We are a not so young couple living off the grid in Australia. We have lived off the grid since around 2009 so have gone through many many challenges. Today we feel that we aren't just surviving the off grid lifestyle but are totally determined to get to the thriving stage. We started building our second off grid property around May 2016 and we are loving every challenge of setting up everything from scratch. We are very self reliant and everything is done with little to no outside help.
These videos are aimed at telling our story of how we go about the business of living off the grid in Central Victoria. We hope they inspire you to have a go. If you would like to ask us questions or pass on some interesting information then please feel free to message us or visit
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End of the day in black and white it comes down to you. Basically you decide how much you want to spend and you decide how hard you want to work. Don’t want to spend much your not going to have much if you don’t want to do the work well your set up is going to be shit. If you’re willing to work and willing to put some coin in you’ll have half a chance of success. Love the explanation and sense of humour. New sub.
Yay so excited to follow a experienced channel with Aussies we are just embarking on our journey off-grid in Gippsland Au whoohoo baby RU-vidrs here too ❤️
Had the same thing in our plans, but now I think it may be keeping an eye out for piping with a hawk eye. You know how it works when starting over and the pension just doesn't go as far as it used to. But yeah, you have put that mental note into the crank operated memory cells. Thanks. Stay safe, God bless.
Mostly because stairs or any other way that people want to get up into lofts is a bit of a personal thing and depending on cabinetry and fit outs they have in mind some times need to be tailor built to suit .... ... So we just leave that to clients to sort as part of the fit out ... cheers Steve
I'm hating the system more and more each day... not a radical bomber or anything but man it's getting really bad these days (2023), i cant wait to see what your saying about 2023 when i get to those videos
Everything looks great! we are now in the process of setting electricity, our heart goes to Solar but we don't know what to do....we have LPG gas for cooking/baking, hot water and small heater. But we want to buy the wood heater soon. We are looking for a good brand, reliable and not too expensive, we found Red Earth Energy storage from Queensland asking prices etc....our place is 3 bedrooms, hubby and I and family when they visit. Anyways, we are looking. Keep going, place looks great! cheers
Hi ... yep that one was a ripper ! ... to get hold of us ? first step is by going to our website and filling in the contact form with your full details and a short description of what you are after ... I am, happy to call you after that step to go over a few points about that build .. anyway first things first ... offthegridinoz.com/tinyhouses/ and hit that form/ contact us page .... ... :- ) cheers Steve
Hey Steve, are you still using a 3KW solar system? New to learning about off grid and not sure how many KW’s is required these days to have aircon going, tv, internet, and say the vacuum at the same time. Would love another one of those off grid videos you did a while back!
Yer , that has not been available for years now for some reason ? We swapped to this a few years ago and it is fine ... Dutch Fest ...A bit more economical as well ... www.ebay.com.au/itm/182355371488?hash=item2a753a25e0:g:LAIAAOSw2uJiMbMO&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAABAHkzTIJCTq3ZESDhQG5T%2F7orGHmVAkXw3Menwyhw65yKdAhRvbMS79OVskPCYyavcEMF7ZGGbEUg8uQRiFVvT01jyfXGz%2FwjFuXxSU8qSVKfxhOY3CmgBLToRCNod2KcwCNGYLxhlZinEXMEZLXvZYrao3RbRgHnpwV3TrIK2MvJc%2BNwfLH%2FYSGDxUJwFTBPzPSeNtXOa5bKUNMdqBf2PMQGWcD%2Bo98SVWjc4pYI%2F9OlEkt7Pt1%2B2AzlhgNaB0JfNpdFaE0jaLkboy7GVjSZVxpqZbVIQaAT4u1O9VCKqNvFZ3nFVnKcT2VWOoZ7akrxsOA1mB7gIBDd3Nyua8cbiWQ%3D%7Ctkp%3ABFBMkuXw96Jh cheers Steve :- )
Gr8 job with the video and advice, esp stainless coil and 6 clamps .. keen to follow your approach, but unable go find this kit here in Aus .. do u mind sharing brand/supplier .. many thanks.. Allan
They are available ... but I believe you need to make sure you send them a note to make sure you get the stainless coils .... I cant find the exact one that I bought :- ( www.ebay.com.au/itm/313792393870?var=612554328869 cheers Steve
Hi, I'm getting one of these from my Mrs, I've made beer and wine, but I've watched and read about the first drops how much do you throw away to be safe, one jar ? Half a jar ? Any help would be awesome. thanks
In my opinion it is really up to you how much you chuck .... My 30lt still make at the end of the run around 9lts of 40 ABV so a tiny bit of the so called nasties is not much thinied through that :- )
Interested in seeing your new battery bank, I’m about to get batteries and really liked your old set up, is it going to be much different? Can’t wait for the vid on that! Cheers hope all is well there!
