ever notice how children raised like this are always so much more supportive of each other? notice how much they compliment one another and support what the other is doing. wholesome.
When I visited Canada in Calvary and Toronto. All the people were nice and polite. When you live in a society where you have to rely upon others for support and resources - you get a very different attitude when it comes to helping others. I wish more people were like this.
@camidonahue8882 calgary, yes. Saskatoon too. Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal and Victoria are all very similar to most American cities, with the drugs and homelessness and big city attitude. Montreal is beautiful though.
Ma'am this is fine for the parents if they chose to live this wat but the kids didn't ask for this life. It is our duty as a parent to give our children a chance at life. 🙏🏼 These kids shouldn't have to sleep in a tent bunched in one space.
@@catdooley4616This is very true I would never have put my children through that lifestyle . This is not 1724 Go back to work and provide .Then when they are grown a bit you two loosers can go and live the Neanderthal lifestyle.
So you feel as though you’re so much better than the rest of us well I wouldn’t wanna live in a world with a few thousand people and everybody else gone.
The world is not going anywhere, it's established, it's founded upon the waters; God said so. The world is over for anyone who is born again Christian who has the Holy Spirit, once you're a follower of Jesus Christ, you have no interest in the material world but spiritual.
The last young man blew my mind. Such a deep insight into the global situation regarding our technological addictions and happiness in general. The entire family is incredibly educated and level headed.
this family is still very addicted to technology lol. otherwise wheres their birchbark canoe? tallow lights? pole framed tent? Like everything they utilize is dependent on very advanced modern manufacturing technology lol
My folks ran an orphanage in India and I grew up like this. Never saw a movie until I was 17 and used oil lamps. I could live like that now with no regrets.
Growing up that way, or any way is often a pleasant childhood memory. Will be interesting to see what the kids think in 20 years. Would be interesting to see what you think if you go try it for a year or two to separate reality from a memory.
The older son with the glasses really had a great view on life and what life should be. He's extremely intelligent and right about everything. I work with high schoolers and wow...I am honestly so scared for the future. I haven't met kids as smart as the one's in the video in many years.
I do some work with homeschoolers. I live rural and I'm disabled due to work injury. This homeschooling co-op comes and helps me with my garden and canning. I intern share my skills like: budgeting, cooking from scratch,using everything and not wasting food (long before the popularity),how to put a pattern together and sew clothes, first aid and CPR, basic repairs, sex ed(for those parents or Grandparents that have asked me), doing there taxes, plus other things.
Thank you, he appreciates your feedback. He is an amazing writer, poet and guitar player and most importantly generous and always ready to help others in need. (Love your neighbor as yourself)
It depends how you define intelligence. He’s not going to work on a cure cancer or help humanity get to Mars. He will, however, avoid getting bitten by so many bugs again.
The fiberous material used for sealing between the logs and many other things is called "Oakum." Oakum is a fibrous material made from hemp or jute that is used for caulking, sealing, and packing. Us older plumbers recognize it, because we used it and melted lead for making watertight joints in the old cast iron sewer pipes. These were called "caulked joints." Oakum can be hammered into tight places, then moisture makes it expand, sealing whatever and wherever it was used.
They also used pitch pine exudate. It's like a jelly greasy tary substance to trees produce when they're wounded. It doesn't mix well with water at all Song combination with the fibers provide an excellent chinking for their cabins.
Actually, it seems we are all correct! Oakum, hemp, rope, pitch, pine tar, and even asbestos were all used, and still are for some applications. All of the items together and individually were incredible discoveries for so many things,"back in the day." To view my link, you'll get a notice telling you that you have to leave this site to view this Wiki link, but if you want to return back here, just hit your "back" button. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakum
@@teamcrumb Their average peer who is addicted to tech (screens computers, phones etc) My kids for example are not addicted to phones tablets or internet. They are MUCH more intelligent than their cousins who live literally 3 blocks away. Daughter graduated early and is a nurse at 17 years old and currently working in her RN.....Her cousin closest to her? 20 years old, no drivers licence, and refuses to work a full time job. Yea...........HUGE gap
@@oldmoverjust because you play video games doesn’t mean you aren’t smart. All my buddies and I are college educated and we spent many of days and nights gaming. That love led me to my career.
My dad was a logger.. I grew up in the bush.. many times we didn’t have power and a couple times no bathroom.. wouldn’t trade the experience for anything.. my kids grew up camping and are very outdoorsy.. now their kids love it.. we are doing a family camping trip soon.. We all want this life .. very blessed family ❤
@@inmyopinion6836where i live (rural) a lot of people live this way. It's not unusual. Just bc you believe its odd doesn't mean it is. I'm an hour away from Walmart,Aldi and we don't even have a Sonic. You want Starbucks that's an 1.5 away. We don't have murders, shootings and all that cray! In fact my vehicle is out in front with keys laying in the seat. People actually look out for one another here. No novie theater here either. Businesses close when expecting severe weather. Plus so many other things. I wouldn't give up for the whole world.
The parents raised bright kids who have a good strong sense of self AND kind. Love how people share food and help one another out. Also, this proves you don't need a big house or electric. The mom is quite resourceful and noticed her very organized and clean kitchen. She really has it all together. I think she likes cheesecake.
@@missvegan1967 Who are you to decide what or how people live? They are happy and better off than most of the kids today. You’ve just drank to much of the kool-aid
These are brave people who will grow up to be independent, resourceful, self sufficient and know who they are. They will be better educated than most of you! I don’t know how they do it in the winter though. Brrrr! Lots of love to all of you! I admire you immensely! ❤❤❤❤❤
@@SwampJuiceMead we all accept government benefits. Roads, bridges, soldiers who protect from invaders, public education, public lands/national parks, research 🔬 health projects, space exploration, and the list goes on.
@@kenyonbissett3512 Those aren't benefits. Those are paid for by taxpayers. You can't claim to be independent and then live off gov assistance and not pay into the system. It doesn't work that way.
I’ve lived in a wall tent , in the Arkansas ozarks , for 13 years and have though myself stoic , but my hats off to this family , that by comparison , makes me look like a tenderfoot .
omg, memory unlocked, when Ryan had said "people would kill themselves because of the bugs" i lived off grid in ontario canada, for 2 years, and 1 summer, the flies got into my place, and i could NOT get them all......and they drove me beyond crazy, 1 point ...i actually thought about ending myself, just to get away from the flies........and in the daytime outside, they just would not stay off my head.......thanks for keeping that in the video
In nineteen eighty one I went to Alaska for eight months and lived pretty much like this family. You have to remember there was no solar or wind turbines readily available. I loved it because I was young enough to endure that lifestyle but I decided it wasn’t for me. I’m from Miami Florida and I was happy to be back to what I knew. Although I really had a hard time adjusting because it was literally two different Worlds. I’m now, (by the way I was a hot tar roofer and became a journeyman in Miami) retired living in Panama City Florida, USA. 🇺🇸🦅 No Snow Just Breeze!
Id love their type of lifestyle, but I'd have to have solar panels, battery banks, supercap banks, wind generators, chicken and rabbits, hunting essentials (yeah a 4x4 and snowmobile) and a boat thats difficult to be turned over, fishing gear....etc.
Haha. “ it is well with my soul “. Good to see that In the background against the wall. God is good God is great. At 21 years old in 1981 I hitchhiked from Montreal to Pine point Northwest Territories with 70 bucks in my pocket to end up living in a dump trailer out in the forest for over a year with just the woodstove and coal oil lamp. Probably one of the best years of my life getting to know myself and God
About 2008 a friend and i drove out towards Fort Resolution and found the unmarked paved road that led to Pine Point NWT. All that was left were the paved roads and telephone poles with no wire. All buildings and sign posts were gone! It was just creepy.
I really enjoyed this! Most homes in the city, children would not be engaging with company. They would be on their cell phones. I found them polite, articulate and intelligent! Good job parents! Blessings from New Hampshire USA 👏🙏🙏🙏🫂
What a wonderful family. You can really feel the love and the loyalty to each other. That's the Word...Loyalty. Rare in most busy lives. Aww, if we could only start over again
@@jamesscherping2461 Not really. Children aren't capable of fully understanding the implications of being public figures and are therefore not able to give informed consent. There are many more ways it can be problematic, depending on how it's managed by the parents, but that's a foundational and universal feature of family channels.
Thank you to all the comments about our family (both positive and negative alike) Our entire family reads them and have a chuckle at some of the responses. It mostly reaffirms our decision to move our family to this lifestyle. To make it clear to everyone, we chose this lifestyle. We had a beautiful home in the city, nice cars etc.. We saw that we had to teach the next generation to be the change that they want to see in the world. Words are cheap and actions speak volumes! Our kids are very intelligent yes, have friends and are eager to do good in the community we live. We are happy, healthy and love our life. Thanks for watching our video!!
@@Ryan-fy8up You guys have such a beautiful family and a blessed life. I’m in awe of how talented and intelligent your kids are. You’re living the dream! Good luck to you all! 😊
Yes such a beautiful family. Intelligent, polite and more. Such a credit to you as parents. Just beautiful. Thank you for sharing your amazing lifestyle. ❤
I loved growing up off-grid! My childhood was so blessed, so well rounded and so full of calm and peace. I feel like I have endurance to take on this crazy world and make it because of how I was raised😁
Such a simple but immensely peaceful life. But I am sure also hard work.The kids are so clearly intelligent, and talented - like the best of home schooled kids everywhere. And the joy they show being with family is just heartening. Thank you for posting this.
Homeless and living off of government assistance is the way we all should live? I disagree. I sleep better at night knowing I’m contributing to society, not just giving up and taking from it.
The oldest has a better understanding of life than 85 percent of adults. Life should be about learning yourself and bettering yourself from within. Taking time to truly critique yourself without the outside world’s influence is a treasure most people miss out on.
It's not rocket science I was raised in Harlan County Kentucky 1960s we didn't have electricity or running water and we survived/thrived beautiful to see y'all doing the same.
I so loved watching this. I am 74 and so its too late for me, but my daughter is working towards getting a place in the forest or wilderness somewhere. Such well adjusted kids from what I can see. amazing family.
We actually downsized as empty nesters and bought a used mobile home to try an experiment of attempting to live off grid. We have found out it not over nite thing lol. We don't use any electric at all at present .in fact I just finished taking a bath the old way ..I heat the water on a camp stove.at present looking still for other alternatives...we also use oil lamps ad learn to make my own candles at present . We have a garden as well. Weaning off all canned goods ....and water is tricky. We will have to remain on one utility sadly but Kansas winter's aren't to brutal we installed a nice wood stove we can also cook on as well. Our grandkids think we are camping all the time and love that they can have smores allot!! Lol. Again it's an experiment and the idea was to get to 0 on utility bills .. probably a dream but we are learning a lot!! 😊😊
You still paying for internet and whatever you bought to access it. Just hope these kids have something since they don't have any friends like people did before internet
Get a water tank or tote and paint it black on the outside and leave it sit in the sun. Your water will get nice and hot, especially in summer. Not sure how your winters are but it might not work for you then. But you can save a lot of fuel and work using the rest of the year. Hope that helps. I’ve lived an interesting life so I have experienced many things.. off grid living without most modern conveniences being one of them. Hauled water up by the bucket from a well and hand washed clothes with a scrub board. Kerosene oil lamps and cooked over a wood fire. Made an oven of sorts out of an old tin box so I could bake. It was quite the adventure and sometimes hubby and I miss it. Showers in the warm summer rain especially.
These kids are magnificent souls I am floored by their ….ways ? The way they are ..so intelligent, patient , creative , polite and caring and so on and so on
Good evening here in New Zealand I happily live of grid in well was now I have a power cord and a water hose. You can't live a more simple life then when you move to nature, The peace the bliss the silence I love so much.. been able to see the stars and milkyway with no light pollution all the simple things. I find since a friend gave me a power cord I've easily found myself at night time staring into my screen again. I've planned this coming August to sell everything I own and go On an adventure, Explore my country and try to find human connections. This family is living the purest way possible a life so simple and rewarding that so many find strange is actually normal. Society has just made it a oddity to live without internet etc. Hats off to them all. Have a beautiful weekend
@margaretdesrosiers3235 +Thank you so much I shall do..I've a small country but life has gone fast and I've still never been to our other island, So I thought why not just go for it..have a beautifully blessed week
I'm a new sub, a senior from Florida. I watch homesteaders and I watch RVs channels. Glad I do because 4 years ago, I was told I need a new well. I can't afford that. So I've been buying my water and bringing it in. I go to laundromats. People can't believe that I live like this but it's possible. 👍
@@CampMymy Thank you! I already did all that for years ago. Government programs won't help also because of the age of my home. It's okay I've learned to deal with it.
Nice! We used to tell our teenagers we wanted to move to the bush and live off grid. My fifteen year old daughter was horrified! She said.. Please don't do it til I'm out of the house... Please!!!
What an interesting family ! Although I find your channel intriguing I was totally absorbed with this content..kudos to the family for showing how you can raise well adjusted, intellectual, disciplined children in a minimalist situation ! Keep up the great content 👍🇨🇦
Brought me back to my childhood days, we hade lamps for light, wood stove for heat and cooking, got our water from the brook, it was the good old days. We did have a two room school house that we attended, our clothes were home made, and we played outdoors a lot creating our own fun. Thanks for sharing you way of living, it is very interesting. The best to you all going forward. P.S. on top sentence, “hade” should be had. Night ❤ oh lol and an outhouse hahaha 😆
Ryan and Christina are amazing people living the way human beings were meant to live! I am sure they are all very healthy due to their life style and diet....they seem so happy and content. I am sure living without all the radiowaves that most people are bombarded with contributes to their overall health and well being.Thanks so much for introducing us to this family and their way of life!
@@nancysalerno7036 FYI River Pheonix's parent were in the "Child of God Cult" that practiced weird child rearing practices which is why River was troubled.
@@d.martinez-rodriguez333 Well privacy is not an issue when everyone is respectful of each other and their space needed. We as parents obviously find time for privacy (we have managed to create a few kids after all)..
Thank you for sharing this video! Hats off and full respect to the parents and the their children!! Not distracted with social media and are doing productive things during their free time! God bless them!
Love this video. The stuff between the old log cabin looks like Oakum. The old thing you seen in the water is a sled. I wish I had that, I would use the metal pieces and make a new one. So cool!
Another wonderful presentation. You are doing a great service by presenting the real people that still exist in this wonderful world. Many many thanks.
Love this so much. I’m in Scotland and am going to show this to my 14yr old son. He’s good at self regulating with social media etc and goes to the gym, is a gifted pianist and goes to the royal conservatoire of Scotland and he appreciates my cooking and a lot of things outside of social media. He’s free thinking. HOWEVER…… he’s doing all this within the confines of society and so while in the world that WE live in, he’s a bit different, I’d love him to experience life as this family love it to give his brain a break from the chaos of the world around us and to know himself on a deeper level. He is deep anyway so definitely would be open to that. Every year I send him to an American style summer camp in Scotland and he gets his phone for 45mins a day to check in with family but the rest of the time is full on team building and I swear that has shaped him to be the young man he is. I am in awe of how this family thrive and demonstrate that we don’t need everything we think we do to thrive as humans. These kids are so intelligent, engaging and respectful of one another. More than most kids today xx
Imagine restoring the old cabin 💞sad the see them all caving in .the free camping spots were well stocked thats amazing glad people respect it , keep it nice .the mountains are beauriful .
It sounds like I'd fit in perfectly. I love helping people, just having people to help is just nice. And then having some one to call on for a hand is nice too. That's a community! I bet they are way happier then people who use phones all day.
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ever notice how children raised like this are always so much more supportive of each other? notice how much they compliment one another and support what the other is doing. wholesome.
You only see what they decide to film.
@@linhaton4957 they live off the grid. I have a feeling this one and only interview was pretty genuine.
When I visited Canada in Calvary and Toronto. All the people were nice and polite. When you live in a society where you have to rely upon others for support and resources - you get a very different attitude when it comes to helping others. I wish more people were like this.
@camidonahue8882 calgary, yes. Saskatoon too. Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal and Victoria are all very similar to most American cities, with the drugs and homelessness and big city attitude. Montreal is beautiful though.
I wouldn’t say that
These children are intelligent, well mannered, and seem happy with their lifestyle.....I give the parents alot of credit for raising such great kids!
They seem happy? This ain't the 90s. They don't have any friends😢
Ma'am this is fine for the parents if they chose to live this wat but the kids didn't ask for this life. It is our duty as a parent to give our children a chance at life. 🙏🏼 These kids shouldn't have to sleep in a tent bunched in one space.
Looks can be deceiving; I have seen abused children who also seem happy.
@@catdooley4616This is very true I would never have put my children through that lifestyle . This is not 1724 Go back to work and provide .Then when they are grown a bit you two loosers can go and live the Neanderthal lifestyle.
@@missvegan1967
Says who?!? You don’t have any place to decide what parents should or shouldn’t do. Man! The arrogance!
These are the kind of people that when the world is over this family and many like them will survive!! 🦾🦾
If the world actually ends like the planet gets completely destroyed they won’t survive either lol
So you feel as though you’re so much better than the rest of us well I wouldn’t wanna live in a world with a few thousand people and everybody else gone.
@@5toed-lizard. read the comment!! 🙄
The world is not going anywhere, it's established, it's founded upon the waters; God said so. The world is over for anyone who is born again Christian who has the Holy Spirit, once you're a follower of Jesus Christ, you have no interest in the material world but spiritual.
Yeah? What if one of them needs an emergency appendectomy?
These folks have rediscovered something that we lost along the way
And we are hoping to inspire others to do the same!
Absolutely 💯
Asbestosis.
They rediscovered foolishness
The last young man blew my mind. Such a deep insight into the global situation regarding our technological addictions and happiness in general. The entire family is incredibly educated and level headed.
"Deep insight" some nerd living like a caveman.
this family is still very addicted to technology lol. otherwise wheres their birchbark canoe? tallow lights? pole framed tent? Like everything they utilize is dependent on very advanced modern manufacturing technology lol
@@chrisgarcia2025think they refer to screens...
@@chrisgarcia2025 screens and social media dude. Lol
@@goittoog7563
Jealous much
My folks ran an orphanage in India and I grew up like this. Never saw a movie until I was 17 and used oil lamps. I could live like that now with no regrets.
If it was so great, why aren’t you living like that now?
Growing up that way, or any way is often a pleasant childhood memory. Will be interesting to see what the kids think in 20 years. Would be interesting to see what you think if you go try it for a year or two to separate reality from a memory.
Then do it and shut up.
So why aren't you?
@@5toed-lizard. catty catty who peed in your cheerios?
The older son with the glasses really had a great view on life and what life should be. He's extremely intelligent and right about everything. I work with high schoolers and wow...I am honestly so scared for the future. I haven't met kids as smart as the one's in the video in many years.
I do some work with homeschoolers. I live rural and I'm disabled due to work injury. This homeschooling co-op comes and helps me with my garden and canning. I intern share my skills like: budgeting, cooking from scratch,using everything and not wasting food (long before the popularity),how to put a pattern together and sew clothes, first aid and CPR, basic repairs, sex ed(for those parents or Grandparents that have asked me), doing there taxes, plus other things.
@@Nursing1988
Awesome! ❤
Thank you, he appreciates your feedback. He is an amazing writer, poet and guitar player and most importantly generous and always ready to help others in need. (Love your neighbor as yourself)
It depends how you define intelligence. He’s not going to work on a cure cancer or help humanity get to Mars. He will, however, avoid getting bitten by so many bugs again.
@@dylconnaway9976facts 💯
The fiberous material used for sealing between the logs and many other things is called "Oakum."
Oakum is a fibrous material made from hemp or jute that is used for caulking, sealing, and packing.
Us older plumbers recognize it, because we used it and melted lead for making watertight joints in the old cast iron sewer pipes. These were called "caulked joints." Oakum can be hammered into tight places, then moisture makes it expand, sealing whatever and wherever it was used.
Thank you, was trying to figure out what it was. Appreciate the feedback.
Could be old used rope, ( or homemade rope ) pushed it into the gaps then smothered with tar.
It looks like coconut husk
They also used pitch pine exudate. It's like a jelly greasy tary substance to trees produce when they're wounded. It doesn't mix well with water at all
Song combination with the fibers provide an excellent chinking for their cabins.
Actually, it seems we are all correct!
Oakum, hemp, rope, pitch, pine tar, and even asbestos were all used, and still are for some applications. All of the items together and individually were incredible discoveries for so many things,"back in the day."
To view my link, you'll get a notice telling you that you have to leave this site to view this Wiki link, but if you want to return back here, just hit your "back" button.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakum
I am so jealous of their lifestyle. The level of peace I sensed from them is alluring.
I felt the same, very calming
How much peace can there be with just a bit of fabric btwn your family and a bunch of grizzlies?😳
Me too!!!
Yeah bc bears aren't no joke,
It’s a romantic notion, but if that was your day to day, would you still feel the same way?
What a perfect lifestyle. The kids seem so much more intelligent and willing to learn and read.
I would have asked the kids where they can see themselves in the future.
so much more intelligent than who?
@@teamcrumb Than kids spending all their time online and playing call of duty.
@@teamcrumb Their average peer who is addicted to tech (screens computers, phones etc) My kids for example are not addicted to phones tablets or internet. They are MUCH more intelligent than their cousins who live literally 3 blocks away. Daughter graduated early and is a nurse at 17 years old and currently working in her RN.....Her cousin closest to her? 20 years old, no drivers licence, and refuses to work a full time job. Yea...........HUGE gap
@@oldmoverjust because you play video games doesn’t mean you aren’t smart. All my buddies and I are college educated and we spent many of days and nights gaming. That love led me to my career.
Those amazing children are a credit to their parents.
What a well balanced and incredibly intelligent little gang they are.
Thank you
My dad was a logger.. I grew up in the bush.. many times we didn’t have power and a couple times no bathroom.. wouldn’t trade the experience for anything.. my kids grew up camping and are very outdoorsy.. now their kids love it.. we are doing a family camping trip soon.. We all want this life .. very blessed family ❤
So much life here, why would anyone see this as odd???
@@inmyopinion6836 I don’t
@@Jenyb420
Nor do I.
@@inmyopinion6836where i live (rural) a lot of people live this way. It's not unusual. Just bc you believe its odd doesn't mean it is. I'm an hour away from Walmart,Aldi and we don't even have a Sonic. You want Starbucks that's an 1.5 away. We don't have murders, shootings and all that cray! In fact my vehicle is out in front with keys laying in the seat. People actually look out for one another here. No novie theater here either. Businesses close when expecting severe weather. Plus so many other things. I wouldn't give up for the whole world.
Some of my best memories were living out of a school bus in the woods right off the Flint river. And you’re right I wouldn’t trade it for anything.
The oldest son couldn't have summed it up better. I love it.
Being self sufficient like this and living off the land is remarkable. As the rest of the world falls apart, folks like this will be A-OK.
Facts 💯
😂 I think I'd prefer some logs between me and the bears! Beautiful country!
I’m sure the dogs would alert them and that they have a gun
If they are living on public land, they would have to move every two weeks, so a cabin wouldn't work in that case.
Are they living on public land?
@@redleader7988
21 days if on crown land.
they have all the resource there to make a home, they have free rock, they can make wood ass cement, they can build a house with all the tree there
The parents raised bright kids who have a good strong sense of self AND kind. Love how people share food and help one another out. Also, this proves you don't need a big house or electric. The mom is quite resourceful and noticed her very organized and clean kitchen. She really has it all together. I think she likes cheesecake.
My wife thanks you, and yes she loves cheesecake
Inspiring young people. A joy to listen to them talking.
That is what it was about. Glad you get it!
I think it's fun too. 😊
These people are rich in the things that matter ... what a hard, real, brave, healthy and adventurous life
Third country living at its best. Build a house for your family.
Thank you, you get it.
@@Ryan-fy8upGod bless you guys
How refreshing listening to young people having an intelligent discussion and now hearing the word "like" once.
What do you mean? Young people don’t speak like that anymore, it’s been 10ish years since anyone other than Cali valley girls have talked like that.
People living without utilities is not really all that uncommon today. Mad props to them for having the knowledge & means to do so in the Winter. ♥
Hmmmm .... 🤔They're living in destitute. This is Homelessness.
@@missvegan1967 Some people call it freedom.
@@missvegan1967
Who are you to decide what or how people live? They are happy and better off than most of the kids today. You’ve just drank to much of the kool-aid
@@Earthgal1964 The children have no choice.
@@msgottaneedtoknowUm, you only see what they want you to see.
Wow the artist son is incredibly talented. Shows how much you can teach yourself with discipline and less distractions
These are brave people who will grow up to be independent, resourceful, self sufficient and know who they are. They will be better educated than most of you! I don’t know how they do it in the winter though. Brrrr! Lots of love to all of you! I admire you immensely! ❤❤❤❤❤
Yes, they're brave. Admirable. But they're not truly not "self-sufficient" .
Except for indigenous peoples 100+ yrs ago, no one is completely self sufficient. At a minimum families do home school.
Except you forgot the part where they are likely collecting gov benefits. Minor details.
@@SwampJuiceMead we all accept government benefits. Roads, bridges, soldiers who protect from invaders, public education, public lands/national parks, research 🔬 health projects, space exploration, and the list goes on.
@@kenyonbissett3512 Those aren't benefits. Those are paid for by taxpayers. You can't claim to be independent and then live off gov assistance and not pay into the system. It doesn't work that way.
I’ve lived in a wall tent , in the Arkansas ozarks , for 13 years and have though myself stoic , but my hats off to this family , that by comparison , makes me look like a tenderfoot .
I'd love to see the ozarks one day!
Beautiful
I really enjoyed this video of that amazing family living in the wall tent. Everyone in the family was so likeable and charzimatic.
Right? Wall tent lol... That whole thing seems so realistic lol
It is amazing isn't it
omg, memory unlocked, when Ryan had said "people would kill themselves because of the bugs" i lived off grid in ontario canada, for 2 years, and 1 summer, the flies got into my place, and i could NOT get them all......and they drove me beyond crazy, 1 point ...i actually thought about ending myself, just to get away from the flies........and in the daytime outside, they just would not stay off my head.......thanks for keeping that in the video
In nineteen eighty one I went to Alaska for eight months and lived pretty much like this family. You have to remember there was no solar or wind turbines readily available. I loved it because I was young enough to endure that lifestyle but I decided it wasn’t for me. I’m from Miami Florida and I was happy to be back to what I knew. Although I really had a hard time adjusting because it was literally two different Worlds. I’m now, (by the way I was a hot tar roofer and became a journeyman in Miami) retired living in Panama City Florida, USA. 🇺🇸🦅 No Snow Just Breeze!
Great videos !
Thank you!
These kids are awesome
Id love their type of lifestyle, but I'd have to have solar panels, battery banks, supercap banks, wind generators, chicken and rabbits, hunting essentials (yeah a 4x4 and snowmobile) and a boat thats difficult to be turned over, fishing gear....etc.
Miami is way overrated
Haha. “ it is well with my soul “. Good to see that In the background against the wall. God is good God is great. At 21 years old in 1981 I hitchhiked from Montreal to Pine point Northwest Territories with 70 bucks in my pocket to end up living in a dump trailer out in the forest for over a year with just the woodstove and coal oil lamp. Probably one of the best years of my life getting to know myself and God
I caught that too 😊❤ Blessings to you!
IT IS WELL WITH OUR SOULS! Thanks for catching that in the background. My daughter painted those pictures
About 2008 a friend and i drove out towards Fort Resolution and found the unmarked paved road that led to Pine Point NWT. All that was left were the paved roads and telephone poles with no wire. All buildings and sign posts were gone! It was just creepy.
"hold fast to what is fine"! (1Thess.5 :21, the Bible) 🙂
I really enjoyed this! Most homes in the city, children would not be engaging with company. They would be on their cell phones. I found them polite, articulate and intelligent! Good job parents! Blessings from New Hampshire USA 👏🙏🙏🙏🫂
And thank you from the Canadian North
Don't think i have enough words to describe this amazing family & their beautiful children. ❤️
Thank you!
The kids seem very intelligent.
Very articulate and super intelligent. Such a contrast to public school and college youth. WOW!
Chinking looks like old loosened hemp rope.....very possible and makes sense
I agree with Farrah ! ✌️🇨🇦
The chinking reminds me of the fibrous bark from a redwood tree, or incense cedar.
@@BabyBitchBlue What chinking are you refering to?
What a wonderful family. You can really feel the love and the loyalty to each other. That's the Word...Loyalty. Rare in most busy lives.
Aww, if we could only start over again
never too late to start over.
Love from AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺 ❤️
You are really fortunate people.
We were like this. Simply simple. The best😊
Thank you
This family deserve a UA-cam channel
Family youtube channels are exploitative and harmful.
@@thenellierose Depends on the channel.
@@jamesscherping2461 Not really. Children aren't capable of fully understanding the implications of being public figures and are therefore not able to give informed consent. There are many more ways it can be problematic, depending on how it's managed by the parents, but that's a foundational and universal feature of family channels.
The children deserve better tell dad to get a job
@@thenellieroseyou're sounding like you should be on a list or 3.
Thank you to all the comments about our family (both positive and negative alike) Our entire family reads them and have a chuckle at some of the responses. It mostly reaffirms our decision to move our family to this lifestyle. To make it clear to everyone, we chose this lifestyle. We had a beautiful home in the city, nice cars etc.. We saw that we had to teach the next generation to be the change that they want to see in the world. Words are cheap and actions speak volumes! Our kids are very intelligent yes, have friends and are eager to do good in the community we live. We are happy, healthy and love our life.
Thanks for watching our video!!
@@Ryan-fy8up You guys have such a beautiful family and a blessed life. I’m in awe of how talented and intelligent your kids are. You’re living the dream! Good luck to you all! 😊
Yes such a beautiful family. Intelligent, polite and more. Such a credit to you as parents. Just beautiful. Thank you for sharing your amazing lifestyle. ❤
you are sick dude this is child abuse.
You are truly blessed. So nice to hear your family laugh together. Thank you for sharing. ❤
@@CodyRayJohnsonstay in your mom's basement loser
What a wonderful way to raise your children so happy for you. This was a blessing to watch. I wish this family the best in the days ahead.
Thank you, all beat to you as well!
Wish I had a family like that; they actually take care of one another; and, it’s genuine
I loved growing up off-grid! My childhood was so blessed, so well rounded and so full of calm and peace. I feel like I have endurance to take on this crazy world and make it because of how I was raised😁
We agree!
These young people are proof of how technology does not advance the human race.
They will survive when the world collapses.
How is stagnating in the wilderness "advancing" anything?
@goittoog7563 no such thing
What is your comment suppose to even mean? They want to be away from the crazy city
All technology does is allow us to commit suicide as a civilization. There have been zero positives for technology developed since the medieval era.
Very intelligent young people, great parenting mom and dad
Little brother really looks up to Big Brother, and he felt good when big brother complimented his cooking.
That brother (younger one) is actually a cook in the summer months!
All of you are a breath of fresh air. Thanks for who you are and what you do.
Great story and subject matter. My hats off to your family for being so kind and supportive of each other and their community. What a life❤😊
That's what its all about! glad you noticed
What a LOVELY family. I know no one is perfect, but they exude a cooperative spirit, and harmony that many communities have seemed to have lost.
Thank you for the introduction of this beautiful and blessed family,I could only imagine what it would be like to sit around a fire and just talk.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
Come for a camp fire sometime and we can chat, play some guitars and look at the Aurora borealis together!
Great family. Their message and way of life is excellent.
The children are very talented and very well mannered. What a good life. Blessings from Texas ❤
Such a simple but immensely peaceful life. But I am sure also hard work.The kids are so clearly intelligent, and talented - like the best of home schooled kids everywhere. And the joy they show being with family is just heartening. Thank you for posting this.
Thank you for your acknowledgements
They’re doing such an amazing job of living the way we all should…. even short term.
Homeless and living off of government assistance is the way we all should live? I disagree. I sleep better at night knowing I’m contributing to society, not just giving up and taking from it.
Love love the girls painting it’s beautiful and you can tell the kids are very smart by the books they read
Me too. I would love to buy one she made. Incredibly talented.
@@donia1 I can let her know if you like
I am so impressed with your family thank you for showing the world how to raise children with the greatest of wisdom! ❤
I admire this family because they are truly free!
Ahhh you get it!
The oldest has a better understanding of life than 85 percent of adults. Life should be about learning yourself and bettering yourself from within. Taking time to truly critique yourself without the outside world’s influence is a treasure most people miss out on.
Special Family
So much value and academics
Great to see & in for many blessings from The Lord
Thanks! he has blessed us abundantly
I have to say they have wonderful kids, willing to live off grid with their parents. God bless your family!🎉
He definately has blessed us!
I admire their way of life! Happy life.
Very smart kids. Beautiful family all together ❤️ 💜 💖 God bless them all and keep them safe.
This life looks beautiful. They are all clearly safe, loved and using their brains to the fullest.
Wonderful family! Beautiful way of life! God bless you all!💕🙏❤❤❤💫
This is the result of wonderful parenting.
The way life should be, like the old days were. TV, computers and cell phones have made people addicted to the big tech . Great family for sure !
It's not rocket science I was raised in Harlan County Kentucky 1960s we didn't have electricity or running water and we survived/thrived beautiful to see y'all doing the same.
The kids show how good it is for a family to live off grid. They are all very smart. Wish I could have done this years ago. When I was young.
Its never too late
This is a beautiful way to raise a family, and live.❤❤❤❤
I so loved watching this. I am 74 and so its too late for me, but my daughter is working towards getting a place in the forest or wilderness somewhere. Such well adjusted kids from what I can see. amazing family.
I admire people who live this simply. It’s hard work though. It takes a lot of work to ensure survival. Lovely family.
Scenery is stunning, it makes my heart ache❤
Wonderful family! Smart and talented young people.
I really enjoyed this video.
The view is amazing!
We actually downsized as empty nesters and bought a used mobile home to try an experiment of attempting to live off grid. We have found out it not over nite thing lol. We don't use any electric at all at present .in fact I just finished taking a bath the old way ..I heat the water on a camp stove.at present looking still for other alternatives...we also use oil lamps ad learn to make my own candles at present . We have a garden as well. Weaning off all canned goods ....and water is tricky. We will have to remain on one utility sadly but Kansas winter's aren't to brutal we installed a nice wood stove we can also cook on as well. Our grandkids think we are camping all the time and love that they can have smores allot!! Lol. Again it's an experiment and the idea was to get to 0 on utility bills .. probably a dream but we are learning a lot!! 😊😊
You still paying for internet and whatever you bought to access it. Just hope these kids have something since they don't have any friends like people did before internet
Get a water tank or tote and paint it black on the outside and leave it sit in the sun. Your water will get nice and hot, especially in summer. Not sure how your winters are but it might not work for you then. But you can save a lot of fuel and work using the rest of the year. Hope that helps. I’ve lived an interesting life so I have experienced many things.. off grid living without most modern conveniences being one of them. Hauled water up by the bucket from a well and hand washed clothes with a scrub board. Kerosene oil lamps and cooked over a wood fire. Made an oven of sorts out of an old tin box so I could bake. It was quite the adventure and sometimes hubby and I miss it. Showers in the warm summer rain especially.
These kids are magnificent souls
I am floored by their ….ways ? The way they are ..so intelligent, patient , creative , polite and caring and so on and so on
Good evening here in New Zealand I happily live of grid in well was now I have a power cord and a water hose.
You can't live a more simple life then when you move to nature,
The peace the bliss the silence I love so much.. been able to see the stars and milkyway with no light pollution all the simple things.
I find since a friend gave me a power cord I've easily found myself at night time staring into my screen again.
I've planned this coming August to sell everything I own and go On an adventure,
Explore my country and try to find human connections.
This family is living the purest way possible a life so simple and rewarding that so many find strange is actually normal.
Society has just made it a oddity to live without internet etc.
Hats off to them all.
Have a beautiful weekend
Enjoy your journey ! ✌️🇨🇦
@margaretdesrosiers3235 +Thank you so much I shall do..I've a small country but life has gone fast and I've still never been to our other island,
So I thought why not just go for it..have a beautifully blessed week
Thanks! you get it man..
@Ryan-fy8up +Much love, yeah mate definitely do..have an amazing weekend
I'm a new sub, a senior from Florida. I watch homesteaders and I watch RVs channels. Glad I do because 4 years ago, I was told I need a new well. I can't afford that. So I've been buying my water and bringing it in. I go to laundromats. People can't believe that I live like this but it's possible. 👍
Check with your city or county. Sometimes they have home improvement grants for seniors.
@@CampMymy Thank you! I already did all that for years ago. Government programs won't help also because of the age of my home. It's okay I've learned to deal with it.
I love the way they live! I’m just waiting for my daughter to move out so I can live like this.
Nice! We used to tell our teenagers we wanted to move to the bush and live off grid. My fifteen year old daughter was horrified! She said.. Please don't do it til I'm out of the house... Please!!!
as much as i hate a job, this inspired me to keep my job buddy!
LOL. Good comment.
@@catdooley4616 😂🤣💦💦💦
Learn more in a tent than at public school where kids are killed regularly...God bless this family for protecting their children🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Funny 😂😂😂😂 not go in the water 💦💦🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊
No way
Ghost 👻👻👻👻👻👻 boo now when I
That water 🌊🌊🌊 sounds good 👍👍😊😊
Ain't no mountain high enough to keep me away from you
What an interesting family ! Although I find your channel intriguing I was totally absorbed with this content..kudos to the family for showing how you can raise well adjusted, intellectual, disciplined children in a minimalist situation ! Keep up the great content 👍🇨🇦
I'll keep on! Thanks for watching!
The best part is that this family shows the wilds of Canada.
Awesome kids !! Super intellegent and aware!!
Brought me back to my childhood days, we hade lamps for light, wood stove for heat and cooking, got our water from the brook, it was the good old days. We did have a two room school house that we attended, our clothes were home made, and we played outdoors a lot creating our own fun. Thanks for sharing you way of living, it is very interesting. The best to you all going forward. P.S. on top sentence, “hade” should be had. Night ❤ oh lol and an outhouse hahaha 😆
I had a good chuckle at the end 😂
That sounds awesome!
Ryan and Christina are amazing people living the way human beings were meant to live! I am sure they are all very healthy due to their life style and diet....they seem so happy and content. I am sure living without all the radiowaves that most people are bombarded with contributes to their overall health and well being.Thanks so much for introducing us to this family and their way of life!
Thanks for watching and commenting!
@@nancysalerno7036 FYI River Pheonix's parent were in the "Child of God Cult" that practiced weird child rearing practices which is why River was troubled.
@@nancysalerno7036 experiment...nope....just a better way that was done for generations before us!
They are a awesome family.
Thank you to them and you for sharing their lifestyle.
What an absolutely beautiful family.
Love this family. They are better off than most family's this day and time.
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Great family ,anyway I wonder if the family could dismantle that old cabin and restore it ona new foundation to give them a bigger home .
Right? I wonder about the lack of privacy, especially for the sister who needs her own space as well as the parents.
@@d.martinez-rodriguez333 Well privacy is not an issue when everyone is respectful of each other and their space needed. We as parents obviously find time for privacy (we have managed to create a few kids after all)..
Thank you for sharing this video!
Hats off and full respect to the parents and the their children!! Not distracted with social media and are doing productive things during their free time!
God bless them!
He has blessed us indeed!
Living humble and simple. If an EMP happens, they won’t be effected. Good for them!
No we won't!
Love your children. Your older son is very wise smart wish all children could hear him speak God bless you all Amazing
Love this video. The stuff between the old log cabin looks like Oakum. The old thing you seen in the water is a sled. I wish I had that, I would use the metal pieces and make a new one. So cool!
Thanks for the info!
Beautiful family. Just a neat dynamic between the kids. Good job mom and dad. Its a great life for the kids! If I had kids I do this in a heartbeat.
I really enjoyed watching this video. What a wonderful family!
Absolutely Beautiful Family..God Bless all❤...
Another wonderful presentation. You are doing a great service by presenting the real people that still exist in this wonderful world. Many many thanks.
Wow that was truth right there
Natural life without square box of Actors
World - life is your stimulus
Awesome Family 🙏❤️🙏🇬🇧
Thank you
Love this so much. I’m in Scotland and am going to show this to my 14yr old son. He’s good at self regulating with social media etc and goes to the gym, is a gifted pianist and goes to the royal conservatoire of Scotland and he appreciates my cooking and a lot of things outside of social media. He’s free thinking. HOWEVER…… he’s doing all this within the confines of society and so while in the world that WE live in, he’s a bit different, I’d love him to experience life as this family love it to give his brain a break from the chaos of the world around us and to know himself on a deeper level. He is deep anyway so definitely would be open to that.
Every year I send him to an American style summer camp in Scotland and he gets his phone for 45mins a day to check in with family but the rest of the time is full on team building and I swear that has shaped him to be the young man he is.
I am in awe of how this family thrive and demonstrate that we don’t need everything we think we do to thrive as humans. These kids are so intelligent, engaging and respectful of one another. More than most kids today xx
Imagine restoring the old cabin 💞sad the see them all caving in .the free camping spots were well stocked thats amazing glad people respect it , keep it nice .the mountains are beauriful .
This is lovely. I miss this way of thinking and living. People are so...people nowadays. These kids are amazing and talented!
You are making great videos. And connections in your new adventure. Awesome to see
Thanks!
Unbelievable respect for this family. I wish I could have done this with my four. Hugs to you all, what an amazing experience! ❤
What a wonderful way of life!
It sounds like I'd fit in perfectly. I love helping people, just having people to help is just nice. And then having some one to call on for a hand is nice too. That's a community! I bet they are way happier then people who use phones all day.
Used to be one of those unhappy people...just made some different life choices