I told my wife after the previous video that you must have a ton of boxes stacked off camera and and an even bigger Craiglist ad. I'll also echo that you can go full appalachian and put the refrigerator out on the porch to keep cool and free up some kitchen space for ie possibly a tall narrow pantry. A spouses support is of supreme importance making a move and adapting to such a different lifestyle; for kids/teens to accept it is beyond priceless.
I can’t explain the joy I experienced when I first saw you folks had moved from the hoa to your new slice of heaven.congratulations, I am so happy for you.Almost three years ago my wife and I moved from a 65’x100’ lot in town to 35 acres in the country. Paradise is in the country.
I well remember my family's farms in Illinois back in the late 1940s and early 1950s -- which I loved! Yes, outhouses, chamber pots, bringing water in from the pump outside -- the big stove with corncobs to start the fire, and then wood and coal -- and it was wonderful! REA had only put electric lines in a few years before, and then to have a phone (on a 12 party line) was like a miracle. I am only 72, but that life was wonderful -- it seems so long ago, but it was great, and we just took it all for granted, and lived each day with happiness and with each other, dealing with life's joys and disappointments as they happened. People were so much closer to life then -- and depended on each other -- life today is so artificial in so many ways. Honestly, I miss those times so much.
Been watching you all on your journey & love your videos! So happy for you on your new homestead. This video took me right back to where we were five years ago! We moved to our 50 acre homestead here in northeast PA. My husband, younger son, & I lived in the 600 sq ft. hunting cabin while my son & his pregnant wife lived within arm distance away in their camper. Once we built our home, my son & his little family moved into the hunting cabin and lived there while they were building their home. That little cabin served us well!It's tough reducing your belongings to such a small space (especially in Winter with all the Winter gear) but it was such an adventure. We too heated with wood & still do. With poor insulation in that cabin, there were mornings that the shower curtain was frozen solid & we lived in lots of layers. We are happier now than we have ever been any where else! You have quite the wonderful adventure ahead of you! Congratulations & best wishes!
I got so excited when I saw the notice for this video that I actually squealed.... I'm 64 years old, and I'm at work 😊. Love your new property! Best wishes for you, and your family!
You can tell a big difference in both you and Jeremy in the last couple of videos! You two are so happy and I find myself smiling as I'm watching sharing in your happiness!
You could get the kids to fill a bucket or 2 with snow, set it by the fire to melt then use that to flush the toilet a couple times a day. I would love that home. Glad I found your channel this morning.
We did the same thing in July moving onto land with a small place and could not be happier too. You can hear it in your voices, and see it in your faces, the peace, the relief, the joy. Looking so forward to watching your journey continue.
Regarding your refrigerator comment; when I was running my whole house on solar (with a small 110 amp/hour battery bank) this year during a week-long off-grid hurricane prep test, I saw my electricity usage spike from about 120W to over 900W. I hadn't turned anything on and was wondering what happened. It turned out that the refrigerator's frost free heating element kicked on, and I had no way to turn it off other than to unplug the fridge until the sun came back up. Just something to think about if you shop for a fridge. You might even consider a 12V model designed for off-grid usage. They usually have a lot more insulation to make them more efficient.
Now that is a very nice looking camp house. The first 7 years of my life were spent with my Grandmother, Aunt and cousins. We had an outhouse for a few years until a bathroom was installed. I remember being very suspicious of the potty at first and was constantly looking behind it for spiders. (outhouse carry over I guess) At the time I thought that was the norm and now in looking back over those long ago memories, I realize how many life lessons I learned and I am confident that should circumstances ever dictate I could adapt quite easily. ( well except for the spiders in the outhouse) Your girls are going to do great and what they have learned over the past few years will prove invaluable as time goes one. I am so excited for your family and look forward to more videos as you realize the wonderful vision you have.
If you move your fridge away from your heater, it won't have to work so hard and pull so much power. Move it to a back porch or your outside pantry. Right now, it's in the worst place by being next to your heat source. I love watching your adventures! Happy holidays in your new homestead!
years ago when my 40 year old son was an 18 month old we rented a house for sixty dollars a month. It was not lovely by any means. heated with coal or wood and lived there three and half years. I loved it. We had naysayers that it wasn't nice enough but found that hilarious then and now. I had a neighbor who had an old shack and a homeless family moved into it and they hung blanket and such and lived in one big room heating with a tiny woodstove. My father paid for Christmas for the three kids, dropped off on Christmas eve by Santa and no one knew who did it. I took coffee and cookies up and visited and loved that place. Our new adventure is to move next year to 13 acres and we are building a 384 square foot cabin for me and hubs only. It will be small and homey and no fluff..NO MORE big house to clean or vacuum. Life is great. Love your attitude sister. You do life proud
when a young girl, I got mother earth news mags instead of glamour and cosmo...ha and finally getting what I want. we aren't doing the animals other than our three dogs. and one cat. it is off grid enough but still half an hour to a hospital and a dairy queen. we in our sixties to it is a long time coming and we aren't young enough to do much of what you will be doing but we will be debt free and residual income from pension and ss or not, we will be fine either way. be richly blessed
linda silver I know right they're amazing. They've given me so much information and knowledge more than they know. And isn't she just the best mum xx I love that she's a mum a prepper and liked totally amazingly organised . She's like super woman.
What a great temporary set up! Haha, it can be a challenge for kids (and adults!) to go from something really nice to a trailer with a spazzy shower and no counter space. But the security you all are building is priceless!!!
Love your living arrangements. And most of al LOVE the words you said towards the end about being able to be cozy with your family!!! Closeness has its rewards. Hugs to y’all.
*** Jamie and Jeremy ,, you fill my heart with JOY...I am just so very happy for your family..Everything looks so lovely in the covered snow......Jamie our friend we can all see your happiness in your beautiful smile ......Be safe and Be healthy ***
Great video. We've been there, done that. It's all an adventure. We also purchased a container to store our stuff in until we built the house. I mentioned before we built and earth sheltered house but we built a shop first moved all our stuff into it and buried the container behind the house. Cut a door into the side and put an entry into it from the back of the house. It maintains a constant temp, we built shelves along both sides. Great pantry!!
I absolutely love, love, love your property and cabin. Congratulations and I'm looking forward to traveling this new leg of your homesteading journey with you (vicariously via UA-cam😁). You have been an inspiration for me to do as much homesteading in an urban area as possible. I purchased an All American and have been canning for the past few months and am totally addicted. The concept of time is money goes both ways. To save time, one tends to spend a lot of money. To save money, one tend to spend a lot more time. In the end, spending quality time making/cooking/etc something always come out way better than an over the counter expensive alternative. Keep investigating your time ( we all PAY attention to everything) in that which enriches the life of your family. I'm over the moon happy for your family and this new space. Congrats once again!!!!!
Love, love, love your place! My husband and I lived on an 800 acre upland gamebird ranch for 5 years in the high desert and we loved it. Such a freeing feeling of peace and closeness to God. So happy for you and your family. Take your time getting things done except for the very basic necessities. Love that you have your Christmas tree up. I'm excited for the girls because I know they will come to treasure where they live. Much love
the land is so beautiful!!! the trailer is nice and livable. You have the stove, water, chicken house....all you need. Now you can work on what you want. I'm so happy for you. if you have a pre and teen girls that are smiling, something is going right!
I get so excited when you post. My horses and chickens are mad right now because I chose to watch you before feeding them! I do what homesteading I can by my self (husband not into it) so I do not have any words of advice but you all are great. I am impressed and a bit jealous! Looking forward to the adventure.
Hey, cute little temporary tiny house you've got there. Great views off the porch and out the windows! It's so beautiful in the Appalachian mountains. My step great-grandmother lived up in those mountains in Tennessee and we loved visiting her when we were kids. She lived about 20 miles back off the main highway and you had to drive over a creek to get to her place. It was a big old house with no indoor plumbing and big down blankets on the beds so you sunk way down in them. We loved hanging out with the cows in the hills. I LOVE that area. I'm admiring you all so much living there! Sounds WONDERFUL! Thank you for the tour.
Nice to see a normal person video without all the BS and hype and an appreciation of simple things yet not giving up on important stuff like the internet :)
I'm so excited to see your journey unfold and all the lives you are going to touch and inspire to do the same thing! And for anyone thinking of doing the same... it's not to late and yes you will have a continuous smile on your face... just like you see on Jamie & Jeremy's face.
I think the home stead is giving over time much happiness,contemptment ,ye appreciate time,the simple things like new tools to create and make life a step better.nothing but admiration a refuge from the rat race.Well done .
So very excited for all of you. I've learned so much from you in the previous months... from canning techniques, gardening, living off grid, ect. I'm excited myself to follow along on this new stage in your life as I am living vicariously through you all, LOL.
You could just put snow in a bucket and bring it in the house and let it melt and then pour it into the toilet and it will flush it for you, without the use of the spring water. You can do that as supplement to your flushing.
I admire your willingness to put up with discomfort in order to obtain your goals. You will do well, I pray you do not have any large payments. The chickens look like the only folks in disbelief over their new home and life.
At your age there's plenty of time to get yourselves settled with your home and everything else that needs done. Love watching you guys and glad to be here at the beginning of all of this.
Just started to watch your channel (2021) so a little behind watching your videos .You guys are incredible.Taking on such an epic journey.God Bless you both.You are both very inspirational.Keep going.
Just found your channel and thoroughly enjoying it. We sold everything, to be debt free, bought a place, in Michigan's U.P., lived in a Wall Tent for 13 months, built a home ( debt free) and loving it! What caught my attention, to your channel, was the episode where you purchased the solar freezer. We are about to do the same thing, so thank you for that video. We look forward to your other videos, so thanks again for inviting everyone to share in your off-grid adventure!
Put that refrigerator out on the porch so it is not sitting right next to that seriously hot wood stove put the Durkee water filtration up on a shelf above the stove to create more counter space. With the refrigerator gone, you can make additional cabinet and counter space there as well
Thank You for the latest in this new chapter of your lives! I have started reading all comments before I do my comments, this way it cuts down on you reading the same suggestions and "you should do this and such, you gotta buy one of these" and so on! I not being critical or sarcastic about the other folks comments, I personally love reading them, I just can't help but feel you and Jeremy have such a 'full plate' right now, and are very intelligent, and highly skilled at this Homesteading. You have taken care of and implemented the immediate needs to your comfort and safety. Now it's time for you to kick back and enjoy (it looks to me like you guys are enjoying it all), plan, prioritise, prestage, and perform what needs to be done. Becky and I are so happy for you and your new found freedom, independence, and peace! God Bless You All
Once you get started, the 40ft storage unit could be buried to make a root cellar. I have seen were people and companies convert them into underground shelters.
Congratulations I love it...You will get it together in time, I am so glad to see you all work together and get things done. Well rounded family. We also moved to a new area onto 20 acres have been here a year. No animals except the dogs yet. Have no trees. but just added to the family more land in the last month, 3 miles away with trees and a cabin, 85 Sq. Ft. 1 room, just the two of us. Going to make a camping site out of it in the spring for tourists. I am watching and learning, now have my husband hooked also. LOL. Keep up the good work.
I remember back when my Granny hung our clothes out in the line (late 50s early 60s), she would wear an apron type item with a big front pocket that carried the clothes pins. Thanks for the memory!
Two thumbs up for the kids! They are troopers for their attitude and reflects well on you two. I can see great things coming as y'all develop that place!
Thanks for the tour, place looks great! Biggest challenge would be to get the kids to like it hehe. Having said that, when I was a teen, I hated everywhere my parents went and everything my parent did outdoors (fishing,camping,chores,renovating,etc...) Now that I am older, those are my most precious memories. Everything else from those years is forgotten because it really wasn't important. Thank you again for the video.
In your bedroom, you could always put cinder blocks under the box springs& use underneath as storage until you have something better. I’ve learned that it actually can be very freeing to have less/use less. You really find out what is necessary & what is want. I love your place. So much potential.
Love the reality youtube. so much better then if you were faking everything. So glad you found a place where you can do what you want to do instead of having to deal with everybody's way of thinking things should be. I broke my heart when you had to get rid of your animals because of other people.
This is SO cool!!! I was looking into canning potatoes and I found you!!! I'm 67, mother, grandmother and greatgrandmother!! I can, forage wild fruits, make jams and jellies! I'm alone now so watching your family gives me entertainment and I'm learning more at my age. Blessing to your family. I'm heading to North Carolina, in October, neices live there, I live in North central WI near the Blue Hills. I had a wood stove when husband was alive, now I'm in city. So I am so glad to have found you. Okay, time to can potatoes as I watch you on Utube as I don't have cable!!
My grandmother was born in a sod house in the Kansas area You can imagine what they had or basically what they did not have. At my age, looking back water was from the snow in winter and rain in summer, only out house for that need. Boy times have really changed. You are going backwards. I love it because I lived it.
I LOVE IT! Don't be in a rush to build, we have made that mistake before. Not with a house but with $30,000 dollars worth of water wells. We decided on where the 3 wells were going before we started building and after going up in the RV a few times, we realized that the well we had drilled for where we wanted the house was not exactly where we wanted the house after all. Things changed with the seasons and there were plenty of desirable spots on that 200 acres in the mountains but the one that turned out most desirable in all 4 seasons ended up not having a well anywhere near it! We had to live in our RV for a year when our main home in another state flooded last year, I loved it! First I was glad that I had a place to stay when so many others did not. Second, I liked the small space, it was cozy.
The root cellar might be a good idea. I recently was learning about how old homesteads were built. First, the root cellar (for pretty much the reason you were considering it) , then the barn and the house was last. Happy homesteading!
Love the new property. The “camp” will make you love you house even more when it is done. We lived in a drafty little trailer while building our cabin. But when it was finally done 4 years later I was so happy! Good Luck can’t wait to watch this journey.
Pantry temperature regulation= Heavy duty trash can full of water with a 300watt Aquarium heater - cut hole in lid for cord. Heater Temp can be set from 60-100 degrees and when the heater is off the water is thermal mass.
Your children are such sports about their new adventure in life, and creative with their drawings ! all of you have done great in the amount of time that you've been there. I look forward to more videos of the camp !
Reminds me of when I was 13/14 & mom remarried--our new home was a 3 room cabin on a mountain. one of those rooms was not a bathroom...no running water, but a creek out back & down the hill. that first summer, our showers were during the rain, on the porch, with a bar of soap. i hated living there at first, but grew to love it. now i long for it. we did get a modular home after our first winter, but oh, the memories of those first 8 months! Your girls will have great memories too, & one day they'll look back on all the stuff they learned, & laugh at some of the calamities. Congrats on the new place--I love it!
T Lilly I have similar thoughts, after growing up in the mountains. Dad put a tarp around four trees. Inside, on a pallet, was a pail of hot water. That was our method of bathing.
A tarp?! Lucky you! we wore our bathing suits for privacy...lol. i like to think the time there made me the strong & resilient woman i am today, and i'm thankful for it. i'm not one to be into name-brand anything, i know the value of a dollar, and i was recycling/re-purposing long before it was fashionable! it pains me to see younger generations not growing up with basic homesteading skills. they are going to be the ones suffering the most if/when any major catastrophe strikes--shoot, most of them can't even handle the power being out for more than a few hours...
T Lilly We were a bit worried the boys would go up the hill and look in. But they never were caught at it. And I completely agree with you about the younger generation. Conveniences were not supposed to cripple, but our societies have crippled their people. I couldn't appreciate the environment I grew up in more. I think it runs through my veins :)
Nice! I think the first thing I would get is a large water storage tank near the house to pump water into! A lot of people around my area have spring wells and that is what they do so they have plenty of water. Also, my husband plumbed a hot water tank next to the wood stove for some friends who heated exclusively with wood. It was supposed to be a pre-heat for the hot water tank, but it heated the water so well that they didn't bother with a hot water tank! Congratulations on your great adventure!
After our home burned down we had to live for a year in a nice rental on a postage stamp lot (our 1/2 acre previous lot was quiet). Our new neighbors (10’ away house to house) were mysteriously inhospitable and got up equally mysteriously to vacuum for two hours! Then yell at each other’s for the next two hours and off and on throughout the day. The other side neighbor (15’ feet house wall to house wall) ran a car ‘recovery’ business at all hours using a huge truck lacking a muffler. Across the street the neighbors screamed at nothing in particular... (and this was a pretty nice urban neighborhood!) This sealed the deal in our minds to leave the city and buy acreage and live the rural dream off-grid on our own farm!
Thanks for the tour the trailer is just like the one i had 38 years ago.Brought back a lot of memories of starting out on my homestead. Yeah i was a homesteader when it wasnt called that.But hey i love your location and i think you will do well.I hope the stream is big enough you could do a ram setup to pump your water for free. Be patient and work hard enjoy your journey after all thats what its really all about.Stay warm my friends.
The thing like about "Guildbrook Farms" is they are not afraid to make sacrifices. That little trailer will work just fine for now. Heating with wood, splitting, and stacking as well would be unheard of from most people. Kudos to Jeremy, Jamie, and their two young you tube celebrities. I really like your vids and progress vlogs.
One can always use the excess water from the tub/shower by catching into a 5 gal or a few smaller busckets, then use that water to flush the toilet; or if possible catch the greywater extraxtion cycle from the washing machine into a laundry sink and then use buckets of that water for flushing.
“🎼 Love grows best in little houses, fewer walls to separate us... we eat and sleep so close together, we can’t help but communicate... love grows best in houses just like this 🎼”
Hi Darling Family, I would suggest moving the refrigerator to the coldest area of the house far away from the woodstove and range/oven so that it doesn't have to work so hard. This may help temporarily:) A small nuisance but manageable
You will never regret putting in a cellar! Life time of use and safe place from storms. If you plan on smoking meats a nice smokehouse will be a blessing to. Mom and Dad have both and they are used continually. Welcome to the real country! No better place to be 😍 Prayers for your continued success and for great neighbors 💕🙏🏻
You may want to look into a water storage tank that you can put up on a stand. This way your spring pump can pump into it then you get your pressure from the drop to your house. I hope you understand what I am talking about because this may help you get your water pressure up.
Mildred Arnold They can also use a ram pump to fill the cistern as well as rain catchment ... If the holding system is above the house ( uphill or on a tower beside the house) steady pressure is no problem ...
James Witte I totally agree with you! I was having troubles get out what I wanted to say! They have so many different avenues of gaining power and also storage of water so they can conserve on the water! I really do love watching Guildbrook farm and am excited for them because they are living my dream!
I put old fashioned Christmas lights in my chicke n House it kept them warm and happy! Of course you keep layering clean hay, so by the time spring comes I had wonderful 1/2 compost hay which also helped keep the girls warm. You look so happy!I love your videos, and will look forward to seeing how you handle each new challenge.blessings linda
You've taken soooo many steps back that most people aren't willing to take to create the future that you want - it will for sure pay off for your entire family. The spring and summer will be amazing on your raw land journey. The power of baby steps - great job and great real life lessons.
Happy for you all, I started watching when your channel was fairly new. Haven't watched much lately thinking you would be outgrowing your old place quickly, so I'm looking forward to your new adventure. Good luck to you and the family.
Fridge = Chest freezer on a timer? - - Runs only 15 minutes every 2 hours? - Or just enough to prevent freezing the contents. Opens from the top so cool air stays in. Then you can use it to store venison when the house is finished.
I haven't been subscribed for very long, and I'm watching videos out of sequence, but either way, lol. It's wonderful that your family has that pioneering spirit. Thanks for sharing with us, God bless! My Husband & I lived in our 32' 5th wheel, with two big dogs & two cats, for a year. We were completely off grid, not even a cell phone, back then! I still look back on those days fondly! ;-)
Never being someone that makes more work for others because I’m not in your shoes, three things came to mind for your current Homestead. 1) if you think it will stand up to the winters, get one of those Costco 10x20 carports or something similar for those chickens. They don’t like all the snow. 2) a small stove fan. No electricity and they do help push heat a bit. Maybe that will help with heat down the hall. 3) get the fridge out of the kitchen. Way too close to the stove and it will constantly want to run. Maybe a porch? Anyhow, great tour and nothing but good thoughts for all of you. Oh, and my kids were a bit jealous seeing all your snow! Ha!
Best of luck to you! I live in these mountains too. (with goats) My first thought on your pantry...better secure it well for bears.I know how you feel about dogs, but a good dog will protect your future stock. I felt the same way until I acquired a Great Pyrenees. Fantastic dog, he'll take care of all of you and be a good companion.
How appropriate that the rooster starts to crow at the end of the video, and you do not have to worry about what the neighbors will say in complaining about it. I am so happy for you guys and looking forward to getting to join along with your new adventures! We had purchased a 40 trailer when my wife and I were renovating a 100 plus year old home... Having that trailer was the best part of that whole experience! I have to agree with you about the large home, having a small home while our children were young helped to create so many wonderful memories. Munro
Even with cold water, I think it's awesome. Congratulations! It's going to be fun watching you grow. Tip: When you build your home, be sure to add a basement, and have a way to get to it from the outside. Next to the stairs there, put a RAMP, so you can slide crates of potatoes, Apples, etc. down easily, rather than traipse thru the house and down a flight of stairs with everything.
Every time we get snow we go out and shovel a wide path for the chickens. I know it sounds crazy but they don't like snow and I don't like them not coming out. They will come out in below freezing temps as long as they have a path to walk about on. We are in Montana.
I'm so happy for you and so glad you found the place that makes you content and happy. Welcome to my world. :) I felt the same way when I dropped my 430 square foot reefer on my bare 100 acres and started converting it into a place to live until a cabin can be built. A year and a half later and off grid I still love it. good luck in the new place and the new journey. I'll be there to watch for sure.
Congratulations your place is so cute tell the girls in time things will be different. Just a thought about the bed what happens if you cut the legs off so the bottom bunk is closer to the floor would that give even just a few more inches of headspace for the top bunk. Just a thought
You guys are such an inspiration. love the new place. Going to be a lot of fun getting it the way you want it. Cant wait to see the new videos when they come out
I remember back several months ago when you felt trapped....for some reason, I knew that was going to change soon. Sometimes the negative leads to the positive. I’m happy for you!
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I would live there over any fancy rich mansion. Love what y’all are doing. So happy for y’all. Enjoy living your dream. Peace to you ❤️
I told my wife after the previous video that you must have a ton of boxes stacked off camera and and an even bigger Craiglist ad.
I'll also echo that you can go full appalachian and put the refrigerator out on the porch to keep cool and free up some kitchen space for ie possibly a tall narrow pantry.
A spouses support is of supreme importance making a move and adapting to such a different lifestyle; for kids/teens to accept it is beyond priceless.
The world would be a much better place if everyone said "works just fine" as much as you guys. Thanks for the inspiration!
Your girls are too young to grasp this yet, but you two are building memories for them that they will cherish when they're older.
Just a thought. Melt snow on wood stove, put in a pitcher in bathroom to use for flushing toilet.
I can’t explain the joy I experienced when I first saw you folks had moved from the hoa to your new slice of heaven.congratulations, I am so happy for you.Almost three years ago my wife and I moved from a 65’x100’ lot in town to 35 acres in the country. Paradise is in the country.
I well remember my family's farms in Illinois back in the late 1940s and early 1950s -- which I loved! Yes, outhouses, chamber pots, bringing water in from the pump outside -- the big stove with corncobs to start the fire, and then wood and coal -- and it was wonderful! REA had only put electric lines in a few years before, and then to have a phone (on a 12 party line) was like a miracle. I am only 72, but that life was wonderful -- it seems so long ago, but it was great, and we just took it all for granted, and lived each day with happiness and with each other, dealing with life's joys and disappointments as they happened. People were so much closer to life then -- and depended on each other -- life today is so artificial in so many ways. Honestly, I miss those times so much.
Been watching you all on your journey & love your videos! So happy for you on your new homestead. This video took me right back to where we were five years ago! We moved to our 50 acre homestead here in northeast PA. My husband, younger son, & I lived in the 600 sq ft. hunting cabin while my son & his pregnant wife lived within arm distance away in their camper. Once we built our home, my son & his little family moved into the hunting cabin and lived there while they were building their home. That little cabin served us well!It's tough reducing your belongings to such a small space (especially in Winter with all the Winter gear) but it was such an adventure. We too heated with wood & still do. With poor insulation in that cabin, there were mornings that the shower curtain was frozen solid & we lived in lots of layers. We are happier now than we have ever been any where else! You have quite the wonderful adventure ahead of you! Congratulations & best wishes!
I got so excited when I saw the notice for this video that I actually squealed.... I'm 64 years old, and I'm at work 😊. Love your new property! Best wishes for you, and your family!
You can tell a big difference in both you and Jeremy in the last couple of videos! You two are so happy and I find myself smiling as I'm watching sharing in your happiness!
You could get the kids to fill a bucket or 2 with snow, set it by the fire to melt then use that to flush the toilet a couple times a day. I would love that home. Glad I found your channel this morning.
We did the same thing in July moving onto land with a small place and could not be happier too. You can hear it in your voices, and see it in your faces, the peace, the relief, the joy. Looking so forward to watching your journey continue.
Regarding your refrigerator comment; when I was running my whole house on solar (with a small 110 amp/hour battery bank) this year during a week-long off-grid hurricane prep test, I saw my electricity usage spike from about 120W to over 900W. I hadn't turned anything on and was wondering what happened. It turned out that the refrigerator's frost free heating element kicked on, and I had no way to turn it off other than to unplug the fridge until the sun came back up. Just something to think about if you shop for a fridge. You might even consider a 12V model designed for off-grid usage. They usually have a lot more insulation to make them more efficient.
Now that is a very nice looking camp house. The first 7 years of my life were spent with my Grandmother, Aunt and cousins. We had an outhouse for a few years until a bathroom was installed. I remember being very suspicious of the potty at first and was constantly looking behind it for spiders. (outhouse carry over I guess) At the time I thought that was the norm and now in looking back over those long ago memories, I realize how many life lessons I learned and I am confident that should circumstances ever dictate I could adapt quite easily. ( well except for the spiders in the outhouse) Your girls are going to do great and what they have learned over the past few years will prove invaluable as time goes one. I am so excited for your family and look forward to more videos as you realize the wonderful vision you have.
If you move your fridge away from your heater, it won't have to work so hard and pull so much power. Move it to a back porch or your outside pantry. Right now, it's in the worst place by being next to your heat source. I love watching your adventures! Happy holidays in your new homestead!
i understand your feeling completely - introverts love the solitude, but don't get lonely.
Thanks for being so candid Jaime and Jeremy. I can really hear the happiness in your voice.
years ago when my 40 year old son was an 18 month old we rented a house for sixty dollars a month. It was not lovely by any means. heated with coal or wood and lived there three and half years. I loved it. We had naysayers that it wasn't nice enough but found that hilarious then and now. I had a neighbor who had an old shack and a homeless family moved into it and they hung blanket and such and lived in one big room heating with a tiny woodstove. My father paid for Christmas for the three kids, dropped off on Christmas eve by Santa and no one knew who did it. I took coffee and cookies up and visited and loved that place. Our new adventure is to move next year to 13 acres and we are building a 384 square foot cabin for me and hubs only. It will be small and homey and no fluff..NO MORE big house to clean or vacuum. Life is great. Love your attitude sister. You do life proud
What wonderful and heart warming stories! Best of luck on the cabin!
when a young girl, I got mother earth news mags instead of glamour and cosmo...ha and finally getting what I want. we aren't doing the animals other than our three dogs. and one cat. it is off grid enough but still half an hour to a hospital and a dairy queen. we in our sixties to it is a long time coming and we aren't young enough to do much of what you will be doing but we will be debt free and residual income from pension and ss or not, we will be fine either way. be richly blessed
Trust me guys this video just gets more and more exciting
A must watch, it's awesome
I LOVE these guys!!! I've learned so much since I retired and moved to PA. I'm thankful for their tutelage.
LOL your kitchen looks bigger than mine!!! LOL
linda silver
I know right they're amazing.
They've given me so much information and knowledge more than they know. And isn't she just the best mum xx
I love that she's a mum a prepper and liked totally amazingly organised . She's like super woman.
It's snowed!!! Now this is a beautiful picture.
the only thing that scared me in first video was the mention of "copperheads!!!" YEOW!
What a great temporary set up! Haha, it can be a challenge for kids (and adults!) to go from something really nice to a trailer with a spazzy shower and no counter space. But the security you all are building is priceless!!!
Love your living arrangements. And most of al LOVE the words you said towards the end about being able to be cozy with your family!!! Closeness has its rewards. Hugs to y’all.
*** Jamie and Jeremy ,, you fill my heart with JOY...I am just so very happy for your family..Everything looks so lovely in the covered snow......Jamie our friend we can all see your happiness in your beautiful smile ......Be safe and Be healthy ***
Wow, what an adventure! Not for the faint of heart but so happy for you all! You are an inspiration.
Great video. We've been there, done that. It's all an adventure. We also purchased a container to store our stuff in until we built the house. I mentioned before we built and earth sheltered house but we built a shop first moved all our stuff into it and buried the container behind the house. Cut a door into the side and put an entry into it from the back of the house. It maintains a constant temp, we built shelves along both sides. Great pantry!!
Looks like a piece of heaven to me.
I absolutely love, love, love your property and cabin. Congratulations and I'm looking forward to traveling this new leg of your homesteading journey with you (vicariously via UA-cam😁). You have been an inspiration for me to do as much homesteading in an urban area as possible. I purchased an All American and have been canning for the past few months and am totally addicted.
The concept of time is money goes both ways. To save time, one tends to spend a lot of money. To save money, one tend to spend a lot more time. In the end, spending quality time making/cooking/etc something always come out way better than an over the counter expensive alternative. Keep investigating your time ( we all PAY attention to everything) in that which enriches the life of your family.
I'm over the moon happy for your family and this new space. Congrats once again!!!!!
Awwwweee, I LOOOVE the girls' artwork on the walls! That's so cool you let them do that. They are good artists!
Yep, let them use their imagination when they are a kid.
Love, love, love your place! My husband and I lived on an 800 acre upland gamebird ranch for 5 years in the high desert and we loved it. Such a freeing feeling of peace and closeness to God. So happy for you and your family. Take your time getting things done except for the very basic necessities. Love that you have your Christmas tree up. I'm excited for the girls because I know they will come to treasure where they live. Much love
the land is so beautiful!!! the trailer is nice and livable. You have the stove, water, chicken house....all you need. Now you can work on what you want. I'm so happy for you. if you have a pre and teen girls that are smiling, something is going right!
I get so excited when you post. My horses and chickens are mad right now because I chose to watch you before feeding them!
I do what homesteading I can by my self (husband not into it) so I do not have any words of advice but you all are great. I am impressed and a bit jealous!
Looking forward to the adventure.
Hey, cute little temporary tiny house you've got there. Great views off the porch and out the windows! It's so beautiful in the Appalachian mountains. My step great-grandmother lived up in those mountains in Tennessee and we loved visiting her when we were kids. She lived about 20 miles back off the main highway and you had to drive over a creek to get to her place. It was a big old house with no indoor plumbing and big down blankets on the beds so you sunk way down in them. We loved hanging out with the cows in the hills. I LOVE that area. I'm admiring you all so much living there! Sounds WONDERFUL! Thank you for the tour.
I can just see you all breath. The joy of the deep breath of relief. So happy that you ,made it!
Nice to see a normal person video without all the BS and hype and an appreciation of simple things yet not giving up on important stuff like the internet :)
I'm so excited to see your journey unfold and all the lives you are going to touch and inspire to do the same thing! And for anyone thinking of doing the same... it's not to late and yes you will have a continuous smile on your face... just like you see on Jamie & Jeremy's face.
Nope it’s never too late! Thanks guys ❤️
I think the home stead is giving over time much happiness,contemptment ,ye appreciate time,the simple things like new tools to create and make life a step better.nothing but admiration a refuge from the rat race.Well done .
So very excited for all of you. I've learned so much from you in the previous months... from canning techniques, gardening, living off grid, ect. I'm excited myself to follow along on this new stage in your life as I am living vicariously through you all, LOL.
You could just put snow in a bucket and bring it in the house and let it melt and then pour it into the toilet and it will flush it for you, without the use of the spring water. You can do that as supplement to your flushing.
Awesome video guys. I must say I don’t think I’ve ever seen you as happy as you are in this video. I think it’s because you are finally home
I admire your willingness to put up with discomfort in order to obtain your goals. You will do well, I pray you do not have any large payments. The chickens look like the only folks in disbelief over their new home and life.
Really there are no discomforts. Just the kids are used to taking 45min showers.
At your age there's plenty of time to get yourselves settled with your home and everything else that needs done. Love watching you guys and glad to be here at the beginning of all of this.
Just started to watch your channel (2021) so a little behind watching your videos .You guys are incredible.Taking on such an epic journey.God Bless you both.You are both very inspirational.Keep going.
Just found your channel and thoroughly enjoying it. We sold everything, to be debt free, bought a place, in Michigan's U.P., lived in a Wall Tent for 13 months, built a home ( debt free) and loving it! What caught my attention, to your channel, was the episode where you purchased the solar freezer. We are about to do the same thing, so thank you for that video. We look forward to your other videos, so thanks again for inviting everyone to share in your off-grid adventure!
Welcome aboard!
Put that refrigerator out on the porch so it is not sitting right next to that seriously hot wood stove put the Durkee water filtration up on a shelf above the stove to create more counter space. With the refrigerator gone, you can make additional cabinet and counter space there as well
Thank You for the latest in this new chapter of your lives! I have started reading all comments before I do my comments, this way it cuts down on you reading the same suggestions and "you should do this and such, you gotta buy one of these" and so on! I not being critical or sarcastic about the other folks comments, I personally love reading them, I just can't help but feel you and Jeremy have such a 'full plate' right now, and are very intelligent, and highly skilled at this Homesteading. You have taken care of and implemented the immediate needs to your comfort and safety. Now it's time for you to kick back and enjoy (it looks to me like you guys are enjoying it all), plan, prioritise, prestage, and perform what needs to be done. Becky and I are so happy for you and your new found freedom, independence, and peace! God Bless You All
Once you get started, the 40ft storage unit could be buried to make a root cellar. I have seen were people and companies convert them into underground shelters.
Congratulations I love it...You will get it together in time, I am so glad to see you all work together and get things done. Well rounded family. We also moved to a new area onto 20 acres have been here a year. No animals except the dogs yet. Have no trees. but just added to the family more land in the last month, 3 miles away with trees and a cabin, 85 Sq. Ft. 1 room, just the two of us. Going to make a camping site out of it in the spring for tourists. I am watching and learning, now have my husband hooked also. LOL. Keep up the good work.
I remember back when my Granny hung our clothes out in the line (late 50s early 60s), she would wear an apron type item with a big front pocket that carried the clothes pins. Thanks for the memory!
Two thumbs up for the kids! They are troopers for their attitude and reflects well on you two. I can see great things coming as y'all develop that place!
Thanks for the tour, place looks great! Biggest challenge would be to get the kids to like it hehe. Having said that, when I was a teen, I hated everywhere my parents went and everything my parent did outdoors (fishing,camping,chores,renovating,etc...) Now that I am older, those are my most precious memories. Everything else from those years is forgotten because it really wasn't important. Thank you again for the video.
In your bedroom, you could always put cinder blocks under the box springs& use underneath as storage until you have something better.
I’ve learned that it actually can be very freeing to have less/use less. You really find out what is necessary & what is want.
I love your place. So much potential.
Beautiful property! Unplug your fridge and stick it outside for the winter.
Love the reality youtube. so much better then if you were faking everything. So glad you found a place where you can do what you want to do instead of having to deal with everybody's way of thinking things should be. I broke my heart when you had to get rid of your animals because of other people.
This is SO cool!!! I was looking into canning potatoes and I found you!!! I'm 67, mother, grandmother and greatgrandmother!! I can, forage wild fruits, make jams and jellies! I'm alone now so watching your family gives me entertainment and I'm learning more at my age. Blessing to your family. I'm heading to North Carolina, in October, neices live there, I live in North central WI near the Blue Hills. I had a wood stove when husband was alive, now I'm in city. So I am so glad to have found you. Okay, time to can potatoes as I watch you on Utube as I don't have cable!!
Wonderfully done tour! Marina's comment about not being awakened by loud music is priceless! I'm so happy for your family. Blessings.
My grandmother was born in a sod house in the Kansas area You can imagine what they had or basically what they did not have. At my age, looking back water was from the snow in winter and rain in summer, only out house for that need. Boy times have really changed. You are going backwards. I love it because I lived it.
Backwards intentionally 😉 ...and we have only scratched the surface
I LOVE IT! Don't be in a rush to build, we have made that mistake before. Not with a house but with $30,000 dollars worth of water wells. We decided on where the 3 wells were going before we started building and after going up in the RV a few times, we realized that the well we had drilled for where we wanted the house was not exactly where we wanted the house after all. Things changed with the seasons and there were plenty of desirable spots on that 200 acres in the mountains but the one that turned out most desirable in all 4 seasons ended up not having a well anywhere near it!
We had to live in our RV for a year when our main home in another state flooded last year, I loved it! First I was glad that I had a place to stay when so many others did not. Second, I liked the small space, it was cozy.
The root cellar might be a good idea. I recently was learning about how old homesteads were built. First, the root cellar (for pretty much the reason you were considering it) , then the barn and the house was last. Happy homesteading!
Love the new property. The “camp” will make you love you house even more when it is done. We lived in a drafty little trailer while building our cabin. But when it was finally done 4 years later I was so happy! Good Luck can’t wait to watch this journey.
Pantry temperature regulation= Heavy duty trash can full of water with a 300watt Aquarium heater - cut hole in lid for cord. Heater Temp can be set from 60-100 degrees and when the heater is off the water is thermal mass.
Your children are such sports about their new adventure in life, and creative with their drawings ! all of you have done great in the amount of time that you've been there. I look forward to more videos of the camp !
Reminds me of when I was 13/14 & mom remarried--our new home was a 3 room cabin on a mountain. one of those rooms was not a bathroom...no running water, but a creek out back & down the hill. that first summer, our showers were during the rain, on the porch, with a bar of soap. i hated living there at first, but grew to love it. now i long for it. we did get a modular home after our first winter, but oh, the memories of those first 8 months! Your girls will have great memories too, & one day they'll look back on all the stuff they learned, & laugh at some of the calamities. Congrats on the new place--I love it!
T Lilly I have similar thoughts, after growing up in the mountains. Dad put a tarp around four trees. Inside, on a pallet, was a pail of hot water. That was our method of bathing.
A tarp?! Lucky you! we wore our bathing suits for privacy...lol. i like to think the time there made me the strong & resilient woman i am today, and i'm thankful for it. i'm not one to be into name-brand anything, i know the value of a dollar, and i was recycling/re-purposing long before it was fashionable! it pains me to see younger generations not growing up with basic homesteading skills. they are going to be the ones suffering the most if/when any major catastrophe strikes--shoot, most of them can't even handle the power being out for more than a few hours...
T Lilly We were a bit worried the boys would go up the hill and look in. But they never were caught at it. And I completely agree with you about the younger generation. Conveniences were not supposed to cripple, but our societies have crippled their people. I couldn't appreciate the environment I grew up in more. I think it runs through my veins :)
Nice! I think the first thing I would get is a large water storage tank near the house to pump water into! A lot of people around my area have spring wells and that is what they do so they have plenty of water. Also, my husband plumbed a hot water tank next to the wood stove for some friends who heated exclusively with wood. It was supposed to be a pre-heat for the hot water tank, but it heated the water so well that they didn't bother with a hot water tank! Congratulations on your great adventure!
After our home burned down we had to live for a year in a nice rental on a postage stamp lot (our 1/2 acre previous lot was quiet). Our new neighbors (10’ away house to house) were mysteriously inhospitable and got up equally mysteriously to vacuum for two hours! Then yell at each other’s for the next two hours and off and on throughout the day. The other side neighbor (15’ feet house wall to house wall) ran a car ‘recovery’ business at all hours using a huge truck lacking a muffler. Across the street the neighbors screamed at nothing in particular... (and this was a pretty nice urban neighborhood!) This sealed the deal in our minds to leave the city and buy acreage and live the rural dream off-grid on our own farm!
Thanks for the tour the trailer is just like the one i had 38 years ago.Brought back a lot of memories of starting out on my homestead. Yeah i was a homesteader when it wasnt called that.But hey i love your location and i think you will do well.I hope the stream is big enough you could do a ram setup to pump your water for free. Be patient and work hard enjoy your journey after all thats what its really all about.Stay warm my friends.
Thanks Danny. If I could figure out how to build a quiet ram pump that would be the ticket!
🥰 I remember the days when we would hang our clothes outside in the winter and they would be frozen stiff! 😂 I actually miss those days 😍💕🙈
I love squeaky snow.
The thing like about "Guildbrook Farms" is they are not afraid to make sacrifices. That little trailer will work just fine for now. Heating with wood, splitting, and stacking as well would be unheard of from most people. Kudos to Jeremy, Jamie, and their two young you tube celebrities. I really like your vids and progress vlogs.
One can always use the excess water from the tub/shower by catching into a 5 gal or a few smaller busckets, then use that water to flush the toilet; or if possible catch the greywater extraxtion cycle from the washing machine into a laundry sink and then use buckets of that water for flushing.
“🎼 Love grows best in little houses, fewer walls to separate us... we eat and sleep so close together, we can’t help but communicate... love grows best in houses just like this 🎼”
the happiness of the new place shows on all of you....."When one door closes, another one opens...."
Hi Darling Family, I would suggest moving the refrigerator to the coldest area of the house far away from the woodstove and range/oven so that it doesn't have to work so hard. This may help temporarily:) A small nuisance but manageable
As you can see...there is no room elsewhere. We will figure it out
Thanks for the tour. Nice place. Your living the dream life!!
You will never regret putting in a cellar! Life time of use and safe place from storms.
If you plan on smoking meats a nice smokehouse will be a blessing to. Mom and Dad have both and they are used continually. Welcome to the real country! No better place to be 😍 Prayers for your continued success and for great neighbors 💕🙏🏻
You are such an inspiration for me... I wish could live like you do some day. Binge watching all your vids :)
Ohhh so beautiful. You are a wonderfully blessed, talented and creative family!
Thank you all for sharing with us all. Blessings!
You may want to look into a water storage tank that you can put up on a stand. This way your spring pump can pump into it then you get your pressure from the drop to your house. I hope you understand what I am talking about because this may help you get your water pressure up.
Stay tuned 😉
A cistern .
Mildred Arnold They can also use a ram pump to fill the cistern as well as rain catchment ... If the holding system is above the house ( uphill or on a tower beside the house) steady pressure is no problem ...
They are a bit noisy and likely wouldn’t work here with the elevation
James Witte I totally agree with you! I was having troubles get out what I wanted to say! They have so many different avenues of gaining power and also storage of water so they can conserve on the water! I really do love watching Guildbrook farm and am excited for them because they are living my dream!
I can feel and see a big change in guys! Dreams come true in baby steps. Happy for you all.
I put old fashioned Christmas lights in my chicke n House it kept them warm and happy! Of course you keep layering clean hay, so by the time spring comes I had wonderful 1/2 compost hay which also helped keep the girls warm. You look so happy!I love your videos, and will look forward to seeing how you handle each new challenge.blessings linda
I am THRILLED for your family. Thank you for taking us on this journey with yall.
I love your beautiful home! So happy for you guys! :)
You've taken soooo many steps back that most people aren't willing to take to create the future that you want - it will for sure pay off for your entire family. The spring and summer will be amazing on your raw land journey. The power of baby steps - great job and great real life lessons.
Great beginning cannot wait to see it grow
Happy for you all, I started watching when your channel was fairly new. Haven't watched much lately thinking you would be outgrowing your old place quickly, so I'm looking forward to your new adventure. Good luck to you and the family.
I would just like to say that I enjoyed your tour and that was really awesome and I think that y'all are so blessed thank you again for the tour
Fridge = Chest freezer on a timer? - - Runs only 15 minutes every 2 hours? - Or just enough to prevent freezing the contents. Opens from the top so cool air stays in. Then you can use it to store venison when the house is finished.
I haven't been subscribed for very long, and I'm watching videos out of sequence, but either way, lol. It's wonderful that your family has that pioneering spirit. Thanks for sharing with us, God bless! My Husband & I lived in our 32' 5th wheel, with two big dogs & two cats, for a year. We were completely off grid, not even a cell phone, back then! I still look back on those days fondly! ;-)
Never being someone that makes more work for others because I’m not in your shoes, three things came to mind for your current Homestead. 1) if you think it will stand up to the winters, get one of those Costco 10x20 carports or something similar for those chickens. They don’t like all the snow. 2) a small stove fan. No electricity and they do help push heat a bit. Maybe that will help with heat down the hall. 3) get the fridge out of the kitchen. Way too close to the stove and it will constantly want to run. Maybe a porch? Anyhow, great tour and nothing but good thoughts for all of you. Oh, and my kids were a bit jealous seeing all your snow! Ha!
Best of luck to you! I live in these mountains too. (with goats) My first thought on your pantry...better secure it well for bears.I know how you feel about dogs, but a good dog will protect your future stock. I felt the same way until I acquired a Great Pyrenees. Fantastic dog, he'll take care of all of you and be a good companion.
how much trouble are they to train? I have GSD-but GP sounds amazing too
Janice Mankovich I couldn't agree more and would love to see videos of your goats and dog!
How appropriate that the rooster starts to crow at the end of the video, and you do not have to worry about what the neighbors will say in complaining about it. I am so happy for you guys and looking forward to getting to join along with your new adventures! We had purchased a 40 trailer when my wife and I were renovating a 100 plus year old home... Having that trailer was the best part of that whole experience! I have to agree with you about the large home, having a small home while our children were young helped to create so many wonderful memories.
Munro
I wish there was a 'LOVE' option. So happy for you and looking forward to your adventure.
If you live in Amsterdam, or probably any major highly populated city in Europe, this amount of space is just normal for an average family.
Even with cold water, I think it's awesome. Congratulations!
It's going to be fun watching you grow.
Tip: When you build your home, be sure to add a basement, and have a way to get to it from the outside. Next to the stairs there, put a RAMP, so you can slide crates of potatoes, Apples, etc. down easily, rather than traipse thru the house and down a flight of stairs with everything.
I love the idea of living somewhere where it snows :)
Kaltrina Demiri free water!
Every time we get snow we go out and shovel a wide path for the chickens. I know it sounds crazy but they don't like snow and I don't like them not coming out. They will come out in below freezing temps as long as they have a path to walk about on. We are in Montana.
What a blessing. God Bless y’all
I'm so happy for you and so glad you found the place that makes you content and happy. Welcome to my world. :) I felt the same way when I dropped my 430 square foot reefer on my bare 100 acres and started converting it into a place to live until a cabin can be built. A year and a half later and off grid I still love it. good luck in the new place and the new journey. I'll be there to watch for sure.
Congratulations your place is so cute tell the girls in time things will be different. Just a thought about the bed what happens if you cut the legs off so the bottom bunk is closer to the floor would that give even just a few more inches of headspace for the top bunk. Just a thought
You guys are such an inspiration. love the new place. Going to be a lot of fun getting it the way you want it. Cant wait to see the new videos when they come out
Put the fridge outside on the porch so you don't have to run the electricity
I remember back several months ago when you felt trapped....for some reason, I knew that was going to change soon. Sometimes the negative leads to the positive. I’m happy for you!