We Finally Built Our FIRST FLOOR on Our Off-Grid Island Home

Published at : 12 Dec 2025

We’re back on the island, and Episode 4 is a BIG milestone for our off-grid build.

After a full day of troubleshooting, our generator finally roared back to life and we got straight to work finishing the floor joists. It was a lot of measure… cut… repeat… but once the structure was in, the entire build transformed. By the end of the day, we installed the plywood and stood on the first floor of our off-grid island home for the very first time.
This moment changed everything.

Thank you for being here, supporting our journey, and helping us keep this dream moving forward. Our goal this year is to hit 100,000 subscribers, and every person who joins the crew truly helps us get back to the island sooner.

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🌎 WHO WE ARE
We’re Sarah and Dan, building an off-grid, hurricane-resistant home on a tiny remote island in The Bahamas. From tent living to DIY construction to learning everything the hard way, we’re sharing the full journey to inspire others to chase their own version of freedom.

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