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Hot Dave tries to impress. Let's unpack this a bit and meanwhile Blaze King just does his thing. The big question is....did Blaze King pay????? You can help us make more Hot Dave and Gridlessness videos by subscribing to Blaze Kings channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGdmHOeclB_O6t2I1S4mNrw Got a Blaze King? Like it, a lot? Leave a comment and let us know.

This is the original story of Hot Dave and the Blaze King. You can help us make more Hot Dave videos and Gridlessness videos by subscribing to Blaze Kings channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGdmHOeclB_O6t2I1S4mNrw Do you have a Blaze King? Do you like it, a lot? Leave a comment and let us know.

Hot Dave is pretty insecure after being replaced by a Blaze King and tries out some new skills in a bid to impress. You can help us make more Hot Dave and Gridlessness videos by subscribing to Blaze Kings channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGdmHOeclB_O6t2I1S4mNrw Got a Blaze King? Like it, a lot? Leave a comment and let us know.

Do not be alarmed, this is not an action film, it is Pond Hockey Ambiance - just part of the off-grid experience. It is for the love of the sounds of the game; the skates carving ice, sticks on pucks, pucks hitting posts and the cheers of a hard earned goal. This is the first of many off-grid experience videos we'd like to upload to convey the peace and joy, the ambiance, of our off-grid homestead. For something a bit more stimulating, check out our webpage: https://www.gridlessness.com/ and on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gridlessness/ Thanks for watching. If you like it... like it and subscribe and leave a comment and let us know what other off-grid experience you'd like to see.

It may seem pretty simple....but what does it take to make an off grid hockey rink? We've been on this off grid homestead for 10 years now and we are finally working on one of our dream projects. It's a lot of time and money but we view it as an investment in our kids and our health, 'cause hockey is healthy!! So what does it take to make an off grid hockey rink? To make it happen we logged and cleared an additional 1/3 acre, levelled a 70'x110' rink area and dug a 100,000 gallon pond, moving 100's of tons of dirt in the process. Then we need to actually flood the rink a half dozen times before the first skate.... Check out our web page: https://www.gridlessness.com/ and IG: https://www.instagram.com/gridlessness/ Made your own off grid ice rink? Subscribe, leave a comment and tell us all about it!

We did some exploring in the woods around our house and eventually dig up something magical! You can do this! All you need is a shovel, bucket and gold pan and then you could dig up the same magical stuff....Yep, magnetic black sands. These can be found almost everywhere and are seriously a ton of fun. Check out our webstore: https://www.gridlessness.com/shop And for more regular updates: https://www.instagram.com/gridlessness/ Think you can dig up something magical? Let us know! Subscribe, leave a comment and join the adventure.

A small voice whispered... "Poutine for Breakfast!" and like all my brilliant ideas, Rose and the girls made it a reality. It is so exciting to make something as exquisite as poutine, especially when you're able to use all home made ingredients: fresh smoked ham, pork stock, French Fingerling potatoes and fresh cheese curds. This is one of our finest achievements off grid and if we can do it, so can you! https://www.gridlessness.com/ https://www.instagram.com/gridlessness/ Love Poutine? Love the French? Fingerlings?? Us too, subscribe, leave a comment and join the family.

Merry Christmas! from the Gridlessness gang to all of you. Obviously the song is Mariah Carey's "All I want for Christmas is you" but the singing and instrumentals are all off grid. Thanks for a great year, and we hope you all have a terrific new year. https://www.gridlessness.com/ https://www.instagram.com/gridlessness/?hl=en

You never know when you might need to perform an off grid surgery. What if you have wicked gall stones and need to have your gall bladder removed and the whole world has fallen apart and there are no hospitals? Also, this is the way high school courses should be; hands on, expert lead and unforgettable! I'm pretty sure homeschool surgeries will be a thing in 2021. Check out IG for another peek at our off grid homestead: https://www.instagram.com/gridlessness/?hl=en And you can support the girls by purchasing some of their goods at our store: https://www.gridlessness.com/ Need an open cholecystectomy? Thinking of performing your own off grid surgery? Just want to cut something open? Subscribe, join our adventure and leave us a comment.

Girls making money off grid - putting their skills to work. Julia is always busy making leather ammo belts or some custom leather products, Christina and Keziah carve handmade wood spoons when they get the chance and Abby's got the start of a farm. Don't let anyone tell you that your kids will miss out on opportunity if you're off grid. These girls have developed more skill than we ever did in the suburbs. And its always nice to turn your skills into something that is appreciated and valuable to others. You can check out their wares at: https://www.gridlessness.com/ and on IG at: https://www.instagram.com/gridlessness/ And for goodness sakes, check out Dave's website:: https://silvertreewoodworking.ca/ and his IG: https://www.instagram.com/silvertreewoodworking/ Are you a girl? Off grid? Got skills? Us too! Subscribe, leave a comment, and join the adventure.

I've always loved the good old fashioned deer camp. Friends and family and great food and a wood stove in the wall tent and deer hanging on the meat pole! Getting meat is the core purpose but the experience is so much more than that. And unlike other hunting adventures, we can actually enjoy a good nights sleep and good food. Deer camp is like the vacation of hunting adventures. Like the toques? they're merino wool, amazing quality and you can find them at our store: https://www.gridlessness.com/ and there is always more on our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gridlessness/ Love a good old fashioned deer camp? Think Rose looks stunning with ice on her eyelashes? Me too! Subscribe, leave a comment, and join our adventure.

We're WAAAAYYY Off Grid and bringing you the best that off grid can offer, this week's super secret special guest is Matts Off Road Recovery and our super secret sponsor is Blaze King. MORR: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwdVOry0oNF9WIe_3uCfz9Q Blaze King: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGdmHOeclB_O6t2I1S4mNrw Check out cool Gridlessness stuff here: https://www.gridlessness.com/ Gridlessness Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gridlessness/ If you're off grid in body, mind or spirit; please consider subbing and joining us for the journey. It would also be really helpful if you visited Matts Off Road Recovery and Blaze King.

It's our favourite combo; fishing, hunting, 4wheeling the jeeps and camping with family in the wilderness. We're looking for moose, rainbow trout and perhaps a few grouse. The view is terrific and the experience world class. Check out our website at https://www.gridlessness.com/ and IG page at: https://www.instagram.com/gridlessness/?hl=en Have you ever ordered the fishing, hunting and jeeping combo? Great! Glad to have you with us, sub, leave a comment and tell us all about it.

A mountain adventure of a lifetime - Canadian girls hunt Canadian Moose on Canadian Horses. Just getting out there into the remote backcountry is an adventure, then the Moose hunt, and then the challenge of packing the giant out! Did you notice the very cool handmade leather tag holder?? You can find it and other awesome stuff at https://www.gridlessness.com/ Are you a Canadian? A girl? Moose? Horse?? Terrific! Leave a comment, sub and join the family.

The real hunting experience complete with bugling elk, poison berry sauce and another freakin' grizzly bear. Bugling elk is the highlight of any hunting trip but its the whole adventure in the woods that keeps us hooked. This trip we enjoyed a lot of wild berries including black currents and some sort of look-alike that we turned into poison berry sauce. Punctuated with another freakin' grizzly bear encounter, it seems that these things are a little too prevalent. Did you notice the awesome ammo belt that Julia made? Get one on our website: https://www.gridlessness.com/shop Products we use and love: (we get a small commission if you buy something...so, thanks!) https://www.amazon.com/shop/gridlessness Get your very own Biolite Camp Stove: https://snp.link/d146380b Ever made your very own poison berry sauce? Bugled an elk? Been stalked by a grizzly bear? Leave a comment, subscribe and join us on the next adventure.

We have loved it for the last few years and now it's time to ask the question: Prospecting for Gold - Can it Pay? First we need to find the paystreak, and then we'll process a couple tons of material through the highbanker. For the claim to pay we'll need to quantify the amount of gold per ton and the amount of gold recovered per day. We're using very basic equipment and excavating entirely by hand so there is very limited money invested. The Dream Mat in our highbanker captured a lot of gold and is awesome for cleaning out. That said, I'm not certain it's the best mat for the tiny, flat gold we've got here. The beauty of earning money by prospecting/gold mining is the freedom. It may or may not be the best pay but you are in total control of your work. You can go big or keep it simple, work a little or work a lot. Want to learn more about Prospecting? Dan Hurd is your man! - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOReOAYx8VDLwC0pOEcQD-g Check out the girls latest inventions on our website/store: https://www.gridlessness.com/ Saw something you like? Maybe it's in our Amazon Store? (we make a wee bit of coin if you buy something...so, thanks!) https://www.amazon.com/shop/gridlessness Always wondered "Prospecting for Gold - Can it Pay? " ..... YES IT CAN!

We had a long trek planned but ended up hunting mountain goats from the lake and then trying to keep a Grizzly Bear out of the boat. Finding a lake that can take you up to the mountain tops is definitely the best way to hunt Mountain Goats. We just rediscovered this old footage of one of my most memorable hunts. It isn't the prettiest for sure but sometimes that's the way it goes, especially when you're just learning. Check out our IG for the latest hunting adventure: https://www.instagram.com/gridlessness/?hl=en And our store for some off-grid product: https://www.gridlessness.com Some of the things we use and love: https://www.amazon.com/shop/gridlessness (we receive a commission if you purchase anything...so, thanks:) Have your own best way to hunt mountain goat? Grizzly bear ate your boat? You're clearly one of us - subscribe, leave a comment and let us know.

We uncovered our very first video footage from 2009 when Rose shoots her first elk. There is something very special about being this close to a big game animal and Rose was pretty excited. If you do not like hunting or seeing animals processed for food, this is the wrong video for you. WARNING - there is blood. Rose uses her new Tikka T3 Lite .243 with Barnes Triple Shock solid copper bullets and watch to the end to see what it did! It'd be real nice if you visited our store: https://www.gridlessness.com/ or our Amazon store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/gridlessness (we win a small commission if you buy anything, so.... thanks!) or even our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gridlessness/?hl=en Want to see Rose in some actual hunting cloths next time she shoots an elk? Want more vintage hunt videos? Me too! Join our community, leave a comment and let us know exactly how you feel.

How we went from a normal job and mortgage to living live millionaires on our debt free off grid homestead... our Freedom 35 story. Firstly, the freedom 35 plan: 1) Get out of debt by camping on our cheap off grid land 2) Keep working and earning - but get ahead instead of trying to catch up 3) Invest in yourself - your family, your health, your homestead, your business 4) Don't slave away to stack up millions - Pursue work you enjoy and balance it with your lifestyle. This has worked great for us. Once you "take the power back" you can take risks, pursue your big ideas, and invest in the important things. Good luck on your own off grid homestead adventures, let us know how it goes! Support the girls here -- https://www.gridlessness.com/ For a steady feed of off grid homesteading -- https://www.instagram.com/gridlessness/?hl=en Things we use and love at Amazon: www.amazon.com/shop/gridlessness (we may receive a small commission if you make a purchase, so, thanks :) Think freedom 35 is lame? Hate everything off grid, especially homesteading? Think that debt free living is a pipe dream filled with gooey lumps of compost? We can help you!! Subscribe and you too will soon be extolling the wonders of rain water and goat cheese!

We stuck a ram pump in our beaver pond and it's proven to be the most magical homestead technology ever! Simpler than solar panels, cheaper than a wood stove and provides endless water....the life of a homestead. This clever ram pump is designed and made by Seth Johnson from Land to House: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4GLavukUPziAY0DGPGXgSw Check out his channel for everything ram pump. The beaver pond is perfectly suited for the ram pump install, it has 6-8' drop over 100' run of pipe and the intake can just be flopped in the pond. Think my kids deserve new mosquito nets? me too. Stop by our store https://www.gridlessness.com/shop and drop a couple bucks. Check out our IG to keep you going between videos: https://www.instagram.com/gridlessness/?hl=en Do you mistakenly think that something else is the most magical homestead technology? Wish your beaver pond had a ram pump in it? Never mind, just go ahead and sub and like and all that, it's far less controversial.

We made a 20 foot speargun and shot it through a brick wall to really get the feel for Physics. Learning cool stuff should make an impact, and it if does, it should be unforgettable. Abby and I have been putting a little project together to cover the big ideas of Physics 11; work, energy and projectile motion. Homeschooling (Love it, but hate the name) gives us the license to create unforgettable education. Hopefully we can get around to a few more courses next year. Let us know if you have any good ideas?! The awesome music is "Lying Awake" by Last Horse Standing, check out the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1B9rWHRvW4 You can support the girls with their "first rifle" fund by picking something up at the Gridlessness store: https://www.gridlessness.com/ Also, did you know we IG? https://www.instagram.com/gridlessness/?hl=en Think 20 foot spearguns are for sissies? Think your brick wall could stop us homeschoolers? Think you could come up with a better name than "homeschool"? Perfect, go ahead and like, subscribe, and tell us all about it.

This is the Backcountry Bonanza Kickoff: Can you find the Prize? We've hidden small tokens in the backcountry of BC for you to find. When you find it, take a picture of yourself with the token and the secret message, post it to instagram and tag @gridlessness and #backcountrybonanza to redeem the prize. If you can't get out there you can still play; just follow the clues and post a map picture with a pin where you think the prize is, The closest few guesses will win a Gridlessness prize pack. Follow our instagram https://www.instagram.com/gridlessness/?hl=en for all the prize details. Check out our website for more info at https://www.gridlessness.com/ Please check out our Backcountry Bonanza partners: Zoleo: https://www.zoleo.com/en-ca/satellite-communicator/ Biolite: https://www.bioliteenergy.com/ Barmah Hats: http://www.barmahhats.com.au/ Dan Hurd: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOReOAYx8VDLwC0pOEcQD-g Rocky Peak Adventure Gear: http://www.rocky-peak.ca/ You can find some of our favourite outdoor gear on our shiny new Amazon storefront at: https://www.amazon.com/shop/gridlessness Think you can find the prize in the big bad backcountry bonanza? I hope so, subscribe, follow along, and get out there!

The girls and their jeeps finally hit the trail and the question is... we know they can build them, but can they drive them? We've been planning this trip since last fall and its been driving us to complete the project jeeps over the winter. We made quite a few cheap and dirty upgrades and this will be a real test. The road is gnarly and the girls have never wheeled a trail quite like it. The Backcountry Bonanza is coming!! Are you ready? Check out our Instagram for all the details: https://www.instagram.com/gridlessness/?hl=en Also, did you know the girls make and sell real cool stuff on our website!? https://www.gridlessness.com/ The awesome song played in this video is by Joseph Tebulte and Last Horse Standing, support them by watching this awesome video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1B9rWHRvW4 A few of the jeep things we used: (if you follow this link and buy something, we'll make a little commission, so, thanks!) Warn EVO VR8 Winch: https://amzn.to/37c2DHj 1.75" Lift blocks: https://amzn.to/3dMbjXd LED headlights: https://amzn.to/2UpMEQH Are you a girl with a jeep? Can you build it AND drive it? You're definitely one of us, subscribe, leave a comment and join the adventure.

Sarah's perfect little 4x4 gets a lot better with a homemade winch bumper while Rose's XJ gets a cheap and dirty lift and a few little fixes. Finally we get a chance to test these things out a bit while winching out a stubborn firewood tree. We found the 1.75" coil spring spacers at Amazon: https://amzn.to/2Y0wcr8 (If you follow this link and buy something we'll get a small commission. Thanks) They were both fairly simple projects but lifting with blocks proved a little easier than with the extended shackles (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9lPi_BdDrA&t=2s). Both methods are pretty cheap and dirty and we should upgrade to a proper lift at some point. We made a cut sheet for a local shop to get all the heavy pieces of steel cut for the bumpers. This was still pretty cheap and was definitely easier than slashing it all up with torch and grinder. The main pieces of steel used were 2"x6" rectangular tubing and 2"x2" receiver stock, both in 3/16". We did a lot of heavy winching recently (but after this video was recorded) and the bumpers held up great. Agree that the jeep cherokee xj is the perfect little 4x4? Made your own cheap and dirty lift or homemade winch bumper? You're definitely one of us; go ahead and subscribe, ring the bell, and tell us about your cheap like borscht 4x4.

We've been turning forest into gardens with pigs for a few years now. For a low budget off grid homestead, it can be a great way to clear land and build gardens. It takes a while, and still requires manual labour but you don't need big machines, it's cheap like borsch, the pigs add fertilizer, AND it builds bacon at the same time. Our process is pretty simple; log the big trees, fence, let the pigs destroy vegetation and loosen the ground, pick sticks, break the ground with a broadfork, and plant with straw (if you need to create topsoil). We don't sell ham or veggies, but the girls make and sell some cool stuff on our store: https://www.gridlessness.com/shop Did you know we actually post on the IG!? https://www.instagram.com/gridlessness/ The awesome music is courtesy of Jospeh Tebulte and Last Horse Standing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkU-CRn4SbM Think turning forest into gardens with pigs is a fairy tail for foxes? You might as well subscribe and see what other strawbrained ideas we sow.