Taking the leap of faith is what holds a lot of people back…I’m off the grid with an independent power source, have my own water supply & grow about 50% of my own food. Wouldn’t have it any other way…but it took me until I was in my 60’s to take that leap…it’s never too late, go for it if you are passionate about being independent…best of luck to you guys 👍
My folks did this 50 years ago. It would have been great if they could have documented their move on video. I’d recommend sealing the inlet for the IBC with some gauze mesh. It sucks to find a dead snake or rat in your water supply.
What a magical spot that you can do so much with!!. Awesome adventures to come im sure and great for kids to learn sustainable living. Especially with whats coming. 👍
That was thoroughly enjoyable to watch . Learnt a few things about potential Australian off the grid opportunities. Thank you . Good luck with it all 😃
Looking forward to new content! ❤️ I also live in Australia and I’m looking at living off grid when I’m older so I’m hoping your videos will give me some inspiration 👍
How good! we are currently on the gold coast working our buts off to save $$, had no idea people would want to watch this stuff so we didnt bank videos or have a big budget. Doing things as we can afford it. New regular videos should start rolling our end of Jan as we got our hot water units from Smarttek and our shipping container gets delivered on the 13th :)
Great video mate. Thanks for changing your handle.... a little. When I saw your video pop up last year with your original handle, I thought you had a cheek. But hey, you are off grid, and you are definitely an Aussie!! I look forward to your content down the road. All the Best. @OffGridAussies
well done on taking the 1st leap .. been watching a heap of yanks with this off grid lifestyle and now glad we got a fair dinkum Aussie having a go, looking forward to following your ups n downs.. stay hard !
Thank you :) yea the yanks are good at it but all the people i seen have a Big budget or not relevant to Aussie conditions so we are winging it at the moment. We dont have a big bank account or banked videos but more regular content will be coming mid too end Jan and 2023 we hope to move up to Bundy full time and get things moving.
Great starting setup. We helped a friend set his water and small solar up. For his water supply. He had a well drilled. Then we installed an RPS (Rural Power Systems) Solar well pump turn key system. From the well we ran the water into an IBC Container like yours. We saw people building wooden towers (expensive now) for gravity feed but found it more cost effective & cheaper just to double stack or triple stack ibc’s the pressure was good. Then we saw where others had taken old junked or abandoned campers and used the 12 volt holding tank pumps and piped them either into off grid cabins or trailers or just attach pex or hoses. We had access to a free 12 volt pump and for a free part we made a pressurized system. I hope this gives you and others visiting your TH-cam channel ideas.
We are in the planning phase of our Off grid living at the moment and are based in Brisbane. Still looking for the right land. Very happy for you to be doing this very close to where we are. Will keep looking at your progress and will jump in to help sometime in the near future. Good luck mate..
How good! we are currently on the gold coast working our buts off to save $$, had no idea people would want to watch this stuff so we didnt bank videos or have a big budget. Doing things as we can afford it. New videos should start rolling our end of Jan as we got our hot water units from Smarttek and our shipping container gets delivered on the 13th :)
Hey mate loved the video I'm currently looking for very similar piece of land and can't wait to see what you do with yours very inspiring brother God bless
We've been living off grid in the hills of South Australia for more than two years now. We rent the land and live in a group of fantastic tents that truly need some tlc but we have and still love it. Saving for a bus now.
What a cracking first video that was, I think you might be a natural 'TH-camr'! But, as you say, that isn't really the point, which is to document your path forward and share it with others. I'd be really interested to know how you're getting on, and wish you and family very well.
We will be doing some move videos in the coming weeks, unfortunately we all got COVID just after this video. We have been gathering materials and will return week after next to update everyone on the new plans and show some more progress :)
When we were 45 we sold everything, built a motorhome and hit the road. For 15 years we drove around Oz then dropped anchor on a bush block. I am now turning that into an off grid paradise, well my idea of paradise anyway. It was real scary at the start but the best thing we ever did. Things always work out, maybe not exactly as planned but always good. At least that's been my experience.
Love it! I want to do this too and live in a Tiny House. You should film yourself when you are cooking too. Looking forward to seeing the vegetable garden as it will be amazing. I grow vegetables and herbs from my balcony in big pots. Have fun with it all.
Thanks :) we love the tiny home idea, we actually just purchased a 20ft shipping container to convert in a later video :P I will be sure to do some cooking on the fire and camp oven in future videos :D love it!
@@uppanadam Agreed, my parents are in the renting crisis at the moment, north of $650 a week for a crummy 3 bed house on one income. Keen to get them up to our block once we get a bit of momentum and funding behind us.
Awesome job mate, property looks mint, we are on the hunt fornour block while we travel Australia in our van... will follow and support a fellow off grid family. 🤙
@@offgridaus Haha awesome, we just followed you guys in insta also and we are ready to create this next stage of our lifestyle... proving hard to find the right land lol
Thanks :) we will have more videos coming soon :D we will be going back to the block this weekend to work on some new plans and bring us more materials :)
Great start to your Off grid dwelling and a beautiful spot. All of our stuff is in rodent proof containers - metal tins, tool boxes etc. Regarding the IBC for water, I suggest covering it in black builders plastic or painting it to keep the sunshine off it. The algae will grow in the water and becomes quite manky and slimy (If it can flow through the outlet). Speaking from experience - I needed to use a high pressure hose to get all the gunk off.
Yep, producing content is lots of work... but just a bit of content is better than none.. Looking forward to the next, and yes, I've subbed so i can see.... the next.
Hi Mike, thanks for the comment :) Filming content is a learning curve for us at the moment as we have had to make quick decisions with purchases etc, we forget to get the camera out. We will however be filming this weekend. We will be focusing on getting the land back from overgrowth caused by the past few months of constant rain. We have made a few purchases that will help make this possible and hope to have another video out mid next week :)
With the area designated as the vegetable garden in the shade, I believe you would do better in a different location! You might give some thought to the new location of the water tank on the ground. Usually it’s best to be elevated so gravity will push the water for basic use. Shower water will have to be pumped. Otherwise you’ve got the start of a very special place!
Thanks for the tip :) i will re evaluate that next time i'm up there :). We have sorted the shower out now with a 12v pump that feeds a hot water unit that is mounted to an IBC shower cubicle setup & that has its own 12v source and solar input independent from the house power setup. We will have another video up soon of this and updates on plans for the container home. :D
We ordered one of them black UV covers but ended up replacing the entire tank for a proper water tank and now just use that to cart water in from town 🤙🙏
Hey :) yea we will have more videos out end of Jan, not gonna lie when we posted this video we had no idea hope it would go and its taken off haha! we didnt have banked videos or a big bank account so we have spent the last 6 months working our buts off to get the ball rolling and get more content up for ya :)
Yay we are also off grid in Victoria in beautiful Gippsland... yay how exciting, subbed can't wait to follow your journey and learn from each other maybe hahaha
Heck yea! Love hearing more.and more people are doing this. Recently with all the major storms we have had and everyone around us losing power and how quickly people freak out, we are glad we chose to go off grid 😁👌
Hi Excellent block and FANTASTIC view, not surprised the road works / traffic hasn't gotten any better driving up to Bundy. Do you have any extra building requirements to cover fire ratings in Bundy?
Cheers :) yep, the traffic up there will still be there in a few years unfortunately, but when its done it should be great! Not so much for building requirements as its a steel box, its more the land maintenance and keeping up with mowing/fire breaks, fence lines and keeping re-growth under control :)
yea it can get expensive if the home wasn't designed for power efficiency and set up for off grid. Our container home we built is setup for 12v like a caravan and used an inverter for all 240V. This entire setup cost me just over $3000 and we have A/C, fridges, lights, everything we need.
A great start to your channel, looking forward to your future plans. I watch a lot of off grid living from Portugal. I’ve a couple of questions, what elevation are you at ? Do you have a natural water source on your land ?
As for elevation I'm not sure I'll have to do some research. We do have a small stream that runs down the bottom of the hill, however we don't yet have a pumping setup to capture that water, we rely on a 1000L water tote on our trailer :)
Cool vid, just subscribed. Wow one video and you already have over 200 subscribers! You will do well on TH-cam. Unfortunately my channel Anderson’s Adventures 42 is dead. I’ve been uploading videos since 2006 have over 900 videos but only 300 subscribers. Good luck to you and we are looking forward to seeing more from your channel 👍
Anyone thinking about doing the off grid/bush block life needs to ask ALOT of questions regarding wind farms and solar farms especially in Qld. These things are NOT what the "experts" are telling you. Just sayin.
Yes, unfortunately you need council approval to build any structure these days and pay the rather large free because they must have their cut in what your doing. (this varies per state/council)
Good work, we ve done a similar thing- now living full time on our block, we’re near Kingaroy:) we re totally off grid if want someone to bounce ideas get in contact:)
Hey 🤙 congrats of full time at your block 😍 Kingaroy ain't that far from us, always down for a chat, if you have Instagram give us a message there maybe.
Nah he smiles and sneezes because he crumples his nose up, he has done this since he was a pup 🤙 we had him checked years ago, he just loves a good smile.
I'm confused by this comment, however i'm assuming your referring too your own definition of off grid. Our definition of off grid is not connected/reliant to utilities such as power or water. We still retain all luxuries of the 20th century such as you-tube, power, washing machines etc :) Hope this helps you understand our goals :)
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Taking the leap of faith is what holds a lot of people back…I’m off the grid with an independent power source, have my own water supply & grow about 50% of my own food. Wouldn’t have it any other way…but it took me until I was in my 60’s to take that leap…it’s never too late, go for it if you are passionate about being independent…best of luck to you guys 👍
My folks did this 50 years ago. It would have been great if they could have documented their move on video.
I’d recommend sealing the inlet for the IBC with some gauze mesh. It sucks to find a dead snake or rat in your water supply.
What a magical spot that you can do so much with!!. Awesome adventures to come im sure and great for kids to learn sustainable living. Especially with whats coming. 👍
Thank you :) our son loves to be out doors, digging holes, riding bikes and playing with the dog. That in its self makes it all worth it :)
That was thoroughly enjoyable to watch . Learnt a few things about potential Australian off the grid opportunities. Thank you . Good luck with it all 😃
Looking forward to new content! ❤️
I also live in Australia and I’m looking at living off grid when I’m older so I’m hoping your videos will give me some inspiration 👍
How good! we are currently on the gold coast working our buts off to save $$, had no idea people would want to watch this stuff so we didnt bank videos or have a big budget. Doing things as we can afford it. New regular videos should start rolling our end of Jan as we got our hot water units from Smarttek and our shipping container gets delivered on the 13th :)
Great video mate. Thanks for changing your handle.... a little. When I saw your video pop up last year with your original handle, I thought you had a cheek. But hey, you are off grid, and you are definitely an Aussie!! I look forward to your content down the road. All the Best.
@OffGridAussies
Goodluck getting off the grid. We just finished our off-grid home which took 3 us years to build. Well worth it... No more utility bills!!!
well done on taking the 1st leap .. been watching a heap of yanks with this off grid lifestyle and now glad we got a fair dinkum Aussie having a go, looking forward to following your ups n downs.. stay hard !
Thank you :) yea the yanks are good at it but all the people i seen have a Big budget or not relevant to Aussie conditions so we are winging it at the moment. We dont have a big bank account or banked videos but more regular content will be coming mid too end Jan and 2023 we hope to move up to Bundy full time and get things moving.
Just found U guys I liked and subscribed 😊
Thanks legend! We will have more videos up soon as we have done ALOT around the property 😁😜
Awesome to see some more Aussie’s doing the OFF GRID thing
I’ll stayed tuned
All the best mate
Thanks legend 🤙 we will be making more frequent content in the coming weeks 🙏
Agree there are not enough of us .. I tell U it takes guts :)
Great starting setup. We helped a friend set his water and small solar up. For his water supply. He had a well drilled. Then we installed an RPS (Rural Power Systems) Solar well pump turn key system. From the well we ran the water into an IBC Container like yours. We saw people building wooden towers (expensive now) for gravity feed but found it more cost effective & cheaper just to double stack or triple stack ibc’s the pressure was good. Then we saw where others had taken old junked or abandoned campers and used the 12 volt holding tank pumps and piped them either into off grid cabins or trailers or just attach pex or hoses. We had access to a free 12 volt pump and for a free part we made a pressurized system. I hope this gives you and others visiting your TH-cam channel ideas.
We are in the planning phase of our Off grid living at the moment and are based in Brisbane. Still looking for the right land. Very happy for you to be doing this very close to where we are. Will keep looking at your progress and will jump in to help sometime in the near future. Good luck mate..
How good! we are currently on the gold coast working our buts off to save $$, had no idea people would want to watch this stuff so we didnt bank videos or have a big budget. Doing things as we can afford it. New videos should start rolling our end of Jan as we got our hot water units from Smarttek and our shipping container gets delivered on the 13th :)
Hey mate loved the video I'm currently looking for very similar piece of land and can't wait to see what you do with yours very inspiring brother God bless
Thanks! :D Hope your hunt for land has gone well! prices are all over the show these days!
We've been living off grid in the hills of South Australia for more than two years now. We rent the land and live in a group of fantastic tents that truly need some tlc but we have and still love it. Saving for a bus now.
What a cracking first video that was, I think you might be a natural 'TH-camr'! But, as you say, that isn't really the point, which is to document your path forward and share it with others. I'd be really interested to know how you're getting on, and wish you and family very well.
Pretty keen to watch your progress, hope you keep recording. 👍👍
We will be doing some move videos in the coming weeks, unfortunately we all got COVID just after this video. We have been gathering materials and will return week after next to update everyone on the new plans and show some more progress :)
Keep it rollin' ,we're watching.
Hey mate, looking forward to your next vid 👍 looking good!
love your videos will wait anxiously to watch further videos on your progress
Hey :) Thank you! :D we will be heading back up this weekend with more material and a new plan. 🤞
Wow what an amazing view. Great life choice!
Good onya mate having a crack
Thank you 😁🤙🙏👌
Ah, the serenity. Bloody beautiful.
Thanks 🙏🤙
When we were 45 we sold everything, built a motorhome and hit the road. For 15 years we drove around Oz then dropped anchor on a bush block. I am now turning that into an off grid paradise, well my idea of paradise anyway.
It was real scary at the start but the best thing we ever did. Things always work out, maybe not exactly as planned but always good. At least that's been my experience.
love it! that sounds like an epic adventure.
I agree, not everything comes out perfect but you will never know unless you just get stuck into it :)
Awesome property, looking forward to more videos 👍
I took a total leap of faith...left Melbourne for rural Victoria...never looked back. Go for it and follow your dreams
Yea, we had some people putting their negative opinions into the mix but we decided it's our life let's get on with what we want to do 👌🤙😁
Love it! I want to do this too and live in a Tiny House. You should film yourself when you are cooking too. Looking forward to seeing the vegetable garden as it will be amazing. I grow vegetables and herbs from my balcony in big pots. Have fun with it all.
Thanks :) we love the tiny home idea, we actually just purchased a 20ft shipping container to convert in a later video :P I will be sure to do some cooking on the fire and camp oven in future videos :D love it!
Fear is the unknown!! So they say!! I am saving like crazy too get my own piece of block of land!! One day...one day it will happen!! LOL!!
That's it! keep the dream alive :)
@@offgridaus I just had a routine inspection cause I rent!! So over it!!
@@uppanadam Agreed, my parents are in the renting crisis at the moment, north of $650 a week for a crummy 3 bed house on one income. Keen to get them up to our block once we get a bit of momentum and funding behind us.
@@offgridaus I don't blame you!! Ohhh the joys of owning your own piece of land without all the restrictions!! Freedom!!
Awesome job mate, property looks mint, we are on the hunt fornour block while we travel Australia in our van... will follow and support a fellow off grid family. 🤙
Thanks legends! Funny we actually follow you guys on facebook :P keep up the good work and keep in touch if your ever in the area :)
@@offgridaus Haha awesome, we just followed you guys in insta also and we are ready to create this next stage of our lifestyle... proving hard to find the right land lol
Love the dog that smiles ( shows his teeth, momentarily .)
Hi from Tasmania. We will be eagerly watching you. We will be living this in the next few months
Thanks :) we will have more videos coming soon :D we will be going back to the block this weekend to work on some new plans and bring us more materials :)
Great start to your Off grid dwelling and a beautiful spot. All of our stuff is in rodent proof containers - metal tins, tool boxes etc. Regarding the IBC for water, I suggest covering it in black builders plastic or painting it to keep the sunshine off it. The algae will grow in the water and becomes quite manky and slimy (If it can flow through the outlet). Speaking from experience - I needed to use a high pressure hose to get all the gunk off.
Hi there mate looks great mate our living the dream good on i wish i could do that one day i gant leave to long iam 61 soon mate
Yep, producing content is lots of work... but just a bit of content is better than none.. Looking forward to the next, and yes, I've subbed so i can see.... the next.
Hi Mike, thanks for the comment :) Filming content is a learning curve for us at the moment as we have had to make quick decisions with purchases etc, we forget to get the camera out.
We will however be filming this weekend. We will be focusing on getting the land back from overgrowth caused by the past few months of constant rain. We have made a few purchases that will help make this possible and hope to have another video out mid next week :)
Great work! Looking forward to seeing your progress.
Thank you :) we will be filming again either this week or next weekend, getting ready to attack the shed build :)
@@offgridaus awesome! We’re on the same kind of journey!
@@Tinachimneycreekfarm How good is that!, i have subscribed to your Chanel and keen to follow your progress too :)
Awesome start there mate. If i may make one suggestion? Plant your Fruit trees as soon as you can...
Thanks for the tip, ill be getting some sorted soon :D
Love the set up
Thank you :)
Nice work brother. Just a thought. If you push your water tank up the hill as far as possible you get pressure to your sink an shower.😊
I'm looking forward to your future videos. Get well soon.
Thanks! We will be back up and filming next weekend :) we are all back to good health and ready to attack the shed build :)
With the area designated as the vegetable garden in the shade, I believe you would do better in a different location! You might give some thought to the new location of the water tank on the ground. Usually it’s best to be elevated so gravity will push the water for basic use. Shower water will have to be pumped. Otherwise you’ve got the start of a very special place!
Thanks for the tip :) i will re evaluate that next time i'm up there :).
We have sorted the shower out now with a 12v pump that feeds a hot water unit that is mounted to an IBC shower cubicle setup & that has its own 12v source and solar input independent from the house power setup.
We will have another video up soon of this and updates on plans for the container home. :D
You will have to protect your IBC from the sun as they will break down in a year or two. Awesome place mate.
We ordered one of them black UV covers but ended up replacing the entire tank for a proper water tank and now just use that to cart water in from town 🤙🙏
Cheers legend 🤙🙏
I'm on! Let's GO
Anymore videos mate?? Keen to watch your progress
Hey :) yea we will have more videos out end of Jan, not gonna lie when we posted this video we had no idea hope it would go and its taken off haha! we didnt have banked videos or a big bank account so we have spent the last 6 months working our buts off to get the ball rolling and get more content up for ya :)
Yay we are also off grid in Victoria in beautiful Gippsland... yay how exciting, subbed can't wait to follow your journey and learn from each other maybe hahaha
Heck yea! Love hearing more.and more people are doing this.
Recently with all the major storms we have had and everyone around us losing power and how quickly people freak out, we are glad we chose to go off grid 😁👌
Hello there, I love your content and I'm pretty sure other people too. So keep up the great work friend mate. Have a nice day :)
Thank you :)
Mate it looks great castles aren't built in a day l
Hi Excellent block and FANTASTIC view, not surprised the road works / traffic hasn't gotten any better driving up to Bundy. Do you have any extra building requirements to cover fire ratings in Bundy?
Cheers :) yep, the traffic up there will still be there in a few years unfortunately, but when its done it should be great!
Not so much for building requirements as its a steel box, its more the land maintenance and keeping up with mowing/fire breaks, fence lines and keeping re-growth under control :)
You're only about a dozen or so sheets of corrugated metal to completely enclose that structure. You can cut in windows...
Yep, still need flooring, wall framing, insulation, plumbing and wiring but we will get there eventually :)
@@offgridaus Just get it enclosed first. The rest will follow... You're close to having that part done...
I am looking to do the same as you on a bush block not far from where you are shortly good luck with everything there
Thanks James, when you move up let us know we would be more than happy to help you with your getting your block ready :)
Sounds good I’ll let you know when
I was told it would cost me from $50 thousand to get solar for small 3 bedroom home victoria so I still don't have power
yea it can get expensive if the home wasn't designed for power efficiency and set up for off grid. Our container home we built is setup for 12v like a caravan and used an inverter for all 240V. This entire setup cost me just over $3000 and we have A/C, fridges, lights, everything we need.
Nice camp man
Just found your channel, look forward to more videos. Love the off grid living 😁
A great start to your channel, looking forward to your future plans. I watch a lot of off grid living from Portugal. I’ve a couple of questions, what elevation are you at ? Do you have a natural water source on your land ?
As for elevation I'm not sure I'll have to do some research. We do have a small stream that runs down the bottom of the hill, however we don't yet have a pumping setup to capture that water, we rely on a 1000L water tote on our trailer :)
Nice camp
You wont need a tv there mate !
Cool vid, just subscribed. Wow one video and you already have over 200 subscribers! You will do well on TH-cam. Unfortunately my channel Anderson’s Adventures 42 is dead. I’ve been uploading videos since 2006 have over 900 videos but only 300 subscribers. Good luck to you and we are looking forward to seeing more from your channel 👍
Anyone thinking about doing the off grid/bush block life needs to ask ALOT of questions regarding wind farms and solar farms especially in Qld.
These things are NOT what the "experts" are telling you.
Just sayin.
No guarantees in life. We just take it day by day :)
Did you have to get council approval to build the structure?
Yes, unfortunately you need council approval to build any structure these days and pay the rather large free because they must have their cut in what your doing. (this varies per state/council)
@@offgridaus yeh, that's a bummer, anyway good luck with everything,
@@paulaka7 Thank you :)
Good work, we ve done a similar thing- now living full time on our block, we’re near Kingaroy:) we re totally off grid if want someone to bounce ideas get in contact:)
Hey 🤙 congrats of full time at your block 😍 Kingaroy ain't that far from us, always down for a chat, if you have Instagram give us a message there maybe.
Milo has allergies
Nah he smiles and sneezes because he crumples his nose up, he has done this since he was a pup 🤙 we had him checked years ago, he just loves a good smile.
well your off the grid paradise is no longer off the grid as you just advertised it to us
I'm confused by this comment, however i'm assuming your referring too your own definition of off grid.
Our definition of off grid is not connected/reliant to utilities such as power or water. We still retain all luxuries of the 20th century such as you-tube, power, washing machines etc :) Hope this helps you understand our goals :)