Family Living Off the Grid in a Tiny House in New Zealand

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  • @KoiAquaponics
    @KoiAquaponics 4 роки тому +714

    The hardest part is finding a partner who is willing to live like this and enjoy this in the long term and not just the novelty of it.

    • @vIBEDoUT-Channel
      @vIBEDoUT-Channel 4 роки тому +11

      Find a partner and just explain

    • @deborahamilton5491
      @deborahamilton5491 4 роки тому +5

      and finding a partner who you can live with w/o the point of not being able to stand them being in the same room

    • @KoiAquaponics
      @KoiAquaponics 4 роки тому +8

      @@vIBEDoUT-Channel :-) I tried explaining to my wife but she needs to be around people lol!

    • @vIBEDoUT-Channel
      @vIBEDoUT-Channel 4 роки тому +3

      @@KoiAquaponics ofcourse, we are social animals... But there aren't many people who know this is the right way of living...so difficult to find friends or neighbour there
      You can have pets!
      Also show her this video ↓
      ua-cam.com/video/gA1GUBTx030/v-deo.html

    • @maggieau4864
      @maggieau4864 4 роки тому +2

      if this is an essential and crucial to both of you. Start it ourselves! Do not convincing and forcing people to do and live our way. Change ourselves first, do it fir the sake bringing good to your partner out of love. It's hard, there are difficulties thoughts, ideas, dreams..... all need actions. (I am talking all these to myself actually... ha)
      ua-cam.com/video/Y9ZukMyejLk/v-deo.html

  • @elianah8803
    @elianah8803 5 років тому +1163

    Music, books, children, good and abundant food, trees, a supportive and loving partner and the time to enjoy it all. Looks like a rich life to me....

    • @sameerpokhrel4379
      @sameerpokhrel4379 4 роки тому +13

      Oh girl, you stole my words.

    • @jeykey112
      @jeykey112 4 роки тому +8

      True 💚

    • @marinau6044
      @marinau6044 4 роки тому +1

      Not much privacy to enjoy each other ...

    • @Genertrevia
      @Genertrevia 4 роки тому +3

      What more would I ask for ? nothing!

    • @0ffRadar
      @0ffRadar 4 роки тому +2

      100% Couldn't agree more

  • @LOEWE-MEDIA
    @LOEWE-MEDIA 4 роки тому +334

    "emotionally I am healthier" ... looks to his wife for approval... Melted my heart a little

  • @katyoutnabout5943
    @katyoutnabout5943 5 років тому +763

    I think you begin to talk softer when you are immersed in nature

    • @patriciaking7892
      @patriciaking7892 5 років тому +38

      Katy, that's true! You don't have to scream over all the technology noises to get your point across 😂.

    • @oriochoga8389
      @oriochoga8389 4 роки тому +12

      The baby is happy.

    • @PlaceForAnEcho
      @PlaceForAnEcho 4 роки тому +8

      What a beautiful thing to say. I agree.

    • @farshm.7400
      @farshm.7400 4 роки тому +3

      Or it may be only because you don't want to attract predators...

    • @carmcam1
      @carmcam1 4 роки тому +11

      Because you work hard for what you eat, it is not working hard to earn money to buy food, but literally work hard for the food itself. It makes you more appreciative and humbled of your surroundings, plus the natural green environment is relaxing.

  • @oiledor
    @oiledor 4 роки тому +371

    Ive been through anxiety for this couple of months. One of my friend advised me to stay away from social media, so i deleted my fb etc. and it helps a lot. Having a simple life without media is a good thing

    • @alldaytony2751
      @alldaytony2751 4 роки тому +8

      I did the same.

    • @debiedeb1840
      @debiedeb1840 4 роки тому +23

      Me too.. I reduce the social media connection. I have deleted my FB account too. Now I feel more peaceful. And the most important things is I quit form my job which make me so stress and went back to my home town to look after my dad. I feel great now. I am close to the nature, no more city life.

    • @jambonzurirafiki
      @jambonzurirafiki 4 роки тому +6

      I suffered the same, anxiety, and deleted my social media accounts and it helped a lot too.

    • @anabejorge
      @anabejorge 4 роки тому +10

      I deleted my facebook about five months ago and it was the better thing i did in my life.

    • @jonSnow-cs2dm
      @jonSnow-cs2dm 4 роки тому +2

      Hi what the fuck year all on here 😂😂😂🤣

  • @Offwiththefaries
    @Offwiththefaries 7 років тому +2293

    Stress is a silent killer, I feel like in our society we glorify people who are productive and never stop working and running around but we forget that all this pressure puts a toll on our relationships with others and our overall well being. 🙁

    • @psycherevivedby
      @psycherevivedby 7 років тому +28

      Colleen Mary preach preach!! i've said this to people and they look at me like i'm crazy

    • @stellarehatta6876
      @stellarehatta6876 7 років тому +24

      Colleen Mary : It is sooo true!!
      Had it over years and end up with arrithmia. As long as you are happy and in line with Gods way of living... everything's will be okay!

    • @JG16riffin
      @JG16riffin 7 років тому +22

      Colleen Mary couldn't agree with you more!!

    • @paulakapablo1749
      @paulakapablo1749 7 років тому +4

      Colleen Mary Well said

    • @Empresslockness
      @Empresslockness 7 років тому +17

      As an introverted pisces who grew up in a house of leos and a virgo, I could not have said it better.

  • @ems8717
    @ems8717 7 років тому +381

    they look childlike happy. very peacefull

  • @arch0haneen
    @arch0haneen 7 років тому +1071

    its not about the tiny space .. they have the whole earth and sky !

  • @charlenagarcia5
    @charlenagarcia5 4 роки тому +259

    3 years later and this video forever changed my life. I wish there was an update of this family.

    • @irisqueen4376
      @irisqueen4376 4 роки тому +17

      I believe this is the video I watched a few years ago that planted that seed of desire to live this way. I would love an update as well!💓

    • @darryldanzinger9996
      @darryldanzinger9996 4 роки тому +7

      Please fill me in how changed your life I would love to hear it

    • @user-ju6zx3rm8d
      @user-ju6zx3rm8d 4 роки тому +1

      yeah, how did it change your life?

    • @amirrojo5275
      @amirrojo5275 4 роки тому

      Really good live

    • @earthangel8730
      @earthangel8730 4 роки тому

      @@darryldanzinger9996 use your imagination if it hasn't been dulled by your modern lifestyle.

  • @andyfranklin3865
    @andyfranklin3865 5 років тому +1026

    We need to return to this. Is anyone really happy living in modern society? I know I'm not.

    • @dariaszk2300
      @dariaszk2300 5 років тому +19

      Neither Am I... Greets from Poland 😃

    • @Jill.McGlothlin42
      @Jill.McGlothlin42 4 роки тому +6

      Andy Franklin Speak for yourself I love living in the city and have the connivence.

    • @M.Đ-z4u
      @M.Đ-z4u 4 роки тому +33

      @@Jill.McGlothlin42 we all different.when i eas younger i wanted to live in the city but now i want a tiny house outside city and people

    • @Jill.McGlothlin42
      @Jill.McGlothlin42 4 роки тому +17

      m 74 I actually want both to be honest. I’m a introvert so I can do w/o people. But I would miss the connivence of the city. Sometimes I wish I lived tucked away in the country and then other times I love the city.

    • @petercrowne2815
      @petercrowne2815 4 роки тому +3

      @@Jill.McGlothlin42 just make up your mind ,not so young anymore

  • @kcatfish2268
    @kcatfish2268 7 років тому +725

    This video makes my heart happy.

  • @ej_l2525
    @ej_l2525 8 років тому +609

    this is the kind of lifestyle I've been wanting and dreaming since a child.

    • @BajaSurf
      @BajaSurf 7 років тому +9

      Eleona Ligon ....what is stoping you girl? Do it!

    • @izabelaupinska6593
      @izabelaupinska6593 7 років тому +2

      roger I Waters, it's great that someone give support.

    • @genesismedina9181
      @genesismedina9181 7 років тому +27

      I am 18 and seriously its something I am working towards and hope to accomplish, you should too♥

    • @louisettehuot948
      @louisettehuot948 6 років тому

      Eleona Ligon documentaire
      Documentaire Russie a la

    • @daprankster4187
      @daprankster4187 5 років тому +2

      Amen 😭❤️❤️🙌.

  • @theshacall
    @theshacall 8 років тому +1571

    That woman loves that man so much! :-)
    You can see the way she looks at him.
    That is all they need to be living there!

    • @cat_pb
      @cat_pb 7 років тому +5

    • @girlwhoseeks
      @girlwhoseeks 7 років тому +3

      theshacall :/

    • @farhanahkhan03
      @farhanahkhan03 7 років тому +72

      theshacall who wouldn't! He's gorgeous. She's gorgeous. Their baby is gorgeous. This is the ultimate living.

    • @legolas7r
      @legolas7r 7 років тому +19

      theshacall if he was living in The US , no woman would marry him (no money 💰, no 2 degrees in business , no Mercedes Class S , he doesn't look like Brad Pit ...)

    • @NatalieWarren13
      @NatalieWarren13 7 років тому +64

      shankar reddy I would...not all American women are gold diggers.

  • @lifesuchasthis3932
    @lifesuchasthis3932 4 роки тому +97

    I was raised like this and loved it you could lay in the fields at night looking up at the stars

    • @celiasaiz3786
      @celiasaiz3786 4 роки тому +8

      Wow... What a lucky childhood that sounds great

    • @alicia-hd2cs
      @alicia-hd2cs 3 роки тому

      Can you tell us more..?

  • @dyazkiprit
    @dyazkiprit 4 роки тому +45

    i don't know why, but I'm so happy seeing this little family, he's such a gentle man, even the way he talks is so calming.

  • @sporto100
    @sporto100 6 років тому +1697

    I feel so sorry for people that think that these people are missing out on something living like this. This is how we are supposed to live. In peace with nature. Concrete cities with all their EMF radiation and lack of vegetation and life are literally killing us slowly. Get back to nature and live!

    • @pgreg8528
      @pgreg8528 6 років тому +10

      In peace with nature while using technology. Good joke m8

    • @stephaniebourne8243
      @stephaniebourne8243 5 років тому +63

      There's nothing wrong with doing both ever one has free will so good for them they seem very happy! I don't know why some people get so caught up with the all or nothing way of thinking. Some people just get so obsessed with their own opinion! 🤔

    • @Ice.muffin
      @Ice.muffin 5 років тому +5

      @@stephaniebourne8243 True true.

    • @artberuntung9161
      @artberuntung9161 5 років тому +43

      @@stephaniebourne8243 well said. The key is balance. I using mobile, laptop, and all modern technology but also farming and gardening. Working from home, earning enough , me , mywife and daughter and all family feeling happy

    • @missyou5481
      @missyou5481 5 років тому +8

      Its beautiful..

  • @jetta.silence6356
    @jetta.silence6356 8 років тому +1202

    i have been thinking about living this way for a long time. I miss human positive interaction which has been replaced by cold technology. Yes technology is great in some ways. But to walk across a lush field to visit your bff and have a cup of her tea with a slice of your homemade pie?...What a nice thing. And to be close to animals and nature. Yes please!

    • @BumbleBeeBeeRock
      @BumbleBeeBeeRock 8 років тому +7

      nicely said :))

    • @KasirRham
      @KasirRham 7 років тому +27

      Lauras Bloody Life, going off grid not too far from the suburbs will keep your "normal" friends kind of close but it'll keep nature around you and you'll have decent Wi-Fi. Don't give up on nature or tech one can have both with finess.

    • @tonybeamish3765
      @tonybeamish3765 7 років тому +1

      Lauras Bloody l

    • @hedgehodges6163
      @hedgehodges6163 7 років тому +1

      Lauras Bloody Life I crave this

    • @jambonsambo
      @jambonsambo 7 років тому

      hallelujah !

  • @stwgl
    @stwgl 7 років тому +311

    In case anyone is wondering, the poem he refers to is "Wild Geese" by Mary Oliver:
    You do not have to be good.
    You do not have to walk on your knees
    for a hundred miles through the desert repenting.
    You only have to let the soft animal of your body
    love what it loves.
    Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.
    Meanwhile the world goes on.
    Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain
    are moving across the landscapes,
    over the prairies and the deep trees,
    the mountains and the rivers.
    Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air,
    are heading home again.
    Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
    the world offers itself to your imagination,
    calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting -
    over and over announcing your place
    in the family of things.

    • @isaacs8783
      @isaacs8783 7 років тому +8

      stwgl that's beautiful

    • @hasibmomen3570
      @hasibmomen3570 6 років тому +4

      Thank you stwgl.

    • @24atin
      @24atin 6 років тому +4

      Thank you very much. It's amazingly beautiful~

    • @sinnahj
      @sinnahj 5 років тому +4

      stwgl that's beautiful

    • @farisasmith7109
      @farisasmith7109 5 років тому +3

      That is beautiful.

  • @therisingsun5960
    @therisingsun5960 4 роки тому +811

    Did anybody notice that the child was playing with the veggies and fruits rather than the toy. How eco friendly that could be

    • @cherbradley1085
      @cherbradley1085 4 роки тому +36

      The Rising Sun I noticed immediately. Than I began to think what a beautiful life this child will have 💜

    • @senangcoding4747
      @senangcoding4747 4 роки тому +3

      Hahah

    • @sparbara842
      @sparbara842 4 роки тому +14

      My son's favourite toy was a stainless steel spoon... :)

    • @veronikac9906
      @veronikac9906 4 роки тому +1

      :-D yeah

    • @boogyjuggy
      @boogyjuggy 4 роки тому +1

      nice

  • @cristelraymundo1188
    @cristelraymundo1188 4 роки тому +36

    For me, this is how looks a RICH FAMILY ♡♡

  • @connorduffy3726
    @connorduffy3726 8 років тому +257

    these people seem so happy

    • @connorduffy3726
      @connorduffy3726 7 років тому +2

      cindybin2001 what?

    • @TheNinana45
      @TheNinana45 7 років тому +2

      cindybin2001 and you are better than him after saying this hate words... how?! shame on you

    • @TheNinana45
      @TheNinana45 7 років тому +1

      cindybin2001 profanity?! are you kidding me? you acting so angry about these happy people in video. you are offended because of one word? Only angry and unhappy people get offended easily.

    • @TheNinana45
      @TheNinana45 7 років тому +1

      What are you talking about?if so much people are saying same things to you ,maybe it's time to ask your self is everyone wrong or could you be wrong about it?Come on,he is just a human! He is just honest guy who lives in real world. You seem like a nice lady, where is your tolerance? You are kind of right,but this reaction over one bad word? Nah chill out,see bigger picture,be bigger than that anger. They are so lovely,and they living their lives without judging anyone.

    • @TheNinana45
      @TheNinana45 7 років тому +1

      cindybin2001 OK .you have some serious problems. because of you and people like you this world is terrible place. tattoos,pot smoking...what are you talking about? I hope that you will get well soon.

  • @malibuh8889
    @malibuh8889 7 років тому +139

    I just love how she loves and supports him. It's so lovely to watch.

    • @nailea3102
      @nailea3102 5 років тому +4

      @Margaret Gust Maybe she is happy in that way.

  • @TheDtfamu89
    @TheDtfamu89 7 років тому +399

    Sometimes you just get tired, and would prefer to do with less in order to have more... and reduce the stress.

    • @BigBlueSwisher
      @BigBlueSwisher 7 років тому +1

      I agree

    • @twinkitten1
      @twinkitten1 7 років тому +9

      TheDtfamu89 you get bored of living one way and get inquisitive about how the other way feels or want to live another way. I believe this is just the human mind or human nature...always looking for more, or a reason for something new and different and being inquisitive and unsettled and thinking of different things and change.....this can be both ways some rich people get bored of living with all their materials and want to scale down to cut back cost etc and become more grounded see life in a different perspective etc and some poor people wish to live life with material wealth to see how it is or make them feel, and some people just like their situation as is whether rich living or "poor" simple living .......

    • @twinkitten1
      @twinkitten1 7 років тому +7

      Thats why in my opinion people should experiment living with both lifestyles for a while and then decide after which one is mostly them or can mostly relate to. You find sometimes when rich or material wealthy people get old they sometimes scale down to more simple living probably because they realize that they will soon be leaving this earth and all those materials things they had are not really that important anymore ... You find people living in poor situations want to get out of it because of being uneducated, because simple living in those cases mean less money which means less opportunities especially for a rounded education etc which then begets crime and other negativity which creates an unwholesome environment to live in and they want to get out of that but poor EDUCATED (and by educated I mean to correct things of course, cause u can be educated to anything) people may create a different environment to live in similar to how these people are living....

    • @rockie6890
      @rockie6890 7 років тому +3

      Twinkitten1, there are many people with very little formal education who make an excellent living. Lack of a formal education is not an excuse for crime, a sick, lazy mind is.

    • @stormygirl1704
      @stormygirl1704 7 років тому +1

      TheDtfamu89
      Agreed. My job stresses me out greatly sometimes. And it's a lot of pressure on me to keep going and make sure everything is taken care of esp since I'm the one that holds my immediate family together.
      Can't do my career on the road so no mini home on wheels for me.
      Yet, I know God wants me to do this career. It's just hard.

  • @cracksofthepast
    @cracksofthepast 4 роки тому +50

    This is actually how we are supposed to live! Kudos fo this beautiful family!

  • @momjasmine7321
    @momjasmine7321 4 роки тому +10

    When she announce his wife and baby and touched them, my heart been touched too. 😍

  • @natoyle
    @natoyle 8 років тому +157

    Amazing how the introduction advert prior to this video was about a guy, who is claiming to be rich and how he wants to tell and share his story with everyone, so that they can do the same. I quickly pressed 'skip ad' and was delighted to watch a truly rich and happy couple share a true story!

    • @Cosyforestdreams
      @Cosyforestdreams 8 років тому +10

      I am so sick of seeing that guy you're talking about....I press skip so fast when he pops up.

    • @spookeymo
      @spookeymo 7 років тому +4

      Le Gars not an answer, you're depriving people from well deserved money. i don't mean the advertiser, i mean this channel for example

    • @drxl34
      @drxl34 7 років тому +2

      Thats why they invented patreon...

    • @markanthonysolon9276
      @markanthonysolon9276 6 років тому

      Oh that guy haha. His face popping up everywhere like crazy. Im in an island somewhere in the philippines and i watched this video, damn his face still shows up

    • @cjohnson4342
      @cjohnson4342 5 років тому

      These adverts are what enable the people who produce theses wonderful films to live on and therefore make more films for us to enjoy. I mite them but let them run. I hit the volume on my tablet then tap the mute button. Just touchinf

  • @xanthippiioannidou1630
    @xanthippiioannidou1630 7 років тому +150

    i don't know why but this vibeo made really emotional...

    • @girlwhoseeks
      @girlwhoseeks 7 років тому +1

      Xanthippi Ioannidou I feel u

    • @meta4282
      @meta4282 7 років тому

      I don't know why you got emotional over this video either.

    • @suzieparis6821
      @suzieparis6821 5 років тому +2

      Because we all want it so intensely

    • @anosjc
      @anosjc 5 років тому

      It's the music

    • @honeybadger8942
      @honeybadger8942 5 років тому +1

      I can never get tired of watching this again and again.

  • @emalinedelapaix
    @emalinedelapaix 6 років тому +123

    This made me smile and cry. What a beautiful couple and life. So inspiring.

  • @MoonSpinners
    @MoonSpinners 5 років тому +217

    I would love to see an update on this inspiring family

    • @victoriayornet7130
      @victoriayornet7130 4 роки тому +7

      I would love to get to know them, listen to theirs stories, invite them over for brunch and discuss seeds for the season

    • @MoonSpinners
      @MoonSpinners 3 роки тому

      @Nazbol Jedi ...and I agree with you agreeing with both of us 😂

    • @suehowie152
      @suehowie152 3 роки тому +1

      If you read through the comments under Charlena Garcia there is an update from someone who stayed with this family..They are still living there and have built a slightly bigger home Because they now have twin boys..

    • @MoonSpinners
      @MoonSpinners 3 роки тому

      @@suehowie152 that’s wonderful, thank you so much 🤗

  • @outbackeddie
    @outbackeddie 5 років тому +142

    I think my blood pressure would drop substantially if I could live like this for just a few weeks.

  • @Michigansnowpony
    @Michigansnowpony 8 років тому +258

    What a lovely couple with a darling baby. Somewhere along the line, people began to equate and confused quantity (of stuff and space) with quality of life. Slowly but surely, people are coming back and figuring out the difference again, like this precious family. Thanks for posting this profile.

    • @zooks3894
      @zooks3894 6 років тому +2

      Michigansnowpony very well said 👍

    • @ninacabral2391
      @ninacabral2391 6 років тому +3

      Michigansnowpony Amazing inteligent comment. God bless you!

    • @SevenSproutsFarmstead
      @SevenSproutsFarmstead 6 років тому

      Michigansnowpony How nice of you to
      post such a lovely comment on this family . Thanks, Jenn - Seven Sprouts Farmstead

    • @alaciacreek4977
      @alaciacreek4977 5 років тому +4

      This comment and the replies gives me hope in people! I've thought this way for a long time, and always felt like I was weird. I wanted to be a teacher for as long as I can remember and was told not to, as I wouldn't make much money. Unfortunately, I listened and pursued a career in nursing, which has made me miserable. I'm finally going back to college to get my teaching degree and am making a simpler life!

    • @Ice.muffin
      @Ice.muffin 5 років тому

      @@alaciacreek4977 But why did a career in nursing make you miserable?🙁 Is it really that bad? I took this road too and I'm in the nursing school now and think I really did not chose well either...

  • @rejan5163
    @rejan5163 6 років тому +52

    this is so inspiring. you can clearly tell how genuinely they love each other and how contended they are with life.

  • @anagabrieladelaguardia2930
    @anagabrieladelaguardia2930 7 років тому +109

    omg he has such a therapeutic voice

  • @adjiesoeroso
    @adjiesoeroso 3 роки тому +5

    Naturally live. Family, farm, kid, books, guitar, fruits. Amazing.

  • @robertclarkguitar
    @robertclarkguitar 5 років тому +194

    Yes having a child a kind wife and guitar with nature. Hell yes.

  • @zakiarahman7936
    @zakiarahman7936 7 років тому +539

    His wife is really beautiful in a Celtic sort of way

    • @summeromaley4298
      @summeromaley4298 7 років тому +67

      In every way. In fact all 3 of them are beautiful!

    • @abuabdullaah9476
      @abuabdullaah9476 5 років тому +27

      Yeah like Monalisa. The man is handsome no doubt.

    • @13jadess
      @13jadess 5 років тому +21

      @you'reDangerouslyLowOnHEADSpace Your rude comment makes you a gigantic one

    • @listenup2882
      @listenup2882 4 роки тому +2

      Have you ever met a Celt?

    • @GypsyGirl317
      @GypsyGirl317 4 роки тому +6

      I was thinking that too. She has an almost ethereal quality about her eh.

  • @hockeynutt9434
    @hockeynutt9434 7 років тому +239

    So you two gave up having a full time Medical Practice, fancy salary, car, house, everything that the world says you SHOULD try to have. Fucking Kudos to you and the family! Outstanding.

    • @leloodallasmultipass
      @leloodallasmultipass 7 років тому +2

      and now fewer people have medical care in their area... sigh

    • @atiqahdiyana5665
      @atiqahdiyana5665 7 років тому +6

      leloodallasmultipass actually he says that he still works as a part time GP. so he didn't abandon it completely. he just left the bustle of it all. the competitive environment that might have pushed him to have such a high stress life. and it's what he feels is the best for himself. not to mention he's not whittling the rest of his days doing nothing. he seems to have a fair share of work he needs to do on the land and that's just as beneficial to the community.
      not saying EVERY ONE should do this. I think that'd be disastrous. but the guy felt like he needed to take a step back and change a few things in order to better manage both himself and his family and he found a way to do so that still kept them connected to the community while happy and well looked after and I find that admirable in of itself

    • @leloodallasmultipass
      @leloodallasmultipass 7 років тому

      whoosh... sigh

    • @hockeynutt9434
      @hockeynutt9434 7 років тому +3

      I really don't give a fuck what you think. Who the hell are you.. Nobody.

    • @hockeynutt9434
      @hockeynutt9434 7 років тому +3

      That comment was for Cindybin

  • @raulaleman2277
    @raulaleman2277 7 років тому +38

    Both my wife and I are in the medical filed and it can be very stressful at times. I come to watch this video from time to time. Thank you fore making it

  • @soniasheel5301
    @soniasheel5301 4 роки тому +55

    They are together living happily that's important.

  • @robinprice6879
    @robinprice6879 4 роки тому +47

    I am in love with them. They just made me feel such peace

  • @cuteONE22
    @cuteONE22 7 років тому +451

    You can decide to live simply anywhere in the world. Cook your own food, consume less, don't buy useless shit, only the stuff you really need. It's not that hard

    • @leeohmoon231
      @leeohmoon231 6 років тому +10

      well said

    • @izaak24
      @izaak24 5 років тому +14

      @Sarah Basto Youre just as lost as us westerners if you feel that way. Those "developing" countries are being destroyed by the consumerism mindset destroying beautiful land killing our earth. The reason we're impressed by this sort of living is because the earth is dying rapidly. Theyre "brave" because they are opposing our governments by living like this, as should everyone. We have severed our connection with the land and the majority are paying for it.

    • @jackriver8385
      @jackriver8385 4 роки тому +7

      Also buy second hand if you really need something

    • @arunshankars8398
      @arunshankars8398 4 роки тому +5

      There's one rule that I follow: Buy when you "need" something, not when you "want" it.

    • @honeybadger8942
      @honeybadger8942 4 роки тому +1

      Land is really very expensive in my country.

  • @portlandbells99
    @portlandbells99 6 років тому +4

    I lived like this for many years and what you wife says about a small home and a baby is totally true, when your home is cosy and womblike with nothing unnecessary things start to become joyful and genuine and stress free, lovely, how kind of you to inspire other people to take this wonderful path through life :)

  • @rawforyou5514
    @rawforyou5514 8 років тому +20

    Dear all, what a wonderful wonderful choice. Wish many more people to be able to live in this same peaceful, happy way of being as this lovely family does. Bless you all and thanks again for sharing. It makes my day!

  • @LucyRiverr
    @LucyRiverr 4 роки тому +7

    This reminds me of how I grew up! Currently renovating the cottage back to life that my parents and I lived in when I was a baby!

  • @insert.a.witty.username
    @insert.a.witty.username 2 роки тому +3

    This family looks like art.

  • @justaddvanilla370
    @justaddvanilla370 7 років тому +10

    It's really nice to see an actual family live this way, I hope they have more kids.

    • @earthangel8730
      @earthangel8730 4 роки тому

      The Earth needs less humans. 1 is plenty.

  • @shotjohnny
    @shotjohnny 7 років тому +652

    I love that she's breastfeeding half-way through the video, like it's the most natural thing to do... which, by the way, IS!

    • @sudarshangopinathan5904
      @sudarshangopinathan5904 6 років тому +14

      shot Johnny omg I didn't even notice. Honest to God

    • @kellieashton3697
      @kellieashton3697 5 років тому +6

      I thought the exact same thing. So amazing

    • @sofiabravo1994
      @sofiabravo1994 5 років тому +3

      Y’all need to get out more

    • @sweetpie7919
      @sweetpie7919 5 років тому +36

      @Margaret Gust what do you mean? 12 months is a minimum by the most conservative standards for good health for Mom and baby. A 10 month old can't be given cows milk yet so is she supposed to go from breastfeeding to formula? That isn't logical or natural since formula is a relatively new invention for humans. The world health org recommends a min of 2 yrs breastfeeding. 10 months is a drop in the bucket, still a baby in diapers who doesn't really talk or maybe even walk yet.

    • @blueinsideorange1316
      @blueinsideorange1316 5 років тому +11

      @Margaret Gust The World Health Organization recommends breasting feeding until the child is two years old.

  • @Kelberi
    @Kelberi 7 років тому +236

    If everyone does this, we have hope.

    • @spookeymo
      @spookeymo 7 років тому +18

      Kelberi it is a great thing to do but if everyone does, you might wake up to the world with no doctors, law enforcement nor engineers. humans got this way for a reason, we just learned that it's easier to live when each of us specialises in one thing, instead od everyone doing everything on their own

    • @thomasschmitt5768
      @thomasschmitt5768 7 років тому +3

      spo okey So I guess I'm thinking if everyone did it we wouldn't need law enforcement, living like this makes you present, respectful, chill...
      doctors would be around, Tom is a part time GP after all. Hopefully he and other doctors will stop doling out pills and teach patients that their food is their medicine and they, not any doctor is accountable for their own health. And people living so intentionally tend to be calmer. There will be part time internet connection workers keeping us pretty well connected to all the world's knowledge, so less stress...
      Search for SLOMO on UA-cam for another approach to doing what you want to...
      lovely film, thanks 🙏🏻

    • @spookeymo
      @spookeymo 7 років тому +1

      okay how do you imagine getting education? who would regulate that? where would people learn and how would we know they're competent? where would you get buildings from? where would you get clothing from? you'd make it yourself?
      what about getting from one place to another? I'm sure you wanna just walk to a place 300km away. cars need to be made by someone you know? not to mention planes or ambulances. speaking of which, health system. it's a complicated thing and believe me, it's not so easy to organise.
      do you really wanna live in 19th century again? stop glorifying the past and being so against civilisation

    • @spookeymo
      @spookeymo 7 років тому +4

      doing what we want doesn't mean doinv this. I wouldn't like to, i like having facilities and access. my boyfriend has lived technology his whole life and wouldn't imagine to leave it either. it's not what everyone wants, not what everyone is made for. so i don't believe it would be good
      if people meditated, got time to rethink stuff, came closer to self-awareness - that would give a lot of hope for the world. but not getting back to nothing

    • @pigeonlovebird
      @pigeonlovebird 7 років тому +17

      Not really - do you know how many people live in china? Or in a big city like New York? Not everyone can live a bourgeois farm life - there simply isn't room for everyone to have an acre or two of yuppie farm land, and if there was there wouldn't be and forests or open spaces not occupied by roads and people. It's a nice dream but cities and population density are actually what's saving the forrests and leaving undeveloped space. It's a great fantasy but if we all lived this way the forrests abd evo systems would be devastated. I know that's hard for yuppie hippies to understand but it's a privlege to have nature around and not realistic to think that we can all have it except if we green cities.

  • @camillaholst7321
    @camillaholst7321 4 роки тому +8

    I've just watched this video for the 4th time...and I cry everytime.
    The honest words and the story from this lovely couple/family really shows that it is possible to chose a way of living that alines with their true core values.
    Thank you so much for sharing and inspiring fellow humans all over the planet.
    Love & greetings
    Camilla, Denmark - Scandinavia

  • @AJ-il3nh
    @AJ-il3nh 3 роки тому

    Calmness and stress free tone says it all...you can feel it through the voice...

  • @shafeequekottakkal5273
    @shafeequekottakkal5273 5 років тому +51

    Simplicity is the key to brilliance

  • @T.T.LovesAmbience
    @T.T.LovesAmbience 8 років тому +9

    Beautiful family. Happiness shows in their smiles.

  • @lifeisshortmakeithappen3671
    @lifeisshortmakeithappen3671 7 років тому +25

    I think you all are doing great, my wife and I with our two young children live exactly like you do, we love it, it was tough at first untill we got the hang of things, it took a few months, we came from the city also and now wouldn't have it any other way, god bless your journey.

  • @musingfoodie1041
    @musingfoodie1041 4 роки тому

    Aaaaaahmazing natural carefree life!! Dreamy really.... Very fortunate to be surrounded by nature!

  • @missfriska8467
    @missfriska8467 4 роки тому +2

    All these videos just shows how important time and to spend it more with family

  • @candyclews4047
    @candyclews4047 7 років тому +49

    Wish my GP was as chilled and in tune with nature as this chap!

  • @illuminatiCorgi
    @illuminatiCorgi 8 років тому +19

    I recently had a similar realisation, in terms of the whole, 'Most of my money goes to rent/bills."
    So I started looking into house sitting as I'm a student in the city and there's actually quite a lot of people who want their pets to be looked after when they're away.

  • @db-333
    @db-333 7 років тому +21

    love this! key thing here is the demeanor , attitude and most of all full bodied spirit of these people. That is what works, and where the true joy is.

  • @maggieau4864
    @maggieau4864 4 роки тому +1

    Thanks Sarah and Tom for your sharing. Yes, it takes me quite a long journey back just to realize living in the nature is living real.
    Nice to have someone in the simple living community too. God bless.

  • @ankitk5530
    @ankitk5530 4 роки тому +4

    Blessed are they who see beauty in humble places where other people see nothing.

  • @SandraLovesSun
    @SandraLovesSun 7 років тому +25

    My favorite book of all time is Little House in the Big Woods.

  • @Bentonendflowerfarm
    @Bentonendflowerfarm 5 років тому +37

    What a beautiful family, we are also about to go off-grid. It really is probably life's blueprint for health and happiness in the long run.

  • @lindiwemalaza1438
    @lindiwemalaza1438 5 років тому +110

    Can you please revisit them. It would be great to see where they are now.

    • @irisqueen4376
      @irisqueen4376 4 роки тому +2

      Yes, please and thank you.

    • @Rubarb84
      @Rubarb84 4 роки тому +1

      There’s never an update on these things. 😂

    • @mariehrckavene7253
      @mariehrckavene7253 4 роки тому

      @@Rubarb84 there was an revisit for Limestone, I bet if you become a patron and ask there, they will be able to do it..

    • @STEAMBOLTANNIE
      @STEAMBOLTANNIE 4 роки тому +1

      @@Rubarb84 thats cause the roof caved in because of snow build up and the kid got hives and the wife stunk so bad because she didn't have a bath for 4 months in the winter so he threw her out. He has blood poisoning from a cut that got infected because he did not get proper medical attention. living off the grid...lol

  • @advsonhere
    @advsonhere 4 роки тому

    Simplicity, Tranquility and Authenticity. Nice!

  • @donmcleod8307
    @donmcleod8307 3 роки тому

    A lovely example of how life can be balanced. Thank you

  • @mamtaadityasharma4998
    @mamtaadityasharma4998 4 роки тому +3

    After watching this video... I am feeling Soo calm.. these guys are just happy and tension free..

  • @harold9232
    @harold9232 5 років тому +4

    This is the frequency and pace we were supposed to live at.Great to see !

  • @GregCantori
    @GregCantori 8 років тому +8

    Nicely done. Imagine those with property sharing it with families like them!

  • @allenmmolina382
    @allenmmolina382 3 роки тому

    Pattern our life after this... Showed me life well lived in simple way and not worry about tomorrow.

  • @pabloreinaldobrandaodoming5298
    @pabloreinaldobrandaodoming5298 3 роки тому

    Beautiful all of it...made me cry the simplicity of all. Thanks

  • @evangelineisacsson1049
    @evangelineisacsson1049 3 роки тому +4

    Happen to stumble this video while searching on how its like living off the grid...Are you still living like this today ? Im 61 yrs works fulltime in health care too but not a GP. My co workers laughed at me heir when I downsized my living space to a tiny condo. Then soon by the end of January my son will moving in...to go back University. He has already given up job and a condo which most normal people never do these days but I supporting him... Greetings from Sweden.

    • @evangelineisacsson1049
      @evangelineisacsson1049 3 роки тому

      These people are smart , the reasons to avoid stresses ,depressions, high bloodpressure ,burn out and other complications. I wish have the courage and strong enough to live like this...maybe, hope when retired.

  • @sineadmoylan1065
    @sineadmoylan1065 5 років тому +5

    This is literally my favourite video ever. I keep coming back to it over and over. Would love to see an update

  • @Merikanova
    @Merikanova 7 років тому +11

    His last remarks at about 5:30 and onward hit me hard.
    I believe he is right about that way of living being the blueprint for all of us.

  • @tedayani6065
    @tedayani6065 4 роки тому

    This is what a Happy simple life is supposed to be... lovely

  • @TheOGFamily17
    @TheOGFamily17 4 роки тому +2

    Through this video i realized that a right partner plays a big role in ur life, look how happy they are as a family in nature

  • @yolandalujan9726
    @yolandalujan9726 4 роки тому +7

    Beautiful!! Happy for you both. God bless you ! 🙏

  • @Ariel-pi6lw
    @Ariel-pi6lw 7 років тому +20

    I love this type of lifestyle so simple and carefree..I would love to live like this in the middle of nowhere where no one annoys you

  • @Xaforn
    @Xaforn 5 років тому +18

    I really loved this. I’m working toward this with my partner, we’re saving money and we actually already have land which is a miracle. My son is so excited and we have a friend who knows all the rules/regulations in the area because they’ve already done the same thing. It’s exciting, and I’m so happy for this family. He’s absolutely right, it is the blueprint, we need simpler lives and the more “primitive” we go back the happier we are I’ve noticed in other people as well as myself.

    • @lindaachege7541
      @lindaachege7541 4 роки тому

      Come To my country I'll show you hows its done😌🙂🤔🤔🤗

  • @bevsi-data4483
    @bevsi-data4483 4 роки тому

    The best thing is to have is a family who gives you full support and respect,, stay blessed

  • @iqbalariga
    @iqbalariga 3 роки тому +1

    am melted, i hope this channel update again for this family in 2021...

  • @moonkissed3033
    @moonkissed3033 6 років тому +10

    Your BABY IS BEAUTIFUL! I would love 💕 ❤️ love to live PURELY SIMPLE LIKE the way you both live. Much LOVE to you and your ADORABLE OHANA!!!!👌👌🙏🏼🙏🏼😘😘

  • @christinepreston8267
    @christinepreston8267 7 років тому +5

    Wonderful video.....if only all children. had such lovely parents, & a super way of life......money doesn't always bring you happiness.....good luck to them xxx

  • @TruthQuest4700
    @TruthQuest4700 8 років тому +4

    Yum! ...I'll be over for dinner! A beautiful family living a beautiful life!

  • @ЗдравыйСмысл-ы3щ
    @ЗдравыйСмысл-ы3щ 4 роки тому

    the baby has a happy childhood! around nature and loving dad and mom. Thank you so much

  • @Laura-io2xc
    @Laura-io2xc 3 роки тому +1

    You can tell the baby is soooo happy and healthy :)

  • @KomalJhaOnline
    @KomalJhaOnline 7 років тому +95

    I'm gonna do this, ONEDAY 🤗

    • @happenfilms
      @happenfilms  7 років тому +11

      Best of luck with it!

    • @kevinjoseph5646
      @kevinjoseph5646 7 років тому +4

      Komal Jha all the best. Live a stress free n happy life..

    • @iceberg789
      @iceberg789 6 років тому +1

      but where will you find a distant place like this without the stress of running into some thugs or robbers ? i guess you wont probably be able to do this. 🙁

    • @nox6948
      @nox6948 6 років тому +1

      me too.

    • @kencabinson9720
      @kencabinson9720 6 років тому +1

      Komal Jha likewise me too... Let's do it together.

  • @ChiefinGuam
    @ChiefinGuam 8 років тому +4

    What a great house and setup they have. Thanks for sharing.

  • @diasunshine7133
    @diasunshine7133 5 років тому +11

    You have reached the highest level of quality of life, simple and therefore happier, surrounded by Mother Nature and animals❤🌱

  • @anaforero4743
    @anaforero4743 3 роки тому +1

    Wonderful sample of an easy and simple life. I am living in Colombian southamerica and you are a sample of what I want for me and people around me. This is a seed for a better world, a wonderful sample for every one of us who cares for this world. Thank you. God bless you.

  • @reggserada6196
    @reggserada6196 4 роки тому

    I do really love to live like this,kinda peaceful with your garden and filled with trees and animals

  • @victoriacharlesworth7099
    @victoriacharlesworth7099 7 років тому +5

    What a beautiful family, and you are living off grid sooo well! You seem so free. God bless xxxx

  • @drfdwf392
    @drfdwf392 4 роки тому +30

    Wonderful. And oh how beautiful they are. I wonder if they know that they look like Disney Characters.

    • @earthangel8730
      @earthangel8730 4 роки тому

      You watch way too much TV. What a superficial way to look at life.

    • @earthmother4507
      @earthmother4507 4 роки тому +4

      Way to be unnecessarily rude to someone saying something nice

  • @GovLine
    @GovLine 4 роки тому +9

    I soooooo love this. This is life!

  • @asaduzzamanbiplob4902
    @asaduzzamanbiplob4902 4 роки тому +1

    Amazing!!! Highly appreciate all of your outstanding efforts. Thanks for sharing.

  • @siriuszenith4512
    @siriuszenith4512 5 років тому

    These folks are inspiration. Giving up on what most of the society strives for and focusing on what really matters.
    Brilliant!!!

  • @ChristineExhaleRelax
    @ChristineExhaleRelax 7 років тому +95

    What an awesome family! Life is a miracle and so precious. It is sad that most of us are conditioned to be 'someone' and achieve 'something' from a young age, ie, making lots of money, living in big mansions, and we constantly compare ourselves to other people. That's one of the reasons for housing bubbles around the world, especially now in New Zealand, property speculators only think about money, how to make money out of other people's life essentials, such as housing, it is truly disgusting. I hope more and more people wake up and realize there are alternative ways of living, such as in this video clip. There's no point to spend over 60% of our earning on expensive rent or mortgages, we only live once after all. Happiness and Health are the most important. :-)

    • @robertb3595
      @robertb3595 7 років тому +5

      Christine ExhaleRelax, that's true, we are being brainwahed through our education(indoctrination) years and by mainstream media because system needs us the slaves to work hard and consume as if there was no tomorrow, so the big bastards can live a luxury lives. If 50% of people went off grid the rotten system would collapse.

    • @chenchalapumahesh2914
      @chenchalapumahesh2914 6 років тому +2

      Similar thoughts I have like u .especially in India everyone compared with money money money.technology ruins Indians natural life style.

  • @Thelawsonboy
    @Thelawsonboy 4 роки тому +22

    ive been walking to work.. lately.. and instantly feel more connected and grounded with in a truth of who i am in this big world and i its ok.... i am also getting out of debt.. and i spend very little money .. i pick up more trash on the road on my walk to work than i do make in a week and i dont even venture off the sidewalk

  • @clivejames5058
    @clivejames5058 8 років тому +5

    beautiful people; beautiful lifestyle. We're about to downsize to an off grid 7m Yurt and live the simple dream here in New Zealand too - can't wait!

  • @susanadam6094
    @susanadam6094 3 роки тому

    Their home is beautiful I just love it 🥰🥰🥰
    They are just lovely people may they have many many many more happy years in their wonderful home 💖💖💖💖💖

  • @honeyrose8611
    @honeyrose8611 5 років тому +1

    A tiny house yet the land is so vast and beautiful 🍀💕