped you buy. Then it was TENT LIFE until it wasn't. Then SHIPPING CONTAINERS for sure! For a very short time. Now we need help building a house with the contractor sob story. And the scheme continues...I left this channel a couple years ago and just happened up on it again today. Y'all are just grifters and the people who send you money and fall for your flim flam are suckers
I was just thinking that if UA-cam shuts down for whatever reason, Lou and Dana would easily survive building and selling houses 😃🪚🏡