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I just became a member of your website today But I have been watching your stuff on youtube for a while now you have some good stuff here but I was just wondering why a cabin that small if your going to put 2 or 3 grand into building it why not just buy a motor home to live in cus if the shit hits the fan you can stick a key in start in up and drive away if you need to move.. take all your stuff with you.. cus I'm a bit of a prepper and I have my place loaded down with stuff such as food ammo solar panels and am work on an HHO system to run the motor home with so no gas will be needed.. just a thought You do design some nice cabins tho
Thanks Lamar I bought your book last winter and have read it twice I plan on moving off grid as soon as I find the right property at the right price. You have real solutions for real problems and have inspired me and many others keep up the good work.
Lamar. You might want to check out this site and maybe add a link.
http://beckyshomestead.com/
She also has a lot of info.
http://beckyshomestead.com/
She also has a lot of info.
Lamar. I purchased your book and have it about half read so far. It is great and the new design you have on video the 8 x 16 home on wheels is fantastic and you gave me just what I needed. I wanted a 16 x16 and this design fits perfectly. Just have to redesign the interior.
I like to thank Lamar for the book it will make it easy to build my cabin. He took a lot of the trial and error out of the build.
Hey, just wanted to thank you for your resourceful information. I plan to move off the grid in the next few years. I love your YouTube channel and look forward to hearing more from you.
Bought and read your ebook and am in the process of building the washing machine/tumbler composter. Enjoying your videos and book, keep up the great work!
Thank you, thank you. I lost my job back in September and found a part time one a week later. Money is tight and no savings. I was not feeling the best about me and my situation, heck I was getting depressed. Then I saw your cabin on another site and thought, wow I want that! I could so live in something like that. I don't know how I am going to do it or when, but I now have a dream. It keeps me busy planing out my cabin and looking for land. I know I can save some money and someday have my own place. Thank you for giving me a dream I know I will be able to do. It may take some time and a few friends have made fun of the idea. (thinking I am going to be a introvert or something) But I WILL do it. Thank you so much!! Much love to you for what you do!
This is a great site. I have already told several people about it and we are all getting very excited about it.
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As a Casting and Development Producer I am always on the hunt for new and interesting personalities as well as dynamic and unique spaces. So, if this casting call doesn't quite feel right for you but you are still interested in speaking I encourage you to reach out.
Since I am working under a really tight deadline- any help or feedback you could provide would be greatly appreciated! My mission is to reach out and spread the word to as many people as possible. Feel free to pass my information along to anyone you think may be a good fit. Also, do not hesitate to drop me a line if you have any questions or leads. I would be happy to coordinate a phone call to catch up.
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Some people hope that one day they can leave it all behind in search of the REAL AMERICAN dream. Other people go out there and make it happen! If you are one of those people who is done hoping and ready to make it happen- we want to hear from you!
A new documentary series is looking for families and individuals who are committed to living the life our forefathers dreamed for us. If you want to be a part of a community where you own your own land, make your own laws, and answer to no one but yourself then contact documentarycharacters(AT)gmail(DOT)com for more information.
Please include the following for all submissions and inquires:
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· Your Contact Information
· A Photo & Short Bio of yourself.
I hope you don?t mind me dropping you a quick note. My name is Nichole Bardin and I am a Casting and Development Producer for a major television network. I am reaching out to you with the hope that you might be or know of the person I am looking for. I am currently casting a documentary series, which I am extremely excited about! I have included my casting call below for your review (see bottom).
As a Casting and Development Producer I am always on the hunt for new and interesting personalities as well as dynamic and unique spaces. So, if this casting call doesn't quite feel right for you but you are still interested in speaking I encourage you to reach out.
Since I am working under a really tight deadline- any help or feedback you could provide would be greatly appreciated! My mission is to reach out and spread the word to as many people as possible. Feel free to pass my information along to anyone you think may be a good fit. Also, do not hesitate to drop me a line if you have any questions or leads. I would be happy to coordinate a phone call to catch up.
I cannot thank you enough for taking a moment to read my note. I hope you have a wonderful day and I look forward to hearing from you soon!
All my very best,
Nichole
CASTING: NOT YOUR AVERAGE DOCUMENTARY SERIES ABOUT BRAVE AND INDEPENDENT AMERICANS
Do you bleed Red, White & Blue?
Some people hope that one day they can leave it all behind in search of the REAL AMERICAN dream. Other people go out there and make it happen! If you are one of those people who is done hoping and ready to make it happen- we want to hear from you!
A new documentary series is looking for families and individuals who are committed to living the life our forefathers dreamed for us. If you want to be a part of a community where you own your own land, make your own laws, and answer to no one but yourself then contact documentarycharacters(AT)gmail(DOT)com for more information.
Please include the following for all submissions and inquires:
· Your Full Name
· Your Contact Information
· A Photo & Short Bio of yourself.
I like the Simple Solar Homesteading site. Me and the Mrs are preparing to move off the grid and we have found this site very informative and helpful in our venture.
good day everyone i have a question that i hope one of you can answer for me , and that is how do i contact Lamar by email can anyone help ?
Im looking forward to getting the book and building a cabin for myself
lamar,tried to use your contact lamar but it was not working, i just joined and orderd off the grid. also wanted to view your weekly video you spoke of but could'nt find how to get to it. i am not to savey with computers still learning. Thank, mick.
First, I want to thank you for reminding me of something I knew, yet forgot... freedom. During the 70's my ex-wife and I lived in a tipi at 6500 feet above sea level in Colorado for 2 years. It was one of my best life experiences ever. Wow, that was 33 years ago! What's amazing is that I find myself in New Jersey now, poorer than I've been since college! Was wiped out by the current recession, diagnosed with cancer, and am living in the most expensive state in the nation. The good news is that not only am I still alive, I met a great gal and we are discussing where we can relocate to when she retires in a couple of years. People are often surprised when I tell them I'm the happiest I've ever been. And it's true, yet your efforts have rekindled something in me this morning. Thanks so much for that and for being free spirited enough to be your own man. Carry on!
P.S. After about ten minutes, I received an email with the link to my purchase. 
I knew I could depend on LaMar to be a good man! This ebook is so helpful! I have been skimming & it makes me want to go out into the wilderness & build a cabin right now! Thank you LaMar!
I knew I could depend on LaMar to be a good man! This ebook is so helpful! I have been skimming & it makes me want to go out into the wilderness & build a cabin right now! Thank you LaMar!
I was thoroughly excited when I found Lamar through YouTube. Originally I was looking at ways to turn a large van into a mobile home (my cousin in Montana has done it, & I wanted to see how popular/practical it was among those who wanted to stay "off the grid") and came across Lamar's channel. After watching a few of his videos, I have been awestruck. I have contemplated, on & off, since a few months before the Election, alternative energy resources & how to make homes less dependent on government & big company energy resources. Of course I bought the ebook right away...the only problem is that I wasn't given a link after my purchase, so I have NO idea how to go about downloading my purchase. However, I feel sure that my problem will be addressed & that I'll be helped in a timely manner, because Lamar seems like a down-to-earth, honest man. Thank you, Lamar, for being willing to share your ideas. They are definitely worth the dollars!
where can i get cheap land like that? im on facebook
being new here , i will comment on how well the site is put togeather. i have been looking for a site like this for some time , and the plans shown here are great. will be ording your book and hopefully starting on some of the ideas you have here.
I watched your videos the other night on utube.ive had a shed up last fall ,have doubled the size ,and ready to wire.I like how simple your set up was with a power bar .while the walls are open yet id like to do the right thing and wire the cabin right the first time, thanks
can i use 12-2 house wire for 12 volt wire ,debating to use a power bar,or wire 32 x8 cabin
Great show!! Inspiring!! I have watched several of your videos on youtube. I recently bought 5 acres and plan to go off grid. You explain every answer I need to hear in ways I can understand. I plan to build a earth rammed home (my first home) with the soil from my land. You provide all the information and inspiration to get me going on my new venture. I will download your e-book in a bit...Merry Christmas and thanks!!
i just listen to the new song 20 christmas angles by lamar and can only say thank you
just ordered your e book oof the grid and can not wait Thanks LaMar
Hay LaMar. I just wanted to tell you thank you for all the good info and good music keep up the good work . will be getting books soon and ready to start living a simpler off the grid life of less demands and more family homesteading life.
I like your youtube videos and I had to purchase the print version of your book. Can't wait to read it. I love your approach to the homesteading lifestyle. hoping to get me a homestead going soon.
Hey, just viewed all of your youtube videos! You're such an inspiration to live a truly free life! Whereabouts are you located? terrain looks like western USA maybe. I'm loacted in western canada, and the only thing bugging me is heat/cold/rain etc. Where I live we get a heavy precipitation amount similar to NW USA.
Anyways thanks for the inspiration! I want to live like this, is my dream!
Anyways thanks for the inspiration! I want to live like this, is my dream!
Just wanted to say Thanks for the site. Email me sometime if you wanna chat about Homesteading
Hey Lamar,
I watched your 5 video's on solar install, great stuff. You have a way of taking the edge off this subject when you discribe how it works. Good job.
I watched your 5 video's on solar install, great stuff. You have a way of taking the edge off this subject when you discribe how it works. Good job.
I've been coming here and watching the YouTube channel for a long time, never occured to me to sign the guest book. So here! lol
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and practical advice. It makes it achievable and believable for everyone. So exciting!
Hi from Florida! I am new here but not new to off grid. Can't wait to explore the book and make an off grid washer. Washing clothes at the laundromat costs me around$30 a week! I can use that elsewhere. We are solar but minimal at this point. It has been trial and error and I hope your book will help. We will be adding wind soon also. I live living off grid... I feel free from the restraints of the power company who charges way too much! I have 10 wooded acres with a hill so my cabin isn't even visable from the road! And my cabin is made from a 12x32 foot wood shed.it is barn style and very cute! Can't wait to get more ideas and plans from the book!!!! Thanks!
Greetings from Oz! Lamar ! you are an inspiration to us all, we are all being conned into this huge trap of buying bigger and better homes, which is totally unnecessary. Buy yourselves some land a.s.a.p. and you can organize the rest after. Use your own intuition and start thinking out of the box. cheers Stuart.
thanx for all the grate ideas and keep posting the vids and songsill keep waching and lisoning
thank you so much Lamar, you have given me hope in this world and now i have a plan of what i can do to help me an my mom out of this slump and your music is very beautiful and again thank you. when i get enough money and supplys i will buy some property and build this beautiful cabin
Thank you Lamar, l will build my own cabin here In west Texas as soon as I can find land.
Thank you for all the hard work that you are shearing with us.
Thank you for all the hard work that you are shearing with us.
Thank you Lamar, for the inspiration to do what I've been dreaming of doing for so many years. Seeing your videos made me realize that its time to stop dreaming and start doing. I have ordered your book and set a goal for myself to be living off the grid, in my own house, on my own land in one year. Thanks again.
lamar is the man!!! working on a 16x16 design.it will be my new home. no more grid life for me. i have had my fill of it
Hello I would like to know if u have a drawing of the solar cabin floor plans I ambuilding a 12 X 18 yard barn into a cabin and i dont know how to set up the inside or some ideas would be great thanks so much Blu
Hi Lamar,
Your book and videos are awesome. I like the log idea to support your porch. Is your porch frame connected to the the top wall of the cabin or just to the two posts?
Terry
Your book and videos are awesome. I like the log idea to support your porch. Is your porch frame connected to the the top wall of the cabin or just to the two posts?
Terry
Thank you for what you are doing. There needs to be more people out there challenging the status quo such as yourself. I am a sophomore at an Indiana University and with the help of friends from college and life long friends, we are laying the foundations for an eco-community based around complete sustainability. Your books and videos have helped us along the way so far in establishing solid designs that are efficient and cheap to build. We are currently selecting a build site and within 3-5 years we hope to be energy and crop farming for added income. Thanks again for what you are doing and peace be with you.
You have truly inspired me to do something that I have thought long and hard about for quite sometime. Now the plans are in motion and moving forward! Thanks!!
You really inspired me and got me thinking about down sizing so to speak and what do I really want. I know after seeing your videos I don't want to be house poor. So I am on the look out for some property in my area that I can build a cabin and get off the grid.
Hi LaMar,
I just ordered your ebook! I have a shed I built from scratch about 10 years ago. I use it for storage right now. I plan to retire in Jan 2013. Your videos have inspired me to revamp it to a solar shed with a small loft. I like the idea of living off the grid. Very Interesting. Looking forward for the email to download the book.
I just ordered your ebook! I have a shed I built from scratch about 10 years ago. I use it for storage right now. I plan to retire in Jan 2013. Your videos have inspired me to revamp it to a solar shed with a small loft. I like the idea of living off the grid. Very Interesting. Looking forward for the email to download the book.
Thank you LaMar!!!
I own a concession trailer and was looking for something to use other than the generator, because of you I tried the solar power and WOW!!!! i have them hooked up and it runs my fryer, freezer, microwave, lights and more. Because of you I am already saving hundreds a month. After I saw your videos I bought your book and again, WOW!!! Now I am looking at buying land and building a house off the grid. I am doing it a little different then your place, i.e. a basement, larger area and a few other things but following your ideas and plans. You opened my eyes to what is out there and what I can do. I have already told many people about you and I hope my friends will join me on this journey. Thanks LaMar.
Doron
I own a concession trailer and was looking for something to use other than the generator, because of you I tried the solar power and WOW!!!! i have them hooked up and it runs my fryer, freezer, microwave, lights and more. Because of you I am already saving hundreds a month. After I saw your videos I bought your book and again, WOW!!! Now I am looking at buying land and building a house off the grid. I am doing it a little different then your place, i.e. a basement, larger area and a few other things but following your ideas and plans. You opened my eyes to what is out there and what I can do. I have already told many people about you and I hope my friends will join me on this journey. Thanks LaMar.
Doron
Hi Lamar,
I have been thoroughly enjoying your Youtube channel and your websites. I just purchased your book and love it. I ordered it on Tuesday, and got it on Friday. With just the cheapest shipping. Just wanted to thank you for all you do, and keep up the quality videos and books. I am now in the process of looking for land, and am eager to get started on a simpler lifestyle. Your outlook on life is inspiring. I've always know that something in my life has been missing and I think this is it. Thank you so much.
And to borrow a saying from you.
Peace, and may the sun always shine on your cabin!
I have been thoroughly enjoying your Youtube channel and your websites. I just purchased your book and love it. I ordered it on Tuesday, and got it on Friday. With just the cheapest shipping. Just wanted to thank you for all you do, and keep up the quality videos and books. I am now in the process of looking for land, and am eager to get started on a simpler lifestyle. Your outlook on life is inspiring. I've always know that something in my life has been missing and I think this is it. Thank you so much.
And to borrow a saying from you.
Peace, and may the sun always shine on your cabin!
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