Linnea & Akela
Welcome to Linnea & Akela — a journey of solo off-grid living, wild adventures, and doing it all myself. I built out my own DIY cabin-style van and have spent the last few years living full-time on the road with my dog, Akela. Now, I'm slowly building a dream life on 40 acres of raw desert land—one project at a time.
On this channel, I share stories of van life, DIY builds, and the real day-to-day of off-grid homesteading in the high desert of Colorado. From planting a permaculture food forest to DIY projects, everything here is rooted in sustainability, simplicity, and self-sufficiency. If you're drawn to raw, real storytelling and the quiet power of doing things your own way, you're in the right place.
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Building My Off-Grid Dream | Tiny Space, Big Changes
Building This Crazy Life: Alone in the Desert, Planting for the Future
The Simple Life OFF-GRID | Returning to the Old Ways
Solo Off-Grid Living: 40 Acres, Endless Projects & Tanning a Bison Hide!
Building a Life OFF-GRID & ALONE | Planting for the Future
This Changes EVERYTHING | Living ALONE Off-Grid
Solo Woman Builds a Life Off-Grid | A Turning Point
OFF-GRID Life in the SNOW: Spring on the Homestead
8 Days Camping in the AMAZON RAINFOREST (You Won't Believe this...)
YEAR ONE: Everything I Built on 40 Acres of Raw Land | Off-Grid Homestead
A Day in the Life ALONE // OFF-GRID Homestead
4 Years Living in a Van: The Truth About Why I’m Still Doing It
ALONE on My OFF-GRID Property – Building Through Winter
Off-Grid WINTER // DIY Tiny Home Studio Build
Van Life Morning Routine in NEGATIVE TEMPS (and a life-changing announcement...)
Negative Temps OFF-GRID & Alone // Tiny Wood Stove Install
Solo Off-Grid Winter Fails: Van Breakdown, Frozen Water, and Setbacks
Cabin Style DIY VAN TOUR // 4+ Years of Full-Time Van Life
Subfreezing & Off-Grid | Solo Winter Van Life ❄️
I Got Reported. // Installing Septic on my OFF-GRID Land
Solo Off-Grid Living: Building a Tiny Home Studio in Winter
All Alone Off-Grid: Building My DIY Tiny Home Studio
Surviving a Winter Snowstorm Off-Grid in My Van ❄️
I learned how to Weld (so nervous!) // Off-Grid Improvements
I’m DIYing a Log Pole Structure // so many challenges 😳
Life Off The Grid | VanLife meets Homesteading
Left Alone in the Mountains // Life Flight, Skinny Dipping, and Turning 30
Building my Dream Life. // DIYing our Off-Grid Homestead
WILD CLAY POTTERY 🏺| From Harvest to Pit Fire
An Average Day in the Life // Homestead in the making