Livin\u2019 life in the \u201cLand of 10,000 Lakes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDoomsday prepper\u201d Josh Duhamel revealed that he was inspired to leave Los Angeles and move his family to Minnesota because he wanted to get back to the basics.<\/p>\n
\u201cI make movies and TV shows, and I love it, I truly do love it, but I had this calling to go and really do things with my hands again \u2014 fix things, make things and just do the basic things that we take for granted,\u201d the \u201cTransformers\u201d actor told People<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cDoomsday prepper\u201d Josh Duhamel revealed that he was inspired to leave Los Angeles and move his family to Minnesota because he wanted to get back to the basics. Ella Pellegrini<\/p>\n \u201cI had this calling to go and really do things with my hands again \u2014 fix things, make things and just do the basic things that we take for granted,\u201d the \u201cTransformers\u201d actor told People. Instagram\/@joshduhamel<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m really more of a guy who wants to stay true to my roots, get back to the basics, hone whatever basic skills I need in this world of massive technology, to do the basic things to provide for my family,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s really what it\u2019s about for me.\u201d<\/p>\n Duhamel \u2014 who built a \u201cdoomsday cabin\u201d on his land<\/a> an hour-and-a-half outside Fargo, N.D. \u2014 said his home \u201cfeels done\u201d and is \u201ccompletely livable now\u201d after previously not having electricity, running water and other amenities for a while.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0so back to the basics,\u201d the \u201cAll My Children\u201d alum, 52, told the outlet.<\/p>\n Duhamel \u2014 who built a \u201cdoomsday cabin\u201d on his land outside Fargo, N.D. \u2014 said his home is \u201ccompletely livable now\u201d after previously not having electricity, running water and other amenities for a while. NBAE via Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s an opportunity to get back to the basics and really enjoy the simple things in life, and that\u2019s family, that\u2019s friends, that\u2019s making memories,\u201d he said. Instagram\/audramari<\/p>\n \u201cWe get so accustomed to all these luxuries and these amenities that we have \u2026 and I think that\u2019s what this is for me \u2014 it\u2019s an opportunity to get back to the basics and really enjoy the simple things in life, and that\u2019s family, that\u2019s friends, that\u2019s making memories.\u201d<\/p>\n In 2023, Duhamel revealed that he was leaving Hollywood and relocating to a cabin estate in the Minnesota woods in case \u201cs\u2013t hits the fan.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve become a bit of a doomsday prepper, I guess,\u201d he\u00a0told Inverse at the time. \u201cI\u2019m building something so if things do go south, I have a place to take my family.\u201d<\/p>\n In 2023, Duhamel revealed that he was leaving Hollywood and relocating to a cabin estate in the Minnesota woods in case \u201cs\u2013t hits the fan.\u201d Getty Images for Hearst Magazines<\/p>\n The \u201cShotgun Wedding\u201d actor told the outlet that he was learning how to fish and was polishing up on his hunting skills. Ella Pellegrini<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n The \u201cShotgun Wedding\u201d actor told the outlet that he was learning how to fish and was polishing up on his hunting skills.<\/p>\n \u201cI have this crazy fixation on what happens if s\u2013t hits the fan in LA and I have to take my family out there and live off the land,\u201d Duhamel, who shares son\u00a0Axl, 11, with ex Fergie, and son Shepherd, 1,<\/a> with wife Audra Mari, said.<\/p>\n