So 7 years ago, you saw the future. Kris you’ve nailed it. Look at the mess the world is in right now!! Mate , I’ve watched all your content, still have to remind myself, you are running a plasma cutter, from power you have made yourself. Awesome 😎
..... what a prophet, fast forward 6 years and this man's probably one of the happiest and freest people on earth as pandemics and economy collapse occurs around the world! keep up what makes you happy and free.
Economic collapse? We living on the same planet? During the last year so much money was made, it is not even funny anymore. Where I live the trust index last year was the highest in a decade and my job and the jobs of my friends, colleagues and family are all as stable and secure as it can get. Stop buying into the panic.
@@cracknigr6065 until it isn't. look into what is going on with food production, major changes will come about this year and middle class people around the world are going to feel it.
@@wesleysullivan8047 ok bro. We will see fucking nothing happening. Come back here in 5 years and teach me better. I will be happy (or not) to tell you that you were right.
@@wesleysullivan8047 I mean it is not like I have unlimitted trust in our systems but a collapse wouldn't come fast (I think). Living more sustainable is in anyway a good choice and I applaud everyone that has the willpower to pull it off, so I hope you will be happy with your choices! I am living a conventional live but am trying my best to keep my foot print small. (gardening, as few as possible plastics, haven't flewn in 8 years, etc.)
Hi mike. I'm moving to wales where they have a planning policy for what i am doing, its called policy 52, wales has realised that people are leaving because the can't find work and they are trying to get people back on the land. i don't want to opt out of society, far from it. i want to try and show people that you can get back on to land, do things yourself and add to the local economy. build not only relationships with nature but with local people to. if i hurt myself in this process believe me i will be down the hospital. i dont want us to all go it alone and beat the system, i want us to all realise that the system is not currently serving our best interests. i don't have all the answers how I'm going to do it. but i want to give back to society in manny ways so that i don't end up a preaching, anti system hippy with a laptop and iPhone. i just want to show people that there are other ways other than the 9-5 grind, single skilled culture. i don't want to beat a system, people create systems and people can change systems. i won't be doing anything illegal, I'm just doing my best as a young man to make a change that i believe will be positive for me and the environment. the planning laws that are there to protect the land don't do a great job. i see deforistation and over grazing, planning policy is there to stop bad things happening, but in that process it stops good things happening to. I'm hoping to be good thing for this land. i don't think i can live without money I'm to deep in the system, i would like to earn money from my land by selling my woodwork or produce and i will being paying tax on anything that i should be. i hope this clears things up a little bit. i apriciate the comments. i will also look at getting that book thanks for the advice
DIY Harbor Thanks for the reply. I understand better now what you mean and I agree with your approach. For me what you say is common sense and at the same time quite brave. I've met people over the years who hated their job or the 9-5 routine and aspired to doing something else but readily admitted that they were not 'brave' enough to do something about it. They hated the job but the job was a safe place to be.I knew Wales had a different approach to people living on the land if they were working it, but never heard of policy 52, will look that one up! You've said ' I just want to show people that there are other ways' - this channel would be a great way to do just that so I hope you'll continue to document your progress. ATB.
Mike DeMan thanks mike, i have a lot of learning to do and its all very daunting but I'm looking forward to get down there and start making some progress videos. the first think i will be doing is building a yeart base from natural round wood, tyers filled with stone and mud as foundations, they are already in the next field, some div dumped there. and pallet wood for the floor. so hopeful i can get this legal stuff sorted out and get to work. thanks for the comment .
Nice one mate, you have clearly worked this out. I am a former British Soldier, living down under in the bush with my wife. Old homestead and orchard that i paid peanuts for (Sterling buys a lot of Aussie bucks) it's a hard life but it's bloody rewarding mate. Grow, shoot and forage 90% of what we eat. Love your mindset young fella, looking forward to reviewing more of your work. Got to love YT bro, awesome sharing platform. Cheers Moose.
Wow. You called that one. The system is collapsing as I type. You have developed amazing skills. You done exactly the right thing at exactly the right time.
Love hearing what Kris had to say as in my mind and heart, he is spot on . I am here 5 yrs later and binge watching . I am excited to be following his journey ❣
@@Kampup You don't do planning permission, its not illegal to build it only becomes illegal if you get served an enforcement notice and do not comply. After 4 years you have an immunity against enforcement/or you can apply for a certificate of lawfulness. Its a really messy and risky thing to advertise if you're doing this stuff and the law sucks so you have to be brave.
Hey Kris (and the talented hardworking Dot too) -- We swapped a downtown condo for a log house+forest. Folks thought we were making a bad trade ("but it's still going up in value!") until Covid/power outs/storms hit and suddenly everyone realized we had water and fuel and food at hand. It's our life's work to leave it better than we found it, as a haven for both humans and other wild things, and try to protect it from the "development" all around us that's paving under every remaining stitch of nature. Love your channel. And love being able to keep coming back to these older videos. Thanks for being a continuous inspiration! 👍
amen brother, i suffer from depression and social anxiety for this reason, always feeling trapped, never have a good nights sleep, no money to do anything, in debt and all i want is to be free
Yeah man that's exactly how i feel. I'm done, finished, not going to do another days work fro the rest of my life I think. I'm 38 so I got to think quick how to survive. I really tried the past two years and then it all went to shit again and I'm rock bottom again just because society is fucked.
I’ve been watching your videos for a couple years now and just tonight decided that it would be interesting to catch up from the start to the current instead of working my way backward thru your catalog. So glad I did. Love this video.
And look at the world right now. You called it. I just discovered your channel and appreciate your vid's so far! This Covid scam is a global mess. I wish you continued success. Stay safe. From the USA
Rover, i know, i bought a flat in 2008 that was just a shell, no kitchen or anything, i spent a lot of money doing everything (all myself) by the time i had done all the work the economy had crashed and it was worth less than i payed for it. what a system! the welsh planners don't like people like us much, but more applications are going in and the process is becoming more normal all the time. there is just an enormous amount of paper work. but we have friends that have done it and that can advise so we are hopeful.
Speaking from an old man's point of view that's worked 30 years at a job (let's put it this way) "I don't love", and have nothing to show for it ,but it's fed and housed me and my family. You carry on with what you're doing. Please allow us to live vicariously through you.
I never say this to a TH-camr (because it could be construed as creepy, I rarely comment anywhere, and almost never feel the need to say this to a YTer, anyway), but I really wish I could give you a hug--just a platonic, not creepy, thank-you-for-existing-and-being-a-good-human kind of hug. What you're doing means a lot to me, but the WHY is even more important. In lieu of an awkward hug, I'll just subscribe and give you a virtual high five: *high five*
Damn, damn, damn! 16-18 months I've been following you and I just found this video. You go Kris. You've got the right idea. Keep on strong. I'm cheering for you!
Not sure why youtube is showing me this video 7 years on but its amazing how far you've come and amazing how far the issues of the world you speak about in this video have come also. Very happy to finally have my own piece of land to regenerate and live in peace with nature
Just started watching videos on your channel. You are completely right: we are too disconnected from nature (and everything, really). Just subscribed and looking forward to watching more.
I like you more today than yesterday having watched this, and I already liked you yesterday. Found myself saying AMEN out loud to some of the things you said. Kindred spirits.
This is one of the best videos I've seen on TH-cam in quite a while, and it's the only one I can remember saying to myself that I will watch this again. You have reached certain conclusions early in your life, conclusions that have taken me a lifetime to realise. So well done you and good luck to you with this project, I look forward to following your progress.
My friend you have seen the light ! We have all been conned ya know , iam 54 and it’s taken all these years to realise it . Most people could not do what you are doing and that’s a shame . The worst thing that everyone does is get a mortgage . Once you have one and most people do ! Your whole life is mapped out by having one . We are lucky in the UK really we have loads of land , but we don’t use it to live on like we could . Good luck to you mate . You are really really living your life .
I must say i enjoyed your focus on the world around you . IT a mark of a true of grid yarning. I get it I rely do as a young man born in th1952 & now in my 70th year . we lived at the Sowdelis in {Wheaton Aston } a county village in England with no mans & Electricity & waters supply. My farther being a miner built a hard road a mile long up to the cottage . he was all so a man of meny talents in life & as i grow up our family lived a life of idyllic & separate life stile from the rest of our. Village & that isolation meant we had to a lot of our life. become self reliant. we grew our own food. much as you do . we produced our own power. in a different way but the end goal was for The 4 Elements of sustainability. hating & light , food & shelter, the (4 ) basic element in life. yes we used wind mils back then but not as sophisticated as we see today that Teck was not about well it was but in it basic form but pyrolysis was & we product our own gas & that gas was used to light out home YES you got it right. { Light our home} back then we cooked on a rang & powered our home gas for light, & products that in a wood gas generator & cleaned it with a bubbler & condense it in an old steel lined deep freeze which run of the gas we product. all you have Spoken of I get but we the Masses can't all live our lives in the way we once did, There is not sufficient land to sustain us that way. we in our own way were very lucky people to Esperance the lives' we did & in your case still do. Had i not had an opatunity to but my cauncil house i would be living in a van today . so i get it. but we do not "Burden the world in such a way" others do i get that to . i live quit modestly on my pension with my loving wife . today we her of the shortages of power & the predicted cot's it will men for us using. that rely on it . But you & i know if we can't afford it we find a solution to it we can afford & i find your new micro hydro power Soler & wind production a exsepterbal answer for some & in meny ways can proves at lest one or two of the for liement of sustainability. but we must never forget the one singular element that enables it all to work. Our self we being the tool to achieve our own salvation in life with out our effort's, if we do nothing & i fear we have all go lazy . Or Shal i say Prevented from achieving our potential in life . Les Thompson A respectful & early pioneer of life of grid way WE never get the medals son Just the work Well done Keep it up . i have ben traying to fined you Early flux wind mills build but can't find it i have seen what you have product in the rebuild frim it retirement , From under the bench, I must say what a lost opatunity for sail's, will you be posting you new build in detail i & others would love to see it , Thank you Les .
For a young man you are a very wise old soul 💚 only recently found your channel, am loving your work, what a talented and creative man you are. Would love to live the life you are living ❤️🙏🏼 I’m putting it out into the universe and currently looking for the right piece of land. Keep up the fantastic work, love your morals and values and how much you value Mother Earth 🌏🌳💚 she truly is beautiful and deserves to be looked after which you are doing, must feel fabulous. 🌳❤️😍
Kris I am 53 and disabled all for the sake of money! I NOW can say what a load of bull society has bought into! Do what you love and the hell with what society “thinks” or “expects”! Life is yours to make of it what you want! Keep up what your doing!
I'm truly impressed that you not only figured this out at such a young age, but that you've had the courage to take the leap to create your own way of life outside the mainstream! We just bought some land ourselves to do what you've been doing for 6 years now, but we're 65! I think I'll be binge watching your channel in the coming weeks. Thanks so much for taking the time to share your thoughts and journey.
Hey Kris YOU’VE DONE IT!!! 😁🤩 … I’ve watched you from almost the beginning… This old video just popped up from the algorithm and i watched it again… You’ve come so far! … You live your dream! … You work hard! … And you’re Such An INSPIRATION!!! I Look forward every friday to your video 😁 Thanks my Friend 🙏
I'm really pleased you've been able to progress so far forward to your aim since you made this video. Here I am at 66 years old & FINALLY I have the time & finance available to build a negative carbon place to live. I think I can do it & remain an omnivore, as I already grow, hunt & fish for more than half my food It's going to take vertical ground heat source, solar, wind, a well & septic system & a lot of work on my part but should be done before I reach 70.
What an inspiration! So good to see a 'normal' young guy like yourself actually getting on with leading by example and living the way you believe is true to our nature (I 100% agree with you on all of your points). I only found your channel yesterday and I'm hooked, it's great to see how many views your vids have! All the best my friend
Very happy to have stumbled on this video. You are an inspiration man, and what you say here is so true. We are taught that it is dangerous to try and do things for ourselves, taught to be scared of the dirt where our food grows, taught to be scared of building anything, working on things we should leave to 'professionals'. We have our intelligence and potential insulted every step of the way in life by people who are already jaded and cynical. The same people who have never explored their own potential and who are disturbed to see anyone young and enthusiastic. As with everything it is not always black and white, because there is also a lot to learn from people who have spent their life doing one skill, and many trades and crafts are highly complex the more you learn... but we can do far more than most people believe, if we put our mind to it. TH-cam holds an insane wealth of experience and knowledge on almost anything you could attempt to build, grow, design, etc. Plus the margins for error are far greater than we are taught. When we are children we fall and hurt ourselves frequently in the process of learning, and then as adults we become afraid. So it takes bravery to say and do what you have done. It's not about undermining or attacking peoples choices, just about saying, "Enough! This is not for me."
I only watched this 6 years old video, after having watched most of your videos seems like you knew back then exactly what you wanted to do and you did it I take my hat off to your attitude towards everything really I am 51 now and I'm about to start what you started 6 years ago. it's never too late. the world is literally collapsing as we speak. China is now out of the energy sources. they operate their factories 2 days a week, because their energy is insufficient. I don't want to be a bad prophet, but that can only bring war and Chinese occupation, because China is not going to sit on the corner and cry over their finished energy sources. China will take that energy from nearby countries at first, by force or whatever means necessary. and then they will move further. so again, cheers to you Kris for the inspiration and for the proof of concept using your own example. I truly salute you man!
I decided to look at your journey from the beginning. I have been working on my yard the last four years and I am with you on your entire outlook n society.
You are right on my friend. I'm glad you figured this out at a young age. I have worked hard all my life and found that it is almost impossible for the average person to get ahead. This system is designed to enslave us and keep us working and in debt. I finally came to the conclusion that I had enough of this system and are working to change my life and live off the grid. Go on my friend and live your life to the fullest.
This is fascinating, the pallet idea particularly. We’re setting up a forest garden and just got some ducks, but we’re going slow with it. Our land is a wildlife haven, but it’s been ruined with fences and bricks buried all over it, which were slowly fixing. We want to teach our son to be self-sufficient so he is never reliant on a system that is so risky. Whatever he chooses to do when he’s older, he’ll always have the skills to rely on. Lovely to hear you speaking about it! We’re slow at learning it, having started with no experience, but the wealth of information out there is amazing.
You are a great part of a new generation that are beginning to not just see the damage to the land but the families also. Many years of small towns and farmers were the main stay of US life. More and more generations wanted that fancy life in the big cities. We left the city 40 years ago to save an old farm house that was in decay. We built a lovely home doing all the work just us and our kid. We had a small horse farm and loved the life. To my Big point we had to savage clean saw dust, or pay for it!!! I see your pile of saw dust and can't understand why people don't save it since it is used for horses. But their are many other uses you will discover. I thought a chainsaw catcher might be an idea you could work out.
Been watching your videos Kris for the last 12 months but never watched you from the start of them - and what you have said in this video is spot on, i really wish me and my partner would have done this some yrs ago, we are in our later yrs now so i feel its too late for us but you have age on your side - live free and be happy - love and peace to you an Dot
Just been binge watching much of your work, during the First Great Coronavirus Lockdown. Then I found this. Congratulations Kris. You really seem to have achieved so much of what you hoped. I can imagine that 5 years ago, so many folk might have dismissed you as a naive dreamer. Not now. You have proved it can be done. Thank you for sharing your journey, honestly, with all its ups and downs. Many will also appreciate the thought you give to all your actions and the potential hypocrasies that critics imagine. I suspect many will envy what you have, perhaps because it shows how little they have achieved in their allotted time on this earth. Please keep doing what you do. You can sleep soundly. All the best to you and yours. Stay safe.
Kris, I love whatever you're doing! You're an inspiration for me! I love watching your videos. I'd love to be and do something like you did sometime down the line in future. Really eye-opening and inspiring !
Have just watched this Kris and it makes good sense. More so now when the world is in turmoil, socially. economically and financially. You have come a long way in fulfilling your dream. Well done and strength to your elbow.
Well said sir. Been following you for sometime and never heard your reasons for why you're doing what your doing. Thanks for sharing. My wife and I keep discussing something similar. We live in a very nice rural area. Making our present home a sanctuary of sorts. It's what we have to work with. Keep up the great work.
Just today found your channel and am really inspired but what you are doing. Touching to hear you say this of nature especially after just hearing the news that they are destroying an ancient woodland in Poland to build another US military base. Everyone is so disconnected. Heartbreaking. On a positive note, keep up the good work
Interesting thinking Chris. I cant fault your logic. I wish Id had your insight earlier in life but I wont go into that. For many reasons, similar and different, I did something similar with a different partner much later in life.
Absolutely spot on. I remember watching some of your videos a few years back and without making any excuses, it's a dam shame modern life can get in the way and drag you down further into a lifestyle you know you don't want to live. Congratulations and I hope you're content with the lifestyle you've built for yourself. I barely know the difference between a spanner and a screwdriver...perhaps it's time to learn
I'm looking back on your journey. The things you are saying in this video are the things I've been thinking. I'm looking at land now. And making plans. Thanks for your thoughts. Great work, mate.
Hi Kris, i never comment although i support the channels i like with likes. But this my man hit's me deep in the heart. You described precisely what i think! Now i stop talking and start binge watching all your videos. All the best.
I just picked up on your channel Kris. You have great content and I like what you're doing. You touch on some good points here about economy and the existing system that requires continual growth which is not sustainable. Nature will work itself out regardless I figure, but I like how you're choosing and forming your own happiness and destiny.
Nice one kris I’m twice your age and been on a slow journey to try to get to a similar place as you. I have a small area of land and I’ve discovered your channel again recently and it’s inspired me to look again at my plans to live there sustainably .
When i heard you talk about our broken system destoying the world and how pemacultur, offgrid living and making a spot of land more livable for you and all the other species are the reasons for your great work, my heart really opend up in joy! i am a young carpenter and you just became a big role model for me and i hope ill be sending you a video of my permaculture piece of land with an earthship or naturaly build tinyhouse or hut. I wish you all the best and i think its great so see what amazing stuff u have allready acomplished!
Just finished a 12 hour shift and watched this video. I've never heard a viewpoint so depressing and inspiring at the same time. So many points resonated with me. Homes were a lot cheaper for our parents, back when there were half as many people living on Earth, and still they owe debt their entire lives. I may end up building my own house out of financial necessity if nothing else.
Thank you for sharing you're a great inspiration I wish I had learned your perspective when I was younger unfortunately I had other challenges to get through my journey and I think you're a great inspiration for the youth of today!!!
Wondering if this video was your first. I found your channel over a year ago when I was forced to start working from home because of Covid. I have found several off grid channels. Love the idea of living off the land as you have proven can be done. I told my wife that if we ever won the lottery I would buy a large piece of land in the farm town we live in and invite others to buy sections of the large plot of land I would purchase. We would all work together building solar , wind and even hydro to supply electricity to all those who would chose to buy a section of land to build their own home and raise their own farm animals and growing their own food. This planet would be so much better off if we had off grid communities that lived like this.
Couldnt have explained it better.Totally agree with you.You are a big inspiration.Selling my house and looking for a nice farm property to live with nature as we speak.
As always a great video Kris, you are so spot on about the economy situation and the financial system. We are dealing with a lot of the same economical problems here in the USA and a lot of us are doing the same thing as you "getting back to our roots" living off the land and living more natural using permaculture. I wish you the best of luck God speed Brother.
So eloquently put Kris. It's nice to hear some honesty about the desire to be debt free. I think the fact that living naturally does offer a way to detatch from corporate life and also detatch oneself from being tied to a property and paying it off for your whole life just makes utter sense to me. I appreciate the point you made about doing the same job, using the same skill your whole live is a really crappy prospect. I could not agree more. The greener I can make my life is also of great importance to me. Everytime I throw something in the bin, I get a little pang of shame because I consider it and ask myself, did I need to throw that away? The world is such a wasteful place and your way of life really does combat this head on. In short this really struck a chord with me. Please keep up this excellent content. Much respect
Hi Kris. I’ve just started watching you and your achievements over the last few weeks, and I’m totally bold over by what you’ve achieved for yourself over the last six years or so. Listening to what you’ve said on this vid makes me wish I was as clued in as you are when I was around your age. You are a 100% right in what you say. Im 57 now and my partner and I are just about to buy our own woodland, and I plan to build a straw bale house there and we aim to live off grid. Being also vegans, we also intend to do permaculture and encourage wildlife to thrive. I’ve been a cabinet/furniture maker all my life, and have a lot of skills in the building trade. But what you’ve accomplished and taught yourself to do is amazing. Keep up the great work, and I look forward so seeing how your world keeps developing. Ian
I’m impressed… you discovered at a younger age, what took me 40+ years to do! Keep up the great work and trust in your instincts (when your heart, mind & that little voice inside all say the same thing… you can’t go wrong!). I’m glad your getting the message out to others.
Well done mate. Its now time for big changes in the world and I think those that are trying to stay in control realise it and their days are numbered. Im 75 now and I wish i had your forsight back in my day. School to me was a complete waste of my early years but as you said we were told to get a good career and buy a house etc but on reflection that has got most people in a rut. I was lucky but I have many dood friends that have totally wasted there lives and have nothing to show for it. Very sad. Absolutely love your videos. keep up the good work and encourage every young person you meet to do what you are doing.
I've found your channel maybe 1,5-2 years ago. Great videos, helps a lot to forget about stress, very calming and encouraging also. Just finished my own greenhouse. Though it is looks much more ordinary, because i built it from metal with my own made metal pipe bender. Now this video came to my eye, it backlighted to me the fundament of your mindset. This is great, you're right about the system. Keep on and wish you a good luck on your lifetime journey!
Great thoughts Kris! You get to work hard when you want and think about what you want, when you want. I think this is such a powerful way of taking control of ones own life! No more idiot managers! Haha, love it.
I'm hearing you brother! I'm living on a sailing yacht, stick it to the man and not part of a broken system! Walk your own path, love your work mate! Craig 👍
I knew you where bright and talented from the mass of videos I watched from you, but didn't know how far ahead of the 99% of us you were. You description of a broken system and knowledge attributed to all of it shows why you chose the Off-Grid lifestyle and I totally understand. Been an engineer myself I just enjoyed the jobs you carried out over the years, so much knowledge gleened from one talented individual. The modern nomadic lifestyle, but staying put in your own land. Bravo to you and continue on this beautiful journey. Some of us do envy you very much, but all for the right reasons. Maybe one day we'll follow in your footsteps and others like you, coz for sure this world is broken. The 99% serving the 1% - f'that!
So glad I've found your TH-cam channel . It's been a passion of mine to move home to Wales and do exactly what you've done. Your videos are helping me do that last push to get off grid... Just trying to find the right land. I'll be in touch about the hydro. Cwtches to you and Dot xx
Fair play to you mate I haven't spoken to you entirely about all you've been doing recently and this video explains it extremely well. A lot of respect for what you're doing and glad you seem so motivated about it. You're a changed man and definitely for the better and it's clear from watching this that you're going to be a lot happier than if you carried on your existing path. Can't imagine the satisfaction when you finish and I don't know how you get the motivation to do it. Maybe your finished result can inspire others to follow suit at some point in the future. Wish you the best with it mate and would love to come see the progress at some point. Ben
Guffbag z kind words, i will be slogging in in a tent for a few months until a build my yurt type shelter. but in a few years I'm hoping to have set up some comforts and the land is 4 miles from the cleanest most peaceful coastline i have ever seen. and there are lots of pubs and i did not meet a single person that was not friendly, in fact i went in to the toilet in the pub and on the wall was a poster of the local police force. 4 police with there pictures and phone numbers and id numbers. in london police hide there identity. the land needs a lot of work but the people and the area is just fantastic.
what you're doing is really cool, and every time I watch videos from your channel again I get even more mad than I always am because I've been trying to figure out how to get access to land to start living the way I believe in for like 10 years and I'm no closer to it now than I was when I started. economics is incredibly restrictive to socially atypical people who do not fit into any conventionally accepted niche.
Chris I think your inspiring a lot of people with your channel It’s making people wake up and realise we all need to reduce our carbon footprint Me included I thought I was awake and paying it forward,I’ve cone to realise I have a way to go yet But I’m definitely going to step it up Thank you Your message is reaching us Keep up the good work x
Hey Kris, just great to take a step back to the very beginning of your "new life off the grid" project. Great to realize your background, your motivation. The more I follow your path on this channel, the more I get a bit jealous of Wales' regulations. Like most "civilized" countries, in Germany this is and will be impossible, regardless of the area. Even living in a tiny house (which could be another approach of living off-grid) is mostly restricted, sigh. At the time I'm writing this, you just released the first episode about the beginning of your upper workshop, June 2021. Man, what you've achieved eversince! Thank you so much for sharing this lifetime experience with us! Even for those, who got stuck within the established system, your example is so much inspiration. If everybody would pick up the spirit of your message, and just realizes those parts possible, then our planet (its ecosphere) and our own health (mind the current pandemic!) would benefit largely. Again, thanks and stay healthy (mind your shoulder...), both of you! 👍
After watching your work for years, I finally stumbled upon this video. Made me admire you even more Kris. You had a dream and made it work. In a relatively short time and with the hardships that come with it. Cost you a girlfriend but luckily Dot found you. I love what you do. All the best to you.
Man ahead of his time.
So 7 years ago, you saw the future. Kris you’ve nailed it. Look at the mess the world is in right now!! Mate , I’ve watched all your content, still have to remind myself, you are running a plasma cutter, from power you have made yourself. Awesome 😎
..... what a prophet, fast forward 6 years and this man's probably one of the happiest and freest people on earth as pandemics and economy collapse occurs around the world!
keep up what makes you happy and free.
Economic collapse? We living on the same planet? During the last year so much money was made, it is not even funny anymore. Where I live the trust index last year was the highest in a decade and my job and the jobs of my friends, colleagues and family are all as stable and secure as it can get. Stop buying into the panic.
@@cracknigr6065 until it isn't. look into what is going on with food production, major changes will come about this year and middle class people around the world are going to feel it.
@@wesleysullivan8047 ok bro. We will see fucking nothing happening. Come back here in 5 years and teach me better. I will be happy (or not) to tell you that you were right.
@@cracknigr6065 you may be right. im moving to a more self sufficient life anyway. time will tell
@@wesleysullivan8047 I mean it is not like I have unlimitted trust in our systems but a collapse wouldn't come fast (I think). Living more sustainable is in anyway a good choice and I applaud everyone that has the willpower to pull it off, so I hope you will be happy with your choices! I am living a conventional live but am trying my best to keep my foot print small. (gardening, as few as possible plastics, haven't flewn in 8 years, etc.)
Hi mike. I'm moving to wales where they have a planning policy for what i am doing, its called policy 52, wales has realised that people are leaving because the can't find work and they are trying to get people back on the land. i don't want to opt out of society, far from it. i want to try and show people that you can get back on to land, do things yourself and add to the local economy. build not only relationships with nature but with local people to. if i hurt myself in this process believe me i will be down the hospital. i dont want us to all go it alone and beat the system, i want us to all realise that the system is not currently serving our best interests. i don't have all the answers how I'm going to do it. but i want to give back to society in manny ways so that i don't end up a preaching, anti system hippy with a laptop and iPhone. i just want to show people that there are other ways other than the 9-5 grind, single skilled culture. i don't want to beat a system, people create systems and people can change systems. i won't be doing anything illegal, I'm just doing my best as a young man to make a change that i believe will be positive for me and the environment. the planning laws that are there to protect the land don't do a great job. i see deforistation and over grazing, planning policy is there to stop bad things happening, but in that process it stops good things happening to. I'm hoping to be good thing for this land.
i don't think i can live without money I'm to deep in the system, i would like to earn money from my land by selling my woodwork or produce and i will being paying tax on anything that i should be.
i hope this clears things up a little bit. i apriciate the comments.
i will also look at getting that book thanks for the advice
DIY Harbor Thanks for the reply. I understand better now what you mean and I agree with your approach. For me what you say is common sense and at the same time quite brave. I've met people over the years who hated their job or the 9-5 routine and aspired to doing something else but readily admitted that they were not 'brave' enough to do something about it. They hated the job but the job was a safe place to be.I knew Wales had a different approach to people living on the land if they were working it, but never heard of policy 52, will look that one up! You've said ' I just want to show people that there are other ways' - this channel would be a great way to do just that so I hope you'll continue to document your progress. ATB.
Mike DeMan thanks mike, i have a lot of learning to do and its all very daunting but I'm looking forward to get down there and start making some progress videos. the first think i will be doing is building a yeart base from natural round wood, tyers filled with stone and mud as foundations, they are already in the next field, some div dumped there. and pallet wood for the floor. so hopeful i can get this legal stuff sorted out and get to work. thanks for the comment .
Kris Harbour So much respect about what youre doing bro, a massive insperation! Now its just convincing the Mrs! Keep up the good work dude!
Well said, Kris. The world needs more creative thinkers like you.
Really enjoyed reading this thread. I love hearing(reading?) people listen to each other!
Nice one mate, you have clearly worked this out. I am a former British Soldier, living down under in the bush with my wife. Old homestead and orchard that i paid peanuts for (Sterling buys a lot of Aussie bucks) it's a hard life but it's bloody rewarding mate. Grow, shoot and forage 90% of what we eat. Love your mindset young fella, looking forward to reviewing more of your work. Got to love YT bro, awesome sharing platform. Cheers Moose.
How did he get planning permission?
Wow. You called that one. The system is collapsing as I type.
You have developed amazing skills. You done exactly the right thing at exactly the right time.
Love hearing what Kris had to say as in my mind and heart, he is spot on . I am here 5 yrs later and binge watching . I am excited to be following his journey ❣
Does he talk about how he go planning permission to live in the round house? thanks
They never do, so annoying
@@Kampup You don't do planning permission, its not illegal to build it only becomes illegal if you get served an enforcement notice and do not comply. After 4 years you have an immunity against enforcement/or you can apply for a certificate of lawfulness. Its a really messy and risky thing to advertise if you're doing this stuff and the law sucks so you have to be brave.
@@Kampup The planning permission is that Wales has a natural building law that if you own upwards of 20 acres you can build whatever you need on it.
OK so I'm 6 years late to the party, but I can't wait to watch all your videos, you are doing what I have always wanted to do! X
Hey Kris (and the talented hardworking Dot too) -- We swapped a downtown condo for a log house+forest. Folks thought we were making a bad trade ("but it's still going up in value!") until Covid/power outs/storms hit and suddenly everyone realized we had water and fuel and food at hand. It's our life's work to leave it better than we found it, as a haven for both humans and other wild things, and try to protect it from the "development" all around us that's paving under every remaining stitch of nature. Love your channel. And love being able to keep coming back to these older videos. Thanks for being a continuous inspiration! 👍
amen brother, i suffer from depression and social anxiety for this reason, always feeling trapped, never have a good nights sleep, no money to do anything, in debt and all i want is to be free
Yeah man that's exactly how i feel. I'm done, finished, not going to do another days work fro the rest of my life I think. I'm 38 so I got to think quick how to survive. I really tried the past two years and then it all went to shit again and I'm rock bottom again just because society is fucked.
How are you doing guys?
I hope you’ve found some peace.
@@Richie8a8y @garnhamr @John Wick I;m with you guys, i hope your doing ok
@@garnhamr as long as I don't have to pay for you by means of taxation. You the world needs ditch diggers right?
@@jbdmb Well this is the problem. It's not up to you how your taxes are spent, you just have to pay! Shit world run by selfish cunts.
I’ve been watching your videos for a couple years now and just tonight decided that it would be interesting to catch up from the start to the current instead of working my way backward thru your catalog. So glad I did. Love this video.
And look at the world right now. You called it. I just discovered your channel and appreciate your vid's so far!
This Covid scam is a global mess. I wish you continued success. Stay safe. From the USA
Rover, i know, i bought a flat in 2008 that was just a shell, no kitchen or anything, i spent a lot of money doing everything (all myself) by the time i had done all the work the economy had crashed and it was worth less than i payed for it. what a system! the welsh planners don't like people like us much, but more applications are going in and the process is becoming more normal all the time. there is just an enormous amount of paper work. but we have friends that have done it and that can advise so we are hopeful.
Speaking from an old man's point of view that's worked 30 years at a job (let's put it this way) "I don't love", and have nothing to show for it ,but it's fed and housed me and my family. You carry on with what you're doing. Please allow us to live vicariously through you.
Lol
@@lindalinda9796I don’t think he’s making a joke, he’s great full for the videos on how it is to live this alternative life
You said it was going to get worse 8 years ago, Oh boy you were so right ...
Man Kris, you truly put your work where your mouth is, and your a blessing to us all.
I never say this to a TH-camr (because it could be construed as creepy, I rarely comment anywhere, and almost never feel the need to say this to a YTer, anyway), but I really wish I could give you a hug--just a platonic, not creepy, thank-you-for-existing-and-being-a-good-human kind of hug. What you're doing means a lot to me, but the WHY is even more important. In lieu of an awkward hug, I'll just subscribe and give you a virtual high five: *high five*
I got the same overwhelming feeling of “this is my brother” feeling.
Man, what a creep haha
The more you say it's not creepy the creepier it gets
6:36 there’s literally a heart in the clouds when you’re talking about nature 😲
Damn, damn, damn! 16-18 months I've been following you and I just found this video. You go Kris. You've got the right idea. Keep on strong. I'm cheering for you!
Rightly said. Thank you for sharing and being courageous enough to live debt free.
Not sure why youtube is showing me this video 7 years on but its amazing how far you've come and amazing how far the issues of the world you speak about in this video have come also. Very happy to finally have my own piece of land to regenerate and live in peace with nature
I'm happy to come back and watch this video, knowing where you are now and knowing that you're successful in your dream.
Just started watching videos on your channel. You are completely right: we are too disconnected from nature (and everything, really). Just subscribed and looking forward to watching more.
You nailed it here, sir. Thank you for sharing these vital viewpoints and approach to life. I stand with you in your perspectives!
I like you more today than yesterday having watched this, and I already liked you yesterday. Found myself saying AMEN out loud to some of the things you said. Kindred spirits.
This is one of the best videos I've seen on TH-cam in quite a while, and it's the only one I can remember saying to myself that I will watch this again.
You have reached certain conclusions early in your life, conclusions that have taken me a lifetime to realise. So well done you and good luck to you with this project, I look forward to following your progress.
And what a progress it was!
My friend you have seen the light ! We have all been conned ya know , iam 54 and it’s taken all these years to realise it . Most people could not do what you are doing and that’s a shame .
The worst thing that everyone does is get a mortgage . Once you have one and most people do ! Your whole life is mapped out by having one . We are lucky in the UK really we have loads of land , but we don’t use it to live on like we could . Good luck to you mate . You are really really living your life .
I must say i enjoyed your focus on the world around you . IT a mark of a true of grid yarning. I get it I rely do as a young man born in th1952 & now in my 70th year . we lived at the Sowdelis in {Wheaton Aston } a county village in England with no mans & Electricity & waters supply. My farther being a miner built a hard road a mile long up to the cottage . he was all so a man of meny talents in life & as i grow up our family lived a life of idyllic & separate life stile from the rest of our. Village & that isolation meant we had to a lot of our life. become self reliant. we grew our own food. much as you do . we produced our own power. in a different way but the end goal was for The 4 Elements of sustainability. hating & light , food & shelter, the (4 ) basic element in life.
yes we used wind mils back then but not as sophisticated as we see today that Teck was not about well it was but in it basic form but pyrolysis was & we product our own gas & that gas was used to light out home YES you got it right. { Light our home} back then we cooked on a rang & powered our home gas for light, & products that in a wood gas generator & cleaned it with a bubbler & condense it in an old steel lined deep freeze which run of the gas we product. all you have Spoken of I get but we the Masses can't all live our lives in the way we once did, There is not sufficient land to sustain us that way. we in our own way were very lucky people to Esperance the lives' we did & in your case still do. Had i not had an opatunity to but my cauncil house i would be living in a van today . so i get it. but we do not "Burden the world in such a way" others do i get that to . i live quit modestly on my pension with my loving wife . today we her of the shortages of power & the predicted cot's it will men for us using. that rely on it . But you & i know if we can't afford it we find a solution to it we can afford & i find your new micro hydro power Soler & wind production a exsepterbal answer for some & in meny ways can proves at lest one or two of the for liement of sustainability.
but we must never forget the one singular element that enables it all to work. Our self we being the tool to achieve our own salvation in life with out our effort's, if we do nothing & i fear we have all go lazy . Or Shal i say Prevented from achieving our potential in life . Les Thompson A respectful & early pioneer of life of grid way WE never get the medals son Just the work Well done Keep it up . i have ben traying to fined you Early flux wind mills build but can't find it i have seen what you have product in the rebuild frim it retirement , From under the bench, I must say what a lost opatunity for sail's, will you be posting you new build in detail i & others would love to see it , Thank you Les .
Best quote I ever herd " if it takes money for happiness money never ends so your search for happiness will never end"!!!
For a young man you are a very wise old soul 💚 only recently found your channel, am loving your work, what a talented and creative man you are. Would love to live the life you are living ❤️🙏🏼 I’m putting it out into the universe and currently looking for the right piece of land. Keep up the fantastic work, love your morals and values and how much you value Mother Earth 🌏🌳💚 she truly is beautiful and deserves to be looked after which you are doing, must feel fabulous. 🌳❤️😍
Kris I am 53 and disabled all for the sake of money! I NOW can say what a load of bull society has bought into! Do what you love and the hell with what society “thinks” or “expects”! Life is yours to make of it what you want! Keep up what your doing!
Darrel Dugan borderline anarchy, I hope that's not what you ment. Cheers.
@ Søren Straarup - WAKE UP! I think that's what he meant.
I'm truly impressed that you not only figured this out at such a young age, but that you've had the courage to take the leap to create your own way of life outside the mainstream! We just bought some land ourselves to do what you've been doing for 6 years now, but we're 65! I think I'll be binge watching your channel in the coming weeks. Thanks so much for taking the time to share your thoughts and journey.
Hey Kris YOU’VE DONE IT!!! 😁🤩 … I’ve watched you from almost the beginning… This old video just popped up from the algorithm and i watched it again… You’ve come so far! … You live your dream! … You work hard! … And you’re Such An INSPIRATION!!! I Look forward every friday to your video 😁 Thanks my Friend 🙏
I agree with everything you have said -Thanks for your videos
I'm really pleased you've been able to progress so far forward to your aim since you made this video.
Here I am at 66 years old & FINALLY I have the time & finance available to build a negative carbon place to live.
I think I can do it & remain an omnivore, as I already grow, hunt & fish for more than half my food
It's going to take vertical ground heat source, solar, wind, a well & septic system & a lot of work on my part but should be done before I reach 70.
Kris you are a good soul!😇 we need more of you. Thanks for the motivation.
What an inspiration! So good to see a 'normal' young guy like yourself actually getting on with leading by example and living the way you believe is true to our nature (I 100% agree with you on all of your points). I only found your channel yesterday and I'm hooked, it's great to see how many views your vids have! All the best my friend
Very happy to have stumbled on this video. You are an inspiration man, and what you say here is so true. We are taught that it is dangerous to try and do things for ourselves, taught to be scared of the dirt where our food grows, taught to be scared of building anything, working on things we should leave to 'professionals'. We have our intelligence and potential insulted every step of the way in life by people who are already jaded and cynical. The same people who have never explored their own potential and who are disturbed to see anyone young and enthusiastic. As with everything it is not always black and white, because there is also a lot to learn from people who have spent their life doing one skill, and many trades and crafts are highly complex the more you learn... but we can do far more than most people believe, if we put our mind to it. TH-cam holds an insane wealth of experience and knowledge on almost anything you could attempt to build, grow, design, etc. Plus the margins for error are far greater than we are taught. When we are children we fall and hurt ourselves frequently in the process of learning, and then as adults we become afraid. So it takes bravery to say and do what you have done. It's not about undermining or attacking peoples choices, just about saying, "Enough! This is not for me."
I only watched this 6 years old video, after having watched most of your videos
seems like you knew back then exactly what you wanted to do and you did it
I take my hat off to your attitude towards everything really
I am 51 now and I'm about to start what you started 6 years ago. it's never too late.
the world is literally collapsing as we speak. China is now out of the energy sources. they operate their factories 2 days a week, because their energy is insufficient.
I don't want to be a bad prophet, but that can only bring war and Chinese occupation, because China is not going to sit on the corner and cry over their finished energy sources.
China will take that energy from nearby countries at first, by force or whatever means necessary. and then they will move further.
so again, cheers to you Kris for the inspiration and for the proof of concept using your own example.
I truly salute you man!
I decided to look at your journey from the beginning. I have been working on my yard the last four years and I am with you on your entire outlook n society.
You are right on my friend. I'm glad you figured this out at a young age. I have worked hard all my life and found that it is almost impossible for the average person to get ahead. This system is designed to enslave us and keep us working and in debt. I finally came to the conclusion that I had enough of this system and are working to change my life and live off the grid. Go on my friend and live your life to the fullest.
This video couldn't be more relevant today although it was made seven years ago. I wish I had woken up earlier. Thank you for doing what you do.
This is fascinating, the pallet idea particularly. We’re setting up a forest garden and just got some ducks, but we’re going slow with it. Our land is a wildlife haven, but it’s been ruined with fences and bricks buried all over it, which were slowly fixing. We want to teach our son to be self-sufficient so he is never reliant on a system that is so risky. Whatever he chooses to do when he’s older, he’ll always have the skills to rely on. Lovely to hear you speaking about it! We’re slow at learning it, having started with no experience, but the wealth of information out there is amazing.
What a beauiful human being.
Beautiful.
Bringing a piece of land to life is an amazing goal and journey.
You are a great part of a new generation that are beginning to not just see the damage to the land but the families also. Many years of small towns and farmers were the main stay of US life. More and more generations wanted that fancy life in the big cities. We left the city 40 years ago to save an old farm house that was in decay. We built a lovely home doing all the work just us and our kid. We had a small horse farm and loved the life. To my Big point we had to savage clean saw dust, or pay for it!!! I see your pile of saw dust and can't understand why people don't save it since it is used for horses. But their are many other uses you will discover. I thought a chainsaw catcher might be an idea you could work out.
Been watching your videos Kris for the last 12 months but never watched you from the start of them - and what you have said in this video is spot on, i really wish me and my partner would have done this some yrs ago, we are in our later yrs now so i feel its too late for us but you have age on your side - live free and be happy - love and peace to you an Dot
Just been binge watching much of your work, during the First Great Coronavirus Lockdown. Then I found this. Congratulations Kris. You really seem to have achieved so much of what you hoped. I can imagine that 5 years ago, so many folk might have dismissed you as a naive dreamer. Not now. You have proved it can be done. Thank you for sharing your journey, honestly, with all its ups and downs. Many will also appreciate the thought you give to all your actions and the potential hypocrasies that critics imagine. I suspect many will envy what you have, perhaps because it shows how little they have achieved in their allotted time on this earth. Please keep doing what you do. You can sleep soundly. All the best to you and yours. Stay safe.
Mature perception for such a young man. Many of us don't realize until it's too late.
Damn right! I'm 65. They say it's never too late...
@@TimDickinson1 True, it's not.
After watching your videos for almost a year, I just foundthis one... Sympathy points +10k
Holy shit, true words!
Kris, I love whatever you're doing! You're an inspiration for me! I love watching your videos.
I'd love to be and do something like you did sometime down the line in future.
Really eye-opening and inspiring !
Have just watched this Kris and it makes good sense. More so now when the world is in turmoil, socially. economically and financially. You have come a long way in fulfilling your dream. Well done and strength to your elbow.
On point Kris. Great message. Choose life not wage slavery.
I totally agree with your views and outlooks on life and the goals that you are trying to acomplish! Good luck from Chicago here!
bro is from the future!! 👍🏻
(you r an inspiration to me.. hopefully ill be able to do what u have done someday!! 🙏🏻)
You truly are a great guy, I agree with everything you said so glad I came across your channel, you make me feel happy while watching your videos.
Well said sir. Been following you for sometime and never heard your reasons for why you're doing what your doing. Thanks for sharing. My wife and I keep discussing something similar. We live in a very nice rural area. Making our present home a sanctuary of sorts. It's what we have to work with. Keep up the great work.
Very wise young man wishing I were your age and had your skills. May you continue growing and producing.
Your a legend now and you were a legend back then...!
Just today found your channel and am really inspired but what you are doing.
Touching to hear you say this of nature especially after just hearing the news that they are destroying an ancient woodland in Poland to build another US military base.
Everyone is so disconnected. Heartbreaking.
On a positive note, keep up the good work
5 years on and you've definitely accomplished what you set out to do. wise words Kris (Y)
Interesting thinking Chris. I cant fault your logic. I wish Id had your insight earlier in life but I wont go into that. For many reasons, similar and different, I did something similar with a different partner much later in life.
Absolutely spot on. I remember watching some of your videos a few years back and without making any excuses, it's a dam shame modern life can get in the way and drag you down further into a lifestyle you know you don't want to live. Congratulations and I hope you're content with the lifestyle you've built for yourself. I barely know the difference between a spanner and a screwdriver...perhaps it's time to learn
I'm looking back on your journey. The things you are saying in this video are the things I've been thinking. I'm looking at land now. And making plans. Thanks for your thoughts. Great work, mate.
Hi Kris, i never comment although i support the channels i like with likes. But this my man hit's me deep in the heart. You described precisely what i think! Now i stop talking and start binge watching all your videos. All the best.
I just picked up on your channel Kris. You have great content and I like what you're doing.
You touch on some good points here about economy and the existing system that requires continual growth which is not sustainable. Nature will work itself out regardless I figure, but I like how you're choosing and forming your own happiness and destiny.
I couldn't agree more. Cheers! You're a real inspiration. If only I had your resources yet I will find a way.
Nice one kris I’m twice your age and been on a slow journey to try to get to a similar place as you. I have a small area of land and I’ve discovered your channel again recently and it’s inspired me to look again at my plans to live there sustainably .
When i heard you talk about our broken system destoying the world and how pemacultur, offgrid living and making a spot of land more livable for you and all the other species are the reasons for your great work, my heart really opend up in joy! i am a young carpenter and you just became a big role model for me and i hope ill be sending you a video of my permaculture piece of land with an earthship or naturaly build tinyhouse or hut. I wish you all the best and i think its great so see what amazing stuff u have allready acomplished!
Just finished a 12 hour shift and watched this video. I've never heard a viewpoint so depressing and inspiring at the same time. So many points resonated with me. Homes were a lot cheaper for our parents, back when there were half as many people living on Earth, and still they owe debt their entire lives. I may end up building my own house out of financial necessity if nothing else.
Way to go young man!
Keep doing your own thing. Every little thing we do that helps our planet is important!
Thank you for sharing you're a great inspiration I wish I had learned your perspective when I was younger unfortunately I had other challenges to get through my journey and I think you're a great inspiration for the youth of today!!!
Clear, basic, obvious truth.
Well done!
The power of technology has intoxicated us, undermining our control over ourselves.
Wondering if this video was your first. I found your channel over a year ago when I was forced to start working from home because of Covid. I have found several off grid channels. Love the idea of living off the land as you have proven can be done. I told my wife that if we ever won the lottery I would buy a large piece of land in the farm town we live in and invite others to buy sections of the large plot of land I would purchase. We would all work together building solar , wind and even hydro to supply electricity to all those who would chose to buy a section of land to build their own home and raise their own farm animals and growing their own food. This planet would be so much better off if we had off grid communities that lived like this.
So glad I have just found your channel as will be embarking on a similar journey.
Couldnt have explained it better.Totally agree with you.You are a big inspiration.Selling my house and looking for a nice farm property to live with nature as we speak.
As always a great video Kris, you are so spot on about the economy situation and the financial system. We are dealing with a lot of the same economical problems here in the USA and a lot of us are doing the same thing as you "getting back to our roots" living off the land and living more natural using permaculture. I wish you the best of luck God speed Brother.
man your talking from my heart!!! Greetings and love from Germany
So eloquently put Kris. It's nice to hear some honesty about the desire to be debt free. I think the fact that living naturally does offer a way to detatch from corporate life and also detatch oneself from being tied to a property and paying it off for your whole life just makes utter sense to me. I appreciate the point you made about doing the same job, using the same skill your whole live is a really crappy prospect. I could not agree more. The greener I can make my life is also of great importance to me. Everytime I throw something in the bin, I get a little pang of shame because I consider it and ask myself, did I need to throw that away? The world is such a wasteful place and your way of life really does combat this head on. In short this really struck a chord with me. Please keep up this excellent content. Much respect
Hi Kris. I’ve just started watching you and your achievements over the last few weeks, and I’m totally bold over by what you’ve achieved for yourself over the last six years or so.
Listening to what you’ve said on this vid makes me wish I was as clued in as you are when I was around your age. You are a 100% right in what you say.
Im 57 now and my partner and I are just about to buy our own woodland, and I plan to build a straw bale house there and we aim to live off grid. Being also vegans, we also intend to do permaculture and encourage wildlife to thrive.
I’ve been a cabinet/furniture maker all my life, and have a lot of skills in the building trade. But what you’ve accomplished and taught yourself to do is amazing. Keep up the great work, and I look forward so seeing how your world keeps developing. Ian
Yes great comment and I've just come across this video and watching it now .... This is the real smart ✨💫❣️
I’m impressed… you discovered at a younger age, what took me 40+ years to do!
Keep up the great work and trust in your instincts (when your heart, mind & that little voice inside all say the same thing… you can’t go wrong!).
I’m glad your getting the message out to others.
We're doing something similar. You've summarised very well exactly why we decided to move out of London and become self sufficient. Nice one Kris!
Well done mate. Its now time for big changes in the world and I think those that are trying to stay in control realise it and their days are numbered. Im 75 now and I wish i had your forsight back in my day. School to me was a complete waste of my early years but as you said we were told to get a good career and buy a house etc but on reflection that has got most people in a rut. I was lucky but I have many dood friends that have totally wasted there lives and have nothing to show for it. Very sad. Absolutely love your videos. keep up the good work and encourage every young person you meet to do what you are doing.
😁 you said that so well, and you have changed so much over the years, you should be so proud of yourself, well done to you both. x
Love what you're doing and why you're doing it. I can't wait to be in the same boat! Good luck and thanks for your contribution to this lifestyle!
I've found your channel maybe 1,5-2 years ago. Great videos, helps a lot to forget about stress, very calming and encouraging also. Just finished my own greenhouse. Though it is looks much more ordinary, because i built it from metal with my own made metal pipe bender. Now this video came to my eye, it backlighted to me the fundament of your mindset. This is great, you're right about the system. Keep on and wish you a good luck on your lifetime journey!
Great thoughts Kris! You get to work hard when you want and think about what you want, when you want. I think this is such a powerful way of taking control of ones own life! No more idiot managers! Haha, love it.
I'm hearing you brother! I'm living on a sailing yacht, stick it to the man and not part of a broken system! Walk your own path, love your work mate! Craig 👍
I knew you where bright and talented from the mass of videos I watched from you, but didn't know how far ahead of the 99% of us you were.
You description of a broken system and knowledge attributed to all of it shows why you chose the Off-Grid lifestyle and I totally understand.
Been an engineer myself I just enjoyed the jobs you carried out over the years, so much knowledge gleened from one talented individual.
The modern nomadic lifestyle, but staying put in your own land.
Bravo to you and continue on this beautiful journey. Some of us do envy you very much, but all for the right reasons.
Maybe one day we'll follow in your footsteps and others like you, coz for sure this world is broken.
The 99% serving the 1% - f'that!
So glad I've found your TH-cam channel . It's been a passion of mine to move home to Wales and do exactly what you've done. Your videos are helping me do that last push to get off grid... Just trying to find the right land. I'll be in touch about the hydro. Cwtches to you and Dot xx
So young yet your words are so wise .
Admirable thinking. Follow your heart and follow your love. The universe will provide. Learn how to say YES more. Fear not and surrender more.
Good for you!!! So glad to see young and old getting it right!! Live simply so others can simply live...
Fair play to you mate I haven't spoken to you entirely about all you've been doing recently and this video explains it extremely well. A lot of respect for what you're doing and glad you seem so motivated about it. You're a changed man and definitely for the better and it's clear from watching this that you're going to be a lot happier than if you carried on your existing path. Can't imagine the satisfaction when you finish and I don't know how you get the motivation to do it. Maybe your finished result can inspire others to follow suit at some point in the future. Wish you the best with it mate and would love to come see the progress at some point. Ben
Guffbag z kind words, i will be slogging in in a tent for a few months until a build my yurt type shelter. but in a few years I'm hoping to have set up some comforts and the land is 4 miles from the cleanest most peaceful coastline i have ever seen. and there are lots of pubs and i did not meet a single person that was not friendly, in fact i went in to the toilet in the pub and on the wall was a poster of the local police force. 4 police with there pictures and phone numbers and id numbers. in london police hide there identity. the land needs a lot of work but the people and the area is just fantastic.
DIY Harbor Sounds great mate and look forward to visiting in the future!
what you're doing is really cool, and every time I watch videos from your channel again I get even more mad than I always am because I've been trying to figure out how to get access to land to start living the way I believe in for like 10 years and I'm no closer to it now than I was when I started. economics is incredibly restrictive to socially atypical people who do not fit into any conventionally accepted niche.
Chris
I think your inspiring a lot of people with your channel
It’s making people wake up and realise we all need to reduce our carbon footprint
Me included
I thought I was awake and paying it forward,I’ve cone to realise I have a way to go yet
But I’m definitely going to step it up
Thank you
Your message is reaching us
Keep up the good work x
Hey Kris,
just great to take a step back to the very beginning of your "new life off the grid" project. Great to realize your background, your motivation. The more I follow your path on this channel, the more I get a bit jealous of Wales' regulations. Like most "civilized" countries, in Germany this is and will be impossible, regardless of the area. Even living in a tiny house (which could be another approach of living off-grid) is mostly restricted, sigh.
At the time I'm writing this, you just released the first episode about the beginning of your upper workshop, June 2021.
Man, what you've achieved eversince!
Thank you so much for sharing this lifetime experience with us!
Even for those, who got stuck within the established system, your example is so much inspiration.
If everybody would pick up the spirit of your message, and just realizes those parts possible, then our planet (its ecosphere) and our own health (mind the current pandemic!) would benefit largely.
Again, thanks and stay healthy (mind your shoulder...), both of you! 👍
After watching your work for years, I finally stumbled upon this video. Made me admire you even more Kris. You had a dream and made it work. In a relatively short time and with the hardships that come with it. Cost you a girlfriend but luckily Dot found you. I love what you do. All the best to you.
Inspirational! The algorithm threw this at me because I've watched your recent stuff.
Keep up the good work
So true in 2022 especially!