Thank you for being honest about living off the grid. It can be a fairy tale to some people but the practical uses can be very challenging. I admire the fact that you persevered through the harsh weather to put a smaller footprint on the environment.
+chilllzone Cheers. Yeah, it really was an amazing place to live, but there are challenges that you do need to deal with when living in that kind of situation. I had intended on staying there right up until the Tiny House was finished, but the cold, and the practicality of the location (when it gets wet and muddy) does make things difficult.
I live year-around in the woods in Michigan in a tent that is only 8x10 and I only heat it when I get into and when I get out of my sleeping bag. The temps I've recorded so far (going on my 3rd year) ranged from 96 degrees F to minus 12 degrees F (with the wind chill a LOT colder than that). I wouldn't recommend it for everyone but, if you want to do it, buy the best equipment you can get your hands on because your life may depend on it.
Hey. For about six months I've been following your videos on tiny homes. I hadn't gone back much into your archived videos until recently. This is probably your best video, and one of the better I've seen on TH-cam. I tend to get very skeptical of all the positive hype surrounding whatever the 'author' is covering (tiny homes... food... diets... exercise... politics). You RARELY see realistic critiques of negative aspects of their content. This video gives an amazing insight into the realism of this type of living, one I haven't seen before, with great content on how to make it viable. Great work!
I can listen to you talk all day. Not only are you crazy informative and intelligent but you are also very attractive. I am ashamed to say that first your personality pulled me in and then the physical stuff was a bonus.
Why are you ashamed for noticing his personality before his looks? Hell I wish more women around Texas for like that. Most of them ONLY go off looks & what you drive. Thr dude could have a terrible personality, but as long as he's good-looking & has a big truck he'll always have any woman he wants. Hey nobody Texan women more intelligent right?
Thank you for sharing your story. I so get the disconnecting part of living away from internet access and the outside world. I lived off grid in a remote area a few years back. I absolutely loved it. You do have to get your act together though before it gets dark and cold since the shed had zero insulation. The only light was from candlelight. And I cooked on a wood burning stove for my family. What absolutely wonderful memories of living with nature.
Great update .... wool blankets and quilts could be the insulation solution (like yurt dwellers) ... and yes a rigid bridge and maybe perspex walls to keep the weather out of the bathroom
I am interested in alternative dwellings, but what is in short supply are honest reviews of what happens after the novelty wears off. Your honest appraisal of living in the belle tent brings out aspects not realized early on. I often wonder how long it takes for the person to go stir crazy in their 80 sq. ft. off grid tiny house, if at all.
if you live on land...acreage...you spend time outside...gardening..taking care of livestock...you do not have time ti go stir crazy....so much to do all of the time....it is never boring....collecting firewood....cooking...planting gardens...sprouting seeds to grow in containers....it is a wonderful adventure living off the grid....no bills except for the cell phone...internet access on my android....oh well I enjoy the internet access....
Dan, remember our hero talks about going into town to visit friends in his car, going to the market, internet cafes and more. If someone was completely isolated, they might miss human companionship, but it doesn't sound like he does. Lots of "great times with friends" and more. Alone would be much harder. Many years ago, I lasted four months alone up in Netherlands, outside of Boulder CO, until it snowed so much I had to fight my way out to the road. Scary but incredible experience!
Me my wife and my 3 children went camping for 2 years. We started in a cheap Canadian tire tent (well expensive for Canadian tire. ) but no canvas tent. It definitely had hard ships but it was also the best times as well. I too found i slept way better. It was hard to stay up late, there is something about living in the woods, only cooking over the fire and spending your day out side instead of in the house that makes life so much better, and makes you sleep so much better. I wish I had your set up though. I might still be doing it.But with three children to take care of it was really really hard at times. Being in Canada it gets really cold hear to some days around -30. So we had to get a trailer and stay in hotels in the winter. That destroyed it for us. Some day I hope to live in a tent again, but it would have to be a custom made one that will keep me worm. Living in nature just seemed more like living, living the way we were meant to live. If only it didn't get so cold here in the winter.Great set up, thanks for sharing.
Interesting to hear how it's all been going! I wondered about the bad weather aspects when you first built the place but it seems you're doing well in spite of it. Keep up the great work!
I think you've covered all the questions i would've wanted to ask. I traveled around Europe for a year and half, 25 watts solar and wild camped. When i made it back home a set up a place on gov't owned land that wasn't being used. Had a rocket stove and gas cooker for them rainy days. I've had many people asking me what's it like living such a fragile lifestyle. Anyone that found your tent could walk away with your stuff. I do what you do, take the important items with me. Now, I've been looking at emperor cotton bell tents, one thing i don't like about them is the sheer amount of guide lines that come of these things. With your experience with these things, would it be possible to erect and then build a wooden beam frame inside and then glue the canvas to the frame? If it is then adding insulation and then covering with another layer of canvas would be a nice job. I'll have a search for other yurt designs, if i can get something without all these guide ropes holding it down or having to build frames to insulate. Thanks bud, love that little spot you've got set up. Nothing like peace and quite and nature.
I can see that being a great place to visit as a family with little kiddos too. They would love it! Have to keep it around for visiting friends if you are planning on staying on the same plot of land with your tiny house.
Oh I love the side effect of not being able to use the internet! We stayed in a Belle Tent in Scotland a few months back and the bird song was SO loud at around 4am that I woke up! Apart from that, I loved it.
I've been enjoying your videos quite often. I'm not in a tiny home, although mine is around 950 square feet in an community of folks with 1200 or more.. I do enjoy the tips for downsizing stuff to what's needed and ways to create more storage while opening up living areas. Thanks again. Keep up the good work.
Ive lived in my canvas hunting tent for 6 months outta the year in Canada, yes best to coat your tent. But the nice thing about the hunting tent is you can put a tarp on the roof, no mold all the water runs off your tent, and you can buy them insulated or I imagine just hang wool or heavy blankets to insulate.Most problems with stoves is they are too small and go out every couple hrs. And you have to get up to restart them.
Thank you for sharing! And a big thanks for speaking about security issues in your tiny home. As a young, petite woman interested in alternative living spaces like tiny homes, security of belongings, of self, and of the house is big concern for me.
Hello Bryce - I have always enjoyed ALL of your videos but honestly, this one was the absolute best. It gives us - your subscribers - some insight into you, the person. You have so much valuable information to give. I always enjoy listening to you and your take on things. I so appreciate all you do and I definitely look forward to all future videos!! Much respect my friend.
i dont know how long your going to be there, but if you just buy a swamp suit, which is basically plastic overalls for walking through a swamp, you could put that on walk to your car, and just unzip it to stay fresh and neat from and to the car ijs
Thanks for your practical, down to earth summary. Honest information from someone who has experienced this lifestyle allows others to make informed decisions about permanent lifestyle options. Once again, thank you for taking the time to share.
Great post! So cool to see the honesty in your videos and and see your integrity. Looking forward to your Tiny House completion. About to embark on my own adventure and your videos have helped inspire that.
Thank you for this video! I love the Lotus Belle tents. I don't know if I could live in one for an extended amount of time, but they're wonderful tents!
Anchor your deck to the ground really well. Create a locked, waterproof hold/.box or cement container underneath the deck (for the expensive stuff while you're out).. Meanwhile you get to enjoy the beauty and simplicity of your environment. Also, Maybe put some thing stiff under or along side your rope bridge for times when you need it to be stiff (just a way to change it when you need to.
Bryce,,just met ya. You are a breath of fresh air. Great job you did with Asha. Very informative on this for city folk. Me too I reckon. Good thing I never came to visit.. I may still be there. Possible that one of my two habits could have gotten me gone.Constant guitar playing and writing or shAvings from customizing beaver sticks. Pullen for you Bryce. ✌
Beautiful video...mainly I wanted to say; You're gorgeous, and that accent! I'm sure I'm not the only one thinking how I could singlehandedly make your heating challenges disappear! :)
OMG- daytripper, I was thinking the same thing! If only I were younger, I'd be up there in a heartbeat. LOL - good on you! :) I don't see a response, but let us know if you receive one!
Great and thorough review. Gave me a great understanding of what I’m looking at as far as maintenance and practicality and comfort . I am considering this as an Airbnb. Thanks again.
So glad this video popped up on my feed! I am looking into camp hosting for the summer and I am condidering a canvas tent in addition to my Prius Hotel (BTW a really comfy place to sleep!). The job is in the PNW rain forest and has no internet or phone service, but it's Paradise! Just need to maintain it properly! (Then go camp in the desert to dry it out completely!)
Very helpful. So it sounds like most of the issues were the actual structure - not the environment. I appreciated your reports on how not having web access had some pluses. Thanks so much.
I know my husband lived in a teepee on an American Indian reservation for a while. They do have problems with mice but they could keep it warm even in very cold weather minus 20 outside and they had only t-shirts on. Someone always had to look after the fire at all times but there were quite a few per tent. Ok when young much harder when older!
Love the Lotus Tent. Just a thought try getting yourself some solar lanterns, flashlights solar with hand crank backup, they also have the solar lids to mason jar. I bought these supplies on EBay and I use them all the time. Reduces electric bill love them. Also when u cannot get out to your bathroom use a 5 gallon pail for indoors just add a toilet seat and you will be all set.
That tent looks great for a camping event with family like a reunion for a few weeks at most. Probably for a similar option that was meant to be long term you'd want to go with a yurt for sure. Can't wait to see the progress on your tiny house!
Bryce , can not wait to see your tinny house ... nice design , nice materials & the spot is amazing !!! Honest information from someone who has experienced this as an option ... Thank you for doing this !
I have finally watched your Belle Tent videos. The tent looks very light, airy, and welcoming inside. You made it comfortable and homey, and the location is amazing. Great job! I love your ingenuity and creativity, especially with the bamboo walls to the outdoor bath. It's not only functional, it's beautiful to look at. The first thing I thought of was the "Swiss Family Robinson" treehouse. Lol. I love it.
Regular homes also requires maintenance, though far more expensive at that. I think a tent can be insulated wit double to triple layers of same materials....just change it out in accordance with the Seasons. Air between the layers creates the insulation. I only wished I was living in such an isolated area and in such a shelter, but, I cannot afford to do so. It has been my dream since Childhood.
Thanks I appreciate your video. My family thinks I nuts for wanting to live in a tent. I think I would put up a metal awning, and have my tent under that.
You are an awesome person inside and out. I hope you continue to enjoy in your home and i hope that the tuff things about living in it gets easier for you. Thanks for another great video. It is inspiring as much as it is informative.
After all the modifications that would be necessary to make this a permanent living space, it seems like it may be more economical to by a yurt kit. I will say though, the shape of the belle lotus tent is more attractive on it own and if that's a big thing for someone, those renovations may be worth it.
Dehumidifier . You can live well year round if running the proper size for cubic space . They make heat to a small degree and are adjustable to levels necessary . May need an additional dedicated solar panel but well worth the expense . Thanks
Even if he’s not necessarily living in a Yurt, he still could insulate the interior of his tent with this aluminum like material that keeps the place warm in much colder weather temperatures.
That's right. At one time in the not so distant past, you could get wool tent liners in Ireland. Mylar is an interesting idea, facing the reflective side in. It will keep you warm in an emergency and would reflect enough heat back to need small amounts of heat but my prejudice against something less than a mm thick is rejecting it as a viable option. Surely someone, somewhere, has made and slept under a Mylar pup tent in an emergency. I need to start googling (or binging) to see what is out there. It's certainly lighter and cheaper than wool blankets.
Where have you been? I'm sure many others of us out here who watch your videos and have been watching your tiny house build are hoping that soon there will be more updates. Hoping here in the states all is well in your part of the world and that new posts will be up real soon.
I'm 51 and busy with the preparations of building a platform for a bell tent, I'm planning to live in it for about 50 % of my time. I have a solar powered house with a full operating horsefarm & stables who I share with my 2 daughters and husband, but I want to live in a tent for ages now and next spring I will take the plunge... I have plenty of room on the farm and I want to live in the tent for at least half of my time and being close to nature again. I will have the luxury of bathing and living in the house when its really cold or wet for a long time, but otherwise I will live closer to nature, and if this actually works well, I consider to upgrade to a yurt in a few years. Who knows, I can document my journey on youtube too :D
I love your honesty in this video. I would love to go tiny but I don't think I could do the Lotus. It seems a little too extreme for, like you said, long term living. Good luck to you Bryce and I look forward to seeing the video of you all moved into your tiny house!
+MsLostnThought Thanks. Yeah, it's certainly a great option for a glamping escape, and there are ways you could make living full time in this really dooable. You need to make sure it's a space that will work for you though.
It seems that I'll take the same path as you do. Until the end of the year I'll try to build a bamboo yurt and go somewhere so I can focus on my long list of unfinished works. Next step, building a tiny home and travel across the world. Finally, with (hopefully) a good passive income (and lots of life experiences), I'll think about a conventional home with enough space for a family.
Yurts have not just been used or created by mongolians only, they were used all over west- and central asia by nomads. For example in northern Kazachstan there can be really heavy rain falls in autum, spring and summer. With mongolia gaining more popularity and tourist fluctations in the last years, people and companies in European countries like Germany (very heavy rain fall all over the year) have started to built and construct Yurts, that are even more accomondated to the European Climate. But even better than Yurts, are Tipis. The way Plains Indians built them, they were keeping the dry and warm and protected from the heat all year long.
Here in Ontario Canada, just north East of Toronto, there is this company that constructs Yurts for Cold Climates, I'll be buying one when I'm ready to move out of the city... - yurta.ca/contact/
Good to see you finally got your drone in the air Bryce. Hi from Ujjain, India. We're expecting 60 million visitors over the next 5 weeks for the Kumbha Mela. Hope everything is going great for you. Cheers Paul. :-)
Hello! Good overview of the situation) I ordered smth like this 4m diameter, but not canvas ( Oxford 900D) Hope it will be much more water proof and stronger. I gonna try it in winter forest as soon as l get it..join to see it;) Thanks and greetings from Rus😏👍🏻
How did you plumb and supply the water for everything since tents aren't meant for plumbing? Did you just cut holes in the canvas to make room? You also mentioned keeping your deceives charged how did you do that with the solar panels? Did you add electrical and outlets in the tent? I'm looking into this myself and never thought plumbing, electrical, and water could be done. And the fact you were able to do that is fantastic!
It is great to live for a few months or years at most in the tent, but long term living secure and with having family is to have sturdy house ( of any shape ) with walls to protect from elements, and any natural threat or human made.
Wonderful talking points and honesty. Especially not having the internet at home, and coming into the flow of nature (going to bed earlier when it gets dark, and rising earlier with the sun). I know I would love being able to hear the trees, and I bet the star gazing is pretty nice at your location! I work from home, and sometimes I have a hard time "switching off". Something to think about, and maybe switch up my routine :) thanks!
Hey Bryce. I was just thinking... you could build some kind of lock box with a roof on it to put your expensive equipment in. Or a mini shed. It could be handy as extra storage for when you are living in the tiny house. Just an idea.
I think I’m leaning towards container housing, cabin (if I can afford it) or tiny house on wheels. Hot dry summers 90- 100 degrees plus and cold winters 0-20 degrees Fahrenheit... security is needed as well
I have some questions. Can you just legally camp there? Who's land that is? What about ill-intent people coming? What happened to your power during the winter?
Wow!!! That property though! Your space seems so tranquil, you're incredibly blessed. I would love to be that close to nature! New Zealand really seems amazingly beautiful. I've always wanted to visit.
We miss seeing you more often Bryce! Great great video! You've hit on things that many people who not have thought have... The romantic dream doesn't always play out the way we imagine, in reality. Really looking forward to seeing what you've got next. Cheers ~
+Jen Shea Thanks Jen! I'm working on getting more regular content out. It's been a bit tricky recently as so much time at the moment is going into the build project - and I've had quite a lot of other work on. Thanks for watching and sticking with me! :)
+Living Big In A Tiny House Bryce, I for one, hope you are filming a lot of the bits from your build... You are really good at this. You are clear, and engaging... we can all learn a lot from you!
I like how honest and realistic you think and admit. Where's this project based? You sound from down under which I reckon makes it a little easier temperature-wise. Would like to live in a tent but in Europe it is not possible the year round. Especially when you're injured which I am so I have to pay notice to that. But remote living is what I am gonna work on. Good luck to you.
Bryce, Good to see another great VID from you. I have watched every one of your productions, and have used several of them as tools to help me design my THOW. You are blessed with such a creative mind so many talents in front of and behind the camera. I look forward to your journey in your Tiny House. All the best...
hahaha, everything you were saying about work / life balance and not having wifi or rather when you had wifi you were easily distracted.......... i feel like thats me, maybe time to move into something like the lotus
Thanks so much for your honesty and thorough info Bryce. We're about to embark on Bell tent living for our TH build and your personal experience and tips are really valuable
I hope I can have one tiny house. Been watching all your videos and its so relaxing. I loved your videos. I was subscribed to your channel for two years now. Keep safe!
I appreciate the honesty with this. It's easy to romanticize living in a tent, but you showed the reality of such a situation.
You're welcome! I wouldn't change this experience for anything, but it certainly did have it's downsides!
I'm sure you wouldn't give up this experience, but I'm glad you showed people the ups and downs. Great series, btw!
Thank you for being honest about living off the grid. It can be a fairy tale to some people but the practical uses can be very challenging. I admire the fact that you persevered through the harsh weather to put a smaller footprint on the environment.
+chilllzone Cheers. Yeah, it really was an amazing place to live, but there are challenges that you do need to deal with when living in that kind of situation. I had intended on staying there right up until the Tiny House was finished, but the cold, and the practicality of the location (when it gets wet and muddy) does make things difficult.
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Thank you for explaining the practicality of living in a tent dwelling and for talking about actually living in it.
I appreciate your honesty.
+John Mcleveish Cheers John! :)
You've got a lot of courage. Thumbs up to you 👍dont you know, candles are bad to read by.
I live year-around in the woods in Michigan in a tent that is only 8x10 and I only heat it when I get into and when I get out of my sleeping bag. The temps I've recorded so far (going on my 3rd year) ranged from 96 degrees F to minus 12 degrees F (with the wind chill a LOT colder than that). I wouldn't recommend it for everyone but, if you want to do it, buy the best equipment you can get your hands on because your life may depend on it.
Hey. For about six months I've been following your videos on tiny homes. I hadn't gone back much into your archived videos until recently. This is probably your best video, and one of the better I've seen on TH-cam. I tend to get very skeptical of all the positive hype surrounding whatever the 'author' is covering (tiny homes... food... diets... exercise... politics). You RARELY see realistic critiques of negative aspects of their content. This video gives an amazing insight into the realism of this type of living, one I haven't seen before, with great content on how to make it viable. Great work!
I can listen to you talk all day. Not only are you crazy informative and intelligent but you are also very attractive. I am ashamed to say that first your personality pulled me in and then the physical stuff was a bonus.
+Jennifer Nicnick Aw, thanks Jennifer! Cheers for watching!
are you ashamed...men think like this 24/7
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Why are you ashamed for noticing his personality before his looks? Hell I wish more women around Texas for like that. Most of them ONLY go off looks & what you drive. Thr dude could have a terrible personality, but as long as he's good-looking & has a big truck he'll always have any woman he wants. Hey nobody Texan women more intelligent right?
are you still crushing on bryce ?
I have been looking for this kind of video...thanks for sharing this dude!
Thank you for sharing your story. I so get the disconnecting part of living away from internet access and the outside world. I lived off grid in a remote area a few years back. I absolutely loved it. You do have to get your act together though before it gets dark and cold since the shed had zero insulation. The only light was from candlelight. And I cooked on a wood burning stove for my family. What absolutely wonderful memories of living with nature.
Great update .... wool blankets and quilts could be the insulation solution (like yurt dwellers) ... and yes a rigid bridge and maybe perspex walls to keep the weather out of the bathroom
I am interested in alternative dwellings, but what is in short supply are honest reviews of what happens after the novelty wears off. Your honest appraisal of living in the belle tent brings out aspects not realized early on. I often wonder how long it takes for the person to go stir crazy in their 80 sq. ft. off grid tiny house, if at all.
if you live on land...acreage...you spend time outside...gardening..taking care of livestock...you do not have time ti go stir crazy....so much to do all of the time....it is never boring....collecting firewood....cooking...planting gardens...sprouting seeds to grow in containers....it is a wonderful adventure living off the grid....no bills except for the cell phone...internet access on my android....oh well I enjoy the internet access....
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Dan, remember our hero talks about going into town to visit friends in his car, going to the market, internet cafes and more. If someone was completely isolated, they might miss human companionship, but it doesn't sound like he does. Lots of "great times with friends" and more. Alone would be much harder. Many years ago, I lasted four months alone up in Netherlands, outside of Boulder CO, until it snowed so much I had to fight my way out to the road. Scary but incredible experience!
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Me my wife and my 3 children went camping for 2 years. We started in a cheap Canadian tire tent (well expensive for Canadian tire. ) but no canvas tent. It definitely had hard ships but it was also the best times as well. I too found i slept way better. It was hard to stay up late, there is something about living in the woods, only cooking over the fire and spending your day out side instead of in the house that makes life so much better, and makes you sleep so much better. I wish I had your set up though. I might still be doing it.But with three children to take care of it was really really hard at times. Being in Canada it gets really cold hear to some days around -30. So we had to get a trailer and stay in hotels in the winter. That destroyed it for us. Some day I hope to live in a tent again, but it would have to be a custom made one that will keep me worm. Living in nature just seemed more like living, living the way we were meant to live. If only it didn't get so cold here in the winter.Great set up, thanks for sharing.
I'm going to start my tent adventure now. Thanks for the info! Be blessed 🙏.
Your drone shots are fantastic. Looks like nobody lives close to you for miles. Great video!
+blondeboyy Thanks! I really love being able to capture these spaces from the sky.
Was wanting to know that. Drones be gud.
Interesting to hear how it's all been going! I wondered about the bad weather aspects when you first built the place but it seems you're doing well in spite of it. Keep up the great work!
Love that you're stating the cons and not just the pros
I think you've covered all the questions i would've wanted to ask. I traveled around Europe for a year and half, 25 watts solar and wild camped. When i made it back home a set up a place on gov't owned land that wasn't being used. Had a rocket stove and gas cooker for them rainy days. I've had many people asking me what's it like living such a fragile lifestyle. Anyone that found your tent could walk away with your stuff. I do what you do, take the important items with me. Now, I've been looking at emperor cotton bell tents, one thing i don't like about them is the sheer amount of guide lines that come of these things. With your experience with these things, would it be possible to erect and then build a wooden beam frame inside and then glue the canvas to the frame? If it is then adding insulation and then covering with another layer of canvas would be a nice job.
I'll have a search for other yurt designs, if i can get something without all these guide ropes holding it down or having to build frames to insulate.
Thanks bud, love that little spot you've got set up. Nothing like peace and quite and nature.
definitely understandable that the reality doesn't quite match up to the fantasy, looking forward to the next stage!
+josh mcgee There where certainly times where it really did. Some days there were completely magical - but after 2 weeks of wet weather, not so much!
I can see that being a great place to visit as a family with little kiddos too. They would love it! Have to keep it around for visiting friends if you are planning on staying on the same plot of land with your tiny house.
Oh I love the side effect of not being able to use the internet! We stayed in a Belle Tent in Scotland a few months back and the bird song was SO loud at around 4am that I woke up! Apart from that, I loved it.
just to see you makes me feel better. .I hope you'll be able to live comfortably in your new tiny house looking forward to seeing it..
Your home is lovely, thank you for your honest and objective review.
I've been enjoying your videos quite often. I'm not in a tiny home, although mine is around 950 square feet in an community of folks with 1200 or more.. I do enjoy the tips for downsizing stuff to what's needed and ways to create more storage while opening up living areas. Thanks again. Keep up the good work.
I'm romanticizing about the Stargazer model of this tent.
Ive lived in my canvas hunting tent for 6 months outta the year in Canada, yes best to coat your tent. But the nice thing about the hunting tent is you can put a tarp on the roof, no mold all the water runs off your tent, and you can buy them insulated or I imagine just hang wool or heavy blankets to insulate.Most problems with stoves is they are too small and go out every couple hrs. And you have to get up to restart them.
Insulate it with Aluminium Curtains, Like a wrap around.
Thank you for sharing! And a big thanks for speaking about security issues in your tiny home. As a young, petite woman interested in alternative living spaces like tiny homes, security of belongings, of self, and of the house is big concern for me.
Hello Bryce - I have always enjoyed ALL of your videos but honestly, this one was the absolute best. It gives us - your subscribers - some insight into you, the person. You have so much valuable information to give. I always enjoy listening to you and your take on things. I so appreciate all you do and I definitely look forward to all future videos!! Much respect my friend.
i dont know how long your going to be there, but if you just buy a swamp suit, which is basically plastic overalls for walking through a swamp, you could put that on walk to your car, and just unzip it to stay fresh and neat from and to the car ijs
It's great that you're so honest about your experience living in this tent. I can't wait to see how your tiny house is coming along! :)
Thanks for your practical, down to earth summary. Honest information from someone who has experienced this lifestyle allows others to make informed decisions about permanent lifestyle options. Once again, thank you for taking the time to share.
Great post! So cool to see the honesty in your videos and and see your integrity. Looking forward to your Tiny House completion. About to embark on my own adventure and your videos have helped inspire that.
+David Longeuay Cheers David. Awesome about your own adventure! What are you planning?
Thank you for this video! I love the Lotus Belle tents. I don't know if I could live in one for an extended amount of time, but they're wonderful tents!
Anchor your deck to the ground really well. Create a locked, waterproof hold/.box or cement container underneath the deck (for the expensive stuff while you're out).. Meanwhile you get to enjoy the beauty and simplicity of your environment. Also, Maybe put some thing stiff under or along side your rope bridge for times when you need it to be stiff (just a way to change it when you need to.
Very informative, thank you for uploading this.
+Daniel Kasten Cheers Daneil!
Bryce,,just met ya. You are a breath of fresh air. Great job you did with Asha. Very informative on this for city folk. Me too I reckon. Good thing I never came to visit.. I may still be there. Possible that one of my two habits could have gotten me gone.Constant guitar playing and writing or shAvings from customizing beaver sticks. Pullen for you Bryce. ✌
Beautiful video...mainly I wanted to say; You're gorgeous, and that accent! I'm sure I'm not the only one thinking how I could singlehandedly make your heating challenges disappear! :)
OMG- daytripper, I was thinking the same thing! If only I were younger, I'd be up there in a heartbeat. LOL - good on you! :) I don't see a response, but let us know if you receive one!
daytripper3601 I know it's a Year later but this answer made it to my nr 1 of this YT day! Fantastic! 😂👊😎
daytripper I'm also gorgeous
Yah killin me 😂😂😂
Great and thorough review. Gave me a great understanding of what I’m looking at as far as maintenance and practicality and comfort . I am considering this as an Airbnb. Thanks again.
So glad this video popped up on my feed! I am looking into camp hosting for the summer and I am condidering a canvas tent in addition to my Prius Hotel (BTW a really comfy place to sleep!). The job is in the PNW rain forest and has no internet or phone service, but it's Paradise! Just need to maintain it properly! (Then go camp in the desert to dry it out completely!)
Very helpful. So it sounds like most of the issues were the actual structure - not the environment. I appreciated your reports on how not having web access had some pluses. Thanks so much.
I know my husband lived in a teepee on an American Indian reservation for a while. They do have problems with mice but they could keep it warm even in very cold weather minus 20 outside and they had only t-shirts on. Someone always had to look after the fire at all times but there were quite a few per tent. Ok when young much harder when older!
Love the Lotus Tent. Just a thought try getting yourself some solar lanterns, flashlights solar with hand crank backup, they also have the solar lids to mason jar. I bought these supplies on EBay and I use them all the time. Reduces electric bill love them. Also when u cannot get out to your bathroom use a 5 gallon pail for indoors just add a toilet seat and you will be all set.
An awesome channel to watch is Life a inside A Box. A young 20-somethings couple building a tiny house and recording every step on their channel.
Life Inside A Box
That tent looks great for a camping event with family like a reunion for a few weeks at most. Probably for a similar option that was meant to be long term you'd want to go with a yurt for sure. Can't wait to see the progress on your tiny house!
+Skittles McStabbypants Cheers, hopefully updates on the house coming soon.
Bryce , can not wait to see your tinny house ... nice design , nice materials & the spot is amazing !!!
Honest information from someone who has experienced this as an option ...
Thank you for doing this !
I have finally watched your Belle Tent videos. The tent looks very light, airy, and welcoming inside. You made it comfortable and homey, and the location is amazing. Great job! I love your ingenuity and creativity, especially with the bamboo walls to the outdoor bath. It's not only functional, it's beautiful to look at. The first thing I thought of was the "Swiss Family Robinson" treehouse. Lol. I love it.
Regular homes also requires maintenance, though far more expensive at that. I think a tent can be insulated wit double to triple layers of same materials....just change it out in accordance with the Seasons. Air between the layers creates the insulation. I only wished I was living in such an isolated area and in such a shelter, but, I cannot afford to do so. It has been my dream since Childhood.
Thanks for showing us the inside of that tent... ...
Great info, Bryce. Thanks for sharing!
YOUR A PIONEER THANKS FOR SHARING
Love your video, and glad you are pointing out "both sides" to living close to Nature. But it's worth it, at least part of the time!
Again... thank you for your honesty..
Really inspiring
I just purchased a bell tent not to live in though. I noticed you have an awesome book on your shelf...the return of Quetzecotal ... I love it!
Thanks I appreciate your video. My family thinks I nuts for wanting to live in a tent. I think I would put up a metal awning, and have my tent under that.
Electric lawnmower would do wonders for his area and walking path to the car. Super great video!
You are an awesome person inside and out. I hope you continue to enjoy in your home and i hope that the tuff things about living in it gets easier for you. Thanks for another great video. It is inspiring as much as it is informative.
After all the modifications that would be necessary to make this a permanent living space, it seems like it may be more economical to by a yurt kit. I will say though, the shape of the belle lotus tent is more attractive on it own and if that's a big thing for someone, those renovations may be worth it.
Dehumidifier . You can live well year round if running the proper size for cubic space . They make heat to a small degree and are adjustable to levels necessary . May need an additional dedicated solar panel but well worth the expense . Thanks
Mongolian nomads use wool blankets and/or carpets to insulate they're Yurts
Even if he’s not necessarily living in a Yurt, he still could insulate the interior of his tent with this aluminum like material that keeps the place warm in much colder weather temperatures.
They placed wood for the richer chiefs and laid furs for insulation.
That's right. At one time in the not so distant past, you could get wool tent liners in Ireland. Mylar is an interesting idea, facing the reflective side in. It will keep you warm in an emergency and would reflect enough heat back to need small amounts of heat but my prejudice against something less than a mm thick is rejecting it as a viable option. Surely someone, somewhere, has made and slept under a Mylar pup tent in an emergency. I need to start googling (or binging) to see what is out there. It's certainly lighter and cheaper than wool blankets.
Where have you been? I'm sure many others of us out here who watch your videos and have been watching your tiny house build are hoping that soon there will be more updates. Hoping here in the states all is well in your part of the world and that new posts will be up real soon.
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I'm 51 and busy with the preparations of building a platform for a bell tent, I'm planning to live in it for about 50 % of my time. I have a solar powered house with a full operating horsefarm & stables who I share with my 2 daughters and husband, but I want to live in a tent for ages now and next spring I will take the plunge... I have plenty of room on the farm and I want to live in the tent for at least half of my time and being close to nature again. I will have the luxury of bathing and living in the house when its really cold or wet for a long time, but otherwise I will live closer to nature, and if this actually works well, I consider to upgrade to a yurt in a few years. Who knows, I can document my journey on youtube too :D
Thanks for the review man. I was thinking of doing this and wanted to see what people had found it too be like. So thank you.
Aw love your honesty and passion for what you do, love watching your video’s bryce keep up the interesting things you do x
when you grow up you come to appreciate a real home
Cool. Thanks for sharing. I bet you would have loved to be able to park an off grid tiny house there..
I love your honesty in this video. I would love to go tiny but I don't think I could do the Lotus. It seems a little too extreme for, like you said, long term living.
Good luck to you Bryce and I look forward to seeing the video of you all moved into your tiny house!
+MsLostnThought Thanks. Yeah, it's certainly a great option for a glamping escape, and there are ways you could make living full time in this really dooable. You need to make sure it's a space that will work for you though.
Lovely - nice and natural living. I would like it.
It seems that I'll take the same path as you do.
Until the end of the year I'll try to build a bamboo yurt and go somewhere so I can focus on my long list of unfinished works.
Next step, building a tiny home and travel across the world.
Finally, with (hopefully) a good passive income (and lots of life experiences), I'll think about a conventional home with enough space for a family.
+Samuel Nasta Sounds like a great project to focus on. Best of luck with your journey. :)
I appreciate this video it’s wonderful to experience this in someone’s eyes
An insulated version of this tent has been on 'the market' for hundreds, if not thousands of years. It's called a Yurt. ;-)
+Leo Lenders Yurts were created for mongolia, a cold, but rather dry part of the world.
Yurts have not just been used or created by mongolians only, they were used all over west- and central asia by nomads. For example in northern Kazachstan there can be really heavy rain falls in autum, spring and summer. With mongolia gaining more popularity and tourist fluctations in the last years, people and companies in European countries like Germany (very heavy rain fall all over the year) have started to built and construct Yurts, that are even more accomondated to the European Climate. But even better than Yurts, are Tipis. The way Plains Indians built them, they were keeping the dry and warm and protected from the heat all year long.
We have really heavy rain fall in Germany? I didn't know that.
Leo Lenders it's simple comments like these that are able to inform curious folks such as myself! Much appreciated!
Here in Ontario Canada, just north East of Toronto, there is this company that constructs Yurts for Cold Climates, I'll be buying one when I'm ready to move out of the city... - yurta.ca/contact/
I know you are more anxious than I am. But.......when do you anticipate that your tiny home will be done ??
I cannot wait to see it.
I might have to do this myself. Thanks so much
Good to see you finally got your drone in the air Bryce. Hi from Ujjain, India. We're expecting 60 million visitors over the next 5 weeks for the Kumbha Mela. Hope everything is going great for you. Cheers Paul. :-)
Hello! Good overview of the situation) I ordered smth like this 4m diameter, but not canvas ( Oxford 900D) Hope it will be much more water proof and stronger. I gonna try it in winter forest as soon as l get it..join to see it;) Thanks and greetings from Rus😏👍🏻
Great to see you again. Looking forward to next!
+chirples Thanks!
@@livingbig . No no
What was your mold treatment regiment? what exactly did you do? what tools/products did you use?
Thank you for your serious candor in this video. You've given me a lot to ponder
How did you plumb and supply the water for everything since tents aren't meant for plumbing? Did you just cut holes in the canvas to make room? You also mentioned keeping your deceives charged how did you do that with the solar panels? Did you add electrical and outlets in the tent? I'm looking into this myself and never thought plumbing, electrical, and water could be done. And the fact you were able to do that is fantastic!
It is great to live for a few months or years at most in the tent, but long term living secure and with having family is to have sturdy house ( of any shape ) with walls to protect from elements, and any natural threat or human made.
Thanks for your information data of living (Pro and Con) that help me a lot. I love Lotus!
Wonderful talking points and honesty. Especially not having the internet at home, and coming into the flow of nature (going to bed earlier when it gets dark, and rising earlier with the sun). I know I would love being able to hear the trees, and I bet the star gazing is pretty nice at your location! I work from home, and sometimes I have a hard time "switching off". Something to think about, and maybe switch up my routine :) thanks!
+Katie McGuire The star gazing was amazing! Check out the website to see some killer astro-photos that I took at the tent. :)
+Living Big In A Tiny House Awesome will do!!
Hey Bryce. I was just thinking... you could build some kind of lock box with a roof on it to put your expensive equipment in. Or a mini shed. It could be handy as extra storage for when you are living in the tiny house. Just an idea.
+mr_seth Yup, that's a good idea, and if I was planning on staying in the tent for longer that would be a good solution. :)
I think I’m leaning towards container housing, cabin (if I can afford it) or tiny house on wheels. Hot dry summers 90- 100 degrees plus and cold winters 0-20 degrees Fahrenheit... security is needed as well
I have some questions. Can you just legally camp there? Who's land that is? What about ill-intent people coming? What happened to your power during the winter?
Wow!!! That property though! Your space seems so tranquil, you're incredibly blessed. I would love to be that close to nature!
New Zealand really seems amazingly beautiful. I've always wanted to visit.
Yay! Can't wait to see you in your tiny house Bryce!!
Should have gone for a Yurt, they come with insolation option and even sky-lights, and yes, people has been known to live permanently on those!
Hanging tapestries on the inside walls would insulate and be beautiful.
Thanks for sharing your the honest and detailed experiences! Really gave me alot to think about as I was literally about to do the same thing!
I think I might try this in the summer.
We miss seeing you more often Bryce! Great great video! You've hit on things that many people who not have thought have... The romantic dream doesn't always play out the way we imagine, in reality.
Really looking forward to seeing what you've got next.
Cheers ~
+Jen Shea Thanks Jen! I'm working on getting more regular content out. It's been a bit tricky recently as so much time at the moment is going into the build project - and I've had quite a lot of other work on. Thanks for watching and sticking with me! :)
+Living Big In A Tiny House Bryce, I for one, hope you are filming a lot of the bits from your build... You are really good at this. You are clear, and engaging... we can all learn a lot from you!
Apparently the thermal solution is a wool felt layer for the bell tent
I like how honest and realistic you think and admit. Where's this project based? You sound from down under which I reckon makes it a little easier temperature-wise. Would like to live in a tent but in Europe it is not possible the year round. Especially when you're injured which I am so I have to pay notice to that. But remote living is what I am gonna work on. Good luck to you.
Bryce, Good to see another great VID from you. I have watched every one of your productions, and have used several of them as tools to help me design my THOW. You are blessed with such a creative mind so many talents in front of and behind the camera. I look forward to your journey in your Tiny House. All the best...
+Neal Nilsen Thanks very much, and thank-you for watching the videos. All the best with your own THOW project!
hahaha, everything you were saying about work / life balance and not having wifi or rather when you had wifi you were easily distracted.......... i feel like thats me, maybe time to move into something like the lotus
Thanks so much for your honesty and thorough info Bryce. We're about to embark on Bell tent living for our TH build and your personal experience and tips are really valuable
There is company in Philips Island Victoria uses a similar tent. They use Lotus Belle Tent. Look up Gone Glamping Philip Island.
I hope I can have one tiny house. Been watching all your videos and its so relaxing. I loved your videos. I was subscribed to your channel for two years now. Keep safe!
Excellent video….and informative. Thank you….Peace and Blessings