Off Grid Living

Youtube Red Poppy Ranch - I got a bit obsessed with it for a while - its US of course but it does give a window into the realities of: Clearing land, building a house, building solar and water 'off grid' systems, keeping animals etc. Essentially what the guy has done (virtually single handed) is bloody impressive in my book but he has mysterious passive income which is something to do with direct marketing / pyramid schemes or some shit. He also has a "homemaker" wife that basically does all the domestic/kids stuff / clearing up after him etc. He is shooting for a fair amount of civility of course - ie, big family ranch house with most mod cons. He has budget and time and space and kids that either seem to play happily with the goats or help him build (WTF ?- my kids wont even pick up their lego!). It still doesn't look exactly easy. When i've gone down the same dream route as you I always come up against the reality that if we sold up our pot would not be enough to buy land, build a house, build energy systems, buy tools machines etc pay for tradesmen - and keep my fam sustained / sane whilst doing all this. I think if one is more flexible or modest about living conditions - ie less grand designs woodland lodge - more ersatz hippy eco hobbit assemblage its probably achievable in the more far flung reaches of the uk - deepest Cornwall, Wales or Scotland.