Living off the Land

[Big K]

Providing the links below as food for thought...

http://www.survivalblog.com/retreatareas.html

http://www.survivalblog.com/precepts.html

Wow, there's some info there, thanks for posting.

 

[hollowdweller]

Providing the links below as food for thought...

http://www.survivalblog.com/retreatareas.html

http://www.survivalblog.com/precepts.html

People Run in Herds and Packs, but Both Follow Natural Lines of Drift. Most people are sheep ("sheeple"). A few are wolves that prey on others. But just a few of us are more like sheepdogs--we think independently, and instead of predation, we are geared toward protecting and helping others. People naturally follow natural lines of drift--the path of least resistance. When the Schumer hits the fan, 99% of urbanites will try to leave the cities on freeways. The highways and freeways will soon resemble parking lots. This means that you need to be prepared to both get out of town ahead of the rush and to use lightly-traveled back roads. Plan, study and practice.

I have used this to my advantage in concerts and festivals many times.

For instance when we go to the All Good Festival. You go into the stage area on one side of the stage and then walk about 400 yards to the stage.

On the side of the entrance it is very crowded. BUT- if you go up to the back of the concert area, go up and around the mass of people then drop down on the other side you can get up close to the stage no problem.

In any concert that is gen adm I look at the most inaccesible part that is closest to the stage and head there:thumbup:

 

[MSCantrell]

I have a friend who is a soil scientist. He says that the most fertile place in the country with the best water is around the Fayetteville AR. area.

That's funny, I jsut moved to the Fayetteville metroplex last month.

Land around town is not cheap, not at all. But toward the middle of the state, a couple hours' drive east of here, there are no population centers to speak of and you can find lots for less than $2,000/acre.

 

[riz_aaroni]

Providing the links below as food for thought...

http://www.survivalblog.com/retreatareas.html

http://www.survivalblog.com/precepts.html

Very good links!

Live off the land?? You'd better live on a wildlife preserve with a TON of berries and weeds to eat.

OR

Buy the land, build something to live in, and stock up on food BEFORE living there.

Sorry, just being realistic.

BTW, WA is beautiful, but I'm not sure you could buy much for 10k anymore, except near Hanford. On the bright side, you wouldn't need a flashlight there!!

I realize that simply moving to a place and living off the land as is would be extremely tough. I meant living off of the land where it'd be more feasible. With all the time I've spent outdoors in Jersey, I've seen wild berries and mushrooms, but that is about it. Would stock up with plenty of food and supplies before attempting anything. Having a little home to live in would be a plus too lol.

Try Hilo Hawaii. You can grow enough on 1/4 acre in the tropics to keep you busy and full.
If you can handle leaving the cradle, southern Nicaragua is cheap and beautiful.
Ometepe island on Lake Nicaragua is a good choice.
Lake Atitlan Guatemala is another. As long as the property has no view of the lake it is CHEAP.

Will check those places out, though an island waaay outside of the continental US isn't an ideal place for me. Nicaragua isn't really either, but it may be cheaper.

A group of friends and I are considering buying some land in Central Utah South West of Utah lake. In some areas you can get about 20 acres for around $9,000. The land scape is hilly/mountainy with some trees, grass and sage brush. The lots are old mining claims.

I'm hoping we can get the money together in the next few months to buy some land. If we do, we will be making a campsite and shooting range out there. Then eventually a cabin or two, growing trees and probably raising some live stock on it. I'm hoping to supliment going to the store with a garden and live stock.

Heber

Sounds great! I wish I had people I'd actually want to do something like that with. On my own for this, like nearly all my interests. Good luck though, hope things work out well.

You want to buy alot of land for 10K, check out Detroit. At a recent tax auction parcels (some even with standing houses on them) weren't even going for the opening bid of $500. There's parts of the city where you'd be the only person for blocks, and a weird sort of urban prarie ecosystem has begun to form, complete with foxes and coyotes.

Alot of urban farming going on as well, the city doesn't seem to care that people are stating to raise chickens and even goats.

Very interesting idea. The homes you could buy would have to be livable, because the amount of money it'd take to fix a bunch would be way too high. Something else to check out though.


Thanks again guys, really gave me some good ideas and information.

 

[xbxb]

Missouri Arkansas Nebraska some parts of Kansas (east). oh yea Iowa that would work also