Sasquatch Reacts: Off Grid Sightings #001

Welcome back to Sasquatch Reacts: Off-Grid Sightings — where nothing escapes the eyes of the forest.

You sent in your off-grid photos and videos… and now Harold is weighing in.

From hidden cabins to questionable campsite decisions, no submission is safe.

Let’s see what showed up in the woods this time

(Want to be featured? Submit your photo or video here.)

Nice Coop. Where Do You Sleep?

Sasquatch's Review: Chicken wire and lumber from the hardware store. Very brave. You've essentially built a five-star hotel for hens while you're probably sleeping in a tent. The birds have waterers, feeders, and what appears to be a second floor. I've been living in the woods for 600 years and even I don't have a second floor. Respect the chickens. They're doing better than you.

That said — I've seen what comes out of these woods at night, and so have your chickens. That open bottom gap is basically a welcome mat for every fox, raccoon, and thing-you-don't-want-to-name within a three-mile radius. I'm not saying something is going to help itself to one of your birds tonight. I'm just saying I watched it happen twice last Tuesday and nobody asked me for a review beforehand.

Good Instincts. Terrible Camouflage.

Sasquatch's Review: Two rain barrels. Linked together. Elevated on stone for gravity-fed flow. I see what you're doing and I begrudgingly respect it. Collecting water from the sky instead of paying for it — now that's the kind of thinking that keeps you alive out here. I've been drinking straight from streams for millennia but I'll admit, you've got a cleaner setup than me and that's mildly irritating.

However. HOWEVER. Those are bright blue plastic barrels sitting approximately four feet from your house in full view of anyone — or anything — passing by. You've just advertised your entire water supply to every neighbor, hiker, and woodland creature in the area. Also those two little watering cans are adorable and absolutely useless in a real emergency. You're one dry summer away from a very humbling lesson.

Nice Cabin. I've Already Been Inside.

Sasquatch's Review: Now this is something. Log construction, solid roof pitch, decent elevation off the ground, and you had the audacity to paint the trim green like you belong here. I've watched humans build a lot of things in my forest and most of it is embarrassing. This is not embarrassing. I almost respect you. Almost.

That said — you built in a clearing. A full clearing. Open sky in every direction, visible from the ridge, backlit by the sunrise like you want to be found. You've essentially built a billboard that says "someone lives here, come investigate." That bench on the porch is a particularly bold choice. Just sitting out there. Unattended. I may have sat in it while you were out. You'll never know.

One Panel. Two Skeptical Cows. Zero Regrets.

Sasquatch's Review: One solar panel. One man. One thatched roof structure that I respect more than anything else in this photo. Stone walls, livestock, and the audacity to hold a single solar panel like it's a trophy. Sir, that is roughly enough power to charge your phone and run a desk fan. I admire the commitment. I question the math.

But let's talk about what's really happening here. Those cows are watching him. Not grazing. Not moving. Just standing there, staring, judging. I know that look. I invented that look. Those cows have seen things. They know exactly how many watts that panel produces and they are not impressed either. The calf especially. That calf has already done the math and written him off.

Stone walls, thatch roof, free-range cattle, and a dream powered by 100 watts of solar. I've seen worse. I've also seen those cows at night and they are a completely different energy after dark.

Harold has spoken — and this round's submissions did not go unnoticed. Whether he's impressed or just quietly judging from the woods, your setup is officially on his radar. He has thoughts. Some of you have earned his respect… most of you have not.

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Until next time… he's always watching, and he's always taking notes.