Wild Wonderful Off-Grid

Name: Wild Wonderful Off-Grid
Released: 2023-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

Émission télé · Téléréalité

Off-grid in the West Virginia hills, Josh and Erin build a house by hand through every season, with animals to feed and a farm that does not pause for construction.

2023 · 15m

ÉPISODE 1

We Are in Over Our Heads: A-Frame Cabin Addition

Josh and Erin break ground on an addition that will more than double their off-grid A-frame cabin. The first days of work make the scale of what they have taken on very clear.
ÉPISODE 2

We Can Finally Tell You!

Josh and Erin sit down inside the A-frame with news they have been holding onto. Saying it out loud reshapes what the year ahead looks like.
ÉPISODE 3

Pumping Concrete Into Our Block Walls: A-Frame Cabin Addition

The block walls are standing but hollow, and every core has to be filled. Josh and Erin bring a concrete pump to a remote site for a pour that cannot be paused.
ÉPISODE 4

Steel for the Safe Room & Christmas Surprise

Steel arrives for the safe room and two people have to work out how to move and place it alone. The heaviest material handling of the build lands at the holidays.
ÉPISODE 5

Lifting Steel Beams on Top of Safe Room Walls: A-Frame Cabin Addition

With the walls poured and cured, steel beams go up on top of them. Serious weight at height on uneven off-grid ground leaves almost no room to improvise.
ÉPISODE 6

Installing Whole House Back Up Power!

Off-grid there is no utility to fall back on when the solar array cannot keep up. Josh and Erin install a whole house backup power system, wiring and switchover included.