Just started my journey into tiny homes/container homes and what-not as I'm looking into getting out of the rat race in a few years time. So chancing by your video has given me plenty of food for thought. You've done great stuff already and wishing you all the best with it going forward. Thanks for the content.
Very cool setup guys, it's always a work in progress even when you think it done there's ALWAYS something else haha. Seeya Rob ......hang in there guys and make it the way YOU want it, not what others do.
Thanks legend! Taking it day by day getting it set up as we need things. Not looking for perfection at the moment, just want to get function in place then refine from there 🤙🤙
You have done so much, and welcome to the Wide Bay. 😊. Love everything you guys have done. I’m no builder either but I do do stuff and fix things and as long as it looks good and works it’s all good lol.
Gday, crazy dave here, watching from Melbourne. Planning on going off grid to rural Victoria soon, can't wait. 2nd time for me (I should never have moved back to suburbia). This is my new favourite video channel!! Loving everything you're doing guys. Keep the videos coming. Awesome work on the container house, I reckon you've done great. I'm a tradie and I'm not gonna fault anything you've done because you're giving it a crack and that's the important thing. You'll make heaps of mistakes and that just adds to your skill set. BTW - I love the workbench kitchen pantry set up. Sheer genius!! Peace, love & rock 'n' roll. ✌️❤️🎶
Hey Dave! Thanks legend! Thats it aye, just got to give it a crack and figure it out the hard way 😂 I'm sure we have made some mistakes and can guarantee you we will make more as we progress. We will never look back on the GC life we had, we love living rural so much more. The peace, quiet and the space, wouldn't change it for the world!
Hey mate, been watching your progress 👍. It's such a massive task to be off grid and living comfortably. I'm living in gympie atm, really keen to get out of town! I'm a country bloke. The first place I thought of relocating to is Bundaberg. Lived there when I was younger and always went on holidays in Bundaberg. Bundaberg has a lot of good memories for me! I love to go fishing and I love my dog more than any person I know. I have been buying some basic power stations, I like Itechworld stations and itech solar panels. The power is probably the most important factor in going off the grid. I don't have anyone in my life now, my dog is my best friend and I love her! I have brought 2 200w solar panels from itech, they seem to work well. I have PTSD, and I love being away from all the people. You guys have done a great job with your place! Love to know more about your final set-up of your solar system and how you run it. Cheers bloke
Hey legend, that's awesome, keep the dream alive! Itech is a great brand, we have multiple people running their setups in their 4wds It's a big task but just get good power and good clean water, a nice weather proof structure and you will be sweet 👌
I love your place it's a little slice of heaven :) I'm in nsw and am moving away from Wollongong going bush and am having a tiny house built and buying a rural block of land 30 mins from Wagga I am yet to learn about off grid everything so I will watch your vids and learn more. Well done to u guys
Hey legend! how good is that! we will never go back :) off grid living is not as hard as people make it out to be. Best advice is to be mindful of the 'Worst case' situations and prepare for them. (i.e - power, we have our power setup, with a Jackery 2000 pro battery bank and a generator as backups and for water we have 2 tanks now incase one get damaged)
We have lived off grid for 18 years and have gone from 12 volt system to 48 volt system 15kw. Absolutely amazing. Would never live on the grid again. We are remote and you quickly learn what you can and cannot run. You learnt to overcome issues. Etc. Job well done. Bravo from Victoria Australia..
thanks legend, always a work in progress! keen for the main house build to start then we will refine the current setup into a granny flat/guest house :)
Great video just a thought for you use ur ibc as wood storage for weather or use the metal cage to protect fruit trees... cant wait to see the battery system setup.... Are you going to get any live stock?
there will always be loads of ups and downs, keep the end goal in mind and it will all work out. Remember to take the time to reflect on how far you have come.
Awesome work guys, top shit! Love it Just stumbled upon your channel so I'll like and sub and go back to the start and see how it all began. Love the off grid living option and i aim to get there eventually. Cheers guys i look forward to seeing your dreams progress 🤙🍻🇦🇺❤️
I was considering a container home and have considered everthing , from tents, domes, tinyhomes, the lot. Economically and efficiency lead us to prefabs tho in the end.. well, not quite the end, weve almost finished the plot but dont have any money left for a home haha. oi, not funny! :) good work so far mate, will tune in
Thanks legends! Container homes are a great base for a tiny home. I think all up we spent 10 - 12 thousand AUD on the container home including the offgrid power and fitout. This was with the purchase of the container up around the 5k mark thanks to Covid. 😅
Cool setup 👍 How does starlink go there? I have gen 3 in Tasman NZ. 32 ping 300/40 ish on the cheapest $79 NZD plan. A tinnie on the lake 🤣 Foilies, I believe is the term there.
The starlink has been flawless! No drop outs, no down time. Alei works remotely so we needed fast stable connection for video calls etc and have not had a single issue yet with ours 😁🤙
@@offgridaus I've had the odd micro stutter just enough to muck with gaming in a storm, but smooth here as well. The two eithernet ports is a big bonus on the new version
No Ac in the container? Have you done a summer of 40c days and no reprieve at night yet? I feel for you, ac at least to sleep in is absolutely mandatory lolol. Its looking really great tho! You should also insulate under the deck if you can too, or under the ply wood ceiling if you haven't. Might help save some energy in summer and winter and make it nicer to be in. Are the plans to build a bigger set up? Or stay like this forever?
Yea, we ended up getting a portable A/C unit for summer and ran that off the inverter. Worked well to knock the heat off before bed and if it just got too much outside during the day :) We are yet to insulate under the deck, but we have put a large rug on the floor to combat the cold floor until we get around to packing the under side with insulation. as for the roof it already has 90mm of wool insulation and works a treat, massive difference in direct sunlight from outside. Plans for a bigger home and additional buildings are in the works, we are doing all of this with our own savings/no finance so its a slow process but it will be well worth it for our family :)
Hi, how did you solve the door with your first shower cubicle (the corrugated iron one between tank and the shed). Was that a regular flyscreen door or a custom weld job for the door?
Always been a camping and adventure family. Living on the gold coast working 5 days a week to try get out bush camping for a night was getting old. Figured we could purchase a block of land, work less and build the lifestyle we only ever got to enjoy on weekends prior. Doing a half lap of Aus in a 17ft caravan gave us the confidence and ability to live with less and still have fun and not sacrifice many preacher comforts. Was not an easy choice and not the lifestyle for all but works fine for us as we are heavily an outdoors family :) Covid was the perfect example of how a densely populated area is not all its cracked up to be also hahaha.
@@offgridausI have found the same thing I'm not willing to be mortgaged to the hilt for 40 plus years I rather have less belongings and a simpler life with family as the main priority. We have really lost our ability to live on the land and going back to basics I think is better and even for our families. I'd love to see and learn about your solar set up :) awesome job
@@Kristenoyinbo you're in luck! we have a video on just our power setup on our Chanel :D We enjoy the stress free aspect a lot more now we have been out here a while.. bills are no longer a stress point for the family, no more worrying about the people next door being all in your business and just how all round nice the locals are :D
Hi,we are hoping to do the same & do you mind if i ask you what part of Bundy are you & also what it cost for your block,we are in Hervey Bay,thanks,Ken.
Hey Ken, we are about 30 mins west of Bundy central, we purchased this block a while back for under 200k 👌 if you want to chat jump over to our Instagram or send us an email 😁 instagram.com/off_grid_aus?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==
Don't get caught up with thinking you can't do it with just the basics. Make sure you have great communication within the family and they are all on the same page throughout the process. Take your time building and don't be afraid to reach out for help. The biggest advice I can give is to follow your plan/vision despite what others say. You will have people who say it's stupid, your silly for doing it blah blah blah, just brush it off and don't let outside influences sway your goals. It's super rewarding and we don't regret it one little bit 🤙 If you have Instagram our page link is on our main YT page, message is if you want to chat or have questions 😁 otherwise we are in the middle of setting up a website/blog to further interact with subscribers and like-minded people.
Every council is different with their rules. Ours is not fixed accomodation (its still movable because we did not fix to ground and retained the lifting points), no internal cooking facility's and no internal bathroom so we don't need building permits for this setup. similar to how people can live on a block of land in a caravan for a set period of time while things are in the works for a more permanent situation. We will need approval for our next building tho as it will be a fixed structure so we will inform everyone on that process once we get plans finalised etc :)
@@connorsone we did 18 months in a caravan with a 100L tank, we will be fine haha, worst case we have a 1000L IBC tank and a tandem axle box trailer. Costs us $3.99 per 1000L from town. It's been nearly 12 months now and we have only been into town once to get additional water :) Now we are running a proper washing machine we do notice the extra usage and will be putting an additional 10,000L tank in the near future but for now with all this rain we are always 100% full 😁🤙
@@offgridaus Bro you don't need to justify yourself to flogs like this, Don't waste your time replying to the negative flogs. you've set a goal and you're achieving it good on your brother!
Said you were sick of paying for suburban life but youve lacked in letting anyone know what this cost you? You didnt get there for free and you wont be keeping it for free so how bout explaining more of the hows not the whys... howd you find the place? Howd ya get there? How do you get to and from? How often do you need to come and go for supplies??? Like carn bro
It's not a hard concept really, most of this was outlined in our first video 😁 We sold up on the GC, purchased a block up north by going on realistate.com and putting in an offer to the agent then purchasing the block. (For how much is irrelevant as it will vary day too day and where you look) And we drive too and from, the town is 15 mins away, we still retain a normal life just not reliant on city power, water or septic. Once we are settled and into a rhythm of everything we will elaborate in more detail the day to day workings 🙏🤙👌
Just started my journey into tiny homes/container homes and what-not as I'm looking into getting out of the rat race in a few years time. So chancing by your video has given me plenty of food for thought. You've done great stuff already and wishing you all the best with it going forward. Thanks for the content.
I miss you head big fella keep up the good work. keep that positive vibe and you do you.
Miss you too legend! Keen to see ya face when you're back in the country 🤙
Very cool setup guys, it's always a work in progress even when you think it done there's ALWAYS something else haha. Seeya Rob ......hang in there guys and make it the way YOU want it, not what others do.
Thanks legend! Taking it day by day getting it set up as we need things. Not looking for perfection at the moment, just want to get function in place then refine from there 🤙🤙
you have done heaps it's really coming along well done
Thank you! Yea it's all time and money, when we are low on money it takes more. Getting there bit by bit 🎉❤
You have done so much, and welcome to the Wide Bay. 😊. Love everything you guys have done. I’m no builder either but I do do stuff and fix things and as long as it looks good and works it’s all good lol.
Thanks so much!! We love it up here 😁 great country!
Coming together nicely :) Well done guys!!
Thanks legend! 😍🤙
Gday, crazy dave here, watching from Melbourne. Planning on going off grid to rural Victoria soon, can't wait. 2nd time for me (I should never have moved back to suburbia).
This is my new favourite video channel!! Loving everything you're doing guys. Keep the videos coming. Awesome work on the container house, I reckon you've done great. I'm a tradie and I'm not gonna fault anything you've done because you're giving it a crack and that's the important thing. You'll make heaps of mistakes and that just adds to your skill set. BTW - I love the workbench kitchen pantry set up. Sheer genius!!
Peace, love & rock 'n' roll.
✌️❤️🎶
Hey Dave! Thanks legend! Thats it aye, just got to give it a crack and figure it out the hard way 😂 I'm sure we have made some mistakes and can guarantee you we will make more as we progress.
We will never look back on the GC life we had, we love living rural so much more. The peace, quiet and the space, wouldn't change it for the world!
Hey mate, been watching your progress 👍. It's such a massive task to be off grid and living comfortably. I'm living in gympie atm, really keen to get out of town! I'm a country bloke. The first place I thought of relocating to is Bundaberg. Lived there when I was younger and always went on holidays in Bundaberg. Bundaberg has a lot of good memories for me! I love to go fishing and I love my dog more than any person I know. I have been buying some basic power stations, I like Itechworld stations and itech solar panels. The power is probably the most important factor in going off the grid. I don't have anyone in my life now, my dog is my best friend and I love her! I have brought 2 200w solar panels from itech, they seem to work well. I have PTSD, and I love being away from all the people. You guys have done a great job with your place! Love to know more about your final set-up of your solar system and how you run it. Cheers bloke
Hey legend, that's awesome, keep the dream alive! Itech is a great brand, we have multiple people running their setups in their 4wds
It's a big task but just get good power and good clean water, a nice weather proof structure and you will be sweet 👌
just found your channel bloke. good stuff
Thanks legend 🤙
It looks really great. KISS - keeping it simple sweetheart.
Thank you! 😊
I love your place it's a little slice of heaven :) I'm in nsw and am moving away from Wollongong going bush and am having a tiny house built and buying a rural block of land 30 mins from Wagga I am yet to learn about off grid everything so I will watch your vids and learn more. Well done to u guys
Hey legend! how good is that! we will never go back :) off grid living is not as hard as people make it out to be. Best advice is to be mindful of the 'Worst case' situations and prepare for them. (i.e - power, we have our power setup, with a Jackery 2000 pro battery bank and a generator as backups and for water we have 2 tanks now incase one get damaged)
Coming along nicely mate!! Hope the internet works for you!! The most important thing in life these days!! LOL!!
The starlink works a treat! Better than when we lived in town!! Hahah 😁
Looking awesome guys. Can't wait to see more!! ❤
Thanks legend ! 🤙
Looking good I am doing the same at Stanthorpe area great Vlog cheers Mick
How good is that! Lovely part of Aus too 😍🤙
Absolutely inspiring I cannot wait to say art my own property. Good on you mate. You should be stocked with that.
Just got to know what ya want and figure the rest out as ya go 😂🤙 thanks legends!
We have lived off grid for 18 years and have gone from 12 volt system to 48 volt system 15kw. Absolutely amazing. Would never live on the grid again. We are remote and you quickly learn what you can and cannot run. You learnt to overcome issues. Etc. Job well done. Bravo from Victoria Australia..
thanks legends! 48V is 100% on the cards for the next tiny home build that's for sure! so much more power you can chuck at a 48v system aye!
Sweet set up
thanks legend, always a work in progress! keen for the main house build to start then we will refine the current setup into a granny flat/guest house :)
Inspired by you guys. Thanks for sharing your off grid journey.
First to comment..woohoo. Great video gang 😊
Thanks legends! 🎉❤
Mate - you've done a fantastic job. Congrats.
Thanks legend 🙏🤙
Milo looks like he's already moved in.
That dog is so relaxed he will make any place look like home in 5 mins flat 😂🧡
All very clever, great job, and looks terrific.
Great video just a thought for you use ur ibc as wood storage for weather or use the metal cage to protect fruit trees... cant wait to see the battery system setup....
Are you going to get any live stock?
Great idea! Would keep fire wood dry and ready for winter 🤙 cheers legend!
No live stock yet, but definitely on the plans 🤙👌
Awesome setup
Just started a similar journey. A bit of a rough start. Things are getting better week by week.
there will always be loads of ups and downs, keep the end goal in mind and it will all work out.
Remember to take the time to reflect on how far you have come.
Awesome work guys, top shit! Love it
Just stumbled upon your channel so I'll like and sub and go back to the start and see how it all began.
Love the off grid living option and i aim to get there eventually.
Cheers guys i look forward to seeing your dreams progress 🤙🍻🇦🇺❤️
Hey legend! Welcome 👌🤙
Glad you enjoyed it 😁
I was considering a container home and have considered everthing , from tents, domes, tinyhomes, the lot. Economically and efficiency lead us to prefabs tho in the end.. well, not quite the end, weve almost finished the plot but dont have any money left for a home haha. oi, not funny! :) good work so far mate, will tune in
Thanks legends! Container homes are a great base for a tiny home. I think all up we spent 10 - 12 thousand AUD on the container home including the offgrid power and fitout. This was with the purchase of the container up around the 5k mark thanks to Covid. 😅
Cool setup 👍 How does starlink go there? I have gen 3 in Tasman NZ. 32 ping 300/40 ish on the cheapest $79 NZD plan.
A tinnie on the lake 🤣 Foilies, I believe is the term there.
The starlink has been flawless! No drop outs, no down time. Alei works remotely so we needed fast stable connection for video calls etc and have not had a single issue yet with ours 😁🤙
@@offgridaus I've had the odd micro stutter just enough to muck with gaming in a storm, but smooth here as well. The two eithernet ports is a big bonus on the new version
No Ac in the container? Have you done a summer of 40c days and no reprieve at night yet? I feel for you, ac at least to sleep in is absolutely mandatory lolol. Its looking really great tho! You should also insulate under the deck if you can too, or under the ply wood ceiling if you haven't. Might help save some energy in summer and winter and make it nicer to be in. Are the plans to build a bigger set up? Or stay like this forever?
Yea, we ended up getting a portable A/C unit for summer and ran that off the inverter. Worked well to knock the heat off before bed and if it just got too much outside during the day :)
We are yet to insulate under the deck, but we have put a large rug on the floor to combat the cold floor until we get around to packing the under side with insulation. as for the roof it already has 90mm of wool insulation and works a treat, massive difference in direct sunlight from outside.
Plans for a bigger home and additional buildings are in the works, we are doing all of this with our own savings/no finance so its a slow process but it will be well worth it for our family :)
Hi, how did you solve the door with your first shower cubicle (the corrugated iron one between tank and the shed). Was that a regular flyscreen door or a custom weld job for the door?
we used 25mmx 25mm angle and made a door frame paired with some hinges from Bunnings, then we used the bits we cut out to fill it in :)
i was just winging it🤣
where are you mate, love what you are doing
We are just out of Bundaberg QLD 🤙🙏 great part of Aus to live in that's for sure
Curious to what made you decide to go off grid, has it been since 2020 or a lot earlier?
Always been a camping and adventure family. Living on the gold coast working 5 days a week to try get out bush camping for a night was getting old.
Figured we could purchase a block of land, work less and build the lifestyle we only ever got to enjoy on weekends prior.
Doing a half lap of Aus in a 17ft caravan gave us the confidence and ability to live with less and still have fun and not sacrifice many preacher comforts.
Was not an easy choice and not the lifestyle for all but works fine for us as we are heavily an outdoors family :) Covid was the perfect example of how a densely populated area is not all its cracked up to be also hahaha.
@@offgridaus Ok thanks, good decision 👍
@@offgridausI have found the same thing I'm not willing to be mortgaged to the hilt for 40 plus years I rather have less belongings and a simpler life with family as the main priority. We have really lost our ability to live on the land and going back to basics I think is better and even for our families. I'd love to see and learn about your solar set up :) awesome job
@@Kristenoyinbo you're in luck! we have a video on just our power setup on our Chanel :D We enjoy the stress free aspect a lot more now we have been out here a while.. bills are no longer a stress point for the family, no more worrying about the people next door being all in your business and just how all round nice the locals are :D
Hi,we are hoping to do the same & do you mind if i ask you what part of Bundy are you & also what it cost for your block,we are in Hervey Bay,thanks,Ken.
Hey Ken, we are about 30 mins west of Bundy central, we purchased this block a while back for under 200k 👌 if you want to chat jump over to our Instagram or send us an email 😁
instagram.com/off_grid_aus?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==
Lovin it bro
What would ur advice be to someone starting this with a young family aswell
Don't get caught up with thinking you can't do it with just the basics.
Make sure you have great communication within the family and they are all on the same page throughout the process.
Take your time building and don't be afraid to reach out for help.
The biggest advice I can give is to follow your plan/vision despite what others say. You will have people who say it's stupid, your silly for doing it blah blah blah, just brush it off and don't let outside influences sway your goals.
It's super rewarding and we don't regret it one little bit 🤙
If you have Instagram our page link is on our main YT page, message is if you want to chat or have questions 😁 otherwise we are in the middle of setting up a website/blog to further interact with subscribers and like-minded people.
@@offgridaus Excellent advice.
❤😊❤😊❤😊
Thank you! 😁🧡
how easy did the council let u build
Every council is different with their rules. Ours is not fixed accomodation (its still movable because we did not fix to ground and retained the lifting points), no internal cooking facility's and no internal bathroom so we don't need building permits for this setup. similar to how people can live on a block of land in a caravan for a set period of time while things are in the works for a more permanent situation.
We will need approval for our next building tho as it will be a fixed structure so we will inform everyone on that process once we get plans finalised etc :)
Where abouts are you, roughly?
We are just west of Bundaberg QLD 🤙
I'm jealous.@@offgridaus
so the tank will let you have 1 shower per month
you use 2000L per shower?
@@offgridaus well give it time and you will realize how much you go through
@@connorsone we did 18 months in a caravan with a 100L tank, we will be fine haha, worst case we have a 1000L IBC tank and a tandem axle box trailer. Costs us $3.99 per 1000L from town.
It's been nearly 12 months now and we have only been into town once to get additional water :)
Now we are running a proper washing machine we do notice the extra usage and will be putting an additional 10,000L tank in the near future but for now with all this rain we are always 100% full 😁🤙
@@offgridaus Bro you don't need to justify yourself to flogs like this, Don't waste your time replying to the negative flogs.
you've set a goal and you're achieving it good on your brother!
Love your videos, But do your self a favour do not sleep near your starlink router/any wireless router it not very healthy for you.
Said you were sick of paying for suburban life but youve lacked in letting anyone know what this cost you? You didnt get there for free and you wont be keeping it for free so how bout explaining more of the hows not the whys... howd you find the place? Howd ya get there? How do you get to and from? How often do you need to come and go for supplies??? Like carn bro
It's not a hard concept really, most of this was outlined in our first video 😁
We sold up on the GC, purchased a block up north by going on realistate.com and putting in an offer to the agent then purchasing the block. (For how much is irrelevant as it will vary day too day and where you look)
And we drive too and from, the town is 15 mins away, we still retain a normal life just not reliant on city power, water or septic.
Once we are settled and into a rhythm of everything we will elaborate in more detail the day to day workings 🙏🤙👌