$7000 Off-Grid Tiny House on a Sand Foundation in the Desert

Jack Dody of Abundaculture.org takes us on a tour of his self-built tiny guest house. Jack built the house himself for about $7000. It is about 240 square feet and includes passive solar design, rainwater collection, a complete bathroom with running water and a composting toilet, 12V solar power, and a woodstove for the coldest nights.
To learn how to do what Jack did with this project, download the Abundaculture manual here: abundaculture.o...
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[@harleydude-xo8pu]

I usually don't get caught up with this living off the grid idea due to costs, this is the first off grid house that actually makes sense, it is cheap, it is well insulated and it looks comfortable to live in. Great job

[@ajhuser1]

$50,000 might sound expensive to some like you...But to others it's cheap. You have to consider everything

[@jakejohnson7714]

no ship lol!

[@alisonb4898]

That’s the greenest desert I’ve ever seen.

[@Bam-Bam1]

Alison B lmao! 😂🤣 yeah every morning mr. Wilson water the desert.

[@jadiesh2]

YOUR MESSAGE IS ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL!!!

[@No1reallydies]

Such a great house . Cool video man I really wanna end up doing this one day when I’m retired

[@TJ-qg3mt]

This man is teaching me the most

[@Stephanie-lb6tt]

What an absolute blessing thank you for sharing your valuable information. God bless.❤

[@andrewjackson9853]

Check out the C-Head manufactured "plastic" toilet, under $600, odorless and cosmetically pleasing. Great way to go for people that dont wanna build or can't.
And I disagree with the $1.5-2,000 back-up for storms system if u live on the grid. A small generator and a 30 gallon drum of stabilized fuel is a much better choice. . . It'll charge two batteries, power your freezer and fridge intermittently, wash and dry clothes. . . For 6 weeks of outage. For $1,000. And u can use it for a hundred other things between storms. Backup solar is not the way to go if u look at it thoroughly. If u wanna be green and have a couple lights going while your freezer melts and u spend more, go ahead. Opinion.

[@happymoodsoothingmusic457]

Love this family

[@greatdaneacdc]

Great ideas ! And excellent presentation! Thank you both !

[@klee88029]

Mr. Dody, you are a great presenter and thank you for making this video. Where would learn more about the "floating sand foundation" method that you mentioned?

[@bryanchadwick6607]

You've done a fantastic job on the house, congratulations! Yard is a bit of a mess though.

[@TonyHookedonVanlife]

What county in Colorado is this in, if I may ask? Costillo county, just as an example, requires a legal permanent domicile to be 600 sqft minimum... Personally, I think that is all a load of shit - I paid for it, is it my damn property or not?! YES, I understand building codes & property values, just sayin'...

[@perrybb2]

Fcking bureaucrats

[@candyalexander2196]

Very clear and understandable video nice home God is good

[@philipkramer2019]

Thank you for a great video God bless you

[@John_Smith_Dumfugg]

So cool!

[@cargotrailereric6738]

I like your shower set up. Want to use it in my cargo trailer. God bless.

[@AdamsTubing]

was hoping for an explanation of the sand foundation. can you describe? ty

[@nenaduarte3406]

Amazing way to live. I would love to live off grid. Just can't find inexpensive land. Any suggestions?

[@EcoTechnify]

There are lots of areas with cheap land. You just need to define for yourself what are the most important things the land has for your purposes. I would look for land east of CO Springs, NE Oklahoma, or SE Missouri for cheap land.

[@evilorelei9809]

He has great hair lol

[@KevinWikse]

Colorado desert? Ok...... Next, build a Tiny Home in the Arizona artic.

[@Mitch1732]

Ok maybe 6 yrs ago it would of been that much to do a whole home with Solar but prices have dropped so much that’s it’s probably a 1/4 of what he said to date

[@humanforotherhumanst4619]

Where is their bedroom?

[@he7is7at7hand]

Hi. Thanks for the video. What is the book called? I couldn't get to it with the link.

[@toastedcheeze2357]

AMEN!

[@greatdaneacdc]

Makes it so ....it’s hard to kill your self ! Priceless !!

[@ClassyLyfeStylellc]

What’s his business information???

[@roguegypsy7827]

Nope! You are wrong. My natures head never smells.

[@WallStreetIceCream]

Where is this ?

[@trinichris32]

They are just ventilation airways. Its part of the old home designs for places with a hot climate. Why does this man keep calling places "this world countries" and then talking about crime, when the vents are just a way to get air into the homes?

[@willarddevoe5893]

Problem solver. The trick?Where do yo go to be off grid?

[@windycityl]

Very strange it skips and won't play. Something is wrong with your clip. Plays under a minute then wants you to reload it 4 times not really see this clip SAD.

[@matthewcain2880]

Ugly home, great design

[@altha-rf1et]

DUMB you could buy a utility building 240 sq foot for less then $1,000

[@JNeil1975]

The interior is depressing.

[@wf6951]

Make a tiny house yourself, make it as depressing for yourself as you want it.

[@andrewjackson9853]

I agree. . . It is very depressing, about like a man camp trailer in North Dakota.

[@2centsworth766]

To each their own.