I Bought an Abandoned House on a Remote Island - Surviving Winter [ NFLD ]

Skote Outdoors - Newfoundlers 

Mar 2, 2025

Winter has taken over the island, and living off-grid out here is no joke. With no roads, no power, and the North Atlantic cutting us off from the mainland, every day is a new challenge. In this video, we take you deep into remote winter living here in outport Newfoundland. Showing the challenges of staying warm, hauling water, and keeping boats from freezing in subzero temperatures. We rely on an old stone well for drinking water, cut firewood to heat the abandoned house, and battle ice, wind, and isolation just to get through the season. Winter on an off-grid island means nothing comes easy—everything freezes, things break, and survival is a daily grind. Later in the video, we finally get off the island and head to the mainland for a much-needed break, snowmobiling through Newfoundland’s backcountry with friends. This is what off-grid island living looks like in winter—cold, unpredictable, but one heck of an adventure.