Three years on 40 acres, and James Alofs answers the wife question

Episode 114 of Wild Homestead is an anniversary Ask Me Anything, filmed as his sprained back mends and weekly episodes get ready to return.

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3 Years: Ask Me Anything Q&A, Return to Work |EP 114| Log Cabin Build on Off-Grid Homestead

When is James coming back to work? That was the question hanging over Wild Homestead, and episode 114 finally answers it. "3 Years: Ask Me Anything Q&A, Return to Work" marks three years since James Alofs left Toronto for 40 acres of Canadian wilderness, and it doubles as a back-injury update. His about page describes a major SI-joint sprain that kept him off the tools, with daily history stories from the cabin filling the gap on a separate channel.

The questions came from viewers, gathered under a short call-out posted a few days earlier. The description lists them: the scariest moment, a second dog, loneliness, whether he ever wanted to quit, plans for the main log cabin and the next three months, and how the search for a homestead wife is going.

That last one is what the comment section latched onto. Plenty of viewers weigh in on his approach to finding a partner, some suggesting he look closer to home, others joking that it sounds like the premise of a reality show. Others simply greet the return of a voice they have been missing on Saturday mornings, and a few spot how much Clovis, the dog, has grown.

The episode passed 190,000 views on its first day and is close to 300,000 now. Behind it, July's tractor accident episode is still drawing a steady trickle. The channel overall ran somewhat slower than usual, as it would for a builder who has been resting his back, yet it added about 2,000 subscribers. Among homesteading and outdoors channels of similar size, TN Gardening and More Than Farmers had the busier weeks, while Wild Homestead sat in the middle.

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The videos drawing views on WILD HOMESTEAD right now

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The numbers

Here is how Wild Homestead's week looks in figures.

views gained this week, compared with similar channels

Fahim skills

9,219,210

TN Gardening

2,555,278

Dude Perfect Outdoors

1,724,160

Trent Ellis

667,136

WILD HOMESTEAD

665,708

How To with Doc

539,640

Dan Becker

456,407

More Than Farmers

307,896

KENDRICK Survival Skills

1,233

subscribers

554,000

▲ 2,000 in the last 7 days

total views

55,141,599

views per day

57,654

typical day: 78,060

this week's videos (first-day views)

3 Years: Ask Me Anything Q&A, Return to…

194,727

AMA EPISODE: ASK BELOW 👇 Q&A EPISODE C…

47,666

compared with similar channels (subscribers)

How To with Doc

581,000

WILD HOMESTEAD

554,000

KENDRICK Survival Skills

529,000

Fahim skills

526,000

Dan Becker

519,000

Dude Perfect Outdoors

518,000

More Than Farmers

517,000

TN Gardening

516,000

Trent Ellis

514,000

As of October 7, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

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