Gridlessness

Finding Freedom Off-Grid

By: Jeff Burkinshaw

Narrated by: Jeff Burkinshaw

The target was simple. Leave the city. Move up north. Buy land for cash. Build without debt. And raise a family in the wild -- hunting, fishing and raising crops and animals without the tethers of societal norms. Jeff, Rose and their five girls did exactly that. Almost. From the frigid grasp of a winter night's death trap, past the untamed majesty of unpredictable mountain plateaus, and into the squalor of an infested hovel, the path proved to be winding, punishing, and more magical than they imagined. Join their journey into the Canadian forest where they carve out a wildly abundant life of self-sufficiency and freedom. A cross between Dick Proenneke's 'One Man's Wilderness' and Thoreau's 'Walden' with a side of 'Beverly Hillbillies'. If you love outdoor adventure, want to take back control of your life, and don't mind a good laugh, this book is for you!

©2025 Jeff Burkinshaw (P)2025 Jeff Burkinshaw

Encouraging, hilarious, down right the best story I have heard.

I have sent this book to so many! The gut wrenching tears of laughter have gained me years on my life! I have gained so much aspiration. The story telling was as great as the story! thank you for sharing!

Great stories from a father who respects his family.

I would be jealous, but the author and his family are charming enough that I can only be happy for them. The stories contain enough humor and peril to keep the listener fully engaged. Certainly worth a listen even if you have no interest in living off grid.

Good read!

It answered many questions about the channel and made a lot of things I heard Jeff say make sense. Jeff would say things like“at bc hydro” in videos and with no back story… didn’t make sense. This is the back story. It is about the relevant timeline of their lives before YouTube. The best part is Jeff narrated it and visually puts you there.