vandwelleruk les stroud off the grid part 4

[Rofannie62694]

I love Les Stroud, Ray Mears, and Bear Grylls. They're all awesome to me. They all have their own unique ways.

I am not going to state who i prefer cuz there are certain people out there who are very insulting. I'm just going to avoid it. Their styles still teach us the viewers about certain things.

:D 

[THESLICKNESSEDM]

start a community there id live there could even start up a survival training school like the pathfinder school in ohio.

[blackxbamboo]

Personally, I would have purchased the property when I could have, but waited till I had a long, full summer to build.

[taylorisgod101202]

dick proenneke, nuff said

[harybosco]

i think the key for the future is more people living like this and more people living in pure urban city environments....with less gray area between.

Both extreme models can be the mark of simplicity in their own way...each completely different and each serving the needs of different individuals.

Cities need to be the center of progressive technology for sustainability and can be simple.

Wilderness living is an entirely different beast and reserved for those who aim to take on what Les is

[BeyondChange]

Les Stroud is the Wilderness God! All bow down before him!

[Tommy3stars]

The man's down to earth and real....i like his advice too ......

[davevontexas]

Stroud's a genius because he shows that he's fallible. He sets himself up to fail, and then just gamely keeps slogging along: testing the dowser's results and then admitting it didn't work, showing that the kids aren't always on board, screwing up in front of the insulation guys. It's "perserverance porn", which is why it's awesome.

[Jonboyutube]

Yeah. I like the fact that he's not claiming that his off-grid project is perfect; just much more sustainable than living in an urban property.

[WatugaConfederation]

Anglo-Saxon Stoicism perhaps?

[jiga20001]

I dont like the idea of a propane stove.

[ironlionkalo]

i would have never married that behotch lol

[buckle823]

The wife seems like a fairly annoying person.

[BrooklynNYC777]

hahahaahah

[Sevalecan]

Agreed. I'm waiting for the video download to get past the parts where she talks.

[boozer81]

she is to intense. She gives off that Manson girl vibe.

[karhill]

The adults probably would be more so, but if you listen closely, they're concerned and feeling guilty about the effect the setbacks and delays are having on their kids. This was a daring project to take on with kids that age.

[siumasu]

I'm a bit dissapointed.. If it;s just about living off the grid(electricity, water etc) and not living "green"....why not do that at your own house? You can collect rain and put solar panels on your roof in the city aswell.

I just expected more of Les Stroud living in a forest :(

[swinderby]

They seem to have lots of money! Nice way of life for the well off. Wish we could all afford to live like that.. Another thing, do Canadians ever smile? They seem a dour lot, especially the wife!

[sptdexs]

although i respect les and would love to do this myself, i think its a little bit selfish to bring to kids into it , they're just too young to be expected to understand the significance

[Jquuest]

At this point it's too late

they're brainwashed

[thomasuras]

no big deal Street ppl live off the grid every day they use news paper and cardboard for insulation

[thomasuras]

Theirs so many bad byproducts in the making of that foam its ridiculous. Their green life style is total killing the environment

[seanmarceldekelver]

Man, it's not about simply living green, it's about living sustainably, "OFF THE GRID" if you will. Hence the title. I think they're completely justified in using the foam as it is a viable means to a noble and sustainable end.

[thomasuras]

man you need to research how that stuff is made and its by products . Its extremely toxic and its also omits toxins even after installation. it just gets me going on the green thing when i see some special on ground glass counter tops but then their held together with acrylic resins. Nothing wrong with stone or granite tops

[seanmarceldekelver]

No man, I don't need to research how that stuff is made, I believe you. My point is that the show is NOT simply about living "green" at all. Though the wife and kids do talk about the benifits of a lifestyle with lower impact on the environment, if you listen to the words Les is saying you'll notice that this is simply about living "OFF THE GRID" as in power grid, ergo using that green foam as an efficient insulator is a great choice to acheive Les' goal. Pay attention.

[thomasuras]

just go camping his liffing off the grid puts more people on the grid and 1 hell of a grid to prosess the foam

[Khobraz]

living off the land is amazing, earth can be a paradise, the first nations peoples did it, so it can be done, with allot less then this, i give props to Les, hes decently one of my favorite people to watch on TV, great guy

[hendrixmay]

This is t$he life for me aswell, if I only had the means financially I'd be living like this right now, gotta finish school and work as an architect first though... Time... it goes by too fast when your enjoying yourself, yet it goes by too slow and you have to learn to have a little patience when pursueing your goals and living your dreams...

[adamberk07]

wise words

[hendrixmay]

thanks :)

[SteelyDMan]

Not to be picky, but shouldn't the foam insulation have been sprayed over styrofoam baffles so the roof can breath? Usually baffles are stapled in place before you insulate a ceiling. Otherwise this series of videos displays great dedication to purpose. My hats off to them all.

[ulhbuilder]

Uhhhh....

Wow...

For background, I own a handcrafted log home company, I have built hundreds of log homes around the world, from off-grid cabins to mega mansions. I live in one at over 10,000 feet elevation, and have an off-grid cabin at over 11,300 feet elevation, accessible 7 months of the year only by ski or snowmobile, no phone, no propane, no water, no electrical/hydro service, just a small solar panel/backup generator/battery system/inverter, wood stove and envirolet toilet..

[ORBEX]

Who cares?

[krej27]

can i get your email sir?

[docileprimate]

Not to be rude but what is the point to your comment? Are you saying you can do what he's attempting without some of the same hassles? If so how (just curious)?

[MT62]

would you like a medal your highness?

[hockeyhunter12]

Hightimes your missing the point. Its not to live romantically like someone 200 years ago, its to live simply and self suffiently. Dineenfan no offense and not to be a jerk but it probably doesnt seem safe to you because you probably dont have much experience in the outdoors (this is an assumption) what parts of it dont seem safe?

[ffmac21]

This is the type of thing we all should look into. Not to the extreme but if more homes added solar and wind power, we could cut down on our dependencey on oil. the less we use the cheaper it will be.

[SniperViper1000]

@ffmac21 and the more our dollar shall shrink!

Nawww i'm kidding. Canada go solar! America keep the damn oil you'll rise our economy!

[JoeAuriun]

@ffmac21 The less you use it, the less that will be produced. Which hikes up the cost.

[capcaunuu]

@JoeAuriun "Cost" is an abstract and relative concept. If we're heading towards certain extinction because we're destroying the only planet we have, how can money help? Unless we could save enough money and buy a new Earth, which we can't, so then what good is having "money" when you breath toxic air?

[HighTimes4Life]

I would've liked to see Les use less modern day items.

Using all this electricity and fuel powered items totally defeats the purpose of living out there other than being away from people, and what ever happened to the log cabin??

[byLivio]

thats the life style that i want for me.

I hate big cities.

[MrAgmoore]

It's hard to understand why he built in Winter.

[bakcompat]

oops on the plastic!

[dineenfan]

Les shouldn't make his kids live out there. It doesn't seem safe, and the kids seem scared. :/

[GenWinters1992]

it is actually safer than most urban areas and of course they are scared its new

[paulliboiro]

hahaha ownd. i would be scared of being your kid for surrrrre!

[HighTimes4Life]

are you fuckin 2 years old?