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In Part 1, we shared a bit about who we are and why we chose this path. In Part 2, your questions went deeper — into land use, food, animals, access, and the practical realities of living in Northern Ontario. So let’s pick up where we left off. Hunting and Trapping on the Land Yes

After weeks of cold, breakdowns, repairs, and survival mode, we decided it was time to slow things down a bit and do something different. A few days ago, we asked our followers if they had questions for us — about the journey, the land, our plans, and how we even ended up here in the

30 days.One full month of living inside a camper.In Northern Ontario.In winter.Off-grid.No furnace for most of it. Let that sink in. When we arrived, we were hopeful. A little naïve, maybe. Definitely tired. But there was still this shimmer of optimism beneath the snow. And now?We’re tired and wise. It’s hard to capture the shift

With the furnace humming and the frostbite threat dialed down, it was time for something different:A mission.A drive.A first glimpse at what we’d really come here for. We set out toward our new town — that mysterious dot on the map near the land we bought, sight mostly unseen, in faith and fire. It was…

After 23 days of deep-winter survival with no heat, the part arrived.One single part. A tiny metal piece. A quiet, stupidly unremarkable object.But in our world?It was deliverance. — The waiting had warped time.We’d adapted, sure — the layers, the stove boils, the cramped camper rituals — but this wasn’t how we were meant to

There comes a point in every journey where you’re no longer fighting to move forward — you’re just fighting to stay afloat. That was this week. Not drowning. Not thriving.Just… treading water. — The furnace? Still silent.The cold? Still lingering.But now — boredom, claustrophobia, and cost started creeping in. We were stuck.Too cold to work

By Day 16 of this off-grid camper saga, we thought we’d seen the worst.No furnace? Been there.Frozen boots? Survived that.Mental unraveling? Flirted with it. But rain? In January?In Northern Ontario? Come on. — It started as a light drizzle tapping the roof. We welcomed it, briefly — anything but snow felt like a reprieve. But

It’s been 14 days without heat in our camper. Not off-grid heat. Not flickering. Not unreliable.None. Outside: sub-zero Northern Ontario cold.Inside: survival. Every single day. At this point, it isn’t just about enduring. It’s about adapting. We’ve gotten better at it — not by choice, but through sheer necessity. We’ve layered up, boiled water on

Today, I woke up and didn’t see my breath.No candles needed. No icy shock stepping out of the sleeping bag.The inside of the camper was 18°C. I’m wearing a short-sleeved shirt. In January. In Northern Ontario. The weather broke — just a little — and suddenly, everything feels more possible. The milk barn heater, our

We’re ten days in now. Ten days with a furnace that won’t stay lit.Ten days of scrambling for parts, patching things with makeshift heat, and trying to think straight with frozen fingers. But today… we tried something different.We decided to fix it ourselves. We knew the issue wasn’t propane, or wiring, or the switch that