Maria_Vanessa
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With several threads actively discussing the current state of this nation and the world, and how most some members are disgusted by both, I wanted to start a discussion where people could post about homesteading, sometimes known as “Living Off the Grid”, permaculture, reclusive living, etc.
This is a thread for those who want to remove themselves as much as possible from the confines of modern society and how they envision or plan to do so.
This is also a thread for those already done so, and may have realistic advice and warnings about the romantic notion of getting away from it all and living as a recluse.
Below I posted some topics that scratch the surface that would help get the conversation rolling.
Public Services
Financial
Property
Technology
Consumption
As for me personally, right now, I can only accomplish little things. I am an undergraduate agriculture student in between my third and fourth year.
This is a thread for those who want to remove themselves as much as possible from the confines of modern society and how they envision or plan to do so.
This is also a thread for those already done so, and may have realistic advice and warnings about the romantic notion of getting away from it all and living as a recluse.
Below I posted some topics that scratch the surface that would help get the conversation rolling.
Public Services
- Using solar power or power generators instead of public electricity and/or gas utilities.
- Using private water/well water and/or collecting rain water instead of public tap water.
Financial
- No use of credit or debit cards or in-store department cards.
- No use of “savings” cards, those annoying cards that store purchase history when you swipe them for discounts or coupons in supermarkets and grocery stores.
- No use of banks for money storage.
Property
- Buying a house vs buying land and living in an trailer
- Pros and Cons of living in remote rural areas
Technology
- Removal and/or destruction of RFID tags and chips
- Programs like No Script, Ad-Aware installed on Internet browsers
- Using Internet proxy services
- Using Linux/Unix operating systems
Consumption
- Growing your own food instead of going to the supermarket or Walmart
- Making for own alcoholic beverages; growing your own tobacco
- Cooking and eating only at home; to take out, no restaurants
- Buying food from local farmers instead of going to the supermarket or Walmart
- No broadcast, cable or satellite television,
- No cellular or landline phones
- Biking, walking or riding the bus instead of driving
- Getting the mail regularly delivered to a P.O. Box
- Not filling out and sending off the change of address forms
- Not filling out census forms
- Not registering to vote
- Not registering for government ID card (driver's license, etc.)
As for me personally, right now, I can only accomplish little things. I am an undergraduate agriculture student in between my third and fourth year.
- I gave away my television last year and haven't missed it since, well, with the exception of the occasional video game.
- I have not had a car in several years due to a driver hitting me and leaving the scene of the accident. Since then, I use public transportation, which is good for me. But I know I have to re-learn how to drive in the future, after I graduate as well as try to purchase a used car.
- I have a cellphone, but I do not like it since I rarely use the phone. In addition, I do not like how cellphones can be used to locate your general position. I only got it for my family since I moved away from them and my hometown. For me, my cellphone functions more as a watch and an alarm clock than a device used for talking.
- I live in an studio apartment, so I am dependant on public utilities.
- I don't have any credit cards. But I do use the "saving card" that I got for free from the local supermarket. I didn't have to fill anything out to get one, but since I occasionally do pay with my debit card, I'm sure that the supermarket has probaly linked my debit card and the saving card with my purchases of canned tuna and ramen.
- As an agriculture student, I want to grow my own food, but I live in an studio apartment, on the bottom floor. There is a 2.5 ft x 1.25 ft patch of grass underneath my window. I would like to grow vegetables there, but I am weary of the neighbors stealing my grows and the management staff that would love to slap any "gardening fees" on me.
now days we are a little closer ta town and a few comforts are much adored, the idea of "canned fire wood" (propane) is great and doesn't take a month ta cut (8 cord in one winter). we only deal in cash (not true i trade with gold and silver all the time) and haven't financed a thing since i met her. buyin a house can be an issue but there are ways it can be done (one is a 'ghost' buyer) if you know the right kind of folks and can trust the party's you deal with. i actually have a friend that has his home in such a remote area that he has no address and the home isn't on any map/survey, that's "off the grid"... ill check in on things again, yall take care HHB
Can you plow with a six horse team on a three bottom plow?
