Building an OFF-GRID Living Setup: Part 1 - Our Plans

Temporary has a whole new meaning but being comfortable is great.

How will you shower during winter? Or even just use the toilet in the night?

Very well thought out ,it looks pretty much like what you ended up with.👏👏👏👏👏❤️❤️

I think I can remember bits of this and I think that I thought that a wooden house/workshop was a good idea for the entire circle. Interesting in the fact that you thought that you would be in it for 24 months. I think that time is a piece of elastic, it stretches as time goes on. Thanks for posting

What an excellent example of thinking outside of the box to make your dreams come true. You two really are an inspiration.

The circle would be a great place for a geodesic dome.

It's so satisfying to see how far you've come in achieving your plans. That 'eira' was a natural place in which to place your tent and your other necessary living extensions. Well done you two!

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Great refresher!! To see how much work the two of you have accomplished is impressive!
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I didn’t remember this stage anymore. Good update for me! BTW, I follow a Channel called Finca Life where they just upgraded their solar system for cloudy winter months. It was interesting. They might not use as much power in their daily life but have to power a whole water filtration system.

Amazing. Can't wait to see.

I didn’t know there was a threshing circle under there!

Cool...... also I have never seen a threshing circle like that. Really interesting how different countries do different things traditionally

what memories of when they started, and how good it turned out

What was the thrashing circle used for?

I have to say I am in awe of your sketch up skills

Ya'll have come so far! Here's to future projects and steady progress!

Really liked this. I’ve watched the amount of digging you’ve done, have you ever used or seen a maddock, for breaking up soil, digging trenches, holes etc. I’m sure Kylie would have grown up with them in Australia. They are like a pick, but with flat blades, and can be filed or ground to fix the edges if damaged on stones etc.

Love your channel ...

Once again I'm in awe of both of

In awe of both of you,you are clearly thinking ahead in everything you do. I look forward to all you new up dates. Keep up all the great work 💙 front USA, California

This was really interesting to go back and see your plans from the beginning. It was extremely useful. Lesson for me, as hard as you both work on your property, when Guy was saying the tent was to be your home for 6-24 months I realize that things can take quite a lot longer than planned. Your off grid home is comfortable and functional. Your planning was on point. Cheers.

I take it that a freeze is not possible during their winter ?

Looking back now, do you think that a caravan or just a bigger shed would have been a better option?

I think a geodesic dome would have been an option.

Wow it this was when I started to subscribe thanks for the memories.
2 years huhh. Seems like yesterday.
A long yesterday. Lol.

Great to see how it all started again... you have both come a long way over the past couple of years.

Your 'temporary accommodation' solution, or something similar, would suit so many people restoring an older property. Combining outdoor living with solar power, a temporary water supply and a temporary septic tank/camping toilet and you are all set to live on site and begin work.

One very important question, what are the legal restrictions? I know that will vary from country to country, but thinking only about Portugal for now, did you need local permission or does the temporary nature of your construction mean that you could just get on and do it?

Why do you call it off grid when you bought the property and are following city rules?? That is not off grid

Hello, Kylie and Guy. Thank you for sharing the planning process of your temporary accommodations. You two put so much into the planning of all that you do.

Fascinating look at your decision making. Obviously it worked out well as we know. Dying to hear from you whether you would do anything differently in hindsight having had the set up for two years.

to this Californian, the threshing circle looks like our typical kiddie wading pool, so I'm curious about it collecting water in the rain--does it drain off quickly so you aren't living over a pond? I'm guessing it must, since the wood deck supports need to be dry so they won't rot.

Loved rewatching this whole process

Great video
Thank you for sharing 😁

The circle thresher is a throw back to Portugal's original Celtic heritage. Even though runover by the Romans, our Celtic ethos is still honored and remembered in many ways, including this one. We still have quite a number of Celtic sites and hamlets where everything built was circular including huts and agricultural areas so important for survival. The circle in Celtic mythology infers protection, and so it makes sense that where cereals were taken to & prepared, be within a circle of protection.

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I would love to see the deck building video

Love the way everything is thought through and planned but always open to change and adapting. A great look back in time 😎

How are you finding your Victron system ?

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Looking back always makes your progress more impressive. 👍

What was the reason for choosing Larch as a lumber? I'm so used to building in wood but I'm nervous to use it here in Portugal with the bugs and humidity...

Only discovered you now, so I am a bit late: did you check into the possibility of covering the shed roof with solar cells?

Very inspiring! We are a dutch couple sailing the world, with a dream for our "next" life to live from our own land, just like you do. We love the videos, thank you! Question: do you use any pesticides or how do you avoid bugs that eat the vegetables? Thank you!

Fantastic idea

Ah ha! Now I see what that circle was originally ❤

So there’s been no problem with shower water doing damage to the deck wood in the enclosed concrete area?

sry i posted somewhere a minute ago, i have loved watching your mini series and forgot to thank you for all you went through. i do thank you for your insight and time i just wondered if what i what i have learnt was true. best wishes in your future living