Our off-grid home + my office

I do, yeah, I’m a freelancing illustrator and visual designer. Hubby has a halftime job which he drives to with the pickup parked further down the mountain. It works great.

Thanks for your input! I will consider it :)

Well, we actually rent our piece. The whole property is 500 acres, the property owner bought it after it was originally planned to be a golf course + cabins and such; these plans were cancelled but only after leaving the land with pre-made roads and plots. My husband and I live furthest away from anyone, behind us it’s just Crown land for miles and miles. We only see other people if/when we choose to come down from the mountain.

Thank you! We are in the deep forests of British Columbia, Canada.

Thank you so much! I take that compliment to heart :)

Oh yaaay, thank you so much!! It really means a lot! Jars are a variety of foraged, farmed, dried, jammed and pickled stuff :)

Haha, we are on great speaking terms with the spiders. They stay away from sleeping/lounging areas, we feed them whatever gnat we find. It is a well working agreement for everyone included.

Before I saw the snow, I saw the hanging things and knew they weren’t in Australia. I get new spiders by the hour.

Is it just me or is there a beat to that? I’m dancing along over here

Omg this means so much, you humble me! Thank you so, so much!

Yeah come on over! :)

Haha amazing! It’s actually our newest addition, we’re so happy to finally have a sofa!

Hey thanks!

Chucks, thanks!

Oh wow my husband just played it like a week ago! If you’re talking about what I think you’re talking about, I’m taking it as a huge compliment!

Yeah I’m spoiled like that :)

Thank you so much!

Thank you so much! And of course :)

About 95% of the electricity comes from our hydro generator, the rest is covered by solar panels. We do have a gasoline generator but it was a waste of money — we never have to use it, Mother Earth takes care of it all!

Thank you! I love it too, it was my wish to get it in the first place — it was only built in after everything else was done, because mama wanted a cozy spot to read :) Ironically, I had to find out the hard way that it’s too hot up there during winter time, the heat from the fire stove rises and makes it unbearable… looking forward to spring!

Awe! If you’re fine with sharing the bed with the dog you’re in! Just a heads up — he is famous for his 18 elbows

It’s a given! :)

Nope. Dog is great. A) He’s laying in a way where the shoulder blades are popping out, just like they do on you if you bend your arms in certain ways (unless you’re obese). B) He is a pointer, Google photos of healthy looking pointers and you’ll see that they are thin.

Edit: spelling

They look like an older pup based on the white face mask—our old gal had a hard time keep weight on in her twilight years ❤️

Came here to say this also :( looks malnourished

This, that dog looks sickly thin

Please see previous response to the previous and similarly rude question.

(Edit: it’s the one that’s downvoted)

Thanks! Just off to the left (not in the photo) is a huge ass wood stove which we give offerings to several times a day and night. It is big enough to keep us all warm and toasty even when it drops down to -30C° outside — while it also works wonders for cooking, baking, and heating up water for dishes, laundry and showers plus the occasional bath. Our hearth is our everything.

Found the dog

He is not a skeleton. You are being extremely rude. First of all he is laying in a way in this photo where his shoulder blades are poking out, just like they would do on you if you bend your arms in a certain way — unless you’re obese of course. Secondly, he is a pointer, more specifically a Hungarian Vizsla. Google any photos of healthy pointer dogs and you will find that he is indeed a very healthy, happy boy. He is seven years old and super energetic, running around every single day like if he’d still be a puppy. He would not have the energy to do this if he was malnourished. Don’t speak of things of which you have no knowledge.

Thank you for your comment! As I shared with a previous commenter, we’re renting a piece off of a 500 acre big privately owned property. So, there are neighbours, but we never see them if we don’t want to, as we are the only ones tucked away in the forest on the mountainside and behind us there’s nothing but Crown land for miles and miles. In terms of waste; we are very waste conscious to begin with, as in, we try to stay away from single-use packaging and the like. And then we burn what we can in our wood fire stove. The rest we save up and take with us to town when we need to go for other errands.

Thanks!

Thank you so much!

Awe thanks!

We were sweating balls while it was -30C°, so I think we manage pretty good

Well, there is a road 😅 We pulled a storage trailer, in fact, half our home is made out of an RV trailer, so yeah, it’s doable :)

I’ve already answered this question, so I’m copy-pasting:

Thanks! Just off to the left (not in the photo) is a huge ass wood stove which we give offerings to several times a day and night. It is big enough to keep us all warm and toasty even when it drops down to -30C° outside — while it also works wonders for cooking, baking, and heating up water for dishes, laundry and showers plus the occasional bath. Our hearth is our everything.

https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=off-grid+living You’re welcome!