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Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.18,0:00:06.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We don't need nearly as much as we think we do, at all.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.26,0:00:15.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, all we need is sustenance and a roof over our heads, honestly.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.97,0:00:18.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My name is Emma Christensen.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.05,0:00:23.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I live in the beautiful state of Montana in the Northwestern part, in a tiny cabin in the woods.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.77,0:00:28.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My family has always kind of been into off-grid stuff.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.05,0:00:29.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It took about two years.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.62,0:00:35.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The opportunity just simply presented itself, and I had to say yes.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.29,0:00:39.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This cabin is 100% off the grid.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.56,0:00:47.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is powered by solar panels.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.15,0:00:49.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is heated by wood heat.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.01,0:01:03.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ever since living out here, my eyes have been opened to how much I don't need, especially with limited space, because I just have four little cubbies over here that hold pretty much everything, winter clothes, summer clothes, all my clothes.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.75,0:01:12.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My solar setup was probably the biggest expense, and I think it came in, by the end of all of it, around $1,300.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.77,0:01:16.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was the biggest expense, but it's a one-time expense.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.34,0:01:24.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then you are simply free to never have to pay a utility bill, as far as power's concerned, in your life.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.80,0:01:32.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the summer, I'm able to just get up, get ready for work, make a cup of tea if I want it, on my little burner that I have.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.86,0:01:45.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whereas in winter, my daily routine is I have to get up extra early to start a fire, and then also be able to give myself time to get all the snow off.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.33,0:01:50.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I have to give myself probably an extra two hours to accommodate those things in the winter.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.64,0:01:56.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I would say that's the biggest difference in my daily routine in the summer versus the winter.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.37,0:02:07.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The least glamorous part, and not necessarily the least liked part, I would say is when I have to go take a shower I have to pump water into a bucket.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.72,0:02:12.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have to pour that bucket into a pot, which can be boiled on either the wood stove.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.16,0:02:29.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I pour it back into the bucket and then I have to wheel that bucket over to the shower area, where I either scoop the water onto me, or I have this little battery-powered rechargeable shower head that can be dumped into the five gallon bucket, and I can just kinda shower off regularly.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.40,0:02:40.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would say that's one of the least glamorous parts, but it's one of my most favorite because it's so calming and peaceful to take a shower out in the middle of the woods.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.01,0:02:46.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am so much more able to enjoy nature and just go outside and listen to birds, and it's beautiful.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.83,0:02:54.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like listening to birds over car horns is such an incredible thing that I didn't know I needed until I moved out here.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.32,0:03:04.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was very unsure in the first couple months just because I was still getting used to being in an off-grid situation, but ever since living out here and having the hang of it, I love it.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.59,0:03:06.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I never want it to stop.