What a beautiful home. Thanks for sharing. I use a hand washer I bought from Emergency Essential for $14.95. It's wonderful and only uses a few gallons of water per load. It's called "Mobile Washer". It may be an answer to your washing machine issue.
Money is not what it takes to go green. LOVE and determination is all that you need to go green and organic. Eventually, what peak moment is saying we will all have no choice, the situation will get so bad, we'll be forced by circumstance...this way you can start now, and be ready for easy transition while the rest of the world is in 'chaos'...but 'chaos will only be temporary.
finding you on youtube has been such a blessing in my life. as i am starting on a new path of my own, it is so nice to know there are others like yourself out there. Thank you for what you do to enrich the lives of those around you.
How does a person who is currently unemployed began this journey, if i have no money and most of the people i know dont care about such lifestyle but struggle and stress everyday for a better lifestyle, where do i start?
I am glad that the Gals have been successful in living off grid. I suggest that it is far easier than most people are led to believe. Sure there is the initial cost, but most housing developers are reluctant to vary from the standard housing plan. If a person went the way that the Yuba Gals did then it is far more affordable. Or make your own house with no modern toys. Get rid of the flush toilet, the TV, the microwave etc. etc. EVOLVE and ADAPT, or DIE. Make a choice.
You should paste the flycatcher nest bit at the Poo and Pee show.
"See? Even flycatchers compost!" ;)
About the money and land thing; yes, that has to change. People should, within reason, just plain set themselves down where they bloody well please. And the overwhelming majority are reasonable. Take a look at the ruination of the land and resources that gov's and corporations wrought.
There's a Derrick Jensen vid here where he talks about it being a 'strange system when u have to pay 2 live'
I know exactly what you mean. That's why we offer an "EcoLoft Retreat" on our homestead, which people may rent for weekends, a week, a month...and live the self-sufficient, sustainable lifestyle. You can help garden, care for animals, study, learn, share. You can reach us for more info at (spelled out) Lifeboat Academy at aol dot com.
I know exactly what you mean. That's why we offer a EcoRetreat rental where people may live the self-sufficient, sustainable lifestyle for a weekend, a week, or a month, work in the gardens, tend the animals, study, learn and share. Contact us at Lifeboat Academy at aol dot com.
This episode is certainly a special treat for your die hard fans, like me. Thanks for sharing. Please follow up with another. More of the day to day regular Janaia and Robyn at the homestead would rock. What, no garden? :-( Keep up the good work, ladies. The future is brighter thanks to trail blazers like you girls.
Cutting down trees, burning wood, driving cars? These tree huggers are a bunch of hypocrites! They make good money from the system so they can build these "green houses" and then tell me how bad I am screwing up the environment? Go kill a cow!
"climate change has existed since before humans and i don't believe industry heats the global temperature to a dangerous level for us and i often dislike aspects of the 'environmental movement' - but ive always enjoyed your videos"
If you enjoy the videos then you can't be very good at gleaning meaning from them if you are an ardent global warming denier.
A very interesting video, and it was nice to see a little more of the personalized Janaia. What a sweet little home, and a great passion/vision being lived out. Great stuff!!!
just 2 questions - 1. have you considered a composting toilet? 2. do you grow any of your own food ?- actually 3. have you considered collecting rainwater? i ask these ?'s only because your videos have inspired me to grow alot of our food in my 35x75 ft yard. i am a proud urban chicken keeper-11 hens for eggs only - my young adult children take friends on the tour - everyone we know gets free fresh eggs - i dont have money to donate but hope you know how much you inspire good things.
@swoop1111, 1. We were required by county code (20 years ago) to have a flush toilet. We pioneered the first permitted composting toilet; it was in our guest space for some years but sold it. We didn't have the extra electricity for the fan, which is needed to evaporate all the water. Now I'd use the urine diverter like we learned of in "The Pee and Poo show." 3. We collect rainwater and use it to flush the toilet. 2. We don't grow any of our own food -- see reply to ms767210.
I was surprised. I had no idea what you were up to in your own life outside of Peakmoment. I mean I expected you to live the green and frugal life because your passion for it is so clear. But I am impressed that two women are so independant in such a wilderness. I hate self promoters who blow their own feminist trumpets but you girls have quietly gone about achieving your dreams without the fanfare.
Very interesting video. I loved the fridge design and the house. What about your garden? Vegies?
@ms767210 and other friends, we chose to produce Peak Moment TV rather than garden. Gardening would be a challenge on this land, because it's better suited as wildland. For one, Bear will go through any fence we might make (and we don't want to have dogs to scare Bear away. Can't travel!).
Janaia, I watched your shows for the last 18 months ,loved since the first I saw ! But today seeing you walking your talk and seeing yours and Robyn´s place makes me almost cry and have a feeling of happiness for you,and sadness for me as I did not proposed myself up to this achievement .You have the ideal way of living . Very happy for you. A real inspiration for those of us who still attached to grids and cities . Thanks for this beautifull program ! Say hello to Robyn.
I find it interesting so many responses include (paraphrased) "I can't do this because..." and the idea that life needs to 'done' for them. Life is a verb; an action not a time period. The idea of needing to be in the wilderness in order to live in tune with nature is narrow. Yes, living in the country (or the woods, in your case, Janaia!) is one way to live but so many urban agriculturists on youtube and beyond have demonstrated that we all can raise food, conserve power, be frugal and live
You gotta get over the consumer mentality and just start conserving. If the global economy crashes completely and the dollar goes away, no one will have any money. do one thing a month -- start small. See where you are at in a year. Track everything you use for a few days and assess how you will live if that "thing" is too expensive or goes away. Get a group of people together with like minds and like means and brainstorm how you could support each other. Get a grip!
solar panels, energy windmills, or atmospheric water generators. You would do well in convincing people like me to be more "green" if you could show me how to do it without compromising my family's well being. I dont make alot of money, I am only a lower middle class american.
ok I have to say this. So far every guest on here that change their way of living and spend tons of money on green ways of living.....ACTUALLY HAVE THE MONEY TO DO IT!!!! Tell me how I can do any of this without spending a fortune. I own a few acres, grow my own summer and winter garden, I have nut trees and fruit tree and I hunt and fish for a majority of my food. Aside from my water and energy consumption, my household is pretty much self sufficient but I dont have 1000's to spend on.....
@Caveman0713, take a look at Mark Cooper's "Four Acres and Independence - A Self-Sufficient Farmstead". A lot of sweat equity. He does like you do -- hunts, fishes, grows his food. Isn't wealthy and doesn't live high up.
@Caveman0713 My partner and I were featured in episode 160 and we really didn't have the money to do anything, in fact we were in deep in debt. By cutting our expenses (e.g. going without a car, TV, etc) and focusing on our priorities we became debt free and started saving our meager incomes (see starving students) towards accomplishing our dreams. Also, its all relative to each situation, to folks in the city "owning a few acres" sounds like more wealth than they can even imagine. ;) Cheers.
@loganenator I dont live in a city, I live on the outskirts of a very small town. We've had this land in our family's possession for 4 generations, its not like I went out and bought it. When you cut your expenses by doing without a car, what did you do for income? My priorities have always been to stay out of debt thats why I only buy with cash upfront only. I have tried to save money but the economy sucks. I simply dont have the money to start this lifestyle outright.
@Caveman0713 We do whatever we can for income. Manual labor, teaching, bartering, service work, web consulting etc. My partner and I both grew up in rural areas and were told "to go to school" so we invested alot of time & energy into post-graduate education but currently we are trying to relearn alot of useful skills our grandparents knew but didn't find useful enough to teach us in the "new economy". Money makes things easy but doesn't last in our experience, community & skills last longer.
@loganenator Well, I do manual labor, I dont have a degree to teach, I barter but for food and farm tools. Elaborate on service work. And I dont know squat about computers except how to turn em on/off and how to get my net explorer to pull up. I spent my life with the knowledge of my grandparents and ancestors. I have skills but not much money.BTW you keep saying partner, so I take it ya'll are part of a corp., or you're a gay couple, which is it? Sry to out you this way.
@Caveman0713 Neither. ;) Our whole story is in peakmoment episode 160 "A Young Couple Find Freedom in Simple Living". You should be able to find it under the peakmoment channel, youtube won't let me post a link here. That show should answer all your questions. ;) Cheers and good luck!
@Caveman0713 Personally I haven't noticed tons of money being spent. From what U revealed U are already on your way to green sustainable living, and have more than many will ever achieve. In the event U R already on the grid, it may not make sense for U to go off grid, rarely it does. The Yuba gals are off grid, cuz it did make sense in their situation. Good luck with it...
Wouldn't it be nice if we all could afford to do what they have done, but alas that is impossible because most people don't make near the money these women make.
@mythic89, we used to have good salaries when we did software development in the 1990s. But most of what we've done came from a lot of frugality (1200 sq ft manufactured home) and sweat equity (built the garage and installed the solar electric ourselves, etc.). We get no pay for doing Peak Moment TV -- contributions from viewers help cover the costs.
You gotta get over the consumer mentality and just start conserving. If the global economy crashes completely and the dollar goes away, no one will have any money. do one thing a month -- start small. See where you are at in a year. Track everything you use for a few days and assess how you will live if that "thing" is too expensive or goes away. Get a group of people together with like minds and like means and brainstorm how you could support each other. Get a grip!
THANK YOU for sharing some of your personal world & journey with us, it was such an inspiration! I've recently moved from a hyooge metropolis to a Very Rural Area in the Blue Ridge Mtns. So grateful to be here and so much to learn before the grid collapses! I love your program always — but this one was extra special :)
THANK YOU for sharing some of your personal world & journey with us, it was such an inspiration! I've recently moved from a hyooge metropolis to a Very Rural Area in the Blue Ridge Mtns. So grateful to be here and so much to learn before the grid collapses! I love your program always — but this one was extra special :)
Fantastic to see your setup there in Lone Bobcat Woods. You left me feeling VERY motivated to see ourselves in similar situation within the next few years. It certainly makes living in the heart of a bit city that bit more difficult for now. All the fuel we need to get on out of Dodge! :o)
Fantastic to see your setup there in Lone Bobcat Woods. You left me feeling VERY motivated to see ourselves in similar situation within the next few years. It certainly makes living in the heart of a bit city that bit more difficult for now. All the fuel we need to get on out of Dodge! :o)
Hello, love the show and I watch it religiously each time a new one appears in my subscriptions list! I wasn't sure whether to post this or not and I don't mean to sound nagative, but the electronic music on the intro sounds a little dated now. I know it's the content that counts... and its good! Keep up the good work!
@wolfgang0070, if I understand right, capitalism entails who owns what and is a fairly recent exchange method. Exchange has been going on far longer than capitalism. I agree with westkan, the stuff at our place could've come from human innovation in a system other than capitalism. The great cathedrals of Europe did.
2) I think, it would have been a good idea to show robin in this video. Does a great work, but is never to bee seen. OK, someone has to handle the camera, but i would really like to see her for a minute :-)
your description of your fridge was very inspiring. Of course you are right, and we all should put the compressor on top of the fridge.
@jfrogto, I'd love to show Robyn more often, but she's shy and prefers to be behind camera. But I do post pictures of her on my blog from time to time. peakmoment-dot-tv/journal.
My candidate for the "video of the year". I always assumed you are great, but now i know it. We disposed our dishwasher this summer to have more grey water for the garden and so i had a lot of identification :-)
Two little tipps:
1) To be careful with water is important regardless if you save energy or not. We have a very hot and dry summer in germanay and i know what i'm talking about. (But you do the right things, as i can see.)
@jfrogto, about water conservation: it just seems to be "right action" to conserve water here in the arid west. Or maybe "good karma." We live within a quarter mile of the South Yuba River, which our community worked to protect as a Wild and Scenic River (to keep dams off). I want to see more free-running rivers -- for the salmon to return.
@peakmoment in an arid climate it is obvious, but i live in a humid climate (in average, which does not help in the summer), and nevertheless the plants are now getting very, very thursty. So it's always the right way to respect water, as you do. The salmon returned to the rhine, where i live, a few years ago (although the rine is far away from being very scenic here) . So I hope, your bear gets salmon out of the South Yuba River soon, and i'm sure, thats possible.
@wolfgang0070 I can't speak for the other guy, I stated it from the get go simply because if one offers to credit anything else besides Capitalism for a Western Style standard of living your are presumed to be critical of Capitalism.
Be very careful of the bears, bobcats and coyotes. In Canada, women and children especially are often attacked by these animals, and every few years someone is killed. Every few years bears become over-populated and they are especially dangerous in these years.
@Ape65, we are respectful of the other animals here, but they're not interested in us because there are plenty of their natural prey.
I take exception however -- it's not that bears and bobcats are overpopulated, it's that humans are overpopulated and are moving into and destroying the animals' habitat. Human deaths by a few such animals are nothing compared to the wholesale destruction and extinction of creatures everywhere caused by human activities.
@peakmoment It may be different in California, but in Canada and other northern climates many wild animal populations experience strong boom-and-bust cycles. It has something to do with the natural lack of bio-diversity & fast-breeding populations. The main human impact is to modify what types of wildlife there are (for example, you have more deer in the after-growth of clear-cut forests. I hope for your sake California bears are nice, but in Canada they can be killers.
@peakmoment Who says the world is overpopulated? You? By what standard? Did you create the Earth? Did you hang the moon and the stars? You sound like one of those new age Zietgeist people. Hows global warming going for you? If you care about the planet, Talk about global poisoning by Monsanto and their ilk. Talk about GMO's and their damage. If you are so concerned with overpopulation, take yourself out first, leave a long letter about how you have benefited humanity. Be the example.
I too am off grid, originally because it cost about the same as it would have to bring in the grid. I agree with you on the wildlife, I love my bear (except when they get into the garden;-)). To watch the otter swimming still takes my breath away. I am going to use that 'living meditation' description. So many people have to shut out the world, go inside themselves, to meditate. I get to expand myself, be in the world, to meditate. Thank you so much for sharing your lives with us.
had a lot of identification watching this. your curtains were a good idea for me.
with the fridge I did a box outside here and unplugged my fridge the whole last winter. with the cooking i think there is improvement possible for you with a woodgasstove.
Good video. Interesting how you are ahead of the game concerning electrical power. I could live off the grid, and fell no hardship but in my case there was no compelling reason to consider it when obtained my rural place in '94 or so. I was close enough to the grid the power company connected me at no charge. How do U access your home site, do you have to maintain much of a private roadway?
@westkan, nowadays it makes sense if you have grid power to set up a grid-tied system and have a few batteries for backup during power outages. Access is through county and private roads; we maintain about a mile - working on it for defensible space in case of fire.
@wolfgang0070 Why is it that is YT channel is often assumed to be anti-capitalist? While intro briefly mentions climate change, the vids. actually spend very little time one that topic, but mostly focuses on peak resources. Need not economic system drives innovation. The equipment used at this location would have come about without capitalism.
@westkan I concur with your comment to wolfgang0070. I'm not anti capitalist, however people ascibe too much credit to planes,trains,auto, high rises ect to Capitalism. It has more to do with cheap energy then the so called greatness of Capitalism.
@TerrierBram, does that factor in the energy cost of the machine -- mining and processing the metals and other materials, transporting them for manufacture, energy to manufacture, transport to retailer and buyer, energy to advertise the product in literature and trade shows, energy used to pump and heat extra water, etc.?
Excellent! Seeing you do it is soooo valuable. You walk the walk, honest and real. We homestead in Maine and sometimes being a homesteader is solitary if not lonely. Many think we are crazy working so hard for an existence that some say past 100 years ago. We now understand the seasons as never before and enjoy the fruits of our labor while we become stronger and more resilient. We get your deal, others may not but the day may come when homesteaders are the basic building block of survival
@yonny1954, maybe when we tape programs on the east coast we can videotape YOUR homestead. Stay in touch with our plans via our newsletter - sign up at peakmoment-dot-tv, right side.
@tankmdg, sewing! --what a great idea. Sewing is one of my central skills, something I probably take for granted, but depend on all the time. Repair clothes, make curtains and pillow cushions, make clothes. Thanks for this one.
@julissa905, the house is a manufactured home by Silvercrest homes.
peakmoment 6 months ago
What a beautiful home. Thanks for sharing. I use a hand washer I bought from Emergency Essential for $14.95. It's wonderful and only uses a few gallons of water per load. It's called "Mobile Washer". It may be an answer to your washing machine issue.
LenoraForest 10 months ago
@LenoraForest, what a great idea! I'll look into that.
peakmoment 6 months ago
Money is not what it takes to go green. LOVE and determination is all that you need to go green and organic. Eventually, what peak moment is saying we will all have no choice, the situation will get so bad, we'll be forced by circumstance...this way you can start now, and be ready for easy transition while the rest of the world is in 'chaos'...but 'chaos will only be temporary.
OceanJeff37 1 year ago
finding you on youtube has been such a blessing in my life. as i am starting on a new path of my own, it is so nice to know there are others like yourself out there. Thank you for what you do to enrich the lives of those around you.
skyybutter1 1 year ago
Wonderful video, live more with less :)
lifearoundhome 1 year ago
How does a person who is currently unemployed began this journey, if i have no money and most of the people i know dont care about such lifestyle but struggle and stress everyday for a better lifestyle, where do i start?
Lone Bobcat Woods is a beautiful place!
fleshtheworld 1 year ago
I am glad that the Gals have been successful in living off grid. I suggest that it is far easier than most people are led to believe. Sure there is the initial cost, but most housing developers are reluctant to vary from the standard housing plan. If a person went the way that the Yuba Gals did then it is far more affordable. Or make your own house with no modern toys. Get rid of the flush toilet, the TV, the microwave etc. etc. EVOLVE and ADAPT, or DIE. Make a choice.
CapnCanard 1 year ago
Almost forgot: Well done, Ivy. :)
(Next time you may see fit to light up one of those mosquito coils. :)
Glomerol 1 year ago
@lajaw:
Unsure your attitude is fit for the compost heap. Maybe if you took your head out of there long enough, you could provide some better stuff. ;)
Glomerol 1 year ago
You should paste the flycatcher nest bit at the Poo and Pee show.
"See? Even flycatchers compost!" ;)
About the money and land thing; yes, that has to change. People should, within reason, just plain set themselves down where they bloody well please. And the overwhelming majority are reasonable. Take a look at the ruination of the land and resources that gov's and corporations wrought.
There's a Derrick Jensen vid here where he talks about it being a 'strange system when u have to pay 2 live'
Glomerol 1 year ago
I know exactly what you mean. That's why we offer an "EcoLoft Retreat" on our homestead, which people may rent for weekends, a week, a month...and live the self-sufficient, sustainable lifestyle. You can help garden, care for animals, study, learn, share. You can reach us for more info at (spelled out) Lifeboat Academy at aol dot com.
lifeboater 1 year ago
@SuperSexyBoiGod
I know exactly what you mean. That's why we offer a EcoRetreat rental where people may live the self-sufficient, sustainable lifestyle for a weekend, a week, or a month, work in the gardens, tend the animals, study, learn and share. Contact us at Lifeboat Academy at aol dot com.
lifeboater 1 year ago
This episode is certainly a special treat for your die hard fans, like me. Thanks for sharing. Please follow up with another. More of the day to day regular Janaia and Robyn at the homestead would rock. What, no garden? :-( Keep up the good work, ladies. The future is brighter thanks to trail blazers like you girls.
HowToChangeTheWorld 1 year ago
@lajaw Listen to the message. Does it matter if someone is Lesbian or Heterosexual?
onijdes 1 year ago
Cutting down trees, burning wood, driving cars? These tree huggers are a bunch of hypocrites! They make good money from the system so they can build these "green houses" and then tell me how bad I am screwing up the environment? Go kill a cow!
bgroovy2 1 year ago
@bgroovy2:
They already know they could do better, and in any case, it's too easy to criticize at this stage. PM provides value-added, too.
How about you post something of yourself that we can peer at.
I suspect that, over time, as their needs, capabilities and outlook evolve, R & J may decide to pioneer a seniors' ecovillage. ;)
If so, give me a shout, guys, I'd like a hand in that. (Hi Robin!)
Glomerol 1 year ago
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@wolfgang0070
"climate change has existed since before humans and i don't believe industry heats the global temperature to a dangerous level for us and i often dislike aspects of the 'environmental movement' - but ive always enjoyed your videos"
If you enjoy the videos then you can't be very good at gleaning meaning from them if you are an ardent global warming denier.
mos6507 1 year ago
A very interesting video, and it was nice to see a little more of the personalized Janaia. What a sweet little home, and a great passion/vision being lived out. Great stuff!!!
veritasfiles 1 year ago
just 2 questions - 1. have you considered a composting toilet? 2. do you grow any of your own food ?- actually 3. have you considered collecting rainwater? i ask these ?'s only because your videos have inspired me to grow alot of our food in my 35x75 ft yard. i am a proud urban chicken keeper-11 hens for eggs only - my young adult children take friends on the tour - everyone we know gets free fresh eggs - i dont have money to donate but hope you know how much you inspire good things.
swoop1111 1 year ago
@swoop1111, 1. We were required by county code (20 years ago) to have a flush toilet. We pioneered the first permitted composting toilet; it was in our guest space for some years but sold it. We didn't have the extra electricity for the fan, which is needed to evaporate all the water. Now I'd use the urine diverter like we learned of in "The Pee and Poo show." 3. We collect rainwater and use it to flush the toilet. 2. We don't grow any of our own food -- see reply to ms767210.
peakmoment 6 months ago
I was surprised. I had no idea what you were up to in your own life outside of Peakmoment. I mean I expected you to live the green and frugal life because your passion for it is so clear. But I am impressed that two women are so independant in such a wilderness. I hate self promoters who blow their own feminist trumpets but you girls have quietly gone about achieving your dreams without the fanfare.
Very interesting video. I loved the fridge design and the house. What about your garden? Vegies?
ms767210 1 year ago
@ms767210 and other friends, we chose to produce Peak Moment TV rather than garden. Gardening would be a challenge on this land, because it's better suited as wildland. For one, Bear will go through any fence we might make (and we don't want to have dogs to scare Bear away. Can't travel!).
peakmoment 6 months ago
Great video folks! :)
nefaeria 1 year ago
Janaia, I watched your shows for the last 18 months ,loved since the first I saw ! But today seeing you walking your talk and seeing yours and Robyn´s place makes me almost cry and have a feeling of happiness for you,and sadness for me as I did not proposed myself up to this achievement .You have the ideal way of living . Very happy for you. A real inspiration for those of us who still attached to grids and cities . Thanks for this beautifull program ! Say hello to Robyn.
Love , Miguel.
miangelsai55 1 year ago
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miangelsai55 1 year ago
I find it interesting so many responses include (paraphrased) "I can't do this because..." and the idea that life needs to 'done' for them. Life is a verb; an action not a time period. The idea of needing to be in the wilderness in order to live in tune with nature is narrow. Yes, living in the country (or the woods, in your case, Janaia!) is one way to live but so many urban agriculturists on youtube and beyond have demonstrated that we all can raise food, conserve power, be frugal and live
simplespirit101 1 year ago
Hey Mythic99
You gotta get over the consumer mentality and just start conserving. If the global economy crashes completely and the dollar goes away, no one will have any money. do one thing a month -- start small. See where you are at in a year. Track everything you use for a few days and assess how you will live if that "thing" is too expensive or goes away. Get a group of people together with like minds and like means and brainstorm how you could support each other. Get a grip!
jadams2212 1 year ago
solar panels, energy windmills, or atmospheric water generators. You would do well in convincing people like me to be more "green" if you could show me how to do it without compromising my family's well being. I dont make alot of money, I am only a lower middle class american.
Caveman0713 1 year ago
ok I have to say this. So far every guest on here that change their way of living and spend tons of money on green ways of living.....ACTUALLY HAVE THE MONEY TO DO IT!!!! Tell me how I can do any of this without spending a fortune. I own a few acres, grow my own summer and winter garden, I have nut trees and fruit tree and I hunt and fish for a majority of my food. Aside from my water and energy consumption, my household is pretty much self sufficient but I dont have 1000's to spend on.....
Caveman0713 1 year ago
@Caveman0713, take a look at Mark Cooper's "Four Acres and Independence - A Self-Sufficient Farmstead". A lot of sweat equity. He does like you do -- hunts, fishes, grows his food. Isn't wealthy and doesn't live high up.
peakmoment 1 year ago
@Caveman0713 My partner and I were featured in episode 160 and we really didn't have the money to do anything, in fact we were in deep in debt. By cutting our expenses (e.g. going without a car, TV, etc) and focusing on our priorities we became debt free and started saving our meager incomes (see starving students) towards accomplishing our dreams. Also, its all relative to each situation, to folks in the city "owning a few acres" sounds like more wealth than they can even imagine. ;) Cheers.
loganenator 1 year ago
@loganenator I dont live in a city, I live on the outskirts of a very small town. We've had this land in our family's possession for 4 generations, its not like I went out and bought it. When you cut your expenses by doing without a car, what did you do for income? My priorities have always been to stay out of debt thats why I only buy with cash upfront only. I have tried to save money but the economy sucks. I simply dont have the money to start this lifestyle outright.
Caveman0713 1 year ago
@Caveman0713 We do whatever we can for income. Manual labor, teaching, bartering, service work, web consulting etc. My partner and I both grew up in rural areas and were told "to go to school" so we invested alot of time & energy into post-graduate education but currently we are trying to relearn alot of useful skills our grandparents knew but didn't find useful enough to teach us in the "new economy". Money makes things easy but doesn't last in our experience, community & skills last longer.
loganenator 1 year ago
@loganenator Well, I do manual labor, I dont have a degree to teach, I barter but for food and farm tools. Elaborate on service work. And I dont know squat about computers except how to turn em on/off and how to get my net explorer to pull up. I spent my life with the knowledge of my grandparents and ancestors. I have skills but not much money.BTW you keep saying partner, so I take it ya'll are part of a corp., or you're a gay couple, which is it? Sry to out you this way.
Caveman0713 1 year ago
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loganenator 1 year ago
@Caveman0713 Neither. ;) Our whole story is in peakmoment episode 160 "A Young Couple Find Freedom in Simple Living". You should be able to find it under the peakmoment channel, youtube won't let me post a link here. That show should answer all your questions. ;) Cheers and good luck!
loganenator 1 year ago
@Caveman0713 Personally I haven't noticed tons of money being spent. From what U revealed U are already on your way to green sustainable living, and have more than many will ever achieve. In the event U R already on the grid, it may not make sense for U to go off grid, rarely it does. The Yuba gals are off grid, cuz it did make sense in their situation. Good luck with it...
westkan 1 year ago
What a wonderful interview, janina i so much enjoyed seeing your homestead and also your furry and feathered friends.
Thekozlowskis 1 year ago
Your Greatest video yet
btigtime2 1 year ago
Thanks for sharing your home with us!
jchahine 1 year ago
Wouldn't it be nice if we all could afford to do what they have done, but alas that is impossible because most people don't make near the money these women make.
mythic89 1 year ago
@mythic89, we used to have good salaries when we did software development in the 1990s. But most of what we've done came from a lot of frugality (1200 sq ft manufactured home) and sweat equity (built the garage and installed the solar electric ourselves, etc.). We get no pay for doing Peak Moment TV -- contributions from viewers help cover the costs.
peakmoment 1 year ago 3
@mythic89,
You gotta get over the consumer mentality and just start conserving. If the global economy crashes completely and the dollar goes away, no one will have any money. do one thing a month -- start small. See where you are at in a year. Track everything you use for a few days and assess how you will live if that "thing" is too expensive or goes away. Get a group of people together with like minds and like means and brainstorm how you could support each other. Get a grip!
jadams2212 1 year ago
nice place
vonhismean 1 year ago
It was nice getting to meet youguys :)
dekitai20 1 year ago
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THANK YOU for sharing some of your personal world & journey with us, it was such an inspiration! I've recently moved from a hyooge metropolis to a Very Rural Area in the Blue Ridge Mtns. So grateful to be here and so much to learn before the grid collapses! I love your program always — but this one was extra special :)
whitehawk22 1 year ago
THANK YOU for sharing some of your personal world & journey with us, it was such an inspiration! I've recently moved from a hyooge metropolis to a Very Rural Area in the Blue Ridge Mtns. So grateful to be here and so much to learn before the grid collapses! I love your program always — but this one was extra special :)
whitehawk22 1 year ago
nice to see you walk the walk! was wondering it you've considered a composting toilet ? and do you grow any of your own food?
swoop1111 1 year ago
I love this video. I favored it. this is so interesting everyone should get on the ban wagon on this one.
crewlla 1 year ago
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Fantastic to see your setup there in Lone Bobcat Woods. You left me feeling VERY motivated to see ourselves in similar situation within the next few years. It certainly makes living in the heart of a bit city that bit more difficult for now. All the fuel we need to get on out of Dodge! :o)
Thanks again for another great episode.
Adzeification 1 year ago
Fantastic to see your setup there in Lone Bobcat Woods. You left me feeling VERY motivated to see ourselves in similar situation within the next few years. It certainly makes living in the heart of a bit city that bit more difficult for now. All the fuel we need to get on out of Dodge! :o)
Thanks again for another great episode.
Adzeification 1 year ago
i live in the bay area! too young to go on my own though
THEworldisbutaDREAM 1 year ago
Hello, love the show and I watch it religiously each time a new one appears in my subscriptions list! I wasn't sure whether to post this or not and I don't mean to sound nagative, but the electronic music on the intro sounds a little dated now. I know it's the content that counts... and its good! Keep up the good work!
TheGraniteFlaneur 1 year ago
@wolfgang0070, if I understand right, capitalism entails who owns what and is a fairly recent exchange method. Exchange has been going on far longer than capitalism. I agree with westkan, the stuff at our place could've come from human innovation in a system other than capitalism. The great cathedrals of Europe did.
peakmoment 1 year ago
Setting a wonderful example of "being the change you want to make" for all of us! Enjoy your videos so much!
blueeggsitter 1 year ago
2) I think, it would have been a good idea to show robin in this video. Does a great work, but is never to bee seen. OK, someone has to handle the camera, but i would really like to see her for a minute :-)
your description of your fridge was very inspiring. Of course you are right, and we all should put the compressor on top of the fridge.
God bless you and greetings from germany,
Thomas
jfrogto 1 year ago
@jfrogto, I'd love to show Robyn more often, but she's shy and prefers to be behind camera. But I do post pictures of her on my blog from time to time. peakmoment-dot-tv/journal.
peakmoment 1 year ago
My candidate for the "video of the year". I always assumed you are great, but now i know it. We disposed our dishwasher this summer to have more grey water for the garden and so i had a lot of identification :-)
Two little tipps:
1) To be careful with water is important regardless if you save energy or not. We have a very hot and dry summer in germanay and i know what i'm talking about. (But you do the right things, as i can see.)
jfrogto 1 year ago
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jfrogto 1 year ago
@jfrogto, about water conservation: it just seems to be "right action" to conserve water here in the arid west. Or maybe "good karma." We live within a quarter mile of the South Yuba River, which our community worked to protect as a Wild and Scenic River (to keep dams off). I want to see more free-running rivers -- for the salmon to return.
peakmoment 1 year ago 3
@peakmoment in an arid climate it is obvious, but i live in a humid climate (in average, which does not help in the summer), and nevertheless the plants are now getting very, very thursty. So it's always the right way to respect water, as you do. The salmon returned to the rhine, where i live, a few years ago (although the rine is far away from being very scenic here) . So I hope, your bear gets salmon out of the South Yuba River soon, and i'm sure, thats possible.
jfrogto 1 year ago
All "ism's" are failing. Just look out the window.
RelyOnYourselfTV 1 year ago
@wolfgang0070 I can't speak for the other guy, I stated it from the get go simply because if one offers to credit anything else besides Capitalism for a Western Style standard of living your are presumed to be critical of Capitalism.
There does that answer your question?
valhala56 1 year ago
Be very careful of the bears, bobcats and coyotes. In Canada, women and children especially are often attacked by these animals, and every few years someone is killed. Every few years bears become over-populated and they are especially dangerous in these years.
Ape65 1 year ago
@Ape65, we are respectful of the other animals here, but they're not interested in us because there are plenty of their natural prey.
I take exception however -- it's not that bears and bobcats are overpopulated, it's that humans are overpopulated and are moving into and destroying the animals' habitat. Human deaths by a few such animals are nothing compared to the wholesale destruction and extinction of creatures everywhere caused by human activities.
peakmoment 1 year ago 7
@peakmoment It may be different in California, but in Canada and other northern climates many wild animal populations experience strong boom-and-bust cycles. It has something to do with the natural lack of bio-diversity & fast-breeding populations. The main human impact is to modify what types of wildlife there are (for example, you have more deer in the after-growth of clear-cut forests. I hope for your sake California bears are nice, but in Canada they can be killers.
Ape65 1 year ago
@peakmoment Who says the world is overpopulated? You? By what standard? Did you create the Earth? Did you hang the moon and the stars? You sound like one of those new age Zietgeist people. Hows global warming going for you? If you care about the planet, Talk about global poisoning by Monsanto and their ilk. Talk about GMO's and their damage. If you are so concerned with overpopulation, take yourself out first, leave a long letter about how you have benefited humanity. Be the example.
TheJourneyfortruth 1 year ago
@TheJourneyfortruth What agressive prick you are.
theShice 6 months ago
I too am off grid, originally because it cost about the same as it would have to bring in the grid. I agree with you on the wildlife, I love my bear (except when they get into the garden;-)). To watch the otter swimming still takes my breath away. I am going to use that 'living meditation' description. So many people have to shut out the world, go inside themselves, to meditate. I get to expand myself, be in the world, to meditate. Thank you so much for sharing your lives with us.
MsCountrywitch 1 year ago
had a lot of identification watching this. your curtains were a good idea for me.
with the fridge I did a box outside here and unplugged my fridge the whole last winter. with the cooking i think there is improvement possible for you with a woodgasstove.
Yellow2011 1 year ago
Fantastic, I wish we had real woods in Ireland.
RelyOnYourselfTV 1 year ago
I like that. "Living meditation".
conquerorofbabylon 1 year ago
Good video. Interesting how you are ahead of the game concerning electrical power. I could live off the grid, and fell no hardship but in my case there was no compelling reason to consider it when obtained my rural place in '94 or so. I was close enough to the grid the power company connected me at no charge. How do U access your home site, do you have to maintain much of a private roadway?
westkan 1 year ago
@westkan, nowadays it makes sense if you have grid power to set up a grid-tied system and have a few batteries for backup during power outages. Access is through county and private roads; we maintain about a mile - working on it for defensible space in case of fire.
peakmoment 1 year ago
@wolfgang0070 Why is it that is YT channel is often assumed to be anti-capitalist? While intro briefly mentions climate change, the vids. actually spend very little time one that topic, but mostly focuses on peak resources. Need not economic system drives innovation. The equipment used at this location would have come about without capitalism.
westkan 1 year ago
@westkan I concur with your comment to wolfgang0070. I'm not anti capitalist, however people ascibe too much credit to planes,trains,auto, high rises ect to Capitalism. It has more to do with cheap energy then the so called greatness of Capitalism.
valhala56 1 year ago
Dishwashers are more energy efficient than washing by hand. Certainly with machines from brands like Miele and Bosch.
TerrierBram 1 year ago
@TerrierBram, does that factor in the energy cost of the machine -- mining and processing the metals and other materials, transporting them for manufacture, energy to manufacture, transport to retailer and buyer, energy to advertise the product in literature and trade shows, energy used to pump and heat extra water, etc.?
peakmoment 1 year ago
@peakmoment Production yes. As long it is a A brand, because of effective usage time.
TerrierBram 1 year ago
thank you for sharing.
lextalionis2001 1 year ago
Excellent! Seeing you do it is soooo valuable. You walk the walk, honest and real. We homestead in Maine and sometimes being a homesteader is solitary if not lonely. Many think we are crazy working so hard for an existence that some say past 100 years ago. We now understand the seasons as never before and enjoy the fruits of our labor while we become stronger and more resilient. We get your deal, others may not but the day may come when homesteaders are the basic building block of survival
yonny1954 1 year ago 2
@yonny1954, maybe when we tape programs on the east coast we can videotape YOUR homestead. Stay in touch with our plans via our newsletter - sign up at peakmoment-dot-tv, right side.
peakmoment 1 year ago
I love this show. Thank you for the inspiration :)
livehealthyhappy 1 year ago
take me with you, i wish i lived there, do you do any videos on sewing
tankmdg 1 year ago
this is an excellent video. thank you for sharing your home and how you both were able to make the move to homesteading. continued success!
latinaartist9 1 year ago
@tankmdg, sewing! --what a great idea. Sewing is one of my central skills, something I probably take for granted, but depend on all the time. Repair clothes, make curtains and pillow cushions, make clothes. Thanks for this one.
peakmoment 1 year ago