I Moved into an Off Grid Wilderness Mountain Hut - Living in the Alps
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- I found this idyllic mountain hut in the Slovenian alps. I went hiking, foraging mushrooms, fishing and did lots of cooking and eating. It was a beautiful time alone in the mountains.
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00:00 Intro
01:10 Arrival
04:51 Tour of the hut
12:15 Good morning
15:18 A day of food and cooking
17:19 Mushroom foraging
22:31 Cooking mushroom soup
25:56 How I work whilst travelling
29:50 Looking for the shepherd
32:44 Grilling food over the fire
38:41 Showering and washing clothes
40:00 Fishing
42:41 The final day
Not only do baskets look cool for collecting mushrooms, they have a very important function. A mushroom is the fruiting body of fungi, and they have millions of spores in them. Having them in a a basket helps to spread the spores as you walk around and thus having more mushrooms in the area!
Thanks for the information
Oh wow, that is really cool news. I love mushrooms. People eat them here and forage for them in the wild, but there are so many that will kill you, I choose to stick with whatever is sold in the local grocery store.
Yes this is very good info! Also always flick before you pick, give the mushroom a few flicks before you pick it to help drop spores for regrowth
hi friend, greetings from me.
we have fun where we catch very fierce land monsters, and of course have their own sensations. Let's go on an adventure to Indonesia in search of the excitement of catching very fierce land monsters
@@tyonm3018 Have you ever been snipe hunting?
Correction: "I Rented a Cool Airbnb in the Alps and made a video about it" Otherwise, cool video.
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Yeh living off grid Up utill i run of food Then i just go back to the city , jokes
Yeah okay, but he probably only would’ve gotten a fraction of the views if he did name the video that. I get why he does it and it’s a good video nonetheless
As a Slovenian🇸🇮 I am very happy that you decided to visit our country. You also have several fans here. I hope you had a wonderful time and visit us again!😊
Slovenia is most beautiful !
Slovenia is so beautiful. Such an underrated country
This is slovenia!? :D i was wondering :D
Looks very special place, beautiful!
It's so great to see you being aware and being present. It's a gift to have this ability this young. I am probably not too much older than you, but my path to being present involved more than just being alone.
Talking to yourself is not a bad sign. It's also not strange to feel not lonely. When I was traveling alone, there was a point when I felt anywhere is my home. So long as the sky is above my head and the ground is below my head, I have am home.
Sorry for the ramblings. I love your videos.
I almost expected Heidi and Grandfather to appear in your video. This is literally the depiction of their home in the Alps. One of my fav children's books of all time.
That's exactly what I was thinking. 💟
Wow. your thoughts are amazing
I came to this video because i was looking for someone who lives just like the surroundings of heidi, and here i am reading your comments just like what i am thinking🤣
LOL
Wowww. Me tooo. Love Heidiland. Dream of it always
Oh man, I just sat down with a breakfast I spent 30 minutes making + a large cup of coffee and Alex uploads a 44 minute video!? There's no way! My lucky day.
I have just done exactly the same 🤣 today is a good day ✌️
Haha me too !😂
Enjoy!
Same!!
@@just_alex Thank you Alex, you're one of my favorite creators.
I wanted to live in this kind of place so bad. No city noise, no nosy neighbors, just nature.
@@Joselox I have lived all my life in a toxic and stressful city. I don't mind living, settling and dying in peace. 🤣
@@Joselox By that logic, nobody who uses the internet enjoys the outdoors, which is obviously BS. Can somebody not like hiking if they watch the Simpsons too? 😂
I live in New York so I completely understand that. My dream is to live amongst nature. Just waiting for that to happen one day
@@Lunay08All the best 👍
dream
I'm so proud of you brother, I feel you completely because it's my dream to do what you do, you got me very emotional and in tears because this video represents calmness and peace for me, I wish you all the success in the world. Mad respect
Lets do it together
Me too, if only I had the money.. 😢
Exactly what they said, my dream too, I feel the same way. Thank you so much Alex for sharing & still being humble doing it.
at the end of the day we are all somehow striving for calmness and peace..
i have been dreaming this too
That is gorgeous! I am an introvert and a nature freak! I daydream of living in such a place. Wow!
This tall and handsome beast needs a 🐱
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@@marlindagomez5766 bro on something
@@sdach3sach167 did u get it?
@@marlindagomez5766 mind explain?
Never has an account inspired our weekends as much as yours. By that I don't mean time in the Alps but just getting back to nature and the basics. I spent my 20s and 30s following my football team around the country. Now we spend time in the country. The original fishing account inspired us to pick our rods back up. This account has me walking all over the wilderness! Thank you for what you do. Well done and good luck.
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@@just_alex thats not a move. click bait good bye !
How is this clickbait, I wonder? So you packed everything up and made the decision to go back to the basics of life in the mountains. That is what this is about. That is not clickbait. However, no one is making them watch and they don't live there.
Just Alex, best of wishes to you in your life there. I admire your life there. It looks so peaceful and beautiful. Nature at its best! I don't blame you for desiring that life.
Spending time somewhere and moving somewhere are two different things. Generally speaking, when we say “moved” it implies more permanence.
This far and away my favorite video I’ve ever watched on TH-cam, and I’ve been around since the beginning. I’m home sick in bed right now and I just felt like I was literally transported to that mountain along with you. Your editing skills are A+, I am honestly so impressed. Instant subscriber here and I cannot wait to see your Austrian adventures! Best wishes to you for continued safe, happy, and life changing travels-your parents clearly raised you well.
Have you watched Karl Watson travel documentaries?
Min 6:00 Did you know you can remove those iron rings depending on the size of the pan/pot you are cooking with? It allows you to cook with direct fire and you remove those rings with a spetial hard wire that has a 90° angle on one end to catch the rings from that centre hole. Great place! Great videos. Congratulations for your new challenge. Greets from Buenos Aires, Argentina
i am honestly so suprised whean people come to slovenia and are so amazed by its beauty beacuse i am used of the views and the all other things and i take things for granted here. Honestly it makes me happy to listen to somebody talking about the country and its beauty it makes me apriciate the country even more. It makes me remeber of the great times i spent up in the moutains walking and helping a speapard make cheese and fire wood and meeting a good friend from america and all of the said its a beutiful country.
Exactly, you don't appreciate it since you're used to it. Same as going to another country, and being amazed at something that might seem normal to the locals. Guess it does go both ways
Nice job young man. Your peaceful, perfectly balanced delivery of detail, beautifully captures your story. Thank you for sharing.
Correct
I feel like I went to that cabin with you.
You did all the hard work and running around and collecting, and I got to benefit from it.
It was beautiful, educational, and entertaining. Thank you!
I absolutely adore this video! I'm deeply moved by the serene beauty of the Slovenian Alps captured in your adventure. As a 40-year-old living in Pakistan, watching your journey stirs a longing within me to experience the tranquility of living off the grid in a mountain hut. Your connection with nature, from foraging mushrooms to fishing and cooking over an open fire, resonates with my own dream of finding solace and simplicity in the mountains. Your video has inspired me to cherish the idea of migrating to such a serene place one day. Thank you for sharing this breathtaking experience with us!
The purple flowers you mention in the vid are called "Herbszeitlose" in german - they are showing, that autumn is coming. Absolutely adore this little cottage - this is, what I would love to buy and stay in my retirement, in a close future. The best point of it: That it is so isolated from other people. Concern to the tree/fungus connections: Some say, the roots and the mushrooms in the ground are the internet of the woods. A pro tip from someone, living in the alps: It´s always a good idea to have a good rain poncho with you ;)
Thanks for the info!
The purple flowers are crocus flowers, from which (some of the species of this plant) saffron is collected. Be careful, if the specie is Colchicum Autumnale, as referred above, then it is poisonous and the poisoning is similar to this one by arsenic, with heart and kidney failure amongst other!!
this is a DREAM. you are so brave to do this on your own. I must say, the owner is very clever for building that hut there, it is so secluded and must be such a great experience, I bet she has some great reviews haha
I really loved how you collected so many varieties of mushrooms and used them so interestingly for your soups and flavouring. It's incredible to see you have them fresh, dried and powdered. Looking forward to seeing more of your beautiful content and your fascinating journey.
I love how you are so curious and interested to try out anything, your experience is a teaching in itself for all of us here
I was so exited when I realized you were in Slovenija! It’s my home country:)) I’m really glad you could enjoy the beautiful scenery and nature it has to offer! My only critique is, please cut the mushrooms while they’re still in the soil, don’t just rip them out, for the sake of reproduction and hopefully more abundant years like this one! Also pro tip, cleaning the mushrooms in the forest doesn’t only guarantee you a less of a mess when you get back home, it is also more weight efficient if you’re foraging large quantities of mushrooms!
I hope whoever reads this applies this knowledge the next time they’re in the forest picking delicious fungi:))
Good advice, & your country is beautiful :)
Yes cutting the mushrooms from the soil means that it can regenerate more.
Yes - I thought the same thing. I'd also add that the baskets not only look nice, but their open weave allows mushroom spores to fall out on the forest floor whilst being carried around, thereby also helping their reproduction.
No, cutting the mushroom and leaving the leftover of the leg will make mycelium to rot and die. The correct technique of picking mushrooms is to carefully hold the leg and twist and pull it from the bed. Then ideally cover the mycelium by moss or bark.
Thank you, great tips!
Now your journey has really begun. Don’t stop with Europe…travel the world and take your viewers along for the ride! Good luck.
Please travel to Beautiful Golden Uganda, The Beautiful Pearl of Africa ❤️
one of my fondest memories was going mushroom hunting with a botanist friend in the pacific northwest. We got chanterelles which I had never had before and it was like going on a grown-up easter egg hunt. so much fun and then afterwards we made vegetarian stroganoff and the chanterelles had such a meaty texture. Yummy with white wine. Made me so happy to be able to relive the magic with you Alex.
This sounds amazing! Mushroom foraging is one of the best things ever!
Your documentary skills at shooting a footage and editing it to a welldone video is absolutely fantastic. Thank you for sharing this!
You are a legend Alex, one of a kind, dont ever stop.. keep making these amazing videos and TH-cam will be recommending you to a wider range of viewers.. so so glad you are doing what you love and thank you for taking us on your journey 🙏
Wow! People talk about living the dream and that is exactly what you are doing my friend. Keep it up, Alex. Loving the journey you are taking us on.
Cheers Paul! 😊😊😊
It would be nice to have a pet along for company.
Wow, this video is absolutely breathtaking! The scenery is stunning, and the mountain hut is so cozy and rustic. It looks like such a peaceful retreat, and I can only imagine how wonderful it must have been to disconnect and spend some time alone in nature. I love how you foraged for mushrooms, fished, and cooked delicious meals - it's the perfect way to connect with the environment and truly appreciate all that it has to offer. Thanks for sharing this experience, and for providing all the links to follow along with your adventures on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitch. I'm definitely going to check them out!
Great job making a video of your experience in the alps. Felt like I was right there with you. Always learning and growing; keep it up brotha!
This was so great! I asked my husband if he wanted to go to Slovenia with me, to that cabin, that it is off grid. He said he was interested until I said “off grid” 🤣🤣🤣. You have another subscriber. Thank you for sharing your adventures and for being real. Have a blessed day!😊
I dont wish to take you away from this incredible moment of just living your best life but I do also hope this journey allows you to find your ultimate purpose - your personal growth is so impressive to witness
Cheers! :)
Modern day Thoreau. Love it. Very inspiring.
Enjoyed watching it so much! You're so brave and I love how beautifully you captured all the aspects of the mother nature ♥️🌼
Wow! You're living my dream. I love nature and I enjoy having alone time, (being an introvert). You're so blessed!
Thank you for the break from the news. Not much deters me, but your video sure did. Gorgeous place, delicious food, cute cozy cabin. Love it! Thank you for the tour!!
Thanks for watching!
Words can't even express how much I enjoyed this! :)
glad to see you liked our Slovenian countryside. Also loved your english pronunciation of Bohinj
I'm so happy I found your channel and you. Your view on things is inspirational and a joy to watch experience things. You're living the life!
Thanks, glad you enjoy it!
I felt I'd beenon the mountain for a week too... what a wonderful experience you've left here for everyone on yt.
What a pleasure it was to see this beautiful place and your journey. Thank you.
Love your narration style and honesty. Also, I am learning how to edit by watching this video. Totally enjoyed sharing your alpine experiences! Thank you
What a beautiful place. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks!
I wish for you to have your own log cabin in the woods someday! Thank you for sharing your wonderful experience in the Slovenian Alps with us!
Thanks for watching! :)
hi friend, greetings from me.
we have fun where we catch very fierce land monsters, and of course have their own sensations. Let's go on an adventure to Indonesia in search of the excitement of catching very fierce land monsters
Have you ever been snipe hunting?
I am Swiss, and I must say, I had a hearty laugh, watching you making and eating Raclette. Never seen it being fixed and eaten like that. Learned something new.
your videos are amazing !!! i found them today , i can't stop watching them , they fill me with peace , thank you ! for these inspirational movies . i was so depressed , but now i feel better thank you so much !!!
I visited Slovenia once, In Ljubljana for one week, was up to Bled and down to Trieste. Absolutely fantastic country
What you said about living in the present. Many people don’t know how to do this because we live in such a modern, technology centered world. I want so badly to live off grid and start a homestead. I know it will help me slow down and enjoy the moments as they pass. I will get there soon! Great content 🙌
the view over the mountains are breathtaking so wonderful and life refreshing. i love nature very much!
What a beautiful place. The cabin is really well built and the bedrooms are cozy. If I build a cabin again, there are many things I want to do.
To be brutally honest, this was (imo) your best video yet. Not saying anything else you’ve made is anything other than great… but this was amazing. It had everything. I put it on while I made dinner for the family, ended up burning the chicken haha. Thanks so much for this one Alex, it looked truly stunning! 🙌🏻
Thanks Chris!!!
Hahaha
What a life. Super enjoyable Alex. Much love from austria
Thanks! Ah we are in the same country right now!
@@just_alex 🥰 hope you have lots of fun. cheers
I just watched your video while walking on a treadmill lol. Thank you for making my morning more interesting! I've been to Slovenia last year and I really miss it, loved seeing the view again. Very inspirational video about slowing down, I needed that.
I have found that when I talk to myself, I meet a better class of people! I love chanterelle mushroom, and all of the others that I have tried. Your soup looked amazing! What a beautiful place you are in. You are very fortunate! Just think of all of the unfortunate people, sitting at a desk, working a nine to five, job. Best wishes in your travels!
So incredibly inspiring!! I’d absolutely love to go there for a month & paint as many plein air landscapes as I can. This is now on my bucket list! 👍🏻🫶🏻
Bro the camera views and editing of your videos are so good. You make your videos in a way that takes a whole team to make. You are so good. By the way, love from india❤
Thanks so much!
@@just_alex Welcomeo
If you are finding small mushrooms in well-picked areas it’s likely the other foragers left them to allow them to fully fruit and help replenish the mushroom populations
This was SO enjoyable to watch! Thank you for including the real BTS of living in a hut too - the pump water, the realities of a simple life. It's such a beautiful place and I totally escaped into it! I laughed when you mentioned bears easily finding you - they would have a human fondue for sure! LOL. Safe travels and great job on the video! 😍
Piękny domek. Jeszcze piękniejszy krajabraz. Majestatyczne góry. Cudowna atmosfera. Pozdrawiam serdecznie z Polski. Alina
This is my first video of yours that I have seen. The food you prepare is AMAZING!! The scenery was gorgeous! I just subscribed so I can see more of this.
What an incredible place! The cabin, the woods, the view, it's all so beautiful!
I'll watch your videos about the cabin in the Alps in winter later this week as well!
U made that place...views and time alive ...beautiful and happening ....god blesss.....love ur simplicity....thank you❤️❤️❤️
Nagyon tetszett.Csodálatos,hogy ilyen fiatalon igényli a természet adta szépségeket.Tovabbi jó egészséget a természetjáráshoz.
Yes Alex what a video that was , can’t wait to see more videos like this , look how much your channel has grown it’s actually so good , hope the best on this van journey you are on , waiting patiently for the next awesome adventure 😁😁
If heaven had a name, this would be at least somewhat close to it. Everything from searching for the mushrooms walking in the woods, cooking a feast with Alan Watts words and sweeping when it did not need cleaning was just beautiful. You let us experience your journey like it was so real. Thank YOU so much. I so enjoyed it like I was really there and I know it will STAY with me for a long time.
Thank you for sharing this beautiful trip with us. Really enjoyed the video and the lake is so beautiful with all those mountains beside it.
That stove reminds me of the one my parents has while i was growing up. I remember all 9 of us kids baking potatoes in the ash pan below the fire. OMG i haven’t tasted a baked potato like it since, they were the best!
Just found your channel today and can't wait to plan my own off grid existence, whether for a holiday or permanently. Great foraging and cooking skills too.
Thanks Yasmin, best of luck with it! :)
Thank you for taking us with you! For me, that was more than I would ever get to adventure in a lifetime, and absolutely perfect!! Wow!!
1:10 "one of the most beautiful places" so beautiful in fact, it brought tears to my eyes just by watching for a minute. I need this for my life!
Hi Alex, I honestly waited for almost a week to watch this video simply just to have time for myself to take it all in. I would never think I found myself being So interested in beekeeping, mushroom foraging etc. And here I am.. I love every single video of yours. You are a true gem and a hope for me (And I believe for many others out there). I personally love Slovenia, been there three times already and somehow this just touched my soul pretty deep. I am amazed by what you do. Keep going! Wish you safe travels 😊😊
Thanks Adam! Appreciate you watching and commenting. 😊😊😊
That cloud inversion was beautiful.
Your living your best life dude. Keep it up
Thanks!
I love this little cabin. I could read books here many
days.
This looks like a dream. I love the tranquility of everything. I would totally live somewhere like this!
Alex, I’m a new member of your channel from California, and I absolutely loved the content of your video!! When I saw those beautiful Alpine Mountains with the floating clouds of SLOVENIA, I thought about the Alps of Austria to the North of Slovenia, in the movie: THE SOUND OF MUSIC. Alex, I also loved your quotation about “ENJOYING OUR PRESENT MOMENTS, BECAUSE OUR TOMORROWS DON’T EXIST YET,” YOUR LIFE ANALYSIS QUOTE, LET ME SERIOUSLY THINKING, AND REFLECTING ABOUT THE BRIEFNESS OF OUR HUMAN LIFE HERE IN PLANET EARTH. THANKS, AND THE BEST OF LUCK TO YOU!! Congrats, because your meals, with those fresh, and organic mushrooms you picked, were delicious, and healthy!!
Thanks for watching :)
Thank you for sharing your journey and thoughts. Your feast was marvelous. I also find preparation of the meal in the outdoors is satisfying - and special, grounding me in nature and creation.
This was so fun and relaxing and satisfying to watch. I smiled the whole time I was watching. Thanks for sharing your adventure.
Wow incredible , nice view , all is from nature , the food , trees , mountain , fresh air i love it. 💙
Wow what a lovely sanctuary.... I love that place...you literally is on top of the world for this most coveted price. Thank you for showing us this awesome place..
When he said: “ tomorrow I will try to catch fish down the valley.” Bro, I got chills…
After seeing all the effort you put in, the rewards from an audiences’ perspective are tremendous. I’m glad it’s not just me that likes mushrooms / cheese on eggs on toast. The YT algorithm has pulled this out of the bag … even a broken clock is right twice a day!
You’ve gained a subscriber and please give a link to where you get your clothes
What beautiful surroundings! I love that little church!
We subscribed right at 29 minutes into your video. "There's nothing to clean, I just want to use this beautiful brush " absolutely love it. You seem like such a down to earth guy with a calm energy that would be amazing to be around. Enjoy your beautiful life and we hope it is and will continue to be everything you ever wanted. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you!!!
Great little adventure! I can't wait to see your cabin in Austria!
My family is from a village in the French alps (Jarrier) which overlooks the town where your Opinel knife is from (st Jean de maurienne). It looks very similar to where you are, absolutely stunning. I am obsessed with the life you are living, just amazing. Thank you for sharing.
So peaceful and beautiful. Thanks for sharing your trip
Alex, what an incredibly special place! I was blown away by the variety of mushrooms! I really enjoyed this, thank you!
Loving your content , Alex . A key to a happy life is being comfortable in your own skin . A skill so many young people today are unable to master . You take pleasure in the simple , but wonderful gifts the natural world has to offer . Keep up the good work . you`re an inspiration .
Alex, this place reminds me of my childhood. I really loved this video. Thank you.
Even when you were alone but you managed to capture all the exciting journey in this story which makes it enjoyable and exciting to watch. I like it. Keep it up ya👍😊
Never has one man's journey, from the south coast of England, to the mountains of Slovenia and beyond, inspired quite so many people all at the same time 👌don't ever stop doing what your doing mate, even if in years to come you stop filming don't ever stop doing this. Bring Carl with you for a trip, broaden his horizons a little more and be good to see you do something like this together
Who is Carl?
@@kimprice1864 Alex's brother
The best video yet! What a place! Enjoy every moment Alex and thanks for sharing 👍👍
Love it! You have such a calm and beautiful personality! It's not what you do, it's who you are!
Just found this gem! My new fave channel. Keep it up, Alex!
This is the best thing i've ever watched. Your editing skills are amazing and your cook is incredible. Ps: i love the little therapy session
I was in this area this summer and hiked up some mountains around that lake. Slovenia is such a beautiful country!
so cool your really living , i so admire you watched you grow over the years , loving your journey
I really enjoyed your video.. Love the environment so peaceful. Wish I could live in a place like that. Exploring the woods look like fun. Keep posting. Keep safe. Can't wait to see what's next on your adventures. Stay bless.
I was very impressed with your cooking skills and knowledge of mushrooms. I enjoyed your video.
Thanks!
In the future you'll need a small insulated barn for the winter with two rooms to divide your future animals. Maybe even attached to the back of the house to keep it warmer since you are in the Alps. And perhaps an insulated sunken Greenhouse. Off grid means more than just utilities. also the open spot that receives sun during the summer is a perfect area to grow food for those animals you can store it above them in the barn. You're going to have a lot of down time during the winter between chopping extra wood. Get some weights and different amounts to work out with push-ups sit-ups squats and start a hobby that is profitable. Have a small Workshop somewhere to produce something with that Hobby. This will add to your content, do you research and then show the people how you did it. They want to know. Good luck.
This is a holiday home, not a permanent residence, but what you suggest is great for longer term living
This is my dream since I was a kid. Having a mountain hut. That's awesome....
I live in Thailand. So everything is the exact opposite from this video but that's why I love it. Always fascinated with life in cold climate and all the nature there, so mesmerizing. I personally dislike hot weather and I'm easily sweating, kinda born in an inconvenient country, lol. The kind of lonely hut like in this video is almost the perfect place I've wished to visit, or even live in if possible really. A balanced combination of true nature with a fair distance from society for peace while still being able to reconnect whenever you wish; awesome.
Seeing you sitting at that table enjoying the magnificence of the mountain range I honestly thought to myself "that really is not bad a place to spend the final moment at all".