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Rural switch reshapes a family’s life in Idaho mountains
A year after buying a log cabin on 20 acres near Tensed Idaho the Weiszmann family turns away from suburbia. Bob and Linda and their five children live off grid with no electricity or running water while growing much of their own food. The father recounts hard labor, weight loss, and a new sense of independence as they embrace self sufficiency and a more hands on lifestyle.
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Tensed, Idaho
Bob Weiszmann
Weiszmanns
Idaho
Weiszmann
Waukegan
Ill
Washington
Linda
Tensed
Ted Larsen