<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nRobert Breton, 35, ditched his life as a supermarket cashier in Northern California to live as he wanted to ‘preserve nature as a whole’ \u2013 he has been living remotely since 2011 when he travelled throughout the US in a van to find the perfect place to build a house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He bought the land using his monthly TikTok earnings and said he does not ‘miss a thing’ from his previous life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2020, he decided to settle in Hawaii, and bought a quarter of an acre of land plus building materials for around \u00a324,120.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
It took Robert two years to build his 200sq-foot treehouse, and it is now a fully functioning home with a shower, toilet, bedroom and living area with hot water and double glazing 40 feet from the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He grows and eats over half of his food from his greenhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Robert spends around \u00a320 a month on wi-fi, but has no other bills – other than occasionally buying food he hasn’t grown and gas for cooking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Robert shares his unconventional lifestyle on TikTok, where he has more than 840,000 followers, to ‘encourage others to go back to basics and appreciate beautiful nature’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He makes a living through social media and his supplement business, New Earth Organic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
‘The tree house is my living space and I have a bedroom, kitchen, living room and bathroom,’ Robert said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
‘It\u2019s definitely liveable, beautiful and functional \u2013 I collect rainwater off the roof to drink and it flows into the kitchen and bathroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
‘I\u2019ve also got solar panels for electricity, I use it for my kitchen and wi-fi to make TikToks \u2013 I don\u2019t miss a thing from my old life really.’<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He sees this being the way he’ll live for the rest of his life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Robert made sure to build everything for his tree house to meet safety regulations, but he did not need to purchase a permit to live there as he is in a ‘non-regulated agricultural zone’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said: ‘So it was a matter of slowly building the structure, and then getting the foundation and the walls, and then the metal roof took many months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
‘As soon as that was up, I could start living inside, so many meals and nights were spent outside just under the stars and the rain.’<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Robert cleared the jungle\u2019s land without using any heavy machinery or a bulldozer. The total cost was around \u00a312,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He found it a little difficult to adjust at first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said: ‘I can\u2019t get pizza delivered, or have anyone pick up my trash, or have my mail delivered to my house \u2013 that was a little weird at first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
‘But I think it made me realise we all need to be more conscious of our trash \u2013 I compost everything I can and try to have little waste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
‘I think it\u2019s a responsibility for all of us as individuals to be conscious of our trash, the water that you should bring in yourself, and the food we grow.’<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He grows sweet potatoes, kale and micro greens, then he buys grains, quinoa and supplements from the local town, which is over an hour’s walk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
‘In the future, I want to continue doing this with a family and teach, learn and live a life of sustainability,’ he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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