Building an Off-Grid Mountain Ranch by Hand: It's Getting Warmer, Need to Pick Up The Pace

Hey Everyone! Hope you all are having a great start to the week. Things are good here at Recycle Ranch, I've been using all the natural materials around the property to help level the driveway. It's LOTS of work but I like the look of doing it by hand vs heavy machinery. In my opinion, this makes it look more like a OHV trail instead of a road. Things are coming along at a good pace but I need to get quite a bit more done before I leave to Colorado for summer fly fishing. Thanks for tuning in, enjoy your evening!
~ Brian & Sierra
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Did you see my post about the new channel? Here's the link if you want to check it out - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZZPyRmWx6XPfXGVNxJOSBQ.

I'm calling this place Recycle Ranch because I want to build all structures and outbuildings out of second hand materials. Should be a fun experience, really look forward to getting started! ~ Brian & Sierra
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Traxxis TRX-4 - https://amzn.to/2OQi7fd (looks like the Defender model is currently available)
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Website: https://offgridbackcountryadventures.com
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COMMUNICATIONS

Unlimited Mobile Hotspot - https://unlimitedville.com

GPS Two Way Texting & SOS - Garmin inReach+ Explorer Plus - https://amzn.to/2sR0MaF
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BATTERY BANK/SOLAR PANELS

Bluetti/MaxOak AC200 - https://maxoak.net/products/bluetti-ac200-1700wh-2000w

Bluetti/MaxOak EB150 - https://maxoak.net/products/bluetti-eb150-1500wh-1000w

Bluetti/MaxOak EB240 - https://maxoak.net/products/bluetti-eb240-2400wh-1000w

Solar Panels (I have 300W total) -

Renogy 100W 12V Monocrystalline Solar Panel (stationary) - https://amzn.to/3dVxVVC

Two Renogy 100W 12V Monocrystalline Solar Panel (portable) w/ protective case - https://amzn.to/36TamtH
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FILMING EQUIPMENT

DJI Mavic Air 2 - https://store.dji.com/product/mavic-air-2

GoPro 9 Black - https://amzn.to/2UGPrFz

Canon G7X Mark iii - http://bit.ly/canong7xmarkiii
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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OFF-GRID AND SELF SUFFICIENT HOMESTEADING

Definition of "Off-Grid": Off-the-grid or off-grid is a characteristic of buildings and a lifestyle designed in an independent manner without reliance on one or more public utilities. The term "off-the-grid" traditionally refers to not being connected to the electrical grid, but can also include other utilities like water, gas, and sewer systems, and can scale from residential homes to small communities.

Self-sufficient homesteading means needing no outside help in satisfying one's basic needs, especially about the production of food, and homesteading means living a lifestyle of self-sufficiency. So by those definitions, the key to homesteading is learning to be self-sufficient.