Dad Stories: Raising Kids Off The Grid with Phillip Fry

Dad Stories: Raising Kids Off The Grid with Phillip Fry
Build your own home and take care of the kids all in one go. 

Today we are happy to welcome the pigeon man Phillip Fry to Dad Stories, a special segment of the Dadhouse Podcast. This is where we seek out interesting dads with interesting stories. Phillip is the father of four that sold his business in Tucson, bought some land in Northern Arizona, and began to build his own home with his wife. The man is doing it all. 

The question we all want to know is (1:57) what is it like to build your own home as a stay-at-home dad. There have to be challenges, and Phillip lets us know what they are. Then, of course, because we are Dadhouse, we need to know what kind of water heater (3:31) Phillip has. The answer is different from any we’ve had before. But where does Phillip get his water (4:48)

Being off grid as Phillip is, one of the biggest questions we have is how do you potty train a toddler in an outhouse? (9:33). And does Phillip consider himself a homesteader? (11:53). The whole experience presents challenges that most of us will never know. Phillip takes the time (13:53) to let us know what those are and which ones he struggles with. 

What about support? For a dad that is beyond rural, how does Phillip make connections (17:07) Phillip tells of his journey and it ends up in the Dad Lounge (18:50) hosted by Athomedad.org. For other rural dads needing support, this is a great place to go. 

Now it’s time to get to the pigeons! (23:00). Mick has experience with chickens and comes up with chicken math and pigeon math (25:00) which apparently is its own thing. The real question though (28:01) is can we send a carrier pigeon to the next HomeDadCon? 

A huge thank you to Phillip for joining us on today’s show.