11 Years Living Off-Grid in an Earthship Style House
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- Hélène Dubé and her partner Alain Neveu from Es-Cargo (www.es-cargo.qc...) have lived off-grid in Quebec, Canada for 11 years in a self-built earthship style home made of recycled tires filled with earth and large south-facing windows.
Their water is gravity fed from a spring-filled cistern placed up the hill from their home, their power comes from solar energy, and they use a composting outhouse toilet.
For refrigeration, they make their own ice during the winter by freezing water in recycled windshield washer jugs outside, and then they store them in a root cellar inside unplugged chest freezers insulated with sawdust. They manage to keep their food cold with these homemade ice blocks from January to July, and then they get ice blocks from a neighbour.
For hot water they use approximately 200 lbs of propane each year.
For heat they have a homemade rocket stove that is an efficient way to burn wood, and they also use it as a cooktop in the winter.
They would eventually like to be self sufficient in their food production and have gardens, hens, and they've begun to build an aquaponic system as well. But they do find that growing all of their own food, running workshops, and staying on top of all their other projects to be an incredible amount of work for just two people.
They're hoping to attract more people to the property to form a small community of inspired and like-minded permaculture enthusiasts.
To learn more about Hélène and Alain's off-grid lifestyle and about any upcoming projects and workshops, you can check out their website and follow them on Facebook:
Es-Cargo: www.es-cargo.qc...
Facebook: / escargoqc
Their posts are in French but they both speak French and English.
Thanks for watching!
Mat & Danielle
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People on here romanticizing off grid living never grew up on a farm...Its nonstop hard work..
farming to provide for others
is different than just providing for yourself.
Yeah this is a hard no for me for many reasons...
It can be but tech is getting so fantastic!
@@amberelise9831 write, create, read, husbandry, farm, paint, draw, research. Bunches of stuff.
redn40 I'm off grid it's not really hard the hardest thing I guess would be running the well it's simple but has to be done often
I've been dreaming of living off grid for years. So good to see others dream come true. Gives me even more hope.
Same here
Make your dreams come true.
She is winning right now with this pandemic.
Yes, we dont need money,money has no value. We need resources,we need technical problem solver specalized in agriculture,energy,transportation. No politics,no money,no businessman,no banks. Jacque fresco puts ot together.
The money probably bought her the land to built on..
Super winning
Hit it down pack
@@fem5927 bought who's land? 😂
Omg, it took me a minute to realize you meant 'winning'. Ha! I kept trying to figure out why she's whining. 😂 Sorry, long day. She is absolutely winning. I was surprised to know that they have internet. Pretty cool.
“i didn’t want to depend on anything i could not supply.” i feel that so hard.
@Who let the virus out? Woof woof woofhan ???
Hard enough to live off your own supplies? Lol
@Who let the virus out? Woof woof woofhan to be expected after hundreds of years of women being sold like property.
I read this exactly when she was saying it. Serendipity
I appriciate the honesty at the end about the amount of work involved living this way. Also, they admit they are not completely self-sufficient which a lot of stories like this advertise. Community and the ability to trade commodities is necessary, just like it has been for 1000's of years.
100% self-sufficiency is virtually impossible. That being said, the journey to becoming more independent, even if you can never be completely independent, may be worthwhile for many.
Yep. I was waiting for her to admit she needed a community. Humans really do need eachother 😃
Just image a whole community living like this and trading vegetables and good. Would be fantastic. Helping each other out and living life as it should be
@@pentabuzz149 It sounds lovely to me as well, but works best on a small scale of 150 or less individuals, not the populations we have now. And the work needs to done constantly, there is no time for travel or rest or education. Plus, 8 billion people are hard to convince to live all the same way.
Dineen Serpa in a community you can trade time too, so you take care of my place for a week or so, I’ll take care of yours when you want to go away for a bit. Education is easily done online except for rare occupations needing hands on training. And you will be leaving daily for those so u have to figure out a way to do so anyway.
If youre working crazy hard, with no rest, you need to figure out a way to rest also. Ppl have always had rest periods, either daily as a siesta in some cultures or weekly as a Sabbath, etc. Meditation and prayer are also great ways to relax and very doable. Hopefully you build a hot tub on your little plot of land!
This lady is an inspiration. There are still beautiful people on the earth.
TomNook77 those people are so rare but :(
If we all switched to a lifestyle like this.. pollution would drastically decrease.. overconsumption would drastically decrease..a lot of health related issues would decrease.. this is really the way God intended for us to live
i was with u all the way up until the god bit
Sarah Davies same. God has nothing to do with anything lol.
IDC what y'all say keep that same energy when dark times come
Autumn B Not everyone has to rely on faith to get them out of hard times. That’s an ignorant comment to make.
@@sarahdavies2923 let the woman have her opinion without being shamed for it
People think this is extreme but humanity has been living like this for thousands of years.
Had been living like that, most people now do not have the skills needed to live off grid.
We still do. Most people in Asia live like this, we always have a small plot of land in the backyard to rear chicken or goat and plant fruit trees and vegetables, whatever we can't finish we give to our neighbors or we sell them. We also harvest rain water to water our plants and livestock.
@@rockthecasbah6450 Its the same in the Caribbean I guess it okay for us third worlders
I would still buy a compressor fridge. Mine in my campervan runs on solar and takes 40watts, less than my laptop. And doesnt run all the time.
But thats for me, everybody have to live how they want
All you need architecture and landscape designing to make a place nice
Too bad most places in this country have made it illegal to live off grid. Thanks lobbyists and greedy politicians.
We just don't want to pay for your Lysteria after drinking rainwater, when you can't cover the cost...
@@SherioCheers Actually, municipal water is required to have fluoride. Fluoride is poison. Research it.
@@WHSCheerleader1970 Fluoride is naturally in water.. it's naturally in MANY different things we consume.. we bump up fluoride content to prevent our teeth from rotting out of our face early in life.. It helps people avoid expensive dentist visits and infections.
By lobbying you mean legalized corruption, right?
@@gunny8unny93 drinking fluoride does nothing for your teeth the same drinking shampoo dosent make your hair shine, and they cannot absorb fluoride either, dont believe everything your told as a child, use your common sense.
Folks are tired of being forced to pay greedy power and water companies!!
Than get your water from the river and bring it on your back 4miles home. LOL
Gregory May
or rain water collection system.
@Christina Reynolds Without the greedy electric company we wouldn't have older folks dying every year here in Phoenix from the heat because they can't afford the $300+ electric bill to keep their small homes cool, since the price of electric is jacked up by more then 100% every summer because they know people are going to NEED to use more of it, since our lives depend on it. The existence of electric, having it in our homes, and being GREEDY when it comes to extorting us are completely different subjects. Jimmy was complaining about the greed and how much they charge, therefor turning more people towards going off grid. Not complaining about the existence of electric and water in hospitals and factories. I doubt most of those businesses struggle to pay the bills. Electric companies can still exist without killing lower income senior citizens every year.
Christina Reynolds I been using solar power for 10 year I'm doing fine.I don't have pay anything .
Holly Ball if you have a 300$ electric bill for ac than you need to seriously check the insulation as you have none.
We all need to revaluate what we really need to live a comfortable life,
not many have the time/resource to do so. we should educate on how to reevaluate instead, with proper planning with what a person has within their means- because these earth ships are quite the pretty penny to invest in. we should look into urban self-sufficiency and reducing the impact of the ever growing metropolis and fleeting suburbs. eventually i suspect we will be forced into living a more self-sustained lifestyle as fossil fuels and non-renewables become more scarce and expensive
I think it's unfair to evaluate what people need to live based on your definition of need. In this video alone I saw her making ice. She doesn't need ice to live comfortably. I saw solar panels on her roof, a stereo in her kitchen, you don't NEED those things to live comfortably.
It's okay to have things, even nice things. I think our goal should be trying to lessen our impact on our environment in the best ways we can. If self sustainment and off grid living is your jam then go for it. But we shouldn't judge others for what we consider to be necessity.
@The Metalhead why taking it so personal?
That's your problem, your not supposed to live a comfortable life, the glory is in the struggle.
Caelum μ right tho
I love how she said “sharing to create abundance” what a beautiful concept.
It’s actually the principle society has been built on right from the beginning...
That's a stretch. Maybe on paper, most definately not in practice.
Awesome. I love earthship homes, they offer so much more than any other sustainable building can.
They are pretty fantastic, we would love to build a mini one for ourselves one day. Thanks for watching :)
how do you get wifi, cabled-in or straight off satellite?
Hahahaha! That won't get a reply! It's doesn't fit the nature narrative. Excellent question, but you're not supposed to ask. It breaks the mood and the fantasy.
Marc Beebuzz solar energy
Kube Dog I answer you welfare hick. I use solar energy for internet if you go college study you understand this .A simple 12 volt solar power let me run laptop tv DVD player and radio.
One day i'll have an earthship of my own. Thank you for sharing their story!
The naysayers are the ones getting up at 5am, rushing around to get ready for work, sitting in traffic for hours breathing exhaust fumes, tolerating a miserable boss for 8 hrs , rushing home to get caught up on chores or family....... then doing it all again the next day.
You
Christina Reynolds What an extremely simplistic and faulty analysis. Congratulations.
If you are connected to the internet, such as this lady, you are not truly "off-grid".
Christina Reynolds,
What an ignorant comment...
Zion Trumpet,
Yes, and also you are not off grid unless you are dead...
Im a city girl however, as I get older, this is the lifestyle this vegan girl desires, preferably in a tropical climate, (I need mango & avocado trees Lol). There is a certain freedom that comes w being self-sustaining & living abundantly w/in a natural setting. Its just so challenging finding alpha men who find peace & happiness w/o modern conveniences. Did this family ever create the community they mentioned?
There's offgrid communities on FB. Even some offgrid dating groups. There are plenty of men there that are crying out for likeminded woman (including vegan men). Also, you can have some modcons. We have a 40kva solar system, harvest rain water etc. So you can have a fridge, tv, internet. Not being vegan, I'm not entirely sure of the limits that you would include animals (excluding pets) in your lifestyle. But if you rescue some battery hens they will live quite happily in your garden and reduce pests, and fertilize the soil, as will ducks. They will be past laying age and you'll be able to give them a happy life. So there's ways to work it. I ditched corporate life, sold my city house, and bought 100ac. We rely on wood for cooking and heating. It's doable. I have my fingers crossed that you can achieve it.
@@Jenny-nz4mi Wow! That was a wealth of information & thnx 4 sharing a bit about u, it was inspiring🙏 I'll check out these groups uve mentioned, thnx for gifting me a starting point😊
Go for it!
Legend has it that this lady is so off-grid that she doesn’t even know of the existence of Corona virus.
Then she is truly more wealthy than all of us.
She prob uses her internet to stay informed of what's going on.
While her southern neighbours have the coronavirus raging so badly that their power went out, their internet went out.
Well good for her..
Loool
I love it. That thing that makes me happiest in life is growing my garden, homemade meals, listening to the birds sing, and beautiful scenery!
Heidi very vivid imagery !
So inspiring, it is amazing how thoughtful she was throughout the whole process. Everything had a purpose, and she even holds workshops to spread her knowledge, amazing!
A lot to learn from this experience! It is always a lot of work but it worth it!! 👍🌱
Много можно изучить из опыта таких построек. Такие проекты всегда требуют много физических затрат, но оно того стоит!
😍 god this is such goals, especially teaching workshops that help other become self sustaining! Such a beautiful and peaceful lifestyle
Go for it. Me and my wife did in northern Georgia Appalachian foothills. It is very much worth it.
Very important point raised at end of vid. How homesteading is a community thing with food production. That is one area where no man can be an island.
typically with clothes as well. Most people don't make their own clothes from scratch.
@@knpstrr it's possible to get by as I've made clothes on a machine or buy second hand or modify clothes. Quilts out of old clothes are amazing and fun. Plus you can grow a lot of food with not much land. It just takes planning.
@@SimonWoodburyForget I never said it was impossible.
@@SimonWoodburyForget You want me to tell you why you replied to me?! I don't know why you cared about what I said and so much so decided to reply to me.
And y’all wouldn’t work in a community of ppl off grid still fighting w a keyboard
the ice lasting to mid-july...awesome!
Living like this brings so much inner peace.
My husband and I built our own earthship and moved in in 2008. It is currently snowing outside and it was 65 degrees inside when we woke up. I have never lived in such an earth friendly and warm house. We heat with wood but really do not have to. Off the grid also. I would never live in another house. It is like Spring inside right now in January and I have tomatoes, greens, beets and kale growing. The peppers overwinter just fine. They are definitely worth building.
125 years ago every body was ---off grid
But almost nobody had many windows back then, much less huge windows like shown in this video.
Dennis Mitchell I wish it was still like that. That’s when ppl helped ppl the best years of my life 😊
@@Mig-nr8hc Garden of Hope project
Im with you there, even in the 1970;s in Wales, UK..I had great grand-parents who more or less were self-sufficient without realising it. They had a stove in the kitchen that heated the house and that they cooked on/in. They kept one or two or three animals..pigs, geese...had an orchard for fruit..had a south facing garden and made MADE food, fruit bread, apple pies, scones, treacle toffee..so didn;t even use plastic and so were "environmental" with foodstuffs. If we went on a picnic (picnic? remember them!) we had egg sandwiches/cheese sandwiches/fruit and orange squash. In a word it's all bollox these days.
You're 125 years old?!?!?!
I bet it’s peaceful, no drama
This is completely awesome!! I would love to be able to live like this!! We already live in our mobile home which sometimes is quite similar. We rely on very little outside influences and prefer it that way! We love our simple kind of lifestyle :)
Rachel Kelley, Do you mean mobile home like a TRAILER, or MOTOR HOME?!!?
We love ours here in Arizona. We have lived in it for 21 years. Love yours. Wish we have as much greenery as you do!
Homestead or off grid is constantly work work. But it is satisfying to know you did it and you relied on no one.
Nice large kitchen. Love it!
Thank you for watching this video! We've had a lot of comments about cement and swastikas in this video and just want to share our responses here:
1) In response to her statement that cement is not durable:
Durable is the French word for sustainable. She meant to say that cement is not a sustainable building material. She did not mean that it doesn't last a long time.
2) The trivet on the stove is not a swastika.
We've had several comments from people saying they think there is a swastika symbol on her cooktop. It is not a swastika.
The item on her stove is a trivet to protect counters and other surfaces from hot pots and pans. At first glance, the item does bear some resemblance to a swastika, but if you look closer, it has several differences, including the fact that each arm has an extra bend in it, making it more of a swirl than two intersecting S's. The pattern is also pointing in a counter clockwise fashion, so even if it was a swastika (which it is not) it would be the Buddhist symbol and not the Nazi symbol.
We think it's incredibly important to be vigilant against any kind of discrimination and we appreciate you reaching out to let us know about anything that you find offensive in our videos so that we are aware of it.
Thanks so much for watching our videos :)
Awesome job. They really should get those exposed tires covered up though.
glass bottles work fine too
Fuff Mcduffin why should she get the tyres covered up if she doesn't want to?
i've heard exposed tires give off harmful chemicals
Tanner G only when they're set on fire they do.
Nope---the exposed tires absorb heat better.
Shipping containers plus your idea of home improvement is a great way to live.. in peace and quite and animals around and tress flowers the whole 9yards. That will life up a home sweet home like no other..thank very much lady..
You were completely. Honest. That you asked for help Thanks .. I appreciate. That. Most of all that I've come in contact take for granted . keep striving for a better earth
Fascinating, wonderful, beautiful. Thank you for sharing!!! Love from San Diego, CA.
why do people always have to put others down I think this is the most beautiful place ever it's creative the world needs more of this shut up if you don't have anything good to say
Goddess Jnu we will voice our criticism whether you approve of it or not.
This is discussion, not dissing... The concept is good. But it's just not good enough. PErhaps with our criticism they can improve on something they missed.
So no one should make an honest comment. Thanks, everyone should ask you before commenting,
Attempts at shaming sincere and valid critism only hurts those you are seeking approval from.
Why do some people think that valid questions and criticism are "putting people down"? Do you believe EVERYTHING everyone tells you, or just the things that harmonize with your biases, biases such as ...modern appliances and conveniences baaaaaaad...no electricity goooood.
The ice storage idea isn't such a dubious idea as it may appear at first glance to some people. Not many modern people are aware of the fact that in the 1800's and into the early 1900's, there was a thriving ice export market in North America and later, in Norway. North American ice was even exported down here to the Great Southern Land. I read of this years ago and, according to the person who wrote the piece I read, that even with a losses of up to 50% from ice melt during the voyages south, it was still a viable market. I think the most common form of insulation for the cargo holds was cork, but other material may have been used. Given that most of the ice exported was probably shipped by relatively slow sailing vessels, perhaps Helene and Alain and other interested people might consider a special made structure for ice storage that may make having an electric powered refrigerator obsolete for their needs.
Here's a link to the history of ice exports: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_trade
Living like this comfortably is much harder than it looks if things aren't designed correctly to begin with; it's much harder to change or upgrade systems to make things easier when you're already in the midst of it. Some seem to glamorize this and a lot of the images we put online are the pretty ones, but in reality there's a lot of blood, sweat and tears that go into this! I love this video because it gives a look at how real this experience is once you're there. Living off-grid is an amazing and there are few human experiences so visceral; I recommend to everyone at some point in their life and it's one of those things that has to be lived, you can hear or read or watch it to get inspired but will not fully understand until you do it. It's beautiful and simple and everything they say - but make no mistake, it's hard work.
Beautifull earthship with heating and cooking system combined that was a permaculture plus. Recycling, building lovingly with and at the center. Thank you for the inspiration and for spreading the knowledge and skills. 🌺👍🙏🏽
“ it’s part of sharing and creating abundance”
You lady, are in the exact alignment in which I’m working toward. Amazing job for you’re community and opportunities for others! 💕
My great grandparents used a spring box as their refrigerator. Basically, they built a wooden box between the spring and their home (a modified cooler would probably work). The water would flow through this box on the way to the house and keep everything inside at a constant temperature (40-50 degrees). It was like a cooler with melted ice that kept everything inside cold and dry as long as they used mason jars and other airtight containers.
That’s so cool! Thank you for sharing!! Where did they live?
Those are awesome! Be careful with bacteria when you do it though!
Sounds like the old Phoenix Swamp Coolers, except they added moisture to the air. That was fine for our dry climate, until the dew point reached 50F during the summer monsoons and they struggled to cool the air. Made our skin and clothes so soft.
My grandma used to have to put things down the well, so a similar system. Butter and milk and whatnot was stored in a bucket down the well and brought up when needed.
@@caseylovesguitar years back there was also ice boxes or in the country there was ice houses
I used to love Swiss family Robinson's. I had forgotten about them. What you are doing is beautiful and thank you for sharing!!
Maria Maria And 'Robinson Crusoe' Read them in childhood , translated in Bengali, my mother tongue. Surely among my favourite books read.
From the college library, read 'The Ra Expedition' and 'The Kon-Tiki Expedition' by Thor Hayerdahl. Fantastic read ! 'The Silent World' by Jaques Yves Costeau was another marvel. They were all non-fictions but transported my mind to a world far away...
Add to those the second hand dust- covered old National Geographic magazines which I bought cheap by my pocket-money( obtained from tuitioning school-kids ) from the vendors from Kolkata ( previously Calcutta ) pavements. They were marvellous !
Love the "green house" concept. Hope to get there myself one day.
I liked her. She was very happy with her life
I'm living off grid on 40 acres. For two years I've been in a 32 ft. Travel trailer but now I'm digging to build underground. The bulk of my building material will be rammed earth because I have an over abundance of sand and clay. It's also fun to see someone else who doesn't have a refrigerator. We are managing well without it. This is my 1st year gardening and we will soon have 1k d's ft. Indoor garden. I think I'm striving for a lifestyle similar to yours. I 💘 it. Thank you!
How are you paying for your internet? Phone? Totally off the grid means no dependence on government regulated commerce.
That’s is AWESOME ! Would love for you to share your journey with us here on TH-cam
Use of refrigerator in Asia or in dessert I can see some logic but people lives in cooler climate thinks it is necessary to survive.. So pity
Need help?
If you’re on the Internet aren’t you exactly on the grid?
This is a dream place. Neat. I didn't know concrete wasn't durable but still it's way cool.
Solo Roamin' you didnt know concrete was durable? ! Did you really just say that lol
You must have misread what Solo Roamin' wrote. In the video at the 1:52 mark, Hélène Dubé claims that concrete isn't very durable.
Concrete is durable, of course. Ask the Romans. Actually, you don't have to, because much of their concrete is still standing. The woman is a delusional nut. She has irrational ideas mixed in with rational ones. Her line between fantasy and reality is blurred. Concrete not being durable is a fantasy she needs to believe to make her larger beliefs plausible to herself. She's a nut. A gentle, passive nut (Canadian culture), but a nut nonetheless.
Actually it isn't. It can be depending where you live, but when you build underground the ground shifting can cause it to crack and break and leak in air and water. The tired allow for the "wiggle room" the earth needs to breathe whereas concrete uses rebar to make it stronger so it doesn't move at all. Where I live, the earth will always win in that fight. Wood and rubber is flexible so it makes better building materials!
Not if it's done right. That's why it's used. I don't think the lady is a foundation expert along the lines of what you're discussing. She just thought it would be super-duper cool to re-purpose old tires and made reality fit her feelings (in her mind at least).
Knew I would LOVE this video when she first talked about the Disney movie "Swiss Family Robinson" . . . a lot of my desire to live simply and off-grid probably first started here as well!
Have you ever read "My Side of the Mountain?"
My side of the mountain was my favorite book as a child. I still own copies of both my side and far side
One of my favorite books as a child....also "Island of the Blue Dolphins" which was similar but the main character was an indigenous girl.
No, but thank you for the suggestion. I am going to check it out!
RedSpiralHand hey,I read that book many years ago,girls weren't supposed to use weapons ,right?
I live off grid in Philippines still now 2019. And We are Half off grid here in Toronto Canada now also. we are planning off grid on our land this year 2020 building our greenhouse on top of shipping containers as these base then building individual rooms within the greenhouse as our mini cottages
Awe you are probably a wonderful joyous person to be around . Seems some People that choose to have less end up having more things that money just can’t buy and peace is one of them
I would love a bit more solitude natural surroundings - but give me a lot more solar panels and batteries so I can still run my big screen ( but more efficient LED ) TV and refrigerator. Not to mention my laptop and wireless service to be able to talk to all these fine people.
One of the reasons we went to mass farming was that people could not sustain themselves without the help of the community. You grow this, I grow that, lets barter! I think it important to supplement, I love my motherinlaws tomatoes and cucumbers come late summer - but we would die off if it were not for communal growth and interactions.
Love the place - thanks for sharing.
Cheers. Patrick
Exactly. More solar panels and put in a wind mill for wind power that will also serve to pump water into your home. That should give enough power to run the things you need.
I agree with you totally. You speak well of the originations of community. Perhaps a small community of off grid homes?
Why don’t you use wood burning boiler for hot water you just put in couple of sticks and you have hot water all day we gutted out an old boiler for my mother in law and it works beautifully its 7 yrs old now and still works fine better then buying propane
Sandra Picazo, GOOD FOR YOU, taking care of the elder; great idea too, more should follow your advice!!!!!!!!
Use a coiled black hose on the roof. Solar powered hot water which is incredibly HOT.
I see so many people dry clothes in the drier. If only more people would peg the laundry on the washing line, would make a huge difference to the health of the environment.
and the clothes would last way longer.
I try to dry most of my clothes on a clothes line.
Because many people did that way for 1000s of years, and dreamed of something easier... Its not how big or small something is, since its relative... You can have a large home that consumes less energy then a small home, and vice versa...
I tried that, but clothes are full of fine lint, and unfortunately that would not be acceptable in my son's school. Of course there are lint brushes, but then it would take so much time, that would be not practical.
feltingme
You shake the cloths before hanging. And what kind of school worries about lint?
What a wonderful life, lovely woman and such great energy that people came to help her & husband build then returning by teachers others. Full circle - grassroots movement is the way for all of us ^ perfect example
I say do what works for you! You’re very thoughtful clearly. And you obviously found what works for you and you seem very happy. Congratulations and god bless. 🌈😄❤️
I love how positive her outlook on life is. Shows how you can create in your mind and have such creations manifest. Workshops "It' s part of sharing and creating abundance". She gets it! Off the grid living is not for lone rangers. She understands many spiritual principles it seems.
Amazing Thx For Sharing
I've been living off grid for the past 16 years, and highly recommend it!
Fascination and awe of 'Nature' grows everyday.
Peace folks!
...yet here you are online.
@@ziontrumpet3343 When they say off grid, they mean off the power and water grid. Not the internet.
I'm jealous!Also,do you subscribe to the permaculture way of thinking of do you just let nature do it's thing?Peace,love and hapiness.
How do you have internet and a phone? Off the grid implies no dependence on government regulated commerce.
@@_TheDudeAbides_ true. Still seems weird and a bit hypocritical
Awesome life story but you got my subscription at 7:37 freezing water in winter and then storing it.That is just brilliant idea and so simple but never thought of until you did it.
I think living off grid comfortably is hard, for instance all that wood that piled neatly for the heater had to be brought cut etc. You have to constantly work to keep your house in good order. I think you have to be young and be able to do physical work. but good job for the lady she has do much support. I would love to do the same things one day.
Please try mitticool refrigerator and other things from India. It works without electricity
I just looked it up. Seems interesting. I wonder if it works in high desert climate.
my dream retirement home
Ours too! =)
@Sanal
If you heard them talking, the work is just beginning when you take on this lifestyle. No retiring here. Like 200 years ago, back-breaking toil dawn to dusk.
Imagine all the pollution that goes into making tires.
@breckandy
Imagine all the pollution from tires that no one wants anymore.
If it's already being manufactured, why not utilize the waste product?
Peiople get all starry eyed and think how romantic this life would be. No way. It is hard work and most people who try it give it up within the first few years. But at least they try to persue their dreams.
My dream retirement? The Four Seasons. Why pick and choose which conveniences to give up? Your car (when you run out of whatever, etc.) . . .
This is how God intended us to live. :)
Impressive! I could totally live off grid be cuz I'm an old school country girl! Love it!
It is beautiful and awesome. And yes, it's difficult for two people to do all the work around in such a setting. I wonder that's the reason for couples having many children in the olden days.
I study engineering and these last few months I've learnt about exactly how to make the entire "grid" - supplying drinking water, taking care of waste water, handling trash, supplying heat and electricity, all of that. I've learnt how to do it for even small establishments, like 20-50 people. I think about that very much the same way as I think about being off grid. Off grid, on grid, it's all about the things we need apart from a dry, warm place to sleep and be. There's only two differences between a grid and being off grid, when I think about it as an engineering student:
1) How much time and money there's available to ensure the supply/establish the grid: the more people, the bigger the parts can be: the drinking water tank, the thermal mass, the solar panels, the septic plantation, all of it.
2) How experimental the solutions can be. If you're making a grid for many people, it has to be very secure. It absolutely has to work properly. This means the solutions have to be thoroughly tested, and sadly, this often means old and polluting too. If it's just a few people who are going off grid, it's ok if it doesn't function optimally the first few years, because it's meant to be experimental. Right?
Now, I'm into engineering because tech amazes me, so I'm not into the whole off grid thing, because it mean two things: 1) that people avoid the tech, more or less, 2) that I don't get a chance to take care of it, lol. But all the attempts to be sustainable interest me a lot because if they work, I'd love to try to apply them to the big grid. It must feel weird for someone who wants to go off grid to hear that people who want to make the big grid also have interest in the off grid dream, haha.
maaskeimorgen Great point! It's so nice to hear a tech lover who doesn't shut this idea right down 😊👍
I mean what if you made a grid system in an area like in this video and had a community that lived sustainably?
@@pentabuzz149 👍
Strange how this pops up after I tried camping in my backyard and tried to live off the vegetables and hose water -.-
Your phone is spying on you. It's amazing how things get rrcomm9in line with what's going on in my life and conversations.
Man I really want to do this. !!! So I can get away from this Crazy stimulation I’m in. Very inspiring
A dream from a young man I wish that would come true, but I'm getting on in life now but hey some better thought a great inspirational video thanks who ever you are.🇮🇪
Such a beautiful idea..The nature is just amazing.
Taking a class with this wonderful women has been added to my bucket list today!!
So, it's on your bucket list to make a long bucket list of thing's you'll never do? Mission accomplished.
Once she said, "concrete isn't durable" her credibility was pretty much nothing
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Matthew Wakamatsu, Certainly the vast number of surviving roman ruins would agree with your conclusion. However, I suspect she was translating in her head from the French, and intended to mean that it was not a _sustainable_ practice, referring to the heavy pollution related to concrete construction processes.
Matthew Wakamatsu that’s because you don’t live in Québec; our crazy Siberian weather eats concrete for breakfast... so, there’s that...
the only thing i’m confused about is, who is the “we” she keeps referring to?
Her, the dog and the plants😂😂😂
Olivia Clark, it's written in the description bellow the video: Hélène Dubé and her partner Alain Neveu from Es-Cargo ;-)
Her partner
@@annakatarinalupis1044 haha, I seen that. I just thought it was funny...lmao!!!
Such a special lady, I admire her and would like to live like that one day 😍
Such a beautiful view from the kitchen -- would love to have that. Inspirational story. Un travail bien fait, Hélène!
I want to learn to build a retirement home.
yes, I have explored Michaels earth ship homes, so thrilled to hear you are here in Quebec doing this. I live in Ontario I want to learn this.
that is an amazing house i would love to do that but little by little here in the USA many counties are banning this type of living and requiring you to be attached to the grid.
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An issue that some people have had with Earthships that use tires is off gassing. Even if sealed behind a stucco wall the tires can still off gas. I am a little confused about her comment concerning concrete. Concrete has been a stable and well understood building material since the time of the Romans.
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Concrete is not flexible while tires containing earth are. Why do u need it to be flexible?
U have to understand the larger picture, our civikization is about to collapse... not because we want to or because it has to from a HUMAN POINT OF VIEW... the problem is that we are not alone on this planet and that which sustains us, the very planet that nurture us, has determined that is either us or the planet. Needless to say it has been decided we are too dangerous and will therefore be wiped out to start all over again. Only very few survivors are needed to restart... but for them to survive the reset, they must live in a flexible structure. I know, im crazy. The issue is if true or not... time will tell very soon.
oh, and the billions of tires literally all over the globe aren't off-gassing? huh. okay. but there ARE certain criteria required for tires to off-gas; heat, sunlight or abrasion. none of these are a factor in an Earthship if properly constructed.
Concrete has many benefits not sure what she is talking about...
I know, right!? When she made the comment about concrete I just laughed ;D That lady doesn't really know anything about concrete. (PS: I'm an architect)
Those tires are not off gassing. You didn't do your research. Go do 100 push ups and read a book.
Interesting. I want to spend some of my life with people like this in places of similar nature.
did you get anywhere with this? Did you start a FB page? I also want to do a community in BC, Canada. North Vancouver Island specifically. Anyone discovering this can contact me if interested. Soon I will make a FB page... just getting a few more ducks in a row first.
I love your kitchen!
Can we have a whole community like this 👀🌱🌞🌝
Great video. Keep it up!
Thanks Christopher!
That's what she said.
I am in my 20th year offgrid, I wish I had known what an earthship was when I built! I am running a fridge and separate freezer along with everything else.
How are you on the internet?
@@taraclarissa solar power and satellite obviously.
concrete is incredibly durable. the problem with mud and sand bricks is that they largely dependant on the climate. can't have a mud / sand brick house if it rains a lot.
Maybe if one makes the roof to be widely overhanging, it might keep the walls from getting wet or even build wind break walls to protect from harsh winds too. Using straw in the mix would help it to have more conformity to solidness. Let some cut weeds dry out for instant straw. Heard of those hey bales used with a type of hardener that makes those work well, but again, maybe need a wider roof to protect.
Maybe dig down into earth to build it, in a huge hole surrounded by rocks to keep it dry, have roof(maybe rounded and dome) above the ground with narrow window slits for light. That would eliminate some of the problem of wetness and wind, maybe keep home warmer too. I know several ppl who built their homes that way, not off the grid, but just to have more heat and less wind deterioration on their walls. But then they also liked more darkness in the interior. But they save a lot on their heating bill during winter and summer cooling system bills.
Lots of houses in Devon England made of clay/ mud (cob). Rains quite a bit there, but large overhanging roofs protect the walls.
@@freebornjohn6876 Yeah and they are hundreds of years old, still standing strong.
@@joaniedingess752 New Mexico has some old adobe homes with no roofing(flat roof) that uses that kind of clay/straw reinforcement. Also hundreds of years old, with regular maintenance, but it is a very dry climate with minimal snow
Wow I really love what you’re doing! I’m a schoolteacher and for years I’ve been interested in living off the grid and living off the land and to be honest I never really had a clue as to how to accomplish that. And because I’m a schoolteacher I have summers off. With that said I’m very interested in coming to your workshop.
My dream!💖👏👏 Great job! I do have half a permiculture going.💖💖 This gives me hope!
Ok but, was that a swastika on her stove? 1:30
ya it is
i had a laugh when she said concrete isnt durable
We ALL need to learn to be Self sufficient
I'm learning to grow my own veggies.
That's a great place to start. Next you can learn how to make your own butter, peanut butter, and other simple items. It's really simple to get started and it just builds on itself. 👍
What a peaceful way to live😘
what a fantastic way to live good luck to you
It looks so familiar in 1970 in Hong Kong. I feel so warm when seeing this and recall my memory of that time.
That so cool with the frozen water jugs! And what a beautiful house, thanks for sharing!!
Thanks for checking out the video =)
Is your solar system hooked up to run a frig? Make your own ice..
They don't have a fridge, that's what the ice was about in the cellar. If I could, I would bring them $1000 worth of equipment or more and make my way up there and install it for them but I'm poor too...
The house is built out of used tires, they don't have many panels and have to haul ice from the neighbor half the year. If they had the money they would upgrade to be comfortable and have cold food. With your logic, Why would they burn wood and propane then?
My mother was born in 1921. Her family had an ice box when she was growing up rather than a refrigerator. A man used to come around the neighborhood selling ice for the ice boxes because that's what people had. As the woman said in the video, refrigerators have not been around that long, historically speaking. If you go into historic houses, they have a room in the basement for keeping food cool.
If all the leaders of the world were like you, we would know harmony overnight.
What a dream come true!
Sustainable living is ideal and a marvelous way to live.
In northern Pakistan there are huge wooden boxes (the size of a chest freezer) built to collect the ice cold spring water temporarily. Water leaves the other end so the natural route of the spring is not disturbed and the boxes are filled with beverages to be sold on the road side. They look very cool and cost nothing to cool drinks all day.
OMG, I felt the same about the movie Swiss Family Robinson. Beautiful lifestyle
Love your guys channel. I'm doing Etsy full time so I can be a nomad
This is so peaceful but the GOV won’t be happy if so many people decide to live this way!
This is so inspiring