This is why (whenever we are able to get out of town) my family wants to start from the opposite end of the spectrum and work our way down. My wife and kids (preteens and teens, like you said) consider a comfortable house and indoor plumbing to be needs, so we'll start there and eventually try to incorporate ways to provide those luxuries for ourselves. We already cook most of our own meals and have always kept a small garden. We want to use that as a starting point and gradually (or not-so-gradually, if we're able to navigate the learning curve quickly enough) move closer to self-sustainability.

I will say that you guys have been a big inspiration. I first got interested in living more self-sufficiently from all of those Alaska shows on TV, so my initial research was kind of biased. Your YouTube channel was the first resource that I ran into that was happening close to home. In fact, I only learned about Steemit because I followed you over here. So, thanks for all that you do! Sorry for the long comment.