{"id":25445,"date":"2022-08-30T01:00:25","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T01:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/?p=25445"},"modified":"2023-04-04T17:20:09","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T17:20:09","slug":"martin-johnson-off-grid-living","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/martin-johnson-off-grid-living\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin Johnson Off-Grid Living: Should You Follow the Channel?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"25445\" class=\"elementor elementor-25445\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-732fbbc6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"732fbbc6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 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\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/324fd7f9d0b3e667f7223919e56f046a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \"jobTitle\": \"Author\"  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/script><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"author-bio-avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/324fd7f9d0b3e667f7223919e56f046a?s=50&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Aniket\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/p><p class=\"author-bio-text\"><span class=\"written-by-text\">Written by<\/span> <span class=\"job-title\">qualified solar engineer<\/span> <span class=\"author-name\">Aniket<\/span><span class=\"written-by-period\">.<\/span> <span class=\"last-updated-text\">Last updated:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2023-04-04 17:20:09\">April 4, 2023<\/time><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4cd6bf5d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may wonder what a middle-aged couple with no off-grid experience has to teach about living in the woods, but <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Martin Johnson<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YouTube channel<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> gives you an answer: a lot.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, there are dozens of off-grid and homesteading channels on YouTube, but Martin and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Julie Johnson<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s simplicity and relatability have gotten them hundreds of thousands of viewers. Let\u2019s look at their story and see if their channel is any good.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24240e9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24240e9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Martin Johnson\u2019s Off-Grid Living YouTube Channel\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fa07a45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fa07a45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Martin Johnson<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> started his <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YouTube channel<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">July<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 2013. Originally titled Riding Java, it chronicled his motorcycle journeys in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indonesia<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and neighboring East-Asian countries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over time, Martin and the family decided to quit the city life and live in the forests of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sandpoint<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">North Idaho<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which is how the current version of the channel began.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74138a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"74138a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Martin-and-Julie-with-their-kids-Sarah-and-Seth.webp 512w,https:\/\/ecotality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Martin-and-Julie-with-their-kids-Sarah-and-Seth-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Martin-and-Julie-with-their-kids-Sarah-and-Seth.png\" height=\"288\" width=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Martin-and-Julie-with-their-kids-Sarah-and-Seth.png 512w, https:\/\/ecotality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Martin-and-Julie-with-their-kids-Sarah-and-Seth-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25447 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  > <\/picture>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a48e599 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a48e599\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Martin and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Julie<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with their kids Sarah and Seth<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71b823a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71b823a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choosing seven acres of raw land, the family first lived in tents for six months. During this period, the couple and their two kids built their <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DIY<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">off-grid homestead<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and shared their entire journey with the viewers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Martin\u2019s channel shares information about many things related to an <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">off-grid cabin build<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, including building a root cellar, hand <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pump installation<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and reviews of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/shopsolarkits.com\/search?q=solar&amp;type=product\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">solar<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> generators. The channel often has videos about simple home construction stuff such as flooring, laminates, and kitchen counters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The channel\u2019s cover photo says, \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Debt free<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Off-grid. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Modern homesteading<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d. There are new videos published every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. As of mid-2022, the channel has 414,000 subscribers and over 63 million total views.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0b031f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c0b031f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Martin Johnson\u2019s Off-Grid Website<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-339bba7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"339bba7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Martin and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Julie<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> also have a website called \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Down to Earth Homesteaders<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,\u201d where they share more information about their journey through a blog.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The resources section on the website is particularly helpful. You can find wiring diagrams for an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/shopsolarkits.com\/pages\/solar-generator-kits\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">off-grid home<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> solar system <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and links to items useful for an <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">off-grid cabin<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57e59d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57e59d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">More About Martin Johnson and Julie Johnson\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e52832d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e52832d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the couple&#8217;s words, they haven\u2019t retired Silicon Valley types or trust fund babies. They are just regular average middle-class conservative folks looking for a change. Martin has previously worked as an HVAC technician and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Julie<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at a daycare center.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the couple, in the 19 years they\u2019ve been married, they have lived in two countries, six states, and over 15 houses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They have served in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indonesia<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for nine years as missionaries, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">living off-grid<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in New Guinea for about four of those years. They have two kids, Seth and Sarah, who also live on the homestead and appear in several of their videos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Julie<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> also has a channel of her own where she shares cooking videos and has almost 25,000 subscribers.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cece29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6cece29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Martin Johnson Off-Grid Living Top Videos\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9171fa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9171fa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Martin and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Julie<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s off-<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">grid life<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has millions of viewers on YouTube, but their three most-viewed videos are as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lGs0VPKM1jU\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easiest Off-grid <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Solar Power System<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Battery Bank<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Getting energy is one of the biggest challenges when living off the grid. Martin\u2019s channel\u2019s most viewed video proves how many people want to know about using <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">solar panels<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for their off-grid needs. The <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">full video<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is about 25 minutes long and has been viewed more than 4.4 million times!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QkJuSQJ5E9I\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Timelapse<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: House Built by Family in 15 Minutes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: All of the family\u2019s efforts in building their own <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">off-grid home<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> crammed into just 15 minutes. The second favorite video is a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">timelapse<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of their work, and has 4.3 million views.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EVlSBgdA7Dc\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We Built a Well and You Won\u2019t Believe What They Pulled Up:<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> When the family decided to drill a well, they pulled up (spoiler alert!) a massive amount of glacial silt &#8211; grey and clay-like. 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