We Were Lied To About Off Grid Life.

We believed something about off grid life that turned out to be a lie.</p>What was it? And why did we leave the cabin?</p><br /></p>Find out in the latest episode of the Alaska Off Grid Challenge</p><br /></p>DISCOUNT LINK TO OUPES SOLAR CHARGER</p>OUPES <a href="https://bit.ly/3FACcgx">official website</a> 5% OFF CODE: Homesteady</p><br /></p>PRACTICAL GUIDE TO LIVING OFF GRID IN ALASKA</p><a href="https://amzn.to/45yL8gL"><strong><em>Jon Crocker's Book</em></strong></a></p><br /></p>PIONEERS <a href="https://www.thisishomesteady.com/the-hard-reality-off-grid-life-in-alaska-interview-with-jon-crocker/"><strong><em>FULL LENGTH INTERVIEW with JON</em></strong></a></p><br /></p>BECOME<a href="https://www.thisishomesteady.com/quick-question-pioneer/"><strong><em> A PIONEER </em></strong></a></p> </p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

00:41:08

"I QUIT" It Only Took 6 Days OFF GRID in ALASKA to realize we had made a mistake...

We are not even a full week into our Alaska Off Grid Challenge, and something happens that brings us to a breaking point!</p>Do we quit? Leave Alaska and head back to the grid?</p>Watch and find out!</p><br /></p>Helpful Links (some are affiliate links)</p><a href="https://www.thisishomesteady.com/the-hard-reality-off-grid-life-in-alaska-interview-with-jon-crocker/"><strong><em>Pioneer Version </em></strong></a>of the Interview with Jon Crocker</p><a href="%20https://www.thisishomesteady.com/quick-question-pioneer/"><strong><em>Become a Pioneer</em></strong></a></p>Jons Book - <a href="https://amzn.to/45yL8gL%20"><strong><em>A Practical Guide to Off-grid Living in Alaska</em></strong></a></p><a href="https://www.joolca.com/"><strong><em>Joolca Water System </em></strong></a></p> </p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

00:31:57

Learn from our early mistakes...

I did an interview with the Fearless Podcast, talking about our journey to homesteading, and our ups and downs along the way!</p><a href="https://audioboom.com/posts/8433386-ep-33-the-unbelievable-journey-of-a-construction-pro-to-farmer-extraordinaire-content-creator"><strong><em>CLICK HERE </em></strong></a> to listen to it!</p>Or<a href="youtube.com/watch?v=z7JLgUTVffI"><strong><em> CLICK HERE TO WATCH IT </em></strong></a></p> </p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

00:02:15

The WHOLE FAMILY Arrives OFF GRID - Cabin First Impressions

What does K and the Kids think of the Alaska Off-grid Cabin? What do we do the first day on the property as a family?</p>Don't miss out on the action!</p>Become a Pioneer and join our live streaming viewing party to watch this episode together and get exclusive behind-the-scenes insights.</p><a href="https://www.thisishomesteady.com/quick-question-pioneer/"><strong><em>Click here </em></strong></a>to become a Homesteady Pioneer and enjoy a year of membership with four months free</p> </p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

00:26:11

YIKES! The Alaska Off Grid Cabin is rougher than we expected...

Welcome back to the Alaska Off-Grid Challenge! In episode 2, we take you on our journey as we arrive at our remote off-grid cabin deep in the wilderness of Alaska. Follow our adventure as we share our first impressions, the challenges we face, and the preparations we make before K and the kids arrive. From setting up a hot water system to installing electric fencing, we're getting ready for a summer of off-grid living.</p><br /></p>Don't miss out on the action! <a href="https://www.thisishomesteady.com/quick-question-pioneer/"><strong>CLICK HERE TO Become a Pioneer</strong></a> and join our live streaming viewing party to watch this episode together and get exclusive behind-the-scenes insights. Click here to become a Homesteady Pioneer and enjoy a year of membership with four months free.</p><br /></p>Stay tuned for the next episode, where Kay and the kids arrive at the cabin for the first time, and we share their reactions to our off-grid cabin!</p><br /></p>Links to stuff in the episode</p><a href="https://www.joolca.com/products/hottap-v2">Joolca System </a></p><a href="https://kencove.com/offgrid">Kencove Off Grid Fencing System </a></p><a href="https://oupes.com/">Oupes Solar System </a></p> </p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

00:26:41

Big Announcement!

Wile you are waiting for the next episodes in the Alaska Off Grid Challenge to come out...</p>I had the pleasure of being a guest on Jill Winger's show Old Fashioned on Purpose</p>We covered some real hot button topics..</p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s13-e16-dont-believe-everything-you-hear-homesteading/id1475835329?i=1000633824107"><strong>CLICK HERE TO CHECK IT OUT </strong></a></p> </p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

00:03:43

Driving 5252 Miles to Poop in a Bucket... OFF GRID LIFE in ALASKA

🚗 Join us on an Epic Journey from Pennsylvania to Alaska! 🏞️</p>In this thrilling episode of the <em>Alaska Off-Grid Challenge</em>, we embark on an unforgettable road trip from Pennsylvania to the untamed wilderness of Alaska. Our mission? To live entirely off the grid in a remote cabin. But before we dive into our off-grid adventure, we must take you along for the ride, filled with road mishaps, grizzly bear encounters, and unexpected twists!</p><br /></p>Pioneers... <a href="%20https://www.thisishomesteady.com/pioneer-library/">CLICK HERE to </a>watch the next episode in the series, commercial free, in the Pioneer Library</p><br /></p><a href="https://www.thisishomesteady.com/quick-question-pioneer/">CLICK HERE </a>to Become a Pioneer Here</p> </p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

00:37:42

Goodbye Pennsylvania. We're Going Off Grid... to ALASKA

Okay, I think I'm just going to lead with the headline: "We're Going to Alaska."</p>This isn't a joke. Kay, the kids, and I are going to Alaska this summer.</p>To understand why, let's rewind back to last summer when we announced that we were going to build an off-grid home on a property called Sunny Mountain...</p> </p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

00:33:50

Grow This... Not That! BEST and WORST food to Grow for SELF SUFFICIENCY

There are 3 Things you need to grow on your homestead if you want to be more Self Sufficient, and a few other things you should NOT Grow.. why?</p><br /></p>I'm guessing you are not a full time farmer. Your growing time is limited. SO instead of trying to grow everything, focus on growing the most productive things…</p><br /></p>How do we know what the most productive things to grow are?</p>We found over 100 homesteaders who were growing around 75% of their food. What are they growing? More importantly, what are they NOT wasting their time on? We will share that in this video!</p><br /></p><strong>This episode brought to you by -</strong></p><a href="https://laurelmountainsoaps.com/"><strong>LAUREL MOUNTAIN SOAPS</strong></a><strong> -</strong> All Natural Homemade Soaps and Skin Products made from Goat Milk! Tim and Jocelyn started making soap for their baby, and grew that hobby into a business! Parents... Try their new Diaper Balm! <a href="https://laurelmountainsoaps.com/collections/therapeutic-salves">CLICK HERE TO BUY</a> and Use coupon code "homesteady" for 10% off!</p><br /></p><strong>PIONEER EPISODE - </strong><a href="https://www.thisishomesteady.com/running-grassfed-beef-farm-full-time-job/"><strong>BEEF WITH A FULL TIME JOB </strong></a></p><br /></p><a href="https://www.thisishomesteady.com/quick-question-pioneer/"><strong>CLICK HERE</strong></a><strong> TO BECOME A PIONEER </strong></p><br /></p><a href="https://www.thisishomesteady.com/join-homesteady-movement-2/"><strong>CLICK HERE </strong></a><strong>TO GET ON THE EMAIL LIST </strong></p><br /></p><strong>HOMESTEADS THAT HELPED WITH THIS VIDEO</strong></p>Steph from <a href="https://www.instagram.com/redpinepastures/">Red Pine Pastures</a> RAISES MEAT!</p>Matt and Sara GROW VEGGIES -<a href="https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCYXk3jeHY_DS_JvJt51RDeA"> @mattsara2802 </a></p>Dana Raises CHICKENS in NEW ZEALAND <a href="https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCQeNJb5DTVA9EcQ_LkAISoA"> @FantailValleyHomestead </a></p>Liv LOVES MILK COWS - https://www.instagram.com/livsalittlefarm/</p>Codi's GROWING TONS OF FOOD... <a href="https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCKLTq5nqt06Mw7gV203fo6Q"> @morethanfarmers </a></p>Steph and Chris are SQUASH'in the competition - <a href="https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCchYEszOo0GAOmnQobL427w"> @HickorycroftFarm </a>​</p> </p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

00:43:21

The Truth about Self Sufficiency – How much FOOD do Homesteaders Really Grow?

So… you want to stop shopping at the grocery store? You want to be more self-sufficient?</p>Yep. us too.</p>However, in today’s world, achieving this goal is far from easy.</p>We don’t live in Pioneer times anymore, there’s no Homestead Act which gets us free land, we have insurance and taxes to pay, not to mention most of us drive cars… not cattle.</p>This has led many people to wonder if true self-sufficiency is possible.</p>Can you be 100% self sufficient as a homesteader? If no, what % should you shoot for?</p>Learn what to expect in this episode of the Podcast!</p><br /></p>Youtube Videos to Check Out</p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P569oJ8bWL0&t=505s"><strong>Grow a Years Worth of Chicken</strong></a> AND <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9byl8eajPiw&t=180s"><strong>Stop Buying Chicken </strong></a></p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53UiYmHU8HY&t=11s"><strong>10 Ways You are Killing Your Meat Chickens Without Realizing It</strong></a></p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7DdwF68s50&t=1319s"><strong>Best and Worst Food to Grow for Self Sufficiency </strong></a></p> </p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

00:31:43