Every word is rock solid advice guys! Take your time and get to know the land in all its seasons and weathers is my number one recommendation too. 16 years into the off-grid life now. I started off here as a single mother with 3 children. Now I'm a pensioner with grandkids. No idea how the f*ck that happened. Still fit as a fiddle and loving every minute. And still building the house ... 😆 About the only things I'd add are ... whatever you figure your budget and timescales will be to complete any major project, double (at least) the budget and triple the timescales. Also (because it works really well for me ... though you may be different) I developed visualisation as my superpower and the best tool in my toolbox. I work every step of major projects out in my head beforehand and then live with it in my head a while, tinkering with it as it comes to me. (I sometimes use Sketchup or some other 3D modelling software to help the visualisation process along or to communicate ideas to others who might be helping.) I pay particular attention to refinements that pop into my head first thing on waking. Or in the shower. Quite often that's when the best inspiration arrives. If the vision loses its 'juice' then I'll wipe it and start again. It saves SO much time and expense going through that trial and error process in my head rather than with actual materials and construction. Once I've visualised it in all its details and ironed out most of the wrinkles, the actual construction tends to go flawlessly.
Thank you for this very useful and honest advice. One can not enter off grid living with only discontent and vague dreams as a foundation, and this video and all your others clearly show the need for vision, forward planning patience, courage, strength and mental resilience in order to make a success of this often difficult but highly rewarding lifestyle. May your future bring you all the happiness you deserve!❤❤❤
After more than 2,5 yrs of nomadic lifestyle in search of land we now finally bought land in South Africa. It is being finalized now. We will have our own water and electricity to not be dependent.
I think you pitched this one just right. Honest, not too self evident, and you highlighted some of the biggest pitfalls - specially biting off more than you can chew at once, and being realistic about what you can or can't do.
I see you both struggle with a seeming lack of funds, but think how much more better off you are, exposing the innovation you have both utilized because you did not want to spend the money. I think money is secondary, and you both have shown innovation is important and comes when you don't let lack of money stop you. I love your videos ❤
On animals : 1. Have a solid barn/housing + run before you bring animals onto your land. Makes it way easier to make friends with them, keeping them safe and in a routine that means they are handled daily. The chicken thing is that everything loves chicken, so have a good protected run (including solid or netting roof) and roosting area for them. The predators will know they are there quickly and some birdsof prey will just sit in a tree above them and drop right on top of them. Yes that raises the cost somewhat, but predators will try harder if/when they have been succesfull on your property. Build solid from day one makes for better sleep and a more reliable foodsource. 2. Milking : Ignore the standard way of weaning off the kids/lambs/calf and just add yourself as another one instead. Milking animals are herd animals and need an adult companion, their babies don't plug that gap untill after weaning, so you have at least 2 if not 3 + babies (castrated male might work, but might also be a bully). From what others say milk use averages at about 1litre / 4 cups per person per day (yoghurt, cheese, cream, butter, ... ). Sharing with kid/lamb will make that easy, you won't have to empty that udder 2x a day every day. The babies will keep production up for you and a freezer will store it for a week (or 2) happily untill you have enough for making cheese/cream/butter and so on. Also on that note don't get a cow unless you have a large family and need a lot of milk + the terrain can support one. In addition, not everybody handles cowsmilk well, sheep and goat (in that order) are easier to digest for humans and way more costly to buy. 1litre of sheepsmilk is 5 euros over here, cow 1 euro (raw milk tap). And the sheep are cheaper to buy and keep.
Yes, we agree that health is number one, even if you are young, you can have an accident and not be able to work on your land ( this is very common) also if you are a young couple, make sure you buy a piece of land not too big that might be too much for only 2 people, no matter how young you are, also children need company and schooling…..and also need to be safe and inevitable will get sick and need regular check ups….nature is lovely but also not as safe as you think. Live well have a lovely life, be free but also be smart.
I really admire the off-gridders like you repopulating deserted areas of Portugal. I agree that it’s important to take risks and make mistakes then make your contribution by sharing your experiences with others to learn from. Sound advice❤.
Excellent!! Well done and well said. I can relate so much to everything you said. I don't live off grid but I live "like" I do. If I suddenly lost everything but the barest necessities I could go right on and be just as happy. I love the challenge of living below my meager means. It makes me feel like I've won the battle. The world can have all it's "stuff", I prefer freedom "from" stuff. And Molly is indeed a youtube star 🌟!! Take care and have a lovely week!! 🍂🌾🥰🌾🍂
Fantastic video, absolutely fascinating. Your tips , I'm sure will prove invaluable to anyone that hopes for a life off grid. I'm a very settled pensioner living here in UK but I love your weekly updates and if I had my time over again I would love to have done what you both have done .. keep smiling and be happy 😂🐾
That was a very important and informative video for everyone , words of wisdom ! Definition of wisdom according to the bible is the ability to apply knowledge in a right/righteous way 😇
I very much enjoyed this! The beginning was awesome....I just really laughed out loud! Behind Luke sitting on the hammock was the old washing machine! I will not forget the first b time i saw him washing clothes while riding that bike! 🤣🤣🤣 AWESOME MEMORY! I'm glad you didn't show the goats, they were so cute and playful, i know why they cal. The young ones kids! I did imagine them on there homemade seesaw! Do you know how they are doing? I miss Maggie too! If you see another wild Boar, its Boar boiling time and a BBQ!!! Though the chipmunk babies were quit cute. Im scared everytime your in there sitting down! I've seen a normal pig, (one of my Grandfather's many, run up behind him one day and hit his legs. When he was down, the pig tried to get on top of him. I was a little girl and could do nothing but scream. My Grandmother came out of the house with her broom and had to beat the pig off of him with the wooden handle! Me and my sister were screaming and crying.) Well, after that we begged him not to go back in there. I wish i had a picture of the pig pen and all the muck he was in. Well, my sister didn't know it, but we all ate that pig!! Ok. Now you know why i write, be careful in there !! Seems like things in your childhood freak you out more than things in your adult life. Ok...blah, blah, blah...AT LEAST YOU KNOW I'M ENGAGED! LOL 🤣🤣🤣🤣 ✝️🙏❤🇺🇸🇵🇹👣☘🌻🌻🌻🌻🍍🤗😎
Oh wow that is a scary story . i am always aware of the wildlings because i know they can really hurt me , but i do trust them too , they are really well behaved for wild ones 😊 i know Daisy is doing great but we haven't kept in touch with the farmer who has Meatball and Suzie
Great video. It does make you think. When you take on a place, you want to have a go at everything and plant everything as you are like a kid in a sweet shop. But take a step back and breath. Thank you for your advice and videos 😊
This is definitely one of your top 10 videos. Well done. Out of curiosity was there anything that personally either individually or together that caused a huge change in you? Like finding out you hate thunder and lightning storms? Or that you absolutely love sleeping under a full moon?
Thanks so much Marlene , before moving off grid we travelled for many years together in fact in a week we celebrate our 26 years together so there was nothing we didn't know about each other when we moved here, personally i didnt know that i would be as good as i am with all animals even though i loved animals before we moved here i had never had any in my care.
IT would be nice if the channel owners might explain to their many viewers how views of the channel generates a small income for them . I am so entertained, and appreciate by everything that Luke and Sarah are willing to share 👍 about their off grid life and what their personal experiences are like. Thanks for sharing ☺️. Everyone please like and share the video and watch the short advertisement which may generate a income for the channel.
What happened to the lady living not far from you. I have seen anything about her of late is she still living there I’m sorry I can’t recall here name thanks for all the great words and advice I envy your lives and lifestyle take care all the best from Western Australia 🇦🇺 ❤
Some great advice, maybe we can add find some wonderful friends whose boundless enthusiasm, ideas and energy can provide you with great memories, advice and support and most importantly have a lot of fun with. Lots of love to you both and Molly xx
When we first got to the land Luke made a bicycle powered washing machine which we loved but used to take so long to wash all our clothes and now we actually have one that works with our solar but keep it there as a reminder of how far we have come x x
Every word is rock solid advice guys! Take your time and get to know the land in all its seasons and weathers is my number one recommendation too. 16 years into the off-grid life now. I started off here as a single mother with 3 children. Now I'm a pensioner with grandkids. No idea how the f*ck that happened. Still fit as a fiddle and loving every minute. And still building the house ... 😆
About the only things I'd add are ... whatever you figure your budget and timescales will be to complete any major project, double (at least) the budget and triple the timescales. Also (because it works really well for me ... though you may be different) I developed visualisation as my superpower and the best tool in my toolbox. I work every step of major projects out in my head beforehand and then live with it in my head a while, tinkering with it as it comes to me. (I sometimes use Sketchup or some other 3D modelling software to help the visualisation process along or to communicate ideas to others who might be helping.) I pay particular attention to refinements that pop into my head first thing on waking. Or in the shower. Quite often that's when the best inspiration arrives. If the vision loses its 'juice' then I'll wipe it and start again. It saves SO much time and expense going through that trial and error process in my head rather than with actual materials and construction. Once I've visualised it in all its details and ironed out most of the wrinkles, the actual construction tends to go flawlessly.
So very true , I wish we remembered to mention the budget and timescales so i will pin your comment x x
Love the visualisation tip. Thank you 😊
Great to let everyone know what it's all about
Thank you for this very useful and honest advice. One can not enter off grid living with only discontent and vague dreams as a foundation, and this video and all your others clearly show the need for vision, forward planning patience, courage, strength and mental resilience in order to make a success of this often difficult but highly rewarding lifestyle. May your future bring you all the happiness you deserve!❤❤❤
Well said Ros . Thanks for such a lovely comment
Lovely ❤ Thanks for these tips😊
After more than 2,5 yrs of nomadic lifestyle in search of land we now finally bought land in South Africa. It is being finalized now. We will have our own water and electricity to not be dependent.
Great video with sound advice!
You have inspired me and now I am living my better life in Portugal!
Learn from you every video❤
Oh wow such a huge compliment thank you so much Andrea ❤️❤️❤️
I love you guys. You guys are happy people.
Portugal needs more people like you.
I think you pitched this one just right. Honest, not too self evident, and you highlighted some of the biggest pitfalls - specially biting off more than you can chew at once, and being realistic about what you can or can't do.
Hi Luke and Sarah, thank you for all the advice. It is useful for me too. Enjoy you off grid farm. God bless. Greetings Namibia❤❤
Thank you! You too!
I see you both struggle with a seeming lack of funds, but think how much more better off you are, exposing the innovation you have both utilized because you did not want to spend the money. I think money is secondary, and you both have shown innovation is important and comes when you don't let lack of money stop you. I love your videos ❤
Thanks so much for the lovely comment x
What a great video 👍🏽 Sound advice, thank you for sharing your experience and wisdom with us 🙏🏽😊
Thanks Luise ❤️❤️
On animals : 1. Have a solid barn/housing + run before you bring animals onto your land. Makes it way easier to make friends with them, keeping them safe and in a routine that means they are handled daily.
The chicken thing is that everything loves chicken, so have a good protected run (including solid or netting roof) and roosting area for them. The predators will know they are there quickly and some birdsof prey will just sit in a tree above them and drop right on top of them. Yes that raises the cost somewhat, but predators will try harder if/when they have been succesfull on your property. Build solid from day one makes for better sleep and a more reliable foodsource.
2. Milking : Ignore the standard way of weaning off the kids/lambs/calf and just add yourself as another one instead. Milking animals are herd animals and need an adult companion, their babies don't plug that gap untill after weaning, so you have at least 2 if not 3 + babies (castrated male might work, but might also be a bully). From what others say milk use averages at about 1litre / 4 cups per person per day (yoghurt, cheese, cream, butter, ... ). Sharing with kid/lamb will make that easy, you won't have to empty that udder 2x a day every day. The babies will keep production up for you and a freezer will store it for a week (or 2) happily untill you have enough for making cheese/cream/butter and so on.
Also on that note don't get a cow unless you have a large family and need a lot of milk + the terrain can support one. In addition, not everybody handles cowsmilk well, sheep and goat (in that order) are easier to digest for humans and way more costly to buy. 1litre of sheepsmilk is 5 euros over here, cow 1 euro (raw milk tap). And the sheep are cheaper to buy and keep.
Thanks for all this great info x x
Yes, we agree that health is number one, even if you are young, you can have an accident and not be able to work on your land ( this is very common) also if you are a young couple, make sure you buy a piece of land not too big that might be too much for only 2 people, no matter how young you are, also children need company and schooling…..and also need to be safe and inevitable will get sick and need regular check ups….nature is lovely but also not as safe as you think. Live well have a lovely life, be free but also be smart.
Very good advice x x
Judging from your experience (and I watched all your videos) life off grid is beautiful and difficult, Great tips and all the best in the future.
Awesome, thank you!
A great video full of good tips hopefully an inspiration for many 😉👍
Thanks Carole
I really admire the off-gridders like you repopulating deserted areas of Portugal. I agree that it’s important to take risks and make mistakes then make your contribution by sharing your experiences with others to learn from. Sound advice❤.
What a great job you both did! Well done
Excellent!! Well done and well said. I can relate so much to everything you said. I don't live off grid but I live "like" I do. If I suddenly lost everything but the barest necessities I could go right on and be just as happy. I love the challenge of living below my meager means. It makes me feel like I've won the battle. The world can have all it's "stuff", I prefer freedom "from" stuff.
And Molly is indeed a youtube star 🌟!!
Take care and have a lovely week!!
🍂🌾🥰🌾🍂
What a lovely comment ❤️❤️ I love this Meg
Great advice. 😊
Fantastic video, absolutely fascinating. Your tips , I'm sure will prove invaluable to anyone that hopes for a life off grid. I'm a very settled pensioner living here in UK but I love your weekly updates and if I had my time over again I would love to have done what you both have done .. keep smiling and be happy 😂🐾
Thanks so much Nicola. I hope it helps a few who want to go for it x x
Great information makes things a lot clearer ❤😁
Glad it was helpful!
Very nice video. Thank you for this. You both work so well together. May you continue to be blessed.
Thank you so much!
Great video!
❤😎 Luke & Sarah 👩🏻🌾❤️
Great advice! 👍🏻💯
This was one of you're best videos thanks ❤
Glad you think so!
Very good information/tips! You two have created a fantastic place! (and the pighouse are just a piece of art!)💖💚
Thank you x x
That was a very important and informative video for everyone , words of wisdom ! Definition of wisdom according to the bible is the ability to apply knowledge in a right/righteous way 😇
I very much enjoyed this! The beginning was awesome....I just really laughed out loud! Behind Luke sitting on the hammock was the old washing machine! I will not forget the first b time i saw him washing clothes while riding that bike! 🤣🤣🤣 AWESOME MEMORY! I'm glad you didn't show the goats, they were so cute and playful, i know why they cal. The young ones kids! I did imagine them on there homemade seesaw! Do you know how they are doing? I miss Maggie too! If you see another wild Boar, its Boar boiling time and a BBQ!!! Though the chipmunk babies were quit cute. Im scared everytime your in there sitting down! I've seen a normal pig, (one of my Grandfather's many, run up behind him one day and hit his legs. When he was down, the pig tried to get on top of him. I was a little girl and could do nothing but scream. My Grandmother came out of the house with her broom and had to beat the pig off of him with the wooden handle! Me and my sister were screaming and crying.) Well, after that we begged him not to go back in there. I wish i had a picture of the pig pen and all the muck he was in. Well, my sister didn't know it, but we all ate that pig!! Ok. Now you know why i write, be careful in there !! Seems like things in your childhood freak you out more than things in your adult life. Ok...blah, blah, blah...AT LEAST YOU KNOW I'M ENGAGED! LOL 🤣🤣🤣🤣 ✝️🙏❤🇺🇸🇵🇹👣☘🌻🌻🌻🌻🍍🤗😎
Oh wow that is a scary story . i am always aware of the wildlings because i know they can really hurt me , but i do trust them too , they are really well behaved for wild ones 😊 i know Daisy is doing great but we haven't kept in touch with the farmer who has Meatball and Suzie
Great advice,
I always look forward to your channel and harng about your amazingly contended life you lead. I’d love to have you as neighbors.
A huge compliment , thank you so much x
Great video. It does make you think. When you take on a place, you want to have a go at everything and plant everything as you are like a kid in a sweet shop. But take a step back and breath. Thank you for your advice and videos 😊
Good evening !!!
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hi guys,great tips,water water so make sure there is plenty of it on the property,good luck guys.
So very true
Thank you so much!🙏🥰Great tips and video. Wishing you the best for the future.💖
You are so welcome! You too xx
Great tips. You guys are awesome.
Another tip… a shower should be one of the first things you set up.
Great tip!
Brilliant, simply brilliant, well done to both of you.
Thank you x x
Great video!❤
Thank you!!
So many good pieces of advice! Thank you! ❤
Thank you xx
You are so welcome
Thank you for sharing your life with us❤
Thanks for being here x x
This is definitely one of your top 10 videos. Well done. Out of curiosity was there anything that personally either individually or together that caused a huge change in you? Like finding out you hate thunder and lightning storms? Or that you absolutely love sleeping under a full moon?
Thanks so much Marlene , before moving off grid we travelled for many years together in fact in a week we celebrate our 26 years together so there was nothing we didn't know about each other when we moved here, personally i didnt know that i would be as good as i am with all animals even though i loved animals before we moved here i had never had any in my care.
@@lukeandsarahsoffgridlife Congratulations on 26 years together! Well done.
@@marlenegearon4709 Thanks x x
@@lukeandsarahsoffgridlifeThat is SO surprising to hear, dear Sarah, as you are SUCH an amazing animal lover/caretaker/Mom❤
Great video, very informative. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Very informative video... thanks for sharing ❤👍💯
Thank you so much Celia
beautiful life you have 👏👏👏
IT would be nice if the channel owners might explain to their many viewers how views of the channel generates a small income for them . I am so entertained, and appreciate by everything that Luke and Sarah are willing to share 👍 about their off grid life and what their personal experiences are like. Thanks for sharing ☺️. Everyone please like and share the video and watch the short advertisement which may generate a income for the channel.
🙌🏽Brilliant 🙌🏽👍🏽 😊
What happened to the lady living not far from you. I have seen anything about her of late is she still living there I’m sorry I can’t recall here name thanks for all the great words and advice I envy your lives and lifestyle take care all the best from Western Australia 🇦🇺 ❤
Sabrina is doing great, she is still our neighbour😊
Great info
Important notice: Choose the right partner!!
so true
Some great advice, maybe we can add find some wonderful friends whose boundless enthusiasm, ideas and energy can provide you with great memories, advice and support and most importantly have a lot of fun with. Lots of love to you both and Molly xx
Thanks Pete x x ❤️❤️
I hope Nick can find time to install the new part you need for your excavator. Your back needs the help
He is probably going to help us with that this week or next ❤️❤️
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Please explain that washing machine 😂
When we first got to the land Luke made a bicycle powered washing machine which we loved but used to take so long to wash all our clothes and now we actually have one that works with our solar but keep it there as a reminder of how far we have come x x
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Great information makes things a lot clearer ❤😁