Young Couple Creating an Off Grid Homestead 

thanks Noreen 💛

Thank you so much Katarina! ❤️

thanks for your comment Bronwen! we were caught off guard by the drama too. something we hope to avoid in our lives as much as possible. There are some downsides to sharing our lives publicly but there are also many beautiful things that come from it too, I hope as a new RU-vidr you get a lot more of the positive and brush off the negatives as best you can if they do show up 💛

He’s such a good dog 🐕

And he now has a normal walk, Go Diogo 🐕🧡

😂 thank you so much Lidija. It’s been a strange day 😅

Totally agree, that was such a wtf moment... They are clearly unstable its just sad on them. Keep strong and ignore crazy.

It’s looking pretty good for the week! Fingers crossed! We’ve a lot of preparation to do!

Of course the well will fill up in autumn. Summer is nearly over. The summer drought and heat were perfectly normal for the south of Europe. Nothing new. People should turn of their tel lie vision.

It was pretty special!

Thank you!

Thank you ❤️ The rain is amazing isn’t it?!

@@FrankieOffGrid I used to hate rainy days in the UK, now we're here cheering when it's chucking it down 😂

We were saying this the other day, we came for the sun and the lack of rain and now we hate the sun and are desperate for rain! 😂

Fill 5L water bottles and use to anchor down your greenhouse inside, from the top rails using rope or wire - particularly during a hurricane or dismantle it

Thanks Helen. Hopefully they sort themselves out.

Good luck!!

Thanks Ana! ❤️ it’s quite strange behaviour. Hope you’re well!

This is good advice!

I can’t find a liner that will fit the press. They’re all for massive ones.

Thanks Aleesha! Fingers crossed it comes out alright! Hope you’re well?!

@@FrankieOffGrid I am. Exhausted from the move... but very very happy to have earth beneath my feet (instead of on the 7th floor)

Thanks! The bikes are mountain bikes, low seat on mountain bikes otherwise you can cause yourself quite an injury.

Thanks James!

and tile the indoor floor piece by piece, also buy a CO2 alarm for the "home" repaired stove

We’re buying the tiles this week 😁 can’t wait to get them in. Nick won’t let me do it myself though 😂

Ahh thanks Biddie!

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One day!! It’s the dream!

Hope you’re both well!

We’re good, thanks. Struggling on, as one does 😆

I hope they use your money to make their white van legal........... they are driving it with NO insurance or road tax since june 2021. Uk vehicle website tells you this information for free, i check all the uk cars i see on youtube and most are driving illegally😡

😂 Carlos you don’t need to comment this everywhere, I’ve replied to you already. Why would I need to tax my van in the UK if I’ve moved to Portugal? It had to be legal here, not in the UK. You need Portuguese insurance. You don’t need a British MOT because we’re in Portugal. Do you still have Portuguese tax and insurance?

So Carlos you spread false news on purpose , in Canada we would call you a shit disturber , now we all see you !

A solera system right? Maybe one day haha

It’s so much fun Peter! We both actually used to work in the wine industry so it’s always been an interest, we also worked a harvest in Germany a few years ago. It’s still a steep learning curve

The floor tiles are coming in the next few weeks! Then we can do the log burner. We haven’t fully decided between a granite slab for the kitchen counter or going with a tiled counter. Oh and we’ll get the oven as soon as the floor has gone in.

You can probably tell we’re a bit excited about it 😅

@@FrankieOffGrid a granite counter will last for eternity, is very good choice for quality, resistence and beauty

Granite is number 1 choice, it’s just cost at the moment. We’re going to try some local stone masons and see what they say.

Ooh I like this idea! So you use the barrel upright, take the lid off and use that for the primary fermentation?

@@FrankieOffGrid My folks always used barrels with top off and plug or tap in bottom They moved to UK in 1964 In latter years winemaking grapes were imported from italy.They used to make 1500 litres for family and friends use.Barrels that formerly housed brandy were purchased and they added the taps and removed tops.The grapes selected were always very ripe mainly montepulciano red and nothing else was needed as they naturally contain sugars and yeast which meant after passing them through a mangle to mash them over the empty barrel the grapes were left to naturally ferment normally approx 8 days until the natural fermentation stopped which meant all sugars and yeast were used up so in essence it wasnt under or over fermented. Then the tap or plug would be released letting the best wine out. Then they would put the remainder in presses like yours but larger and press out remainder which would be drier and more bitter which they would blend with original depending how dry or sweetervthey wanted it.The juices would be left in 55 litre demijons allowing any sediments/impurities to deposit at the bottom after which time they would suction it out into a clean demijon until no more sediment Then decant into 20 litre bottles and down to 2 litre bottles It would be drunk after a couple of months and longer as it lasted Normal alcohol levels 17% and no headaches or acidity when drinking because no additives or preservatives used. The fermentation all took place in the barrel and from then on its just maturing. I know there are many other techniques around the world but this is a simple traditional italian method kind of fool proof and relstively simple not time consuming the main work being the crushing of grapes through mangle and the pressing along with cleaning containers with water only. When i was a child in italy we still used to crush the grapes with our feet although i recall we started using wellington boots🙂

@@michaelbarbato8403 very insightful thankyou

Thanks so much for the reply! I’ll keep an eye out for a decent second hand barrel

@@FrankieOffGrid Youre welcome Are you on whatsap or telegram wanted to pass on videos of simple free energy devices

Diolch i ti Aron! ❤️❤️

Hi Siw! We used tyres 😅 4 of them. And tied it to every available thing!

@@FrankieOffGrid marvellous Idea. ❤️

Ooh that’s a good idea! I’ll have a good look into this. So far I’ve just used gravity and racked it a couple of times once it’s cleared up. I like this idea though.

@@FrankieOffGrid If you use a screen you’ll probably have to press to get all the goodness. Love watching your content, my name (Ian) has the same meaning (God is gracious) as Iwan and I was born at Prestatyn Hospital so we have some linkage. I am 70 so sadly no commonality there :(.

Looks like fun ey?! Can’t wait for the rain!

Hi Theo, possibly in the future, at the moment i don’t think it’s possible for us to sell it and ship it. The plan is to plant a lot more vines and start selling them. Watch this space 😅

No chance 😅 if it was a road bike then maybe..

Sorry about that Deborah, I totally forgot in the final edit to turn the music back down 🙈 hope it wasn’t too uncomfortable to watch and hopefully it’ll remind me to always check in future videos!

I love seeing what you do every week and the music you choose and can see there is always a great effort put into your presentation ❤

It’s on the list! Our plan is to be sleeping in the barn by next summer. It’s mostly finances to be honest, the roof will cost €1.5k and we need to get that done before we start on the floor and walls really.

@@FrankieOffGrid Thank you very much for your answer! I thought I had heard or understood that you could not use this house. Great project! I'm French, and I'm considering living off-grid in Spain (my origins) and I have a lot of questions about what is legal or not on rural land... Thanks to both of you for helping me with my thoughts ✨

I think that setup is mostly for road bikes, you’d be in some pain riding our track while sitting down.

@@FrankieOffGrid Yes l was coming from a road bike point of view.

So far so good! We’ve just put some lettuce and onions in. Not too sure what else yet.

Hi Kelleena, I don’t actually know the name of it sorry.

@@FrankieOffGrid it’s ok I found something similar but ty :-)

Love it! We were thinking animals for the labels.

Heyy! No we don’t add anything and don’t take anything out of it - All natural.

@@FrankieOffGrid thank you I was just checking before I butchered ours 🤣

There’s so many things that can go wrong! Good luck! If you want any advice or photos from my wine bible let me know, send us an email maybe?

@@FrankieOffGrid brilliant thank you 😊

😂 I know right?! Hope a boil wash fixes it!

@@FrankieOffGrid Hah hah!! I know its not organic!! But shop bought stain remover does wonders!!

Just an aeroplane.

He couldn’t get to us if he tried… significance is all he wants.