Sorry to hear that May was getting awful comments from people, I can't believe it you guys are the sweetest people, they are miserable with themselves and are probably just jealous of your happiness, I want to wish you guys a safe and happy day
It all depends. Remember, she's got her own practice and while I understand applying an American mentality to their relationship, the truth is that I'm sure she's fine (financially) without him. That being said, when he build the house, it will, most likely, be in Jordan's name. He'll be fine.
The reason why Americans brake up is because the culture here is all about money and forget the love part lol. In Latin America people are usually more patient and don't expect things to be done so fast. Labor in Mexico is cheap so I don't think money will be a big problem in this couple so go head and do you.
Who hurt you so deep?... XD my parents built our current home and they never fought about it, basically because my mom took all decisions, dad just paid for all. At the end of the day my mom was the one who had time to supervise workers and had good taste, other thing that helped is that each one in family chose the paint, the bathroom and the furnitures of our own bedrooms.
Watched till the very end and was left wanting more. :) Very nice video and very interesting. That town looks very nice. Thanks for the road trip. Stay safe and be happy!
Mayra, me hiciste reír cuando a Jordan se le cayó el caramelo y dijiste "un momento de silencio por el caramelo en el suelo". Excelente, te estás convirtiendo rápidamente en un creador profesional en TH-cam. Buen video chicos.... lo disfruté. Es padre ver los diferentes pueblos mágicos.
Hey you two. I've commented before and mentioned my Mexican wife. Tomorrow we leave from LA driving to Mexico city for a month, to see her family and spend a week in San Luis Potosi. Thanks for all the fun videos.
As an off grid homeowner and a solar business owner, I encourage you to educate yourself about off grid living. Insulation and properly sized systems are the key to success. It takes a good upfront investment. Mexico is not a very green friendly country so if your considering a grid tie system be prepared for lots of hurdles
@@JamesG1126 wow so defensive! I am educated about home building here in Mexico. Where we live in Mexico, the average home has an R value of 2 which is no where close to what it should be. It does not matter if hot or cold, insulation is everything for a solar home. More insulation keeps your home warm when it’s cold and cool when hot. Even in very temperat climate, insulation matters.
@@MexicanOT-q8t we have a community well between appx 50 of us where we each pump water to our own storage tanks. Really kind of a rare setup. At our house, all gray water is diverted to gardening, and we collect off of our buildings the rain water (apps 6-10" rainfall a year). Kind of interesting is that the micro climate is what they call a "fog desert" - many mornings it looks like it rained but its all the condensation in the air. We get a lot of water in our tanks from that moisture, but not enough to get by on it alone. I do have friends nearby not connected to the well, and they truck in water from a ranch 10 miles away - I think they pay apps $100USD for 10,000 liters of water delivered
May, thank you very much for commenting on that type of Chile the "Chiltepin". Someone gave me a plant of those chiles and and we didn't know what they were called. I have learned a lot from you. I truly appreciate your knowledge of Mexico. Hello from San Antonio, Texas.
you could make two channels. one for travels and one for home building and improvements. Diy in mexico is 2x hard because you have to know what to do, how to say it in Spanish and finally where to buy what you need. Try buying old tiles to match your old house, I was told different places and traveled about 300 miles in 3 days with no luck. you could do 5 videos just about salitre which everybody in mexico seems to have a way to fix but mostly it comes back every year.
I love that May, always buys a gift for her parents. Also Jordan. Do not be disappointed to see many burials on the road. What happens there. It is that Mexicans never forget their dead in car or pedestrian accidents. So now in the days of the dead. They fix with flowers the places where they died for several decades
Just make sure you're not buying land that is part of an "ejido", it is possible to convert it to private land but there are more legal processes involved than buying just regular private land or "lotes", always check the status of the land that you're buying and get familiar with the community and terrain before making an offer
Jordan : I'm going to be completely honest with you: You're interactions here with your new love interest is VERY inspiring. What I mean is, you're still kind of awkward with her and the camera... BUT, I love that you gave in and compromised your lifestyle principles to try the candies of her childhood. That speaks so much to how much she means to you. I love it. I also love her , almost innocent, demeanor in front of the camera. The idea of building off-the-grid in Mexico, you're on to something. If you DO create something and then document the process, you're bound to attract people (like me) who have the very same idea- but we don't know how to even begin the process. You're a smart man. Business smart too. Think of this venture like when a property venture company build Le a neighborhood out in the middle of nowhere. Soon after, malls will appear around it and so on. Anyhow , look forward to seeing more of your life's adventures!
It's nice to see reports on the smaller towns. I much prefer living in and visiting these types of places. There's a more personal feel, and the people are in general a lot nicer to deal with. The prices is can also be much more reasonable.
Building is quite different than renovating while living in it. I have tried renovating while living in the house and it is stressful. Building while living somewhere else can be like a fun hobby adventure because you're life isn't affected by the build.
Interesting. The two towns are within relative distance from Queretaro. Investing in a property is quite a big undetaking. I would suggesting actually staying at an Airbnb to know the place bettter. I saw this video more as a field trip.
I got off grid it's great. Biggest tip. Can give you is starting tiny and expand . Weather it's a house or a solar array or a battery bank In building start with a kitchen and bathroom because they need more things like plumbing a place to sleep or hang out is easy. I started with a tiny house now we have two acres with five structures . All solar power. Hit me up if you have any weird off-grid questions. It is the way.
Not sure if this is an option, but maybe consider looking into building a passive house (it's a very energy efficient type of home). Many people are interested in where they get their energy from (i.e. the supply side of the equation like solar or geothermal), whereas passive house construction looks more at decreasing the energy demand. Lots of videos all over youtube about passive house design/construction.
When choosing your property make sure to check the soil and the growing/ hardiness zone if you want to grow any food. I wouldn't choose any lower than zone 8.
Also check the history of the soil. Check/test for contamination. A soil test from a credible source would be in order. I was thinking the same but my wife loves Mexico but only in bits and bites....Zone 8 might not be necessary unless you want to grow soft fruit such as peaches and mangos
Interesting remark. I looked for growing/hardiness zoning information and did not fins anything. Is this zoning classification for Mexico? Or the U.S.?
@@SolsticeKin the usa, theyre called usda hardiness zones. Theyre based on yearly lowest temperature. So its easy to figure out. Most of Mexico is over 7, depending on altitude. The real problem in Mexico is average rainfall and length of its rainy season. A lot of it has to do with topography.
OMG, I absolutely love the Lele doll with Dia de Muertos theme, also want to try those candies, then I realize I have the exact same jacket Jordan was wearing, actually I'm wearing it as writing this, Kirkland (Costco) for the win, yeah!!! Jajajaja, saludos!
I don't have an off-grid home that I built here in Mexico but my home that I have built has a solar panel system and my electricity bill is only 25 pesos per month, that's right 25 pesos per month here in Bucerias by the beach. We run the AC all the time, so it's well worth having solar system at least. Hope you do build an off-grid home in a location you like and enjoy.
Unfortunately you are passing the cost to the rest of the grid since the panels produce the most amount of power at a time different from peak hours.. if 5 percent of the people do it nothing happens but if everyone does it the stability of baseline power production gets disrupted.
Make sure the property has a address , we have had problems with that you can solve it if there is electricity available set up solar and connect to the grid that way you will have a domicilo and always have back up and get credit for unused electricity
My wife and I are planning a visit to Mexico next month. We plan to arrive about a week before Christmas and stay about 10 days. We plan to visit 3 cities: Guanajuato, Queretero, and San Miguel de Allende, probably 3 nights or so each. Would appreciate any recommendations from you or your readers for accommodations in any or all of these cities during our trip. Thanks to all in advance.
Nice video on the two small towns. Off the grid living sounds intriguing. I watched some off the grid bloggers on TH-cam. Totally possible if planned out well. Good luck both of you.
you should've got asked locals about those crosses on the side of the road, saludos i"m from Chihuahua and we call that chile "chile piquin" and it grows out on the wild or some people have it on their yards because the plant is very resistant to the weather from the north
Basically you have lots of off time to do what you want. There are many people who vlog and upload daily. Now that is a lot of work and a grind but posting once a week is a very leisurely pace, especially considering most established once a week vloggers out source tasks like editing. But of course, they will complain that they are working all the time and can barely keep up. lol
I've noticed that many travel bloggers/vloggers manage other businesses and various streams of income, including investments. Entrepreneurship involves work and time commitment, which does not always conform to the hours of 9 to 5 - but it's still work.
I've been thinking about that too down here in Quintana Roo since everything is getting so expensive. My husband has life long friends that have been doing it here, but it's so hot that I don't know about battery and solar power generating enough AC for me. Also toilets....? And the lot is in the jungle with bugs and snakes and ladrones and the driving into town to the store....ha ha I need to do more research!
A friend of mine want to sell a plot in Valladolid, which is Yucatan, not os off-grid... So I bought elsewhere. Valladolid is a nice town, but you should certainly get to know the place before and see if you would like to live around there. This video is nicescoting of the area. If you liker cold weather, I do believe that you should not aim Yucatan peninsula, but Queretaro. Composting toilets are not a thing in Mexico, so you might have to buy one in the US.
@@okutaviof We were considering buying around Tikuch right outside of Valladolid! But again, soooo hot in the summer. I like the idea of cooler weather for sure so a trip up north would be good. It's just we both have family around the Yucatan peninsula so we are brainstorming our situations and options.
@@gretchenlutz7761 Ohh, i get it. It is also important to be closer to your family. Well. I like hot weather and brought some land around Hunucma. I don't mind so much that my family would not be around. I could visit every now and then. But it certainly depends on your personality.
Did y’all do anything for Day of the dead? We’re watching you tube video of Day of the day, we enjoy your videos ,always looking for new videos,keep it up good content .🎃🎃🎃
Are you sure those roadside memorials are from accidents and not shootings. Here in the San Francisco Bay Area we had 457 shootings reported between 2018 and 2021. This year's data is not in yet but it seems to be getting worse. Certain stretches of road are worse than others. Might be the same there.
In risk management we say that correlation does not mean causation. In other words don't assume that more roadside memorials mean more deaths than other areas. There could be many reasons for that. Actually the memorials might even REDUCE accident rates if people see the consequences of driving too fast! These memorials and the way Mexico celebrates the Day of the Dead seem to me to be a much healthier way to look at death, which is just part of life. In regards to an off the grid house, I have been checking out the Tehachapi area in California on the way to Vegas. Many off the grid houses and lots are available and some are very cheap too but often for a very good reason. "Off the Grid" is a nice way to say "absolutely no utilities available for a house in the middle of nowhere on a dirt road." It's one thing to visit these places but you MUST imagine what it would be like to live in a place that is convenient for nothing, especially if you have kids some day. Back to risk management, what worries me the most in Tehachapi is the EXTREME FIRE HAZARD in the area. Is that a problem in the areas you are visiting in Mexico? Also what are insurance rates? They can be shocking in areas in the US because of fire (e.g. in California) or hurricane risks (e.g. in Florida). Not something you want to find out after you buy a lot. Of course the type of construction using bricks in Mexico might reduce the fire risk but it also might increase earthquake risk. Just saying that risk management should be addressed before and during the construction of a house. Waiting until after a disaster is way too late. Oh and having a proper septic system can be a real nightmare too. Basically you are building a sewage treatment plant in your back yard! These septic systems can be many times more expensive if your lot also has a natural spring. As a consequence, buying lots in Tehachapi can be a nightmare if the land you are looking at does not pass a "perc" (percolation) test. I learned from a local expert on the matter that it is important to get at least an acre of land so that you have more flexibility as to where to position the house and your septic system. I don't know if Mexico has the experience or infrastructure to deal with building and cleaning septic systems. In Brazil many moons ago I bought a house that just dumped the sewage on top of a neighbor's farm land! Not a problem until it is. And of course don't forget to make sure water is available for drinking on your land. Wells aren't cheap either but dry wells are even worse. A lot to think about (pun intended) before buying land for an off the grid house.
Is May pregnant cause her face is getting fuller than it was 5 months ago. Im not sure if its just all the food catching up with her or she's expecting?
I've driven around 2700 miles through the Southern half of Mexico... My best guess is that the accidents were Animals in the roadway at night... I once saw a Mule that was literally bent in half that had been hit. In the mountains near Morelia I have photos of a huge bull laying in the grass 3 feet off the road as you rounded a very sharp curve.
I recommend Campestre San Isidro in the municipality of El Marques, it is close to the airport, vineyards, etc. Far enough from the city and "close" to civilization, it is a Campestre in development
OMG what type of fish is Ace? That is wicked. Also, I want to build too. I'm from Arizona and I would like to live around SMA or QRO. I world love to purchase a small piece of property to build two tiny homes. Do you think that is possible. I'm thinking about 1/4 acre. Can you offer me any advice. I have dual citizenship.
Great. You finally find one of the most beautiful women in Mexico and you’re going to make her live in a mud hut with no electricity. Yeah, she’ll last long.
as Jordan is financially astute, have you thought about a trip to Argentina when the Mexico temps drop (it'd be summer there) to take advantage of ARG peso depressed values?
I really like Amealco of the two towns you visited. Maybe you could ask locals or the local police the next time you go there why there are so many memorials on the side of the road. You will find a place that you like. Oh, I don't think that you can have too many Lele dolls!
Laska says that he loves you came back, but wishes you took him with you. It looks like he missed you today! Hope you find your land soon to build that interesting off the grid home. Can American citizens actually own land or do they need to be own by a Mexican citizen with special contracts? Mia and you look so happy together, best wishes on a long friendship.
Sorry to hear that May was getting awful comments from people, I can't believe it you guys are the sweetest people, they are miserable with themselves and are probably just jealous of your happiness, I want to wish you guys a safe and happy day
Those people need to grow up. They didn't have the same goals in life, so they moved on. I suggest you losers do the same.
Building a house will often ruin a relationship. Enjoy yourselves for a few years and build love instead.
It all depends. Remember, she's got her own practice and while I understand applying an American mentality to their relationship, the truth is that I'm sure she's fine (financially) without him.
That being said, when he build the house, it will, most likely, be in Jordan's name.
He'll be fine.
Or make it stronger. They can do it!!!
@@glogloe1797 the friend being the worker sounds like the problem
The reason why Americans brake up is because the culture here is all about money and forget the love part lol. In Latin America people are usually more patient and don't expect things to be done so fast. Labor in Mexico is cheap so I don't think money will be a big problem in this couple so go head and do you.
Who hurt you so deep?... XD my parents built our current home and they never fought about it, basically because my mom took all decisions, dad just paid for all. At the end of the day my mom was the one who had time to supervise workers and had good taste, other thing that helped is that each one in family chose the paint, the bathroom and the furnitures of our own bedrooms.
Great video. It's fun to watch your interactions with each other. I am really interested in seeing more Pueblos Magicos!
Watched till the very end and was left wanting more. :)
Very nice video and very interesting. That town looks very nice.
Thanks for the road trip. Stay safe and be happy!
Mayra, me hiciste reír cuando a Jordan se le cayó el caramelo y dijiste "un momento de silencio por el caramelo en el suelo". Excelente, te estás convirtiendo rápidamente en un creador profesional en TH-cam. Buen video chicos.... lo disfruté. Es padre ver los diferentes pueblos mágicos.
Hey you two. I've commented before and mentioned my Mexican wife. Tomorrow we leave from LA driving to Mexico city for a month, to see her family and spend a week in San Luis Potosi. Thanks for all the fun videos.
As an off grid homeowner and a solar business owner, I encourage you to educate yourself about off grid living. Insulation and properly sized systems are the key to success. It takes a good upfront investment. Mexico is not a very green friendly country so if your considering a grid tie system be prepared for lots of hurdles
@@JamesG1126 wow so defensive! I am educated about home building here in Mexico. Where we live in Mexico, the average home has an R value of 2 which is no where close to what it should be. It does not matter if hot or cold, insulation is everything for a solar home. More insulation keeps your home warm when it’s cold and cool when hot. Even in very temperat climate, insulation matters.
I have an offgrid home in Baja. The top 3 things in site selection are 1. Access to water, 2. Access to water, and 3. Access to water.
Big question in such an arid climate... how do you do that in Baja?
@@MexicanOT-q8t we have a community well between appx 50 of us where we each pump water to our own storage tanks. Really kind of a rare setup. At our house, all gray water is diverted to gardening, and we collect off of our buildings the rain water (apps 6-10" rainfall a year). Kind of interesting is that the micro climate is what they call a "fog desert" - many mornings it looks like it rained but its all the condensation in the air. We get a lot of water in our tanks from that moisture, but not enough to get by on it alone. I do have friends nearby not connected to the well, and they truck in water from a ranch 10 miles away - I think they pay apps $100USD for 10,000 liters of water delivered
May, thank you very much for commenting on that type of Chile the "Chiltepin". Someone gave me a plant of those chiles and and we didn't know what they were called. I have learned a lot from you. I truly appreciate your knowledge of Mexico. Hello from San Antonio, Texas.
Bro lived in queretaro for 5 years and still pronounces wrong lol
lmao
I noticed that too , btw my wife(mexicana) always correct my pronunciation too.
This was a fun and interesting video. I look forward to your house building adventure!
Que linda pareja hacen... Algo me dice que está relación se va a fortalecer. Me emociona ver sus videos, les deseo la mejor de las suertes.
Estoy de acuerdo contigo Edgar.
That's gotta be difficult: filming intimate connection and relationship building. Buena suerte💐Keep it real☀️
you could make two channels. one for travels and one for home building and improvements. Diy in mexico is 2x hard because you have to know what to do, how to say it in Spanish and finally where to buy what you need. Try buying old tiles to match your old house, I was told different places and traveled about 300 miles in 3 days with no luck. you could do 5 videos just about salitre which everybody in mexico seems to have a way to fix but mostly it comes back every year.
Love this video !! And May I LOVE your hair extensions !!!
I love that May, always buys a gift for her parents.
Also Jordan. Do not be disappointed to see many burials on the road. What happens there. It is that Mexicans never forget their dead in car or pedestrian accidents. So now in the days of the dead. They fix with flowers the places where they died for several decades
This is the kind of video Tangerine Travels was built for! KEEP IT UP!
Agree! I miss these type of videos
I enjoy the fun and May trying to share her knowledge on a subject
it actually wasnt.
Just make sure you're not buying land that is part of an "ejido", it is possible to convert it to private land but there are more legal processes involved than buying just regular private land or "lotes", always check the status of the land that you're buying and get familiar with the community and terrain before making an offer
Good advice. You don't want a repeat of what happened in Tulum a few years ago.
I've always seen you as a happy guy in all your videos... But I think I've seen you your happiest on this video.
A very interesting video. I enjoyed your explanations of all the candy. Wishing you the best as you look for your home.
Every time I see people eat bugs I think of the WEF AND KLAUS SCHWAB "YOU WILL EAT BUGS OWN NOTHING AND BE HAPPY.... "
Jordan : I'm going to be completely honest with you:
You're interactions here with your new love interest is VERY inspiring.
What I mean is, you're still kind of awkward with her and the camera... BUT, I love that you gave in and compromised your lifestyle principles to try the candies of her childhood.
That speaks so much to how much she means to you. I love it.
I also love her , almost innocent, demeanor in front of the camera.
The idea of building off-the-grid in Mexico,
you're on to something.
If you DO create something and then document the process, you're bound to attract people (like me) who have the very same idea- but we don't know how to even begin the process.
You're a smart man. Business smart too.
Think of this venture like when a property venture company build Le a neighborhood out in the middle of nowhere. Soon after, malls will appear around it and so on.
Anyhow , look forward to seeing more of your life's adventures!
Just buy a house already made. Lol @ 14:06 "that's a big bite" and she responds with "you can do it" 😆
Hola, Jordan!
It's nice to see reports on the smaller towns. I much prefer living in and visiting these types of places. There's a more personal feel, and the people are in general a lot nicer to deal with. The prices is can also be much more reasonable.
Building is quite different than renovating while living in it. I have tried renovating while living in the house and it is stressful. Building while living somewhere else can be like a fun hobby adventure because you're life isn't affected by the build.
Interesting. The two towns are within relative distance from Queretaro. Investing in a property is quite a big undetaking. I would suggesting actually staying at an Airbnb to know the place bettter. I saw this video more as a field trip.
We bought land in northern AZ for this same reason to build an off grid home. He is from the city you live in now.
Excited to follow the journey!
Thought you were going to purchase one of those nice homes you were showing us.
Lucky man you're living my dream
I got off grid it's great.
Biggest tip. Can give you is starting tiny and expand . Weather it's a house or a solar array or a battery bank
In building start with a kitchen and bathroom because they need more things like plumbing a place to sleep or hang out is easy.
I started with a tiny house now we have two acres with five structures . All solar power.
Hit me up if you have any weird off-grid questions. It is the way.
Welcome back, Tangerine Travelers.
Not sure if this is an option, but maybe consider looking into building a passive house (it's a very energy efficient type of home). Many people are interested in where they get their energy from (i.e. the supply side of the equation like solar or geothermal), whereas passive house construction looks more at decreasing the energy demand. Lots of videos all over youtube about passive house design/construction.
May’s hair grew so long and beautiful.. Nice hair Mayra..
When choosing your property make sure to check the soil and the growing/ hardiness zone if you want to grow any food. I wouldn't choose any lower than zone 8.
Also check the history of the soil. Check/test for contamination. A soil test from a credible source would be in order. I was thinking the same but my wife loves Mexico but only in bits and bites....Zone 8 might not be necessary unless you want to grow soft fruit such as peaches and mangos
I live in zone 7 and grow food all year long.
Interesting remark. I looked for growing/hardiness zoning information and did not fins anything. Is this zoning classification for Mexico? Or the U.S.?
@@SolsticeKin the usa, theyre called usda hardiness zones.
Theyre based on yearly lowest temperature. So its easy to figure out.
Most of Mexico is over 7, depending on altitude.
The real problem in Mexico is average rainfall and length of its rainy season. A lot of it has to do with topography.
@@pahwraith Ah, OK, thanks! I found the US map describing these zones.
Have you guys looked into earthship houses? I've been wondering what it would take to build one in Mexico.
Such a cute couple!
Building OffGrd is not an insane Idea at all.
Can be done and comfortably. I hope you Do.
OMG, I absolutely love the Lele doll with Dia de Muertos theme, also want to try those candies, then I realize I have the exact same jacket Jordan was wearing, actually I'm wearing it as writing this, Kirkland (Costco) for the win, yeah!!! Jajajaja, saludos!
I don't have an off-grid home that I built here in Mexico but my home that I have built has a solar panel system and my electricity bill is only 25 pesos per month, that's right 25 pesos per month here in Bucerias by the beach.
We run the AC all the time, so it's well worth having solar system at least.
Hope you do build an off-grid home in a location you like and enjoy.
Unfortunately you are passing the cost to the rest of the grid since the panels produce the most amount of power at a time different from peak hours.. if 5 percent of the people do it nothing happens but if everyone does it the stability of baseline power production gets disrupted.
Make sure the property has a address , we have had problems with that you can solve it if there is electricity available set up solar and connect to the grid that way you will have a domicilo and always have back up and get credit for unused electricity
May’s sour face-jajaja!
My wife and I are planning a visit to Mexico next month. We plan to arrive about a week before Christmas and stay about 10 days. We plan to visit 3 cities: Guanajuato, Queretero, and San Miguel de Allende, probably 3 nights or so each. Would appreciate any recommendations from you or your readers for accommodations in any or all of these cities during our trip. Thanks to all in advance.
Nice video on the two small towns. Off the grid living sounds intriguing. I watched some off the grid bloggers on TH-cam. Totally possible if planned out well. Good luck both of you.
May’s hair is long! It’s grown so much!
Yeah, it's almost as if it happened over night! 😉
She showed us how she got extensions for her birthday
@@morayfirth2685 does she have her own page ?
I would recommend though any plans building such a community include that is is gated and with a guard on duty.
you should've got asked locals about those crosses on the side of the road, saludos i"m from Chihuahua and we call that chile "chile piquin" and it grows out on the wild or some people have it on their yards because the plant is very resistant to the weather from the north
Corn has a lot of sugar so when it's roasted it gets sweeter. I wish I had some.
Y'all might be an odd couple
Did you look at any properties or did you just eat?
We just went to check out the towns. The first step for us is choosing a location, then next comes looking for what's available
@@TangerineTravels good idea. I will be watching 😎
When TH-camrs make travel videos, I often wonder what do they do with the rest of their time when not vlogging?
Basically you have lots of off time to do what you want. There are many people who vlog and upload daily. Now that is a lot of work and a grind but posting once a week is a very leisurely pace, especially considering most established once a week vloggers out source tasks like editing. But of course, they will complain that they are working all the time and can barely keep up. lol
@@mkt1847 It is more work than you could possibly imagine.
@@mkt1847 I guess i’m smart enough to know that i’m not highly intelligent.
I've noticed that many travel bloggers/vloggers manage other businesses and various streams of income, including investments. Entrepreneurship involves work and time commitment, which does not always conform to the hours of 9 to 5 - but it's still work.
@@dv3507 that sounds reasonable, but to travel thousands of miles from home only to shoot a 17-minute video, leaves a lot of idle time on hand
The hybrid fish looks awesome. Thanks for sharing guys.
Such a cool pet, it's called an axolotl, it's a Mexican salamander
It's been everyone's plan since 2020 nothing new at all lol lol
It would be wonderful to watch you and May go through the efforts of living off grid. Good luck in your efforts you two.
Work on relationship foundation … and prepare emotionally for a home build. It’s a fantastic goal but can be trying …
Why didn't you research the road?
It's not insane, a lot of people do that. Buy their land and build a house the way they like it and on the outskirts of town. Peaceful
I've been thinking about that too down here in Quintana Roo since everything is getting so expensive. My husband has life long friends that have been doing it here, but it's so hot that I don't know about battery and solar power generating enough AC for me. Also toilets....? And the lot is in the jungle with bugs and snakes and ladrones and the driving into town to the store....ha ha I need to do more research!
A friend of mine want to sell a plot in Valladolid, which is Yucatan, not os off-grid... So I bought elsewhere. Valladolid is a nice town, but you should certainly get to know the place before and see if you would like to live around there. This video is nicescoting of the area. If you liker cold weather, I do believe that you should not aim Yucatan peninsula, but Queretaro. Composting toilets are not a thing in Mexico, so you might have to buy one in the US.
@@okutaviof We were considering buying around Tikuch right outside of Valladolid! But again, soooo hot in the summer. I like the idea of cooler weather for sure so a trip up north would be good. It's just we both have family around the Yucatan peninsula so we are brainstorming our situations and options.
@@gretchenlutz7761 Ohh, i get it. It is also important to be closer to your family. Well. I like hot weather and brought some land around Hunucma. I don't mind so much that my family would not be around. I could visit every now and then. But it certainly depends on your personality.
@@okutaviof cool! I love Hunucma! I've only been through there once, but it seems like a lovely community.
Did y’all do anything for Day of the dead? We’re watching you tube video of Day of the day, we enjoy your videos ,always looking for new videos,keep it up good content .🎃🎃🎃
Are you sure those roadside memorials are from accidents and not shootings.
Here in the San Francisco Bay Area we had 457 shootings reported between 2018 and 2021. This year's data is not in yet but it seems to be getting worse.
Certain stretches of road are worse than others. Might be the same there.
That's a great idea!
You should check out san juan del río, its about a 30 min drive from Querétaro
@BettyAbsolutely Primero visia el lugar para que tengas idea del lugar y luego tomas la desición de vivir alli.
In risk management we say that correlation does not mean causation. In other words don't assume that more roadside memorials mean more deaths than other areas. There could be many reasons for that. Actually the memorials might even REDUCE accident rates if people see the consequences of driving too fast! These memorials and the way Mexico celebrates the Day of the Dead seem to me to be a much healthier way to look at death, which is just part of life.
In regards to an off the grid house, I have been checking out the Tehachapi area in California on the way to Vegas. Many off the grid houses and lots are available and some are very cheap too but often for a very good reason. "Off the Grid" is a nice way to say "absolutely no utilities available for a house in the middle of nowhere on a dirt road." It's one thing to visit these places but you MUST imagine what it would be like to live in a place that is convenient for nothing, especially if you have kids some day.
Back to risk management, what worries me the most in Tehachapi is the EXTREME FIRE HAZARD in the area. Is that a problem in the areas you are visiting in Mexico? Also what are insurance rates? They can be shocking in areas in the US because of fire (e.g. in California) or hurricane risks (e.g. in Florida). Not something you want to find out after you buy a lot. Of course the type of construction using bricks in Mexico might reduce the fire risk but it also might increase earthquake risk. Just saying that risk management should be addressed before and during the construction of a house. Waiting until after a disaster is way too late.
Oh and having a proper septic system can be a real nightmare too. Basically you are building a sewage treatment plant in your back yard! These septic systems can be many times more expensive if your lot also has a natural spring. As a consequence, buying lots in Tehachapi can be a nightmare if the land you are looking at does not pass a "perc" (percolation) test. I learned from a local expert on the matter that it is important to get at least an acre of land so that you have more flexibility as to where to position the house and your septic system. I don't know if Mexico has the experience or infrastructure to deal with building and cleaning septic systems. In Brazil many moons ago I bought a house that just dumped the sewage on top of a neighbor's farm land! Not a problem until it is. And of course don't forget to make sure water is available for drinking on your land. Wells aren't cheap either but dry wells are even worse. A lot to think about (pun intended) before buying land for an off the grid house.
Greetings 😊
I would like to see your 🚗 car lol in a video
Is May pregnant cause her face is getting fuller than it was 5 months ago. Im not sure if its just all the food catching up with her or she's expecting?
Rude
@@bloodorangemoon inquiring minds want to know?
There are lots of crosses here in AZ on the Riggs Rd on my way home. Sad
I can’t see myself setting through another video of yours…
Sooooo boring
@@mimi7914 so boring, nothing useful… just a boring couple doing day to day stuff…
Mexican/Hispanic women are so beautiful. - White guy. Currently learning Espanol ASAP. Haha
was there anything in this video
about homesteading?
I like it. 👍
I wanna do the same thing but in oaxaca.
I'm wondering if you're going to change the channel name to Mexico travels, or My Mexican life. My mind likes logic and 🌟
You look a lot like Santiago Chaco Gimenez!!!
Investigate Earthships :)
Wow! Living 1.5 miles up would take some adjustment, surely!
That's very high! Lol
I've driven around 2700 miles through the Southern half of Mexico... My best guess is that the accidents were Animals in the roadway at night... I once saw a Mule that was literally bent in half that had been hit. In the mountains near Morelia I have photos of a huge bull laying in the grass 3 feet off the road as you rounded a very sharp curve.
I didn't get much from this video, as it didn't seem to address the title of this video- "Building off grid".
I recommend Campestre San Isidro in the municipality of El Marques, it is close to the airport, vineyards, etc. Far enough from the city and "close" to civilization, it is a Campestre in development
Do it will be the best thing to do
La vaca es muy loco en la cabasa
How’s that for 2 semesters 😅
Not crazy, it is what i want to do in Mexico
:-) It is insane, but doable. We are also planning something similar, but in the state of Guanajuato.
@@SolsticeKin best of luck!
@@JonathanRodriguez-nz9nw Thank you!
@@SolsticeKin you are very welcome!
Maybe it is a local custom, maybe people didn’t die on the road.
Let me know if you want a solar panel and batteries quote.
Planning anything special for El Dia de Los Muertos?? I wonder how those towns you visited celebrate it.
OMG what type of fish is Ace? That is wicked.
Also, I want to build too. I'm from Arizona and I would like to live around SMA or QRO. I world love to purchase a small piece of property to build two tiny homes. Do you think that is possible. I'm thinking about 1/4 acre. Can you offer me any advice. I have dual citizenship.
A salamander native only to the slowly drying lakes of Mexico city.
An axolotl.
The pink. With the legs & feet. Super creepy. But cool too.
drivin and drinking is the trouble, most likely
Great. You finally find one of the most beautiful women in Mexico and you’re going to make her live in a mud hut with no electricity. Yeah, she’ll last long.
Maybe because is Halloween
Do you know about the World Economic Forum’s 2030 agenda. You may need such a place.
He's gonna become a ranchero lol
You should do a whole video in Spanish so we can hear your Spanish and use subtitles
as Jordan is financially astute, have you thought about a trip to Argentina when the Mexico temps drop (it'd be summer there) to take advantage of ARG peso depressed values?
I really like Amealco of the two towns you visited. Maybe you could ask locals or the local police the next time you go there why there are so many memorials on the side of the road. You will find a place that you like. Oh, I don't think that you can have too many Lele dolls!
Laska says that he loves you came back, but wishes you took him with you. It looks like he missed you today! Hope you find your land soon to build that interesting off the grid home. Can American citizens actually own land or do they need to be own by a Mexican citizen with special contracts? Mia and you look so happy together, best wishes on a long friendship.
She wants to go for a walk
Much better choice of a woman vs his last woman.
Maybe some attacks on that road. Be very careful!
What a difference in lady’s she’s warm and beautiful your last lady was a tattooed