Could You Handle Living
Off The Grid?
Off The Grid?
Come and find out what it
really takes in this two part video series.
really takes in this two part video series.
You discover how one family left everything to live off the grid
without electricity, without running water, and without any means of
communication in the backwoods of Eastern Idaho.
without electricity, without running water, and without any means of
communication in the backwoods of Eastern Idaho.
Esther Emery and Nick Fouch lived a typical suburban
lifestyle. They lived outside of Boston with their three children, he
commuted to the city for work every day while she stayed home with the kids.
However, this "typical" modern day lifestyle wore out its welcome and
they soon realized they weren't truly happy. Nick began to feel like a father
that really just wasn't there for his family. The long work hours stole him
from his family and it hurt. Drastic times calls for drastic measures and
that's exactly what was about to happen!
lifestyle. They lived outside of Boston with their three children, he
commuted to the city for work every day while she stayed home with the kids.
However, this "typical" modern day lifestyle wore out its welcome and
they soon realized they weren't truly happy. Nick began to feel like a father
that really just wasn't there for his family. The long work hours stole him
from his family and it hurt. Drastic times calls for drastic measures and
that's exactly what was about to happen!
Together they made the decision to take their entire life
savings and moved the family to the backwoods of eastern Idaho.
savings and moved the family to the backwoods of eastern Idaho.
They now live in a 314 square-foot
yurt. Nick built the furniture and the beds himself. Inside their home they
haven't the luxuries of running water, electricity, or means of communication.
Their bathroom... it's a six-foot hole in the ground. When we talk about
off the grid... we really mean off the grid!
yurt. Nick built the furniture and the beds himself. Inside their home they
haven't the luxuries of running water, electricity, or means of communication.
Their bathroom... it's a six-foot hole in the ground. When we talk about
off the grid... we really mean off the grid!
They grow
food in their own garden which they tend, eggs are supplied by the chickens
they keep, and would you believe a bicycle powered washing machine?
food in their own garden which they tend, eggs are supplied by the chickens
they keep, and would you believe a bicycle powered washing machine?
How many drawers do you have for
clothes? Because the Fouch's have one each!
clothes? Because the Fouch's have one each!
What would
you expect a youth to say they miss the most, living off grid in these
conditions? Milo Fouch, the eldest of the three Fouch kids, says he misses
watching TV the most. However, he'd proudly give up watching the TV to watch
his Dad! I've been there myself and my family knows exactly what that's like. I
spent 22 years in the military either deployed or away on training. My daughter
is 10 now and this blog your reading has a major role in keeping me home now.
Part of the lifestyle of us building our own off the grid cabin is to spend
more family time together.
you expect a youth to say they miss the most, living off grid in these
conditions? Milo Fouch, the eldest of the three Fouch kids, says he misses
watching TV the most. However, he'd proudly give up watching the TV to watch
his Dad! I've been there myself and my family knows exactly what that's like. I
spent 22 years in the military either deployed or away on training. My daughter
is 10 now and this blog your reading has a major role in keeping me home now.
Part of the lifestyle of us building our own off the grid cabin is to spend
more family time together.
Esther
says...
says...
I never imagined we could find
so much happiness without access to the resources and possessions we used
to have.
so much happiness without access to the resources and possessions we used
to have.
It wasn't
until the family got to Idaho that she realized she could not only survive, but
truly thrive, in her new off grid lifestyle. Not unlike how we're funding our
entire cabin from writing this blog!
until the family got to Idaho that she realized she could not only survive, but
truly thrive, in her new off grid lifestyle. Not unlike how we're funding our
entire cabin from writing this blog!
As satisfying
as their life might be, it's not without struggles. When the family experienced
their first winter in the backwoods they started to feel a bit trapped. Esther
even had a terrifying run-in with a grizzly bear while Nick was out of town.
as their life might be, it's not without struggles. When the family experienced
their first winter in the backwoods they started to feel a bit trapped. Esther
even had a terrifying run-in with a grizzly bear while Nick was out of town.
To Be Continued...
To find out
how the family made it through this trying time, check back next week for Part
2 of Could You Live Off Grid
Like This?
how the family made it through this trying time, check back next week for Part
2 of Could You Live Off Grid
Like This?
And be sure
and leave a comment below to let us know if YOU could live off the grid like
this?
and leave a comment below to let us know if YOU could live off the grid like
this?
We'll see
you back again soon,
you back again soon,
Steve Barnes
