OFF GRID IN PORTUGAL IS NOT WHAT YOU THINK! 

Did anyone spot the Easter egg in the thumbnail 😳🫣

When you mentioned giving wood to the elderly it warmed my heart. I think selling wood to get some income is a great idea. You have a lot of dry wood to sell and you don't have to leave home. Cutting wood is also good exercise. GO FOR IT THEO

Theo, thank you for taking the time to talk about moving to Portugal. The wood business is an awesome way to use your wood. Make some money to help your household. At your discretion, sell the wood at your price, and free to seniors. Very nice of you. I hope Bee is doing well. Love you guys

You have such a big heart, Theo. I think it would be a double blessing, you would feel blessed, and the ones receiving it at cheaper price or given to them would also feel blessed. Tell Bee hello for all of us, your fans.

You’re so sweet and thoughtful thinking about the elderly. I’m not sure how prideful they are in Portugal so I’d recommend bartering with them if needed. Especially, as your home alone at this time perhaps some of them can make you a meal or treats. You never know but I’m sure that would be taken even better than offering to give wood away for free and the hard-work you’ll have to put into it to get into these towns

I think the wood business is a great idea. It's putting something back into the community as well. ❤

Grea Job Theo!!! Giving Free Wood to the Elderly is Wonderful. And starting to sell your own Firewood is an Awesome idea. Loved the Video!😊😊😊💕💕💕🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Theo your idea of giving wood to the elderly is a wonderful idea. A way to give kindness and care. In NZ people put bags of fruit on their yard wall for anyone to help them selves. New Yorkers put out furniture at midnight on Friday with signs of Free, take me. Get well Bea.💕

Dear Theo. By working so hard you are not only collecting firewood but serotonin! Hence your satisfaction and your daily beautiful smile. Ho and the idea of your beautiful Bea coming home soon is quite uplifting. Your are truly an amazing guy Theo! ☮️💟🇨🇦

Hope Bee has been getting lots of love and looking after by family and friends while she is away and recovering.💝💝💝💝

Theo, you never cease to amaze me. You are a very caring person, and you inspire others; I think the wood burning business would be environmentally friendly, and financially productive - a win, win situation. Best wishes JDS

Yes, the firewood business, fruit, and honey businesses should give you enough profit and satisfaction. I love the idea of sharing the wood with the elderly in the village. You are such a good man, Theo 🤩

Starting a firewood business is a brilliant idea Theo. You have the resources on the land to do it so go for it, as for giving away the twigs to the elderly is so kind and thoughtful. ❤️❤️

Theo, you knew that amount of trees would fill the trailer cause you are a Legend 😂 I think your idea of helping the elderly heat their homes with free wood from Miracle Mountain is such a kind gesture & just reflects the wonderful human being that you are ❤ Hope Bea is recovering well ❤

An excellent day's work. I think the firewood idea is brilliant. Maybe the smaller pieces would be good for the older folks, since they'd be lighter and easier to transport. Thinking of the thicker branches farther down the tree. It's very kind of you to think of that.

Parabéns Indie por ajudar os velhinhos da sua comunidade com a sua lenha 🪵 é uma grande ajuda para pessoas que muitas das vezes estão sozinhas e não tem ajuda de ninguém. Você está a fazer um ótimo trabalho .

Helping the elderly is very kind of you Theo.

We enjoyed seeing you cut up all the firewood. I think it's a great idea to help less fortunate people with logs. I hope Bee is recovering well. I was actually wondering where your cats were I'm glad they nice and warm. Take care 😊

Theo, I love your idea of a firewood business! AND… it’s so kind of you to share some of your firewood with needy seniors🙏❤️ My love to you and Bee❤️❤️

Theo great video. I like the idea of selling fire wood and helping the older folks. It's a good idea. Extra income is always nice.

Theo you spot on with the firewood idea . The wood you have is the perfect size to handle for older people . I think it's great !!👍👍👍

You are very right about the costs of living off grid. My solar system and batteries have been a BIG surprise. It's not a one and done. I'm on my second inverter in 9 yrs, and had to replace the entire battery bank 5 years ago. I'm in the process of buying two more lithium batteries and a different inverter ( don't buy Chinese ). Fuel costs and wear and tear on 4x4 trucks to get here and across the river have been crazy! I could go and on!

What’s nice gesture to help others with free wood. We need more people like you in this world.

100% agree on not moving rural without a lot of funds to back you up. It always works out more money than you think. We moved to France but high taxes, working 7 days a week meant we had little to spend on renovations and the final straw was when my husband’s back went and he could no longer work.

I like the idea of selling wood as long as your back agrees with it. Helping the elderly is also great. As I am a cat carer, I will enjoy seeing your two fur babies!

I love the idea of helping the elderly ! Such a generous offer! God bless you!❤️

I 100% agree with you about people being realistic when moving here. It's not all a fairy tale. I moved here 16 years ago and moved out to the country 6 years ago. I haven't regretted it for a minute, but it is hard work looking after the land and trying to grow your own produce. But very rewarding when you cook something you've grown that caterpillars, slugs or snails haven't eaten. 😊 Love your idea of setting up a small firewood business and especially giving free wood to the elderly. Yes, these houses are cold in the winter and I personally have 2 log burners to keep my small 2 bedroom house fairly warm. Thankyou for another wonderful video.

I think all of your firewood ideas are great, including helping some elderly folks and the work/swap idea. You are a good person Theo and that's why I enjoy your channel. There's a lot of negativity on social media and you and Bee are a bright spot.

Hope like you feel we are keeping you company while Bea is gone.

The woodfather! Great video!!!! Love the truth and the reality 😊

Talk about work ethic. Just wow Theo. There’s the key reason you two are so successful. ❤️ from Michigan.

Another great video. Thanks Theo and as always prayers for Bee, can’t wait to hear her voice.

Speaking as an old person I love your idea of making g fire wood available to the elderly. I am in the US and extremely fortunate that I need no assistance. Bless you for having such a kind heart to think of this.

In relation to firewood (Lenha), the best hard wood you can find and use in Portugal are Holm Tree (Azinho/Azinheira Tree), Cork Tree (Sobro/Sobreiro Tree) and Chestnut Tree (Castanho/Castanheiro Tree). Also Olive Tree is a hard wood but with a more open flame and it's only good for big open fireplaces. Softwood as Pine Tree and Eucalyptus are not so recommended because they will burn a lot faster and usually retain a lot of moisture. Nice gesture from you on planning to give some firewood to the "velhotes"🙏

I think the wood business will be a good idea. I love the idea of sharing your bounty with the elderly villagers. And most importantly as you log you make way for new growth and clean up the blackened trees. A win all around.😊❤️🇨🇦

Theo you are SO methodical with cutting trees down plus thinking always about the environment! Loving your Vlogs managing the filming, narration & editing while working on Miracle Mountain! 👍 Take care!! 💙😁

I love the idea of helping the elderly in your community. Love your honesty about homesteading, sometimes the dream is extremely different from the reality especially when in a different country & different pace of life. Wishing Bee all the best as I am unable to log onto Instagram & will be so good to see her back with you. 😊

You and Bea are such a blessing to others in so many ways. God bless you both abundantly.

I love the idea of a little charity set up in the village. Heating for the less fortunate or elderly is important. Bee is going to be so very happy to come home to a fully warm house. Split some of the wood small for her to be able to stoke the fireplace.. much love to you both🐐🐈‍⬛🐓🐈

Theo , I grew up in the country. My Dad didn’t cut wood for the winter in the fall. He would wait at the last minute. I had to carry wood to the wood box with my brother and sister. We were made to carry wood to the house from the woods in 15 inches of snow. I hate hearing a chain saw to this day. I’m glad you enjoy that as an adult.

Theo you have a brilliant business mind. You see a need in the Community and you have tons of firewood on your property so sell the excess to people who need it. Once again you show the kindness in your heart Theo. You want to help the older folks in need of firewood for free. I think that’s a wonderful thing to do. How is our beautiful Bee doing, we miss her. Hopefully Bee will be back before Christmas decorating the Christmas tree. Love you both and wishing you good health and a blessed New Year. 🙏🙏❤️❤️🧑🏻‍🎄🎄

This was a good video with fantastic advice, given with such empathy.

Being kind is always a good idea. Helping those who need help, is very rewarding for both parties..

Theo you are always giving back to your community, that is an amazing gift of yours.

Concerning the firewood. I have some out of the box ideas. They will also give additional subjects for your very interesting video. 1. Start a project where you selecting tree and seedlings and grow them from seed (or buy seedlings) 2. Some trees can be used for firewood, others for building materials, for fire protection and against soil erosion. 3. Start with gardening (yucca, cycads, tree ferns, flowering trees etc.

I think the fire wood business is a great idea and helping out those less well placed in your local area is just wonderful. Go for it

It's nice of you to speak about this. I think this whole living off grid, especially in portugal has been over-romanticized.

Theo , you are spot on. Having a plan is key to success whether it be Portugal or somewhere else. Once more, having the skill set and willing to work with your hands will save you a lot of money. But that shouldn't discourage you from doing it. Do realize what you're getting into. We did spot the easter egg in your thumbnail which leads us to say "don't put all your eggs in one basket. Having revenue streams to help during periods of high expenses is important. Theo , Harriet and I think you should start that firewood business. We have learned so much from your you doing over our own landscape. One question we would like to ask is : Do you have any information on that green utility cart? cost ? Where to purchase ? Thank you for your wonderful insights. All the best👍👍 from Jim and Harriet Richmond, Va.

Brilliant choice to wait and cut the wood as you need it. You are a great guy,. We are rooting for you and Bee.

Oh Theo providing the old village people with free fire wood is a super beautiful thing to do. Blessings on your head sir ! p. xox

At the start of this video I thought you could make good $ by selling those burned trees. So yes, it's a terrific idea Theo. Assisting the elderly with dry wood for their heating is a lovely thing to do. 💗💗🇨🇦

Your idea about a wood stand , sounds really good. Especially helping older people !

Big opportunity to improve land forestry fireproofing. Cut down as many fire dead pine trees as you require. Allow the protected existing indigenous ones to to flourish. Or add indigenous fireproof varieties to diversify. Tremendous firewood resource. Wood chipping scrap for compost or landscaping or bed building.

I think helping the local community is a wonderful idea.

Helping elderly people with free firewood is brilliant! Giving friends a good rate is too. What do you do with all the small twigs you trim off the trees? Will we be seeing Bea home for Christmas?

Hi Theo, your firewood business sounds good. Near to me in Canada, there was an elderly fellow I met, Merv Wilkinson, who had a wood business where he responsibly selective farmed the same land for 60 or more years. He signed it over to a preservation society to run before he died. 'Wildwood EcoForest'' on Vancouver Island. It's now a park. He studied the scandenavian eco forstry model, ended up writing a book and loved to take people on tours around his farm and talk about his land. It looks like it was never logged. Beautiful. He used sheep to keep down the underbrush...

The reason people said cut them down was in regards to the fire threat. If you don't have that potential fire risk then keeping them standing until needed is fine. It goes for the debris from the limbs as well, if they aren't cleared off then they are fuel for a potential fire in the future.

I love both wood giving to the elderly and selling the wood! Good on you! Love to Bea and a speedy recovery!

When I lived in a Spanish mountain village, there was vans that came selling fruit or fish on certain days. You could do that with wood, plus find out who the local old folk are and drop off a bag to help them along.

I love your firewood idea- elderly Portuguese and expats are suffering from the constant increase in cost of heating their houses. You also have other options for that wood- what about blocks for childrens play equipment. From organically grown trees- even other play equipment? Feliz Natal a todos.

A fire wood business is great all around for your health and comfort. We cut and sell wood in upstate New York State, US. Its about $300.00 a cord. Also check the local regulations, if any, here transporting wood more than 50 miles is not recommended to contain the spread of bugs and other wood diseases. Wood heat is the best. Heats you from the inside out!

The firewood idea is a great idea and so helpful to others. Bless you Theo for that

You have a kind heart

Theo.. love your vlogs.. such a hard worker. The wood sale & donation is a great idea!

A wood selling business is a great idea. You have plenty of surplus wood to sell and I am touched by your desire to provide wood to the old folks who can’t afford to buy it. I think that is a wonderful plan, Theo. You have a big heart.

That’s a lot of work! Good luck to you and wishing Bee will be able to come home soon!

There will always be people that will exploit someones kindness, but the thought is very kind, to give away wood, but that of course will depend on how many live in your proximinity/close. A whole willage will be to much to feed with wood. There is often most elderly people in rural locations, so you have to check that out before you start to GIVE AWAY. But your thoughts, is a thought, I really love. To sell wood from home, is also a great thought. stay strong and live with your heart. God bless to you both.

Surely the elderly would appreciate your gesture. You have soft wood and hard wood you could charge different prices seeing as the hardwood takes longer to burn. You have a gold mine on your hands it is only natural to profit from what the land gives you. At the same time you will keep your land clean and make it possible for the seedlings to take their place. Also you could cut the trees down to build not just burn. God bless you.

You could also offer as a side, free bundle of kindling alongside with the logs. Sale your wood at a deeper discount for the seniors.

Theo, you have mad trailer backing skills.

Theo, tu és uma pessoa incrível. É muito generoso da tua parte dares aos idosos uma vida mais quente e confortável. É boa odeia também pagares com lenha a quem te for ajudar. Eu moro no litoral e comprei agora lenha, mistura de carvalho, castanheiro e eucalipto a 65€ de m3. Está muito cara a lenha em Portugal, não pelo produto em si mas pelo trabalho que envolve. Muito obrigada pela partilha. Espero que a tua esposa recupere a saúde depressa.

It would be OK working on line from home as long as you can get Internet access which might not be so easy in rural Portugal. I agree sell the firewood to old people. A lovely idea to help the local community.

Theo some great thoughts rolling around in your head! Firewood for extra income is brilliant, you have an abundant supply that could be years of income. Giving to the elderly is so wonderful, maybe some fruit as well. Or a fruit stand.

Fair play to you Theo for thinking about others. Have a happy Christmas. Hope Bee gets well soon.

Love your videos and enjoy watching them. May the lord bless and protect you and Bea and Miracle Mountain and the animals

What a kind thought giving wood to the ederly

What a lovely thought. I think you should do a side line with the wood. It's a great idea. Might as well. Regards to you and Bee...🙂🎶🎼⭐🧑‍🎄🎄🎄🔔🔔

Theo, please don’t start your chainsaw by throwing it down. One of the first safety instructions we were given in the fire brigade was to the place the saw on the ground and secure it by placing your foot through bottom of the rear handle and hold the top of the front handle. This keeps everything under control. It is critical when you work remotely and on your own, to be very strict about safety. Cut your femoral artery and you’ll bleed out before you can get help. All the best.

Giving away firewood and using the smaller branches and twigs as kindling is a brilliant idea,Theo. Might I suggest that for every ten trees that you cut down that you replant one or two? That gives some sustainability to the business. Certain trees grow faster than others, so check with the Agricultural Ministry Office to determine what would best suit your purpose. God bless and have a blessed holiday season. 😊

Lots of hard work, bet it feels satisfying

Selling Wood is a great idea....& swapping help for firewood was exactly what I was thinking... You have a lot of land and mneed a lot of hands to maintain it.... Good Thinking Theo.

Yes, A firewood business would make a lot of sense for you. You will need to thin trees for a healthy forest and taking dead wood out the way you are is good. Giving back to the community by offering old folks free firewood builds good will in the community too. You might also start a pick your own fruit business and maybe making wine Jams and Jellies too. making mead from honey bees would be great too. You will need the bees to pollinate your fruit trees. Candles, Honey, Mead would be great. There are so many business ideas for the land to support you and Bee with. It will be great when you get your stone house renovated so you can host folks to come help you on your land. They would pay to play and help you so they can get an idea of what they might need to do to do what you are doing.

Nice to see u again Theo! Great advice and new business Wood for Good is a great idea. Go for it. Sending BW from Australia. 🇦🇺

Your firewood business is an excellent idea

Your very thoughtful giving wood to help others through the winter,we hope Bea is feeling better ,your Irish friends 🇮🇪

Free wood to the elderly is a lovely idea. In the UK there are restrictions now on log and coal burners/fire. What about a charcoal burner? That sells as well. Hope Bee doing well x

This is a brilliant episode, great job Theo!

Love the firewood business idea!

Yeah I heard about leaving the wood standing until you need it ❤😆

Hi Theo & Bea - love the idea of a wood business, especially if it enables you to give some to those in need in your local area. It sounds exhausting however, so perhaps suggest they bring you a plant from their garden, or a jam they make in exchange. Even something extraordinary like showing you an old photo of the area they have, or a story to tell about previous owners of your property, ie. something historic and meaningful to them! Plus it might reinforce they are still valued and contributing. I guess you don't need any eggs..... ;) Love the quality in your videos and I know that takes a huge amount of effort. I might be new to commenting, but I watch every, single, one of them and have done since your Norway trip in the van....

your idea about the firewood is awesome to help the community

The firewood stand sounds like a great idea.

The firewood business is a great idea 👍

12:52 : "I've fallen these trees as close to the road." Wonderful English. Relic of your travel to Alaska?

Saludos desde Chiapas, México. Well said Theo! I live partially off grid in the mountains here just outside of San Cristóbal, Chiapas, at 2,600 meters in elevation. I collect rainwater from my roof in a 20,000 litre cistern for washing, bathing etc., because drilling a well is ridiculously expensive here. The permit alone costs about $125,000 US! Thankfully most years there's an abundance of rain here, so collecting enough water isn't a problem. Also my house is in a clearing similar to your house, and it's also surrounded by forest. Living at 2,600 meters above sea level, means it gets below freezing quite often in winter, which also means I chop down and collect all of the dead and down wood here from the surrounding forest to heat my house and sometimes cook... So, naturally I think your idea about selling your firewood and then donating some of it to the elderly, is a grand idea. I myself am an elderly semi-retired teacher and some day when I can't chop and haul wood anymore, and possibly move back to town, I'd be delighted for someone to donate some firewood to me. From what I gather, Mexico has some of the same problems as Portugal, with many people moving here to live a cheaper life and realizing it's not so cheap after all, and in the end give up and go back to their old lives. Therefore, I think your warnings about moving to Portugal are on point. As always thank you, Theo, for sharing a bit of your life with us. Greetings to Bee, y Bendiciones!

Good idea Theo. You may need to invest in mechanical wood splitter if you don’t already have one.

Love the ideas for firewood, it’s worth a try you have nothing to lose.

Great video Theo

Love your ideas! And glad the trailer is working out. Great advice for newcomers. Hugs to you and Bee!!!

And thanks for the great off grid advice!!