Redtail Woods Off-Grid

Welcome to Redtail Woods! We're Andrew and Bri, and we own 260 acres in the mountains of Southwest Idaho. Join us as we go through the excitement and struggles of turning this remote, off-grid land into our home.

I SANK my tractor! Stuck for good?

I SANK my tractor! Stuck for good?
ROAD CLOSED - An April Snowstorm Means We're Stuck!

ROAD CLOSED - An April Snowstorm Means We're Stuck!
Off-grid Build: We have a big hole in the ground!

Off-grid Build: We have a big hole in the ground!
We Thought Winter Was Over. We Were Wrong!

We Thought Winter Was Over. We Were Wrong!
My Tractor Can't Do THIS Job. Cat D6 Dozer carves a pad in the mountain for our Off Grid home

My Tractor Can't Do THIS Job. Cat D6 Dozer carves a pad in the mountain for our Off Grid home
Things got sketchy! Dropping trees at our off-grid building site

Things got sketchy! Dropping trees at our off-grid building site
Our road is horrible! Too much for the truck?

Our road is horrible! Too much for the truck?
Welcome to Redtail Woods! Off-grid in the mountains of Southwest Idaho

Welcome to Redtail Woods! Off-grid in the mountains of Southwest Idaho
Still can't start to build - too much snow. Will it ever melt?!

Still can't start to build - too much snow. Will it ever melt?!
A BIG upgrade for my tractor!

A BIG upgrade for my tractor!
Rain, Repairs, and a Roadtrip

Rain, Repairs, and a Roadtrip
I BROKE my $8000 snowblower

I BROKE my $8000 snowblower
Redtail Reviews: MK Martin Meteor 78 Pull-Type Snowblower

Redtail Reviews: MK Martin Meteor 78 Pull-Type Snowblower
Too much snow for my tractor - we need a dozer!

Too much snow for my tractor - we need a dozer!
Can my tractor and snowblower handle three miles of snowy mountain road?

Can my tractor and snowblower handle three miles of snowy mountain road?
Cutting down trees in a burnt forest

Cutting down trees in a burnt forest