I'm moving into the woods alone
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- Опубліковано 9 вер 2020
- So, here it is guys, the new adventure I've been scraping all my pennies together for. I've always envisioned myself one day moving into the woods alone, with my own little cottage, to play in. I just always thought it would be me as cute old lady... until i realized "huh, I don’t have to wait" 👵🏼
So here I am, ready to dive into learning about a whole lot of stuff I currently know nothing about, and take you guys along with me.
Cross your fingers for me 🤞🏼😉
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What kind of van do you have/how much did it cost/how many miles did it have on it when you bought it?
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I lived alone in the woods for five years until I decided to return to civilization (big mistake) seven years ago. There are four things I'd recommend you do right off the bat:
1.) As other people here have suggested, get a couple of dogs. Not only are they great companions but they're the best early warning system you could have regarding the presence of wild animals and people.
2.) Get armed. I had never owned a gun before I lived in the woods alone, but when I woke one morning not long after I moved into my cabin to find a black bear literally staring at me through my bedroom window licking the glass I decided to arm up. Most encounters I had with both wild animals and the occasional stranger were uneventful and innocuous. However, there will be exceptions. You can count on it. It's always best to be prepared.
3.) Stock up on at least a month's worth (preferably two) of food and water. If you live in a cold weather state and intend to reside in your cabin through the winter, you might end up snowed in for days or even weeks at a time depending on how far off the beaten path you are. Which leads to #4.
4.) Get to know your neighbors and local county sheriff. I moved to an isolated spot to be alone. I'm guessing you did too. However, there are times when you may need the help of other people. In case of an emergency, especially one that results in you being incapacitated somehow, your neighbors performing periodic welfare checks on you may be the only thing that prevents you from dying a long, slow, agonizing death all alone in the woods. Regular check ins with your local sheriff will help keep you up to speed on anything unusual that may be happening in your area. My local sheriff would also call me after bad storms to see if I was okay. The more people you have looking out for you the better.
Good luck.
Great advice 👍
Very good advice!
Dogs were my first thought, when I saw the areal. And a strategy in case a bad guy shows up.
Joe App excellent info!
And take a firearm training class if you haven't learned how to handle guns.
The amount of absolutely lovely, happy, sweet comments that are flooding in right now made me have to go outside, lay on my van roof and laugh/cry happy tears over how wonderful life feels right now.
I have so much love going on in my body right now I don't know what to do with myself.
Edit - the amount I have learned about being able to rent goats to clear land is astounding, and the comment content I didn't know i needed. thank you to everyone who has mentioned goats, i hold a special place in my heart for u. ♡♡
Your an amazing soul .never stop making the videos .And seeing you be one with nature is pure freedom
give yourself a hug...from all of us
Hi Hannah, I'm so excited for you! What a great piece of land and cabins! I love how happy you are, and practically cried in empathy, watching the video. The following probably doesn't matter much to you right now, but I do have some potentially exciting news too (pregnancy update): Shortly after you last heard from me, I noticed what appeared to be a developing "baby bump"! My joy and elation were comparable to what I'm feeling from you in this video...I immediately decided to get into my best possible physical shape, to make for an easier birthing experience! That's all I have to share at the moment, but hopefully I'll have another update in time for your next video! (PS: I loved where you helped the bee!)
there is peace in your voice
I'm so happy for you, keep on shining girl! ❤
I just LOVE your inventive and adventuring spirit. I'm 78 and live alone in the woods-not as rustic as you are doing, but with the same spirit. I build my own outbuildings, and love that I can do things myself. If I were doing my life over, I'd do exactly as you are doing while you are still young. I love too that you saved the bee. Your beautiful soul is shining out in this video. I wish you much happiness on your adventure through life..
Wow! That is really amazing! God's blessings to you!💖
Living in the woods is a dream....
and I'm Christopher Columbus
@@alicetoniian7432 I
I hope that I’ll become like you when I’m 78 .
"gonna go south for the winter"
ur literally a bird. and i love it. heck yes
Andiamo a vivere insieme nei boschi?
Kegiatan yang enjoy dan menyenangkan
In the future when you’re frustrated about a project you’re working on in your cabin please come back and watch this video. See how excited you were when you bought the property. It’s easy to get caught up in emotion in the moment! Congrats! The outhouse is so cool!!!
@Player Hater Maybe she will grow that garden she speaks of.
Yes aaaaaa
@Player Hater work on yourself dude, it will make life better for you and the rest of us, for sure, you must be a fellow CA. you guys are so tiring .
@Player Hater Lil hater bee, she could bring her fam out from the inner areas they could create compound. Actually she seems to be in a great area on a big acreage of land with a van and 2 roofs over head. You lack empathy clearly or you could of used your dome and looked at your perception from her perspective.
How fucked will you be in your scenerio Sherlock?
I'd take that spot in your scenario over many other options.
The WORLD STAGE is being set for the UNITED NATIONS NWO AGENDA
Agenda 21 that's 2021 !!!! wants everyone out of rural areas into stacked buildings in the city grid. Total enslavement. (Preplanned Mass world de - population as written in 10 languages on the ● GEORGIA GUIDSTONES)
Everyone who survives what they have planned will be dreaming of a spot like that pretty soon. 100% Fact!!!
You are a beautiful young intelligent woman and wise to boot. That's nice to see. I like how your mind thinks. Looking out as if a mindful caring friend. - Awwweesome!!!
Wow congratulations random lady who popped up on my recommendations!! This is great and I hope you have the time of your life 😊
Hah same! 😂😂
Same
Same
Yeah, what he said, lol
Same here because they know what we watch .
Just be careful about the overgrown grass around the cabins! It could attract rats & snakes!
… and ticks.
The snakes will get rid of the rats. Nothing like a good ol six foot black snake. Or two.
That's will take a lot of time 🥺
It's very rare to come across a poisonous snake in Minnesota so that won't be a problem.
You should cut back that overgrown grass because it is a wild fire hazard. To protect your structures you really need to cut that grass and brush back 30 - 100 foot to create a defensible space to slow or stop the spread of a fire.
We’re very tired of paying rent. It’s getting ridiculously expensive. We hope to buy a house within a year. My dad would have loved this place. He was a true mountain man.
I agree, rent, gas, food, lumber and vehicles are way too expensive.. I could live in this cabin away from everyone
I loved living in the woods alone.
Yes, you need dogs. Don't compost in the open. It will attract rats, raccoons and bears etc... When I lived in the woods (for 18 years) in the winter, when I couldn't get to the store, I would feed my dogs oatmeal with table scraps. Burn everything paper that burns and recycle as much as possible. Keep more firewood than you think that you need. Pinecones make great fire starter.
Well nowadayz Amazon Prime will probably deliver dog food straight to her house ha
You can also compost everything paper - I started out burning it and having ash rain down on my yard lol, not a big issue but I fit several trash cans of paper into one large trash can, topped it off with dirt and I can see it decompose and sink down as the weeks go by.
Dogs are also messy and cost money.
@@butch4butch they are not messy if you train them.
@@butch4butch
PROVERBS 14-4
"Where there are no oxen the barn is clean, but the strength of the great ox enriches the crops."
Where there are no dogs, the house is clean, but the companionship of the dogs enriches your life.
It's good to have dogs when it's a dark scary night and the wolf is at the door.
I'm paying $2,000 a month in a city and believe me my soul is screaming at me to get the hell out of here and do the exact same thing
hope you can change your life, at least a bit, and feel better. I totally understand, I´m also trying to find a way
You can rent a nice house in a rural area for $500 or less in many locations. Or buy land inexpensively and get an RV or rent-to-own cabin.
I think most of us feel the same :)
@@Growmap where would i be able to rent to own a cabin ?? ive looking around for all my options, but not really finding anything secure. i would loooove to live in a cottage in the forest or find a very affordable house somewhere near or in the forest.
don't give up and keep looking. Heck look in every state if you have to and consider the natural risks ---i.e. Tornadoes, earthquakes, etc. In the end we got 6.88 acres up against 200 acres of state forest, with a log cabin for a grand total of $74,000.00, and we are paying roughly $480.00 a month in mortgage. We lived on the east coast, said 'the hell with it', and left with literally our last paycheck and the clothes on our back. We liquidated everything we had ( except of course family value stuff). If we can do it anyone can. I know everyone says that but east coast living had us literally 1 foot in the gutter, that's how bottom of the barrel we were.
I'll never forget watching this and you for the first time when I was flown down to a neurosurgeon hospital to have major spinal surgery after a accident on a motorbike camping alone, I could not feel my legs from belly down and was not sure if surgery would work... Following you for 9 months straight in hospital away from my three little girls was what got me through. Hannah I can not thank you enough, I showed my parents and they could not believe how similar our personalities are haha. I would rewatch your Reno videos until you would upload the next. Telling myself every day I WILL buy a house and do Reno's. Well 6 months ago I did just that. My husband left me after dating for 20 years since we were 13 years old. So I was a single mum thinking crap can I do this... Well I met a man who treats me like the most incredible woman and also has two children we now all live in my 3 bedroom home and about to extend extra bedrooms. Me personally can only do the gardens but God I'm greatful every day I get to walk outside and create our own paradise. Now looking for a new property with ALOT of land that has a cabin and I thank you for that as before your videos I was mentally so drained and lost. You gave me strength and something to look forward to. So thank you Hannah.
PS sorry for long message hahaha but I wanted you to know how much you helped me through a difficult time xx
Sounds like an amazing journey. Hope you are living your best life😊
Well your sickness helped me i pray i find u well and still as happy as u were when .u wrote this. Blessings
I really appreciate you including the financials because I know it can be personal. This lets me know I could literally do this right now!!!! I am so excited that it’s not as unobtainable to own land and a cabin as I thought it might be. Thank you! Looks lovely
I was thinking the exact same thing! It always seemed so unattainable until she gave her actual numbers
I am a woman living in the woods, definitely get an alarm, a couple dogs and a gun. Its beautiful freedom living out in the country but you have to be safe. I wish you the best, CONGRATS!
I was thinking the exact same... it’s also kinda scary.
@@linajurgensen4698 Yeah, sometimes it actually is. We have bears, coyotes, bobcats, deer and more. Sometimes it beautiful but sometimes its nerve racking.
Dusk same thoughts!
Or a dog and a couple guns lol
@@jasongarner5161 jus sayin 😆
Insulate everything, most importantly the roof. With a wood stove, the intense heat will go up to the roof deck and react with the cold of the actual roof and cause nasty condensation. That can cause mold. Just remember this, if there are no leaks or signs of mold now, and you start to add insulation where it wasn't before, be extremely cautious and make sure that there is proper ventilation on the back, outer wall side, of the insulation. Same for the roof. Research insulation roof batten and how to stop condensation / mold. Trust me. And good luck! Looks amazing
This is SO important. The first thing I thought was- where is the insulation lol.
Sheep's wool is great! It works super well as natural insulation and is actually pretty affordable!
what ive found with wood heat is yeah you have to fiddle with it but it is the driest type of heat that soaks into the house and warms my bones. and the labor of chopping and stacking the wood is no problem because it is direct. there is nobody stopping at each woodburning persons pile with a dump truck saying "i'll take two of those" and theres no b.s. fees like what utilities tack on to the kwh usage. theres no commuting to a job to convert money into heat. the ambience of a fire is to die for and its better than tv! (get a glass door)
She could use a vapor barrier plastic , under the Sheetrock , also tape the seams and edges.
@@dangerdavefreestyle
and no sewer fees 🙂
omg it looks so pretty and peaceful…but my anxiety would make me scared out of my mind. i’m already scared to be home alone in a suburban neighborhood, i’d be terrified there lol
@Random Thoughts i’m just scared of someone breaking in lol and only at night. someone broke into one of my neighbor’s houses before so
@@scarlettmauner475 Yes you can never be too safe
@@scarlettmauner475 I dont blame you. I've heard a lot of stuff.
if you moved into nature your anxiety would be swallowed by God
you are more in danger in city than here. Anyway yes, life is dangerous, so the solution is not to wait an fear, but to act. Learn to defend yourself/shot a gun, and live free
Just be really careful and don’t be naïve. Living in the woods it’s great and all but you have to be prepared for the unexpected. Joe app gave amazing advice, I will listen to him if I was you
Dump the ashes from the woodstove into the outhouse. Will eliminate all odors. Keep a coffee can in the cabin for night peeing.
If you use wood chips or leaf matter, they work just as well and you'll have plenty of them all around. Your ashes might be better served in the garden beds.
In the old days they used "Chamber pots made of porcelain with a lid".......they kept it under their bed.
I would imagine some kind of large Tupperware container would be a good modern version of the chamber pot.
Cans does not work for lady’s! There is portable toilets in camping stores ! Please!😊
i use the coffee can for number 2 as well.
@@eneidialawhead8920 yeah it does. I’ve had to pee in jars or cups before in emergencies.
I’m honestly even more excited to see you fix up this cabin than the van life videos!
Me too
Can’t wait! 💞💗💕💖excited for you!
Same
jup me too!
Totally
Watched this old vid today sep24 2023 because you didn't post a vid today😢. Love this vid. You were very happy about coming to this cabin and finally having a place of your own. Back then you didn't know that you'd end up in a better cabin in another 2 years. I'm so happy your dreams came true as you had predicted in your journal. May God bless you. Since this vid is 3 years old I don't think anyone will see this message ever. ❤😔
I did 😉. 😊
@@JNante Can't believe people still read comments of the old vids. Good for you 😊👍
This is so exciting! I am so happy for you! I have a friend who also found some land with two houses on it out in the woods and I absolutely love going to spend time there. I love it when you find a place where you can walk out the door and just see nature & woods rather than a street.
I’m from northern Minnesota I know hundreds of people who live like this. My parents have a cabin on a private lake. The older I get the more I realize what a awesome upbringing I had
@THERESA CYRUS omg! Same I’m moving to Minnesota like a few weeks after Christmas! I hope you have a safe move!
This is my Dream. Go off grid and let the world dance without me.
@vVvon _x Same. It sure is Beautiful up here.
I live in Duluth MN!
@@princessfav Lucky, I live in California. We should house swap for the summer.
I am literally about to cry out of happiness!! That is my dream house! I'm only 13 but I hope to find something almost exactly like that when I am older!
Same!!
Same age same dream
Same let's hope our dreams come true 🌲
@@hillarymj2426 they will !
save now and start building your credit asap👍🏼 when you go to get your own card ask if you can piggy back on you parents credit. that’ll basically make you an authorized used and if they have good credit it will reflect nicely on your own
This is exactly the motivation I need. I’ve been in the woods since March ‘21, so not too long. I’ve had more than one job since too. I am going to continue. I love this gonna check more of your content! Keep it up!
omg I'm smiling the whole time watching this! I am in a similar position - living in a van but wanting some land & it is so awesome for you to show me that it is totally possible in the near future and how wonderful it is. thank you hannah! :)
Congratulations young lady, best decision ever. Now, get yourself a dog, he'll be a great friend and companion.👍💚 I did the same ten years ago..moved out of London UK to the mountains in central Europe. I bought a very small old house, I grow my food, keep chickens, barter with local small organic farms, preserve most of my food...never go back to city life😁🌻💚
Good point but also think she can’t just jump into everything I think waiting until everything is done and settled all of that and then get a furry friend
And guns.
@@abigailedinger8401 my entire life I've never had everything "done and settled" 🤣. With all that land she should go and adopt like 4 dogs right now. 2 at least.
Get an Australian Cattle Dog! Best Guard Dog!
Get an exotic pet
The freezing cold will cause the paint to chip off like that. 20 year painter/remodeler. Need any tips or advice just ask. I llike to help, that goes for anybody.
Wow! John, that is so nice of you to reach out to a stranger like that. You are a true humanist. It’s our responsibility to help each other through this journey- life.
@@selenaseibt306 Amen.
Nice :) same here.
You are a good man dude god bless your soul
Thank you!!
These are the kinds of content that inspire me to move into the woods myself. Good job Hannah!
I grew up with out house for 17 years and this gave me back some memories! Have a blast with this clearly incredible adventure!
Wow! Congrats on this! I think I’m too paranoid to ever be able to do this I would be terrified of so many things lol 😩
Like what?
@@nahyoxsoldier3264 like wild animals... strangers, not having anyone around if I’m in trouble lol no one to hear me scream. 👀
@@cflowermakeup you are saying absolutely true. You need brave heart and knowledge of many things how to deal with on your own. It's not something that anyone can do especially if you have been living in the big city.
Literally have never heard of this girl until this video but I’m so happy for her. 😂
until you realize you live in an urban jungle full of wild human animals / predators, crime, pollution, constant rush and traffic, noise and the rest. when you go to the grocery store and there is a shortage and long lines, you'll think of this as pure paradise and a way to survive.
you moving here and doing this really reminds me of the girl from Kiki's Delivery Service who lives in a little cabin in the middle of the woods and is friends with all the crows and just spends all her time being creative and doing what she loves. i'm so happy for you !!!
The gibili animation fan droped a ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
OMG YESSSS
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Back to this video to notice and acknowledge all the great work that you’ve done to your cabin so far. It looks so good! 👏😍
I haven't been this glued to a video in a while. Every second is like a dream. I'm still learning alot myself.
I like how honest you're being in the video. Tears and all. I'd be feeling the same after a deal like this and all that space in a perfect place.
Get a composting toilet. You won’t have to walk in the snow outside.
I was going to suggest the same thing. She can make her own in the mean time from a 5 gal bucket and pool noodle. Using an outhouse in the middle of the night or in the winter isn't fun for me. But the rest of her life sounds absolutely great to me!
Good luck sweetie! Buy a gun and get a good guard dog.
Theresa Marie As a kid spending sometime on my Grandfathers ranch I hated trekking to that outhouse in the winter.Brrrrrrrrrrrrr
Don't let your grass grow out to much for 1 huge reason, ticks!
Honestly!!! Snakes ticks bugs
Grasshoppers
Get goats. They won't attract ticks
And other critters!!
and a fire break
You are earnestly living the dream. Congratulations. I absolutely love the loft...including the stairs. Perhaps I should subscribe. Your video was fun to watch. And anyone saving a bee, is a friend indeed.
Congratulations on your new chapter! Can’t wait to see your adventures that lie ahead. All the best to you.
I just bought 6 acres of magical woodland and am having my tiny home built. I will live alone as well in my enchanted paradise. Congrats to you! Enjoy your sanctity and peace of mind.
Where did you buy land 6 acres? If you don’t mind me asking. I would like to do the same
Good for you. I want to use a ramp to my second story. Seems like more fun then a stairs
how did you do this?
Wow sounds absolutely wonderful!
Good job. Peace of mind is priceless.
had the same feeling as you many many years ago. did it and never looked back. Still living the dream.
Can you explain some helpful tips for doing this? I would so love to do this
@@Elyricai be rich
You will be ok
thank God, there's youtube in the woods, right? :D
This is my first video I’ve watched of yours & this is so cute and inspiring! Good luck girlie and can’t wait to watch your transformation of your cabins!
Thank you for being so transparent and telling us everything. Love it
Reminds me of when I bought an abandoned farmhouse in 1972. The foundation had caved in on one side so the house was tilting into the basement hole. I repaired and remodeled it myself over the next 13 years while we were living in it. My kids have fond memories of growing up in the country but then it burned down from a chimney fire when we weren't home. You might want to pick up a lead paint test kit at the hardware store before you continue scraping that paint. When dealing with lead paint safety gear and precautions are advised. Sanding is not advised. Good luck and best wishes.
Bumping so she sees ^
Yes let’s all help Hannah stay safe! Bump :)
I am so sorry it burnt down 😢
I'm sorry to hear that, did insurance cover it?
I a year into redoing an old abandoned farm house now. Same thing. Foundation is caving in. It's all up on cribbing now. Tons of work. But i wouldn't trade it for a modern house.
I love your honesty about how much these things cost lol that's always my first question and people so rarely discuss it
Right? I feel like we need to be more transparent about this topic. I’m really glad she revealed it.
Jacquelyn Hammerton I agree. My parents refused to talk to me about finances or politics, which led me to be woefully unprepared when I started my own life. I appreciate her honesty. It makes the goal seem attainable.
@@jackiehammerton Did she mention the total price? I must have missed it. She said $11,700 down and $375 a month, or something pretty close. It is such a sweet set up. I am super happy for her💜
@@marymem9864 if her interest rate is 3.6% for a 30 year mortgage (360 monthly payments) and she put 20% down of 11,700, the total value of her mortgage is probably around $93,000
@@cassandrabaker8060 good god....
Perfect. I love your outlook & attitude that you are accepting of the simplicity of it.
An amazing dream of having your own piece of solitude.
I remember starting to watch your channel when you bought these cabins and they've come so far and you even have your new cabin now and then this video ended up on my fyp and rewatching from where it's started is so cool and inspirational. they and you have come a long way!
Whatever you do clean out that stove pipe. If it has a lot of creosote in it your little cabin will go up in smoke.
Move the stove pipe cleaning to High Priority, Hannah
Ah how magical Hannah!! Living a simple life in nature is so fulfilling. I just left my city and moved to the mountains on the island of Corsica, and living in such close connection with trees, mountains, rivers, streams....is unreal. It felt isolating and a bit lonely at first but SO worth the immense self-growth. It’s much easier to find creativity and to make films, feel spiritually in connection when you’re surrounded by woods and trees ✨ And yes!! The cost of living is so much better in nature! I was paying 800 euros for my 40 square meter apartment, now I have a nearly 200 square meter house for the same price. It's shocking how going a little out of your way and not having as much city convenience can impact your quality of life. How aligned and destined to find your land on the very first visit! And Zillow! So neat ✨🌱🌲 So happy for your new big life step! :)
same same sameee its so easy to lose yourself living in a big city
In the uk it’s the opposite , more expensive to buy in the countryside sadly
Mits yeah I’ve been looking for ages 😔
Congratulations on acquiring this great cabin and all that land it is fantastic!
I live in MN and own a lot of land north... thanks for the inspiration! Def going to start cleaning and build a tiny home like Isabel! Love you both!!
you could rent that other cabin out with airbnb. it'll pay towards your renavations. the future looks great for hannah
this is animal crossing: real life edition. Can't wait to see progress!
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Best compliment!
LOL that's such a good analogy.
More like Stardew Valley
@@zumigata my exact thought was "more like stardew valley" and then I saw your comment 😂
Good luck, I made the decision 10 years ago, haven't regretted it once. I discovered van life recently and enjoy it, but having your own piece of dirt is priceless. I hope you have good neighbors it makes a huge difference.
What an inspiring and brave woman! I'm so glad your channel popped up, these videos are a joy to watch and you are such a great role model for girls to see that they can live and do whatever they want!
Oh emme you're so sweet, where you from lady, you're just be angelic creature??
Check paint for lead. You may need to be extra careful when removing it.
Billy Clabough......If she has lead paint, what a blessing in disguise! The real reason that ‘they’ got rid of lead paint, was so that they could listen into your house better.....cell phone towers can’t penetrate it either.....meaning, you aren’t bombarded with the frequencies from them. Ta da!
@@gracebe235 Plus when you have a late night craving, you can pull off a paint chip and eat it lol.
@@venomx4093 wait what
@@hilarithebambee3562 Growing up in the 70's, we used lead based paint. It would always chip off. The joke back then was about eating paint chips instead of potato chips.
@@venomx4093 ohh I was genuinely confused ty
wait im so intrigued
Fancy seeing you here! 😊
Love this ,, ive been van life for 5 years now ,, spending most of my time in the n Carolina area ,, just found my dream house in the woods and trying to figure out how to get , this was so inspiring to watch this ,, thank ya kindly
Buy an orbital sander for the ceilings it will make your life a lot easier.
@Damon Dominique
Why Thursdays-?
Wait Wait Wait, I'm so extremely super intrigued-!!!
This is amazing! My dream. Congratulations and thank you for the inspiration/glimmer of hope. 💛
This video is so cute to watch knowing you just got home from your winter travels. I am looking forward to more project videos.
I've never been this excited about someone else's life before.
FRRRR
So weird this popped up on my feed. I’ve wanted to leave the city for 20 yrs now. But I was raising 6 kids by myself and was just afraid to leave my support system and didn’t know how I’d support myself. Now my kids are grown n I’ve married a man that shares my vision. We have been working on our credit and saving money and hope to be ready to find our forest heaven in 2 yrs. I love your place and good for you for doing it so young. I’m subscribing to your channel to watch your journey. Good luck.
Good luck on your journey! 🙂
If you raised 6 kids by yourself you can do literally anything!!!!!
Depending on where you want to live you can find home and land for free so check that out
@@SvensktTroll where? Cause am sooooo ready to live off grid
@@SvensktTroll in PA, by any chance???
wow good for you, i think it is wonderful that you are able to buy something like this!!! i would have loved something like this years ago!! good luck in your new adventures and i WILL be watching to see what you do to this cabin!!!!
Just finished all of Isabel's videos, so now I'm moving on to binge yours! Very excited to see the progress you've made on these cabins. I would love to do something similar. You go girl!!
Isabel who, what's the channel? I'm looking for more content similar to this.
@@tarastreasure @isabel_paige
@@jillhominick6865 thanks! I found it.
you have a van AND a cabin. literally living my dream life wth
"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived."
Henry David speaks!
Vandal Savage, “in to the woods I go to lose my mind and find my soul”
What area is this in?
Where I Lived and What I Lived For. Everyone should read Thoreau.
So happy for you! I hope it’s going well❤️
I love how you're so mind boggled about owning it. Good on you!
I think that the 'first' house without the water is a better place to set up your long term living. It's cleaner, in better shape, and doesn't have the sloping foundation. You're going to gut the kitchen anyway, so just take all of the appliances out and move them over to the smaller place. Then you can tear out the kitchen and the living area in the 'second' cabin and use it as a shop. Don't worry about the current capacity of the electrical. Normal power tools will be fine.
I think she meant it's not wired for the things she needs such as a water heater, fridge ,stove and microwave and whatever else she needs ,plus, she would have to put a shower in .
Sarah E.R.D then the electrical and getting water run to the cabin needs to be priority 1, moving appliances over, and leaving space for washer/dryer. Then start big cabin renovation. You can always move to the big cabin and make the smaller #2 cabin your workshop when you see them both completed.
Yes, foundation problem could be a big issue I would think.
Lady if your going to live there in the woods get you 2 big dogs I say this because iv lived in the country all my life
1: so they wont be lonely
2:so they can watch each others back
3:coyotes will corner one dog but not 2
4: and they will keep most predators away because their scent alone.
5: and if anything does come close you will know about it.
Labs is s are great German shepherds hound dogs. And dogs of that size like chows. Blue heelers are great dogs too very protective animals
Blue Heelers are the best!! Awesome dogs.
@Sanity Is Freedom I thought everybody had guns🤷♂️
@@noneedtoknow2870 yes I had a blue heeler when I was about 14 he was a puppy and my parents wouldn't let the dogs sleep in side. But I had whole in my closet floor just covered up by a 1/2 inch plywood so at night I would call him to me and sneak him in through the hole in the floor he would sleep with me every night then he got to big to fit through the hole he would still be under my closet wining so I started sneaking him in the back door I loved that dog so much he followed me everywhere I mean miles down the road and in he woods. I trained I also was able to train him to attack on command I could point in any direction at a animal and he would do his best to try and kill it ( mainly things he couldn't catch) but he surprised me one day and actually killed a squirrel
Sanity Is Freedom I’m sorry for you..at least we can defend ourselves.
@Sanity Is Freedom god gave every being a way to defend itself some better than others
I'm watching this now after all of your most recent videos and its crazy to see how much you have done! you are living my dreams!!
I'm fairly new to your channel, just been watching the recent vids you put out. So I am Finally going back and watching your old content!
I just have so much love and respect for you ❤ you are amazing and I'm so happy you decided to make a channel and bring us along on your adventures. You're very inspiring to me to get up and accomplish goals, even if I dont know exactly what I'm doing
This gal will figure ALL this out. Thats how you learn-go DO it. Did the same thing. It was shocking & thrilling at the same time. No power at first, well not dug for a year, there were bear, turkey, snakes rarely, & yes-thieves looking for weekenders & take your stuff to pawn shops to sell-this was before the outside camera days. Guns do help for sure-give her some credit-she is smart and will get smarter!! This place is Awesome! High five young lady!
The glass wall in the outhouse made me literally laugh out loud. The previous owners had a great sense of humor 😂
My dream place. If only I could find something like this here in Australia.
It's possible - keep looking! I live in a cabin in the bush in SE Qld. Lots of trees, birds and critters.
Good for you, you go girl, I love it
When UA-cam keeps recommending living alone in the woods. 🤣 Guest UA-cam knows that I wanna run away from society, cities n crowd.
I fully agree. I'm moving to woods next month.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@johnbrown2163 I hope it all goes well.
@@s.s4661 It always works out better than I had planned or not planned.
@@johnbrown2163 Well that must be pleasant.
Your parents must be so proud of the courageous, independent and capable young woman you are! Congratulations! I am just a bit jealous.
you are so kind!!! I love you, beautiful soul
I'm following your footsteps when my daughter graduates next year, I'm glad other people are taking this jump into life. I just want to go somewhere where it's not given.
Who else is here because UA-cam recommended this video on your homepage? 🤗
Ive been living alone in the woods for 14 yrs with my dogs. No guns needed, get a bow and arrows. Its much quieter to eliminate unwanted visitors 😂
I love this so much
How do you do it? Does the loneliness get to you? Camping out in a hammock by myself tonight for the first time and the first thing I noticed was the quiet and loneliness...
@@Wajz3 Having animals helps a bunch.
Some people aren’t made to be alone. Accept who you are.
Just for research purpose, how many unwanted visitors have you eliminated????
Wow amazing! I'm so glad this came across my suggestions. I'm so so happy for you! Can't wait till I find my way to a plot of land like that... Amazing 🤩
Congratulations it’s adorable and has so much potential.. you will love it and the adventures that will come along
I admire this woman it's essential we assert our independance, this is an alternative solution, go young America
It’s crazy how people are out there living your exact dream. Good for you girl. Keep on being an inspiration.
Just seeing how far you've come with this place now is amazing!!
I am SO glad I found this channel. This is the life I want 🥰
How fun. You’re lucky to have figured this out at such a young age
Like number 100 💯
@Saida Agourram guessing you've never heard of a loan
Ditto
My daughter got a house in town they got a loan at 3 percent. I love what you bought . You ha ave such excitement inside you keep feeding it . Going to enjoy watching your progress
The only advice I can offer comes from an experience from when I was a child. Even if you love nature surrounding your cottages, you might want to take the bigger trees down so they don't blow down during a storm and crush your home.
That's all I can offer because this is your place. Plan, budget for taxes and have a bit of happiness that this place is now yours.
As to the rear where the kitchen is sloped, check for rot. If its not rotten, the ground might have gotten soggy, and the blocks have sunken into the ground. Use a hydraulic bottle jack, one larger then you think you need, and have experienced help. You never know what can happen, so please don't do it alone.
Edit - Wow. You took that bee out of there like no woman I've known before. You are no shrinking violet. You'll be fine. Congratulations on your new land.
Are all the women you know frightened of bees??? 😁
@@nicolab2075 Bugs in general. The shrieks I used to hear when someone saw a spider, or had a spider near them.
Buy a gun just in case for bears and rapists
I'm so glad u popped up! I can live my life vicariously through you!! Thanks 😅
You're literally the artsy girl in "Kiki's delivery service"
YES OMG
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That’s what I was gonna say 😂 The shorts make the look completed!
OMG I JUST WATCHED THE ANIME AND THEN I FOUND YOUR COMMENT
The amount this is making me wanna drop out and move into a cabin is obscene
School seems to be mostly remote at the moment so....🤔😂 jus sayin
RIIIGHT girl I'm a sophomore in college rn so I got a few years, but I'm just looking at it as more time to save up to do this!! And prepare and learn as much as possible about gardening and farming and taking care of land and whatnot! Also researching where to actually buy the land because there are so many places to go
@@hannahleeduggan I wish I was fully online so I could run away into the woods, but unfortunately my Studio Art major means I have to go to classes in person.
@@mcvic8273 yeah I am a junior in college and so I have a few years, but being from california I always forget that owning property is possible. Everything is just so expensive in my hometown and then I look at the property in the midwest and I am like, oh so you can really just be in your twenties and not rent. INSANE
@@hannahleeduggan Well done on your investment, one the main thing to have for the future is land.
Yesss! This is EXACTLY what I want to do in a few years' time. Then install solar...rain catchers... a greenhouse :D life seems limitless in nature. Keep it up Hannah!
Awww how exciting is that. My partner and I are going to buy some land next year and start building a homestead on it. I’m so happy for you hon. You have inspired me to start planning our build!
I just saw the video. You're living the dream. Congrats! This is an awesome place and you make me think even more about that kind of life that I always thought about. Who knows! Maybe someday. Enjoy and be safe 🐾👣🌲🌿🍀🌳🏕🏞
This is literally like
My dream in life.
Christine McConnell bought a house in the east coast, and now you’re a property owner as well?!!! LOVE to see it. I can’t wait to see more of your projects and transformations of this place. Congrats!!! You deserve this quiet, whimsical life in the woods 😌💞
Ps - pls give us footage of yourself in a cute pair of overalls, chopping up wood 😆 Or some cottagecore aesthetics
ah I just watched that one too, love her!
Christine's house in the woods tour knocked my socks off. The yellow kitchen was a lil bright but it's hers and it suited her home. Her hand painted wall paper well I will say this. Dedication she has. I can't wait to see the twist she puts on this place. She may give Christine some competition on cuteness and a lil wow. Lol.
Yes! Christine's new house is magical and perfect for her and this place is magical and perfect for Hannah :)
I’m going to become a patreon of Christines just so I can see her new East Coast mansion!
I love it can’t wait to see the results of your project!
Remind me of how I grew up pretty much just like that except our out house wasn't so fancy we didn't have glass windows
We live on a homestead. My family literally live and survive with nature and from nature. I will never go back to living like an ant in an ant hill. I am so 🙏 grateful!
If you want it bad enough, it will happen!
Ants all help each other free of charge so they live like hippies
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Where? Am trying to get back to living off the land.
Please don’t stop posting... this is literally my dream and I am living vicariously through youuuu haha
Let's do it
Same!!!
Great video, thanks for sharing your beautiful new cabin!
Congratulations young lady and best of luck🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼😊