5 Reasons I Live Off Grid in Mexico 

Would you ever consider selling everything and moving to another country?

Woaoooo, you chose one of the most beautiful states in Mexico Oaxaca. There people are humble. Honest, and so friendly.

That’s a beautiful countryside you’re in, and your little boy playing with a stick instead of a tablet!

Hello my friend I am a 20 year old from California and it's wonderful what you're doing California is so expensive

My wife and I moved from the US to the oaxacan coast 2.5 years ago. You're speaking our truth too! We will be checking out your other videos. The Sierra Sur is gorgeous

You sound like a good young father and husband and wise God bless you and your family

ok as a woman, mom and grandmother I want to give you MEGA KUDOS You chose your Family over all the BS... Your son is adorable You are a true Father a beautiful Soul, sending positive energy for you and your family for continued happiness, health and Blessings .... Great Job exactly Slow down, Breathe enjoy the Moment Thanks for Sharing Your Beautiful Life

I’m so happy for you that you chose. To stay living with your family. Family suppost to stay together no matter what.

greetings dude ! you having many peoples dream!! welcome to our land, and share your knowledge with our good oaxaca people!!

Very Nice of you to tell people What life is all about and Im happy for you that you found your place in this life. Keep doing What you are doing and Im looking forward to the next episode ! All the best to you and your family.

Apenas comenze a ver tus videos hoy…y ya me aventé varios…5 buenas razones para vivir en México..y muchos de nosotros lo sabemos..pero acá seguimos..en USA..😞

Wow! I love this guy already! Subscribing now! My partner and I feel the same way, we are actually moving to Chiapas, Mx from NY before the end of the year! We have very similar plans to this guy, living as much off the land as we can, and living simply and communally with others in the area but not completely off grid.

Happy for you. I have a lot of experience with Mexico. Let's just say you're one of the lucky ones.

Hey gringo welcome to my state Oaxaca we need more people like u and we want se more videos of you working tus tierras you are amazing saludos

MY BEST WISHES TO ALL . STAY POSITIVE AND KEEP GOING FORWARD IN SEARCH OF HAPPINESS .AND ALWAYS KEEP LIFE OPTIONS OPEN TO BETTER YOUR FAMILY'S OPTIONS ANYWHERE ON EARTH.

I just saw your videos and its amazing to see you enjoying Mexico and teaching people how to live happy with less but beautiful things around God bless you and family…. Even though I just saw another video where your wife left you…… best wishes to you

Thank you so much for this thorough video of why disconnecting from the western world is essential. I’m here giving birth and will return soon again to follow a similar journey to yours. Hopefully your units are built by that time and I can rent from you. You’re truly a real one. Peace❤

Wish you the best with your family on your new journey 🌳🌱🌲! Exactly that’s good you are building something for your family and yourself! Best of luck keep it up! 🤗🙏🏼💞😊

I just found your channel and I can't stop watching your videos. You are living my dream. As a Mexican I apreciare your feeling for my country and my culture. I can't wait to see the finish project done and hopefully I can go on vacation and stay on one of your future rentals. I just want to know what your family thinks about you living in Mexico. Do they support you and have they visited you at your cabin and what's the closest town from your cabin?

this is awesome, great job bro God bless ur family

I have been living off-grid for a few years and am always researching new areas to consider. Wow you are really doing great out there young man. Maybe I will visit one day and check it out? Great job

Amazing story. Can't wait for a similar opportunity. We have family there too, maybe I'll see you round the tienda one day haha.

Just came across your channel and subscribed Oaxaca is a beautiful state in which two set your roots down 🌄

Hola! This is the first of your videos I've watched. Hope to see more. My dream is to move somewhere in Oaxaca also. Hopefully soon!!

Great story and great job Collin!

Great you are enjoying your time in Oax. On your comment of life in the states is what you make of it based on your choices, it’s not all paycheck after paycheck if you make good decisions and you are willing to take risks

I love how brave are you speaking the truth, I wish you the very best, with your family. Such an inspiration. I hope also thus video in spanish for our culture who get trap in the smoke and mirrors of materialism, sometimes going to another countries getting trap in the system, I want all of us can return soon to our Homeland 🙌

Welcome to oaxaca Where you can find peace ✌️ God bless you bro

I'm from Guanajuato mexico. Living in USA. Oaxaca is where I want move. Is beautiful

Así es amigo USA ya no es tan seguro como era años atrás hoy entrar a robar bicicletas no respetan la propiedad Roban carros etc ya no se duerme pensando sino pasaron bandalizando el auto ,mi esposa es de Oaxaca y nuestro sueño es vivir en un lugar tan bello como ese

You have a great head on your shoulders. Great thinking. Yeah, I'm here in the US. It's all about what you said. I agree. Yeah it's time to be happy and comfortable have something for your family I'm proud of you for making this decision. Great move! I'm all for that. It's an awesome place you have and I know you've worked hard for what you got. Keep the great job up! Sending my love❤🙏🇺🇸🌹

I like the natural stream of consciousness freestyle flow. Thank you!

I hope your water holds out. ✌️

Hey brother, greetings from Texas. I’m so happy to see that you have found your place in Mexico. But please don’t tell everybody how great Mexico. is because before you know it, everybody and their grandmother is going to go down to Mexico and they will turn Mexico. into what they have turned the US into, so let them think that it is absolutely dangerous that there are narco traffickers everywhere there’s bodies everywhere and that the sky is the color of Safia that information needs to be kept to ourselves. It’s a thing that. Nobody is supposed to know until they make it down there then they will realize how beautiful and safe Mexico really is basically what the US used to be Mexico is the new USA defended by Russia and China

You aré doing a great job Bro.... Beautiful place ......welcome to México,now you know the meaning of real freedom..

Good truthful video Gringo Oaxaqueño. Good Spanish on your other videos too. You forgot to mention taxes. I am currently living in California in free slavery lol. Taxes here are insane. Taxes for buying anything, taxes for having a house, taxes for cars, taxes for every dollar you make, taxes for when you die

Found your channel - for a few years I have known that the USA is going Tango Uniform and Oaxaca will be a great place to live (but we are now in our 70’s)

Great chose bro 😎!!! Oaxaca is beautiful 😍

Is that a natural spring behind you in your first location in this video? Wonderful! And good for you!!!!

i love your spanish videos

Omg, EVERYTHING THAT YOU SAYING IS TRUE..

I, too, moved from the US to Mexico and I second you on your reasoning.. I'd like to buy land in Oaxaca but I hear that it's difficult if you're not local. Do you have any advice?

Good in u self I'm from Guatemala I Leke your channel congratulations

Ive been and out of prison in California in my 30's. Im 54 years old now and have an active warrant due to operating a painting company with no contractors license. The judicial system is a business and are always trying to pull dollars from your pocket I'm always feeling like im always in trouble for minimal shit! This might be a dumb question? Do you pay property tax there? Thumbs up! Subscribed.

I bought 6 acres for $5,000. And I put a cabin on it. I worked hard. No begging no borrowing no stealing. Just hard work. There were Plenty of jobs in the US. But no more ! You are good to settle there in Mexico because the last 3 years the U.S. open border has allowed around 40 million people to came across the Mexican border into the U.S. see the U.S. has a census . It’s done every 7-10 years. The last one we did was about 7 years ago. The head count of the census tells every community of each state in the U.S. how many people live there and how many hospitals, EMS , police , nurses, schools, housing, stores ect… are needed to be in those areas to provide services to each community. So when Biden opened the border and let the 40 plus million people in less than 3 years it overwhelmed the system. Now you can’t get in a hospital or get the police on the phone or have school with qualified teachers. Nurses are in shortage and housing. The U.S. government took all the US tax paying citizens money 💵 they even charge the percent of your withholdings from employers. So at the end of the year you owe. Period. No one is getting anything back. We strive to break even. But it’s hard. The people who come into the US illegally crossing over without proper documentation now are living on the tax dollars all the citizens pay in. I’m sure the gov . Is making money somehow off their backs. No government pulls off a human trafficking scam this big without making something off of it. But in the process it’s going to Collapsed the U.S. economy. It’s inevitable. Things are bad in the U.S. but about to get much worse. My advice is don’t come to the U.S. No matter how much you are promised by the U.S. government. Understand the U.S. is 34 trillion dollars in debt. The country will collapse and all that cash , household, medical, education ext you have been promised if you leave your country and come to the U.S. will come to an end. “ Brics “ is devaluing the U.S. dollar. Just watch it’s worth there in Mexico. A US dollar used to worth a lot more. It’s going to keep falling. And these people who came up here are going to find themselves in a very bad place. Possible in a civil war. Then there is also the theory that this plant X / Niberu is what’s causing these huge solar flares and that will set off the Yellowstone super volcano. And cause major earthquakes and bringing all these people here was just leading them to ultimate death. ☠️. It’s definitely not solar maximum. That is in 2025. Something big is Causing the sun to react. And there is damage on other planets according to scientists who will tell the truth. You are smart to settle down there in Mexico. In fact my neighbor who has lived in the U.S. over 25 years are going back to Mexico because it’s so bad in US. The things is they see the US as bad but they never knew it before 40/50 years ago. It was beautiful and safe and there was good jobs and opportunities. But when millions come to the U.S. illegally it has ruined what the U.S. had. I guess if something does happen that causes a big die off of the population it’s possible the U.S. could get good people in power who will honor the constitution and it be nice again. But I’m older I will not live to see it. Something is coming. Something of biblical proportions. That’s another thing I have studied the king James 60 years. We are living in the end of days , end of times. I believe we are in the tribulation already. All I will say is teach your child / children. Education is key. They need to understand how governments works. They need World history,world government. Not what’s being taught in US universities today, some leftist propaganda. But good solid history from history books. These fools out there screaming “ free Palestine “ have never even been to the actual Country of Palestine or to the Gaza Strip. The Gaza Strip that was given to Abraham s offspring for all generations. Know your history. Know the King James Bible and Jesus! Stay there. Encourage others not to come to the U.S. it’s about to get very bad in USA. The corrupt politicians are doing everything to stay in power and keep out anyone who will try to turn things around. To make things better in the U.S. most of the city’s are just full of homeless now. The infrastructure is failing. Stay where you are ! Encourage others not to come to the US. It’s going to get worse. You are smart to settle in Mexico.

Good for you its beautiful But I have lived in Central America, currently in us southwest and I think there are still plenty of opportunities to do this in the US.

Nice the sierra sur is beautiful, you choose an Oaxaca state with most diversity.I am from a community close from here, and planing to come back from California to my birth Town

everything you say is true ....

Bendiciones que bonitos videos.saludos desde Houston Texas ❤.

I need to get my Mexican citizenship. My dad was born in Mexico. So, this is my goal for 2024/2025

I'm currently living in Mexico with my Mexican girlfriend and this is something we're thinking about doing too! Would you mind sharing what area/region of Oaxaca you bought your land in and how much it cost? Or do you have a video discussing this that you could link me to please?We haven't decided where we're going to buy land yet, but looking at the environment and scenery in your video here makes me want to check out that area! Also, do you have any tips on where to look for land for sale too? Thanks!

Good choice

I wanna do that soon

You can also work on line. I hard a friend hi I taught English and earned 2000 dollars a month. Enough to live rich in Mexico. I taught English to the Chinese, they pay very well. You just have to contact the agency, register and that's it, very easy.

Awesome brotha, living in the states has its pros and cons but definitely subscribing our fam is from Mexico ..let us know how it is out there living in the woods ..do you still travel to the States for income? Will you have AirBnb?

Isn’t it someone can’t be more free and able to enjoy and love life than the land of the free. Which is not free. Enjoy brother.❤

Very cool ! We are currently in Guatemala after spending a year in Nicaragua. We retired 18 months ago and are going to travel between Mexico and Argentina until we find our favorite retirement city. For years I have wanted to buy land and build my own little small place, even if it is just a place to hang out on weekends. Not sure if I want to build with wood or cob or adobe, but I think it would be a fun project. How far are you from the city ? You must need a car ? How did you go about finding a piece of land ?…and how do you know how much it is worth ?

Approaching 30 years in Mexico! Advise to gringo - much cheaper & safer to live in areas that aren’t tourist hot spots. Also people here more friendly, approachable, & genuine.

If you’re happy of what you’re doing. it the best you could do. I’m A USA I raised my children in Mexico now they are in The USA and they don’t like here very well. We moved in the USA because I wanted them get their high school diploma and they already got it. Very happy with that. But me and my wife missed Mexico lindo and Querido. Maybe one day I comeback to the Rancho you know. Ok Mexigringo I’m so sorry to say Gringo I know it not alright cuídate mucho y cuida a tu bebé hermoso en México se vive bien and with little money.

Awesome

¡Felicidades por encontrar un lugar tan hermoso para vivir! Estás en una posición única donde puedes volver a los Estados Unidos cuando necesites, especialmente para ganar algo de dinero extra. Muchos mexicanos desearían tener ese privilegio, de poder trabajar legalmente en los Estados Unidos y luego regresar a México. Desafortunadamente, la mayoría de las personas aquí luchan financieramente y viven dentro de sus posibilidades porque no tienen otra opción. Al menos, en algunos lugares, tienen paisajes hermosos, como el pueblo en el que estás. Sobre la corrupción policial en México, parece que la aceptas en cierta medida. Pero piénsalo: ¿realmente quieres vivir en un lugar donde la persona más rica puede comprar a la policía? ¿Donde podrías ser encarcelado por acusaciones falsas solo porque alguien pagó a un oficial? Esto puede pasar en cualquier lugar, pero es menos probable en los Estados Unidos, donde la policía, en su mayoría, es honorable y no acepta sobornos. Esto anima a la gente a seguir la ley más. En México, la gente a menudo rompe las leyes porque sabe que puede pagar para evitar problemas. El gobierno actual en México está tratando de combatir la corrupción, y si supieran que has sobornado a la policía, podrías meterte en serios problemas. Una vez que sobornas a un oficial, ellos también tienen poder sobre ti. Esta práctica es parte de lo que ha hecho de México un lugar tan peligroso durante tanto tiempo. Y sobre la libertad de expresión: en México, no es lo mismo que en los Estados Unidos. ¿Con qué frecuencia escuchas sobre candidatos políticos siendo asesinados en los EE. UU.? ¿O el gobierno haciendo desaparecer a 43 estudiantes y actuando como si nada hubiera pasado? Aquí en México, los políticos que intentan luchar contra la corrupción a menudo son asesinados; ha habido unos pocos solo en los últimos meses. Claro, los EE. UU. tienen sus problemas, pero ¿realmente querrías que el sistema corrupto de México se apodere de los EE. UU.? Amigo, vale la pena preservar los EE. UU. Si no fuera por el bien que queda en los EE. UU., México podría haber descendido a un estado mucho peor. Estás disfrutando de una vida placentera, pero la sociedad mexicana tiene serios problemas, especialmente en las principales ciudades. La mentalidad de "cangrejos en un balde" es fuerte aquí, y es raro ver a la gente genuinamente feliz por el éxito de los demás a menos que hayan vivido en los Estados Unidos. En los EE. UU., la gente a menudo apoya los logros de los demás, algo que todavía se está desarrollando aquí en México. Incluso el presidente AMLO reconoce que la sociedad mexicana necesita una mejora moral. El racismo es otra área en la que México está rezagado. Ojo, no te estoy diciendo que no estes en Mexico o que Mexico es un lugar malo, claro que no, Mexico es muy bonito y nos gustaria que la moral siga creciendo, que como Mexicanos sigamos moralizando nuestra sociedad pero tambien necesitamos perservar a EE UU de America. Me encantaría discutir estos temas más a fondo si te interesa.

been living in Mexico for 3 years now... loved your points about the level of freedom. the government doesnt have its nose and its fingers in everything you do like in the US and Canada. the government is there to do its basic functions and not to harass people. same with the police. in the US people have been killed by the cops for jay walking or having a light out on their vehicle and a bunch of other petty little things. the police in Mexico are not like that. they are only interested in going after legit crimes and protecting the law abiding citizens. and same thing with safety. in the US so much of crime is random. you can just be in the wrong place at the wrong time very easily. in Mexico crime is more isolated to people involved in the drug trade. it you dont buy or sell drugs that massively lowers your possible exposure to crime. Mexico certainly isnt perfect but it is much closer to how society should function. people have the freedom AND the responsibility to take care of themselves.

Quidate mucho hermanito se té quiere dé gratis gringo sigue pará adelante y ayuda ⛑️ tus vecinos siempre hermano cuídate mucho hermano 😊., You doing good 👍 bless you in México brother,and family 💕

Hey mate, I’m actually thinking of moving back to my home state of Oaxaca after 18 years in the US, which (or nearby) town did you end up settling in?

¡El bebé esta hermoso! ¿Cuantos años tiene?

I will subscribe, because I have the same plan for my retirement! but the land I have doesn`t have much water thoug

I would do what you did if I was younger.

Love the videos🇲🇽🇺🇸

? Hmmm, I relocated to the mountains in northern New Mexico USA (better than the old Mexico)….for reasons 2-5.

En español,porfavor....saludos al pais de Honduras!!!❤

Congrats hermano

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I just subscribed and agree with all you have said man for real. USA is not all that. Many Americans are fleeing to other places out of the country..

i am from Chiapas Mexico, i live in Tennessee

Isn't it true that unless you're a citizen you can only lease the land albeit for 99 years as is the law but it's still not yours. Also beiing married to a Mexican does provide more security than a expatriate would feel

Stopped by to see the inside of the house and????

Muy buen español

En México no hay problema para personas que no están vinculadas al narco y el está enfocado en la familia

let’s get married ❤

Of course.. Oaxaca is most safe..

There's two sides to the coin. I bet a lot of those people in that town would rather be in the U.S

Looks like big bear California

Lo curioso es el rio de personas yendo a U.S. dejando sus selvas y bosques para vivir de lo que tu escapas!

Gringo beautiful you little ranch

I live 'off grid' and yet here I am on RU-vid....sumtin' doesn't jibe...monetize me baby...

Hola I am from oaxaca

That's what every Mexican I know that works up here does that ain't bad people they're smart if Trump takes office I might do the same thing only thing I'm worried about is cartel

100%

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Nunca dejarás de ser gringo

You going to pull up more Gringos followers in a few years Oaxaca will be hundreds of Gringos there !Asome¡

Yeah it was hard to get your wife citizenship 'Cause you tried to do it Legally...

Don’t you worry about the cartel, crime etc?

snakes, jaguars, corrupt officials, cartels have entered the chat. careful out there my guy

Sorry DeLand you talk about doesn't belong to you buddy belongs to your wife a new son you never bought it the love that you have give you it's more important than the land

Linda familia pero mucho cuidado en ese paiz es peligroso vivir qué Jesucristo los libre de todo mal❤

You safe until narcos if they like your land they will take it 👻

Hablé más lento.

rant. are you high?

Not everyone wants to see the truth