Our first 4 months of progress living off-grid in the Australian Bush
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- This is a walk around tour of our off-grid set up, with a couple clips of the journey along the way. The past four months have had a lot of blood, sweat and tears (I don't think this video does it justice) but this place really does feel like a home. We cannot wait to progress our homestead in 2023. If you would like to join us on our journey, please like and subscribe. Thanks!
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Great to see an Aussie offgrid channel!
Its a great feeling isnt it. Dont garden up against the buildings though, keep those areas clean and tidy for fire prevention, and prevention of termites, moisture from watering etc.
Thank you! I appreciate that, we'll keep it in mind, I hadn't thought of that. We do clear up the fallen and dead timber for the fire prevention though.
@@outlawcustombows you want to keep between 10 and 20 meters around the house clear for bushfire.
Aiming for 20 meters.
The only house in the kinglake fires that survived was cleared 20 meters around the house.
We have a few more tree's to clear within 20 meters but we are getting there.
@@craftykez it's cleared well more than 20m around the house.
Great to see more people moving onto the land. We moved onto 40 acres in 2022 in Northern NSW. Love it. Lots of work but worth it. God bless you all and looking forward to seeing your progress.
Thanks so much for the comment mate! Lovely here in the Aussie bush!
Looks great. How are the Dashies enjoying bush life? Update video would be great😊
Don't ever apologise for things looking unfinished or messy! It's a huge amount of work to do what you're doing and you should be proud of yourselves 😊
Good on you love I hope that your property gives you and your family many years of happiness. I'm a 65 year old grandmother from Victoria and I also say now that if I was younger I would have done this in a heartbeat.
Cover the WHOLE veggie garden in chicken wire (or fencing preference) babe. No matter how high you make a fence. You won't stop climbers, jumpers or flyers getting in. Think tennis court covered over top with mesh...
Hi, it’s so exciting to see your journey. I’ve just bought 100 acres in Beverley Western Australia and looking forward to getting started. I haven’t got the keys as yet really chaffing at the bit for settlement! My place is classed as a weekender because it’s got a great big shed on it decked out to live in, but the Shire won’t let you live there permanently they want you to build a house. I’ve been watching Off Grid with Doug and Stacy, and have learnt so much. They’re in America of course and they do fantastic things with compost toilet. It would benefit you to have a look at that. They’ve been living off Grid for 14 years apparently! I look forward to seeing your progression on your journey. Wishing you all the best
The term is ‘chomping on the bit’ like a horse does, when you’re excited & anxious about something. Good luck with settlement.
@@lasagnegurl167The expression chafing at the bit is also valid, but only with one F. Chafe as in rub.
I would love to live off-grid. Congratulations guys!
How fantastic, living the dream! :) Can I just suggest in your next video to make the music not quite so loud? It's fine music but have to keep turning it down when it comes on!
I am happy to follow your journey to success God bless you and your family viewing from Jamaica
Thank you so much Marva, hopefully we'll have some more videos up soon! With love from Australia
Snakes around house site can be helped by lifting ALL stuff off the ground, ie no tin laying on ground, stacks of timber, also no weeds or shrubs that cover dirt. Keep it that way, so all dirt areas can be seen at all times, the snakes love cover. It may be a good idea to teach kids to never pick up things that could hide a snake, and smaller ones can hide under things like frisbees. So moving them with a stick may be a way to help..
Also keep an eye on dog, perfect size for snake bites anywhere on body. It is a bad thing for dogs with black snakes as anti venene for them is required as soon as possible and is not as good as the one for brown snakes, (ask me how I know!!)
snakes are an issue for sure. my family member was bitten by an Eastern Brown, in suburbia, on a low mown lawn. They can show up just about anywhere. he was ok by the way. it was a large snake as evidenced by the distance between fang wounds, and he did receive venom. not all bites deliver venom, guess he was just unlucky.
@@mareebrown-e3ndid he surprise the snake? Is that why it attacked him?
@@rebeccasnell2953 I guess that is what happened. He was kneeling on the lawn when he moved backwards. The snake must have been crossing behind him at the time, and struck.
I have found certain mega aromatic herbs were really helpful. Still had snakes but more pythons than the nastiest ones like our neighbours 😭 do. Lots of snakes around our place because we are bang against a national park.
second most venomous snake in the world. The Eastern Brown.
BTW growing wattle around vegetables is natures in build water "bank" because of the root systems. Not to mention the reciprocal relationship with how they condition the soil. I would never remove wattle, just thin out. Just a thought. Get to know your Aussie natives because the companion plant opportunities are rewarding. Best of luck 🤞❤
Thanks for sharing the beginnings of your building adventures with us. Will be incredible to look back on this in years to come as your home becomes more established. Inspirational to many no doubt. Can’t wait to watch it unfold and see your dreams as they grow 🙏🏻
Thanks Joe! It's certainly more humble than many other UA-cam videos but it won't be long before we can look back proud of what we have accomplished.
Ive been living off grid on and off for around 40 years. Much easier now. Congrats its just the best lifestyle for kids. They gain so much . We moved to the waterfront after pressure from family as it was close to school. I HATED IT, so back to the bush. I was born country and thats where im happiest. Advice if you dont have any medical training is brush up on basics , so you dont panic and have a good general knowledge. A medical kit on hand that covers lots of yhings is a must. Country kids seem to do the craziest things but made us tough. Your compost pit is really important to get your veggies a good start. Get a grey water hose for your run off water from your washing machine . This area will be great to plant pumpkins. Once you get eggs, veggies and fruit going you can barter excess or bottle. So many options. It takes time but you will get there. So happy for you.
Wow very brave but it is looking great ❤
Nice sharing..🎉
Great to see an Aussie vid about this stuff! I have a half acre with no trees to work with but you’re an inspiration for what you can do. Thanks for keeping it real and all the best with it!
Thanks so much for the kind words!!
Living my dream life! Absolutely love this
Thanks New3y, we appreciate it! We joked about this lifestyle, we didn't actually think it would be on the cards for us or so soon. I hope you get it soon too ♥️
Very interesting. The small narrow shots are difficult to see.
Thanks for the tour. Bit by bit it will all come together. All the best.
Thank you! Yes, I sit and look around some afternoons and think about all the 'little bits' we did in the arvos', here and there and how they are slowly adding up
🎉 Looking so good so far!
Thanks man, much appreciated
I love your channel, your place looks wonderful, and has endless potential. I’m on 40 acres in country Qld, with a really old farmhouse on it, which I am slowly patching up. Like for you, it’s a huge job, but very rewarding. Looking forward to how you progress.
Awesome best place to be especially for your children what a lifetime experience they will inherit from you
I think your are quite wonderful.
Shows the Australian pioneer spirit is alive and dynamic.
A lot of work already done. You are young and energetic and full of plans.
I look forward to viewing your journey.
Cheers and Blessings 😃
This is my dream
Awesome property, NC USA 🇺🇸
I really enjoyed your video ☺️ thank you for sharing .. very inspiring. Can't wait to watch more of your journey 🍀💗
Thank you so much Sophie! We can't wait to share it with you 😊
brilliant location! it'll forever be a work in progress, but that's cool. half the fun is there is always something to do!
We definitely need to remind ourselves to slow down some days, there will always be so much to do!
Awesome job creating your home & land off grid! This is an amazing life for your kids & they'll learn soooo many life skills. 🥰Blessings from South Australia💕🐨
Thank you so much! I agree, they've learnt so much in sure a short time. It will make a great childhood for them ❤️
@@outlawcustombows 💕🐨
Great ......have a beautiful and blessed journey
Could you keep the car body and use it as a planting/succulent display? It would look incredible.
You guys are doing great!!!
That's actually such a great idea!! It would make it so cute rather than an eye sore!!
Also great for drying fruit in summer
Or even for your car put in the chicken pen somehow
Hi from AUS. so proud of you for taking on this challenge and doing Australia proud with this beautiful content, you are well spoken and nice to listen too. Haha you should have scared the rest of the world with an explanation of how dangerous our red bellies are and I loved the easy way you just talked about the snake like its matter of fact to us Aussies. Also people love pets and kids so when you get your style down pat don't forget to include them. I want to wish you all the very best of success, good fortune and many happy, light filled moments. I am already a fan and can't wait to see your next life changing creations.
Fantastic episode looking forward to seeing more😊 Cheers 🍺🍻KC Tasmania Australia 🇦🇺🤝🇦🇺😎👍✌
Thank you so much KC!!
Hi guys great video !! Its awesome seeing the progress with your possum problem Quassia wood chips or bark is used as a natural insecticide for getting rid of head lice, flies, ants, aphids, mosquitoes in your fish ponds without killing your fish. any leaf eating insects such as caterpillars, pumpkin beetles, red spider mites and the like. It is also great to repel possums. We have also had a lot of issues with the possums devouring our veggies!!
To repel possums in the garden for ornamental plants you can spray on the leaves, stems and trunk of the plants, you can also do this on fruit trees avoiding any soft skinned fruit that is ready to be picked.If you are protecting your edible herbs and vegetables from being the eaten it is best to spray to saturate the ground around the plants, if the quassia is sprayed on the foliage of your herbs and vegetables they will not only taste bitter to the possums but also to you!
However it does work best when sprayed on the leaves that they like to eat, so leave a week before eating your herbs and vegetables Apply quassia spray for 5 days in a row. This should be long enough for the possum to realise that this is not the tasty treat that he thought it was. Re apply the quassia spray after rain or watering. If the possum comes back for more repeat the spray for another 5 days.
Quassia Spray.
Use 200g of quassia chips to a 9-10 litre bucket of water let them soak for 24 hours before straining off the bitter liquid. This can then be sprayed on the affected area.Adding 5g of pure soap flakes per litre of spray is an effective wetting agent for the
above spray.
Don't spray it on food crops less than a week before you consume it.
www.australherbs.com.au/shop/item/quassia-chips
Hope this info helps 😊
How effective has the quassia been for keeping the possums off?
And do you have to reapply it after every time it rains?
Love it. Good day.
Hey great video guys! Thanks for sharing your journey Ally, great to see familiar faces in a cool new place. Keen to follow your journey! Well done.
Thank you! We've got a long way to go. We love your journey so much. I think your journey, as well as a few others, subconsciously pushed us to try it ourselves.
Good luck with your endeavours, it's a beautiful space to work with. Thanks for the video
Research "humanure " composting for your black waste. Many off-grid youtubers in the USA use them to great advantage. In twelve months, you can have wonderful compost for your garden. 👍 from Queensland.
Thank you! I've googled and there is a book which would be great to read, this is designed to be used on our gardens at a later date but that later date seems to be a bit of a grey area. We started putting it in a big wheelie bin until we know more. Thank you for the input, greatly appreciated ♥️
Awesome guys👍👍
You guys are really living the dream I just wish I had of done this. Good on you congrats on living your dream ❤
But also great video, can’t wait to have this with my family of 4 😊
You have it easy living off-grig on your own land, try it without your own land, anyway best of luck and be carefully about the council, keep your Witt's about you, Best O r Luck
Thanks for sharing and all the best with it…👍
I like that little house, I would like one for myself one day. My dream is to have a block of land and live in peace. All the very best for you and your family in the future.
Thank you Anthony, I hope it is in your future soon. I could not have pictured this for us 12 months ago, we took quite the gamble and are fortunate it paid off. We are very fortunate to have the choices we had and that is absolutely not lost on us ♥️ I wish you only the best Anthony!
Great start
Went through similar a couple of years back. Have a look at permaculture zoning, that really made sense to me and helped to understand what to put where. Permaculture also has lots of good ideas how to improve your soil and water management..
Well done!
Love it. From the states. Know feeling of property moving to
I want to get a tiny or small house of some sort too its wonderful to see so many people getting into it now
Where are you 😂
U are having a good go , we been living of the grid for 8 years we love it , all takes a while to set up but it’s worth it just make sure u watch your kids and dogs with snakes we get a lot of eastern brown snakes passing though .
Hi from our Torquay property. So happy to find your chanel tonight,
Water is the backbone priority, check out a bunyip pump for your creek long term, a petrol fire fighting pump cart kit is another one plus woolen blankets, wool clothing, gloves ready to go. Consider a earth sheltered house many benefits, look up Mike Oleher The $50 & Up Underground House Book & his green house.
So glad i stumbled across this channel. So many in USA but they dont have the issues we have .. I have a Ever Hot one fifty wood fired oven and cook top and hotwater if your interested, it was in our house w just purchased. Please continue sharing your content, good bad and ugly, as i am also leaning towards heading off grid and as much info as possible
Hello from northern Canada ! You have a nice piece of property, it's a start And yes be ready winter waits for no one :) woodstove is always a plus if you lose your power for some reason and even solar systems can have problems, at least your prepared and even able to cook or just keep your porch warm, we can see -45 in Dec or Jan, that is usually our coldest months , Check out how I work having a warm pickup incase of emergency, stay safe stay warm :)
We put an outward floppy top on our veggies patch fence. Never had a possum problem. It worked really well.
What is that?
Food scraps I have saved on compostablers , because every couple of days I take the kitchen scraps out to the rose bed and dig a smal hole . The seeds from kitchen scapes will germinate , as long as you maintain ground moisture ti will be fine .
Looking forward to watching your progress. So where are u in nsw Nth, west EAst ? I recommend you do a plan on where you want to build things. Garden etc and using raised beds as tree roots from all the bush will be everywhere and use the moisture and fertiliser , maybe google wicking beds uses less water and easy to make. .Do you get much rain and are you planning to be self sufficient eventually? 🌻🐔🍋🏠 oh gosh no gardens up against the house fire hazards , very bad for termites remember your in the bush ! Yep we have redbelly blacks and we’re in the suburbs .Do you have a fire plan in place ?
so happy i just found your channel happy to subscribe to an aussie family living of grid for once ...lovely spot
Great video.Can you film in landscape mode from now on though,please?
Good stuff guys. We're located near the border ( NSW/ QLD ) close to Giraween. Where are you all at?
I missed where you said this property was. I’m looking to leave Victoria & go north to a warmer climate. I love the idea of off-the-grid living.
Great to see your progress... was hoping to see more of Colins workshop ;-)
When its more completed I will do a walk through of the workshop.
You can make your own garden fertiliser with banana skins, citrus peels, egg shells etc. pour boiling water over and let it sit for couple days and put it through a blender and mix with more water and water it in.
Just found your channel . Now subscribed . Your living my dream, any gold in that there creek. Not sure what part of NSW your in but that block has so much potential. Running Creek, those boulders are Amazing , kids are going to love it. Your husband looks like he is in his element. As are you, going to be great to watch your channel grow congratulations.
Would love to landscape that yard around that house
You've made great progress in such a short time. Any reason why you didn't use the logs to build the cabin they were intended for? Seems a waste.
Have you got a river nearby ? If you have keep an eye open and ears open for Yowies
good on you guys just a thought move ac to waist level and away from gas hot water just as a service tech relocate things all good.
"It is what it is..."
Awesome to see another off-grider. I'm hoping one day with my son, to purchase land. Not knowing how or where, but where do you look for land that is large acreage? On real estate sites, everything is small?
Any advice or help appreciated. Qld or Nth NSW preferably..
Attach a old car battery too the garden fench it will stop the possums just enough volts but won't kill them
I wouldn't worry about the red-bellied blacks, they are generally polite and non-aggressive - and should keep away more aggro snakes like the tigers. But yes, teach the kids to be snake aware. Also likely to be redbacks under every sheet of tin or wood.
For gardening/reno (apart from urgent reno), take time to plan things out - ideas will change over time. And for gardening, you need to experience at least 1-2 full seasons before committing to garden bed locations (you will need several locations, full sun, filtered sun, wind protected, frost protected, etc). Gardening you will need to also protect from birds (fruiting plants), rats and mice (who climb rather well), slugs and snails, and possums etc. Most of my losses are from other critters getting there first.
Just subscribed, very enjoyable but for loud music. Sorry. Turning sound up and down. Do you watch small footprint they are off grid Aussies too. Will continue to watch your progress .
Hi Ali, just found your channel, sub'd & loved the Progress video. Yes nice to see an Aussie off gridder on boobtube Look forward to your evolving journey 🌈⚡️
Loved this, but can you turn the camera to landscape mode? Makes it far easier to see everything
Please spare us the music
Yes I tried fast forwarding but it never ended
More landscape less portrait filming I think. Awesome job you guys are doing
look into "electro culture". Love the project, wish I could do the same
Awesome to see an Aussie family on my recommended vlogs carving out an off grid life in Australia, you guys are doing a fantastic job.... as a nurse we can focus on the subject of shit and my suggestion with the black tank try and introduce some bugs in there, you'll find the contents will turn to, non smelling liquid in months if not weeks, the closed system will only make it fester in there .... just an idea ...... and also you have 84K views on this video with subscriptions at 2.02K maybe start asking people to subscribe if they're going to watch anyway, just a thought, good luck you guys I hope it all works out for your gorgeous family 🙂
How much was your mod house?
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Hello have you had any trouble with your local council. They love to know your business?
That looks great. However I was wondering how you are doing that regarding approval. I have the impression that's much easier where you are. Not sure if it's the shire or the state that make it easier. I am in WA and I have big problems at the moment. But this is all Australian standards. How do you get the energy efficency done with all of that?
Recommend Aussie off grid living Our Small footprint to watch and follow maybe some great ideas for you
Great work, for better videos, turn the phone on its side to video:)
Thank you! Yes, I was doing a lot for instagram and after I make a youtube a friend made the same recommendation. I've tried to film a lot horizontally lately, for upcoming videos, or doing two videos in each layout. I appreciate the input, part of me was like "will people actually mind!?", and so I will endeavour to make videos landscape moving forward. Thank you!
Nice spot
Thanks Alex!
What is your property zoned as? In NSW RU1 & RU2 under 100Ha does not qualify for a dwelling entitlement and there are restrictions to how many days a year you can "camp" on the property.
Is this a case of "ask for forgiveness rather than ask for permission situation"?
Are you concerned at all about bushfires hitting again?
I was excited to see an Australian bush off grid video, unfortunately the american style on/off narration is very disappointing for me, brief captions eg: what was happening with the water tanks would work better. I wish you and your family all the very best, although it won't be easy, it will be worth it.
Hi, you will need a dog to keep the possums out or enclose the entire garden from ground to roof
We've got dogs but they don't seem to do much to deter the possum... or quoll by the looks of it 😔 I came back from Brisbane and the veggie patch has been decimated, so I'm eager to get the wire mesh walls and roof finished ASAP 🤞
What regon and state are you in? subscribed and liked.
Sorry I was too busy watching your Dachshunds!! I live in an small urban 3 br homestead!! There is always something to do isn't there??
How did you get that council approved? I’m looking at buying rural land to build an off grid place in nsw, but the regulations are crazy
May I ask how much you paid for the property?
How much was the mod house? I’m looking for a granny flat would it be suitable?
Did you need council approval for the shipping container?
Newbie here . We are living in a Caravan ATM and looking to purchace some land and live off grid... question .. do shipping container clasify as transportable as I've been reserching and we can't build anything and live in it unless it's a certain class. But a transportable is ok to live in. Like on wheels I think. Gosh hope you can understand what I'm saying. 😂
Hey guys
What power source do you use , we are just about to get a cabin on an acreage on the south coast an just looking at solar options as we will be off grid too .
Hi mate,
We run standard PV solar panels on the roof, 6 in total currently but aiming to add more in the future. All of our batteries, solar charge controller and inverter are Powertec brand which is a lower end brand but came with the tiny house we purchased.
Our friends at Custom Lithium (see them on FB) would be able to set you up with a much better system catered to what you need.
We currently have 600Ah of battery storage which works well here in summer with longer daylight hra but does struggle some in rainy spells and in winter. Id suggest minimum of 1000Ah of storage for a family with normal appliance usage.
@@outlawcustombows thank you so much for the info , sounds great , something very similar to yours I think we work , we are on a tight budget and are trying to do away with the main creature comforts an just use the power on the main appliances we need for every day , ie fridge an yhe better half works from home so computer an all that jazz, anyway , bloody legends, appreciate the feed back ☺️
@harryridley2714 most welcome mate and good luck with your offgrid journey!
@@outlawcustombows cheers guys , I’m sure it will have its challenges but I’m sure rewarding .. beats having neighbours I’ll say this 🤣
Anyone around Perth into off grid living, or know of any smaller land for rent or sale...any info would be great...
Hello there, how efficient is the solar system, do you depend solely on solar? We don't know which way to go, either solar or grid....we are a bit apprehensive about how solar system will work. We don't have grid connection. Cheers
Solar works well for use but we do supplement time to time with a generator when we are using very power hungry appliances like the washing machine.
The bigger the system and battery storage you have the more you will be able to run or the longer you will be able to go without sunshine.
@@outlawcustombows thank you, cheers
Could you kindly tell us where you live? Not your exact address, but which state and area. Im in Sarina, central qld near mackay.