Living in the Wild

Once I get out of college (I'm a freshman), I plan on going out into the woods and living there. First, I have to find a suitable place with a lot of land and not many people.
I'm planning on living in a tee-pee, or possibly a tent for a while. If I find a place that I actually want to settle down at for a few years, then I will build a log cabin.
I've also read into natural houses, made from a mixture of mud and straw; this seems like a good method but it also seems worse than living in a teepee or tent.

My main focus on doing this is not to be tied down to the modern world with any bills, house payments, etc. I'm probably going to still buy food, I'll just buy in bulk and learn to cook. It'd be cheaper and easier than growing my own food anyways.
I'm also planning on having some herb fields and doing as I please out there. I want a bunch of like-minded individuals that want to do this too to come out to the woods, and then we could have our own little community!

This guy on Overgrow forums had a good idea a while back.. he wanted to go and buy a island (with a lot of people) and then just form a community of pot-smokers there. We could have a pot-country, and call it Hemptopia (ripped off from his idea).

I think if we had enough people willing to throw in on it, and enough people with outdoor living skills that knew what they were doing, then we would be successful. The world is already quickly coming to a devastating end.. we don't have to be a part of it all!

Anyways, wouldn't it be nice to live in a hut/teepee/tent on a beach or near a beach, on an island, living in the comfort that you are surrounded by hundreds, if not thousands, of freshly budding pot plants?

I think this idea would work, and I'm posting it up here to see who would be interested if I really got this going..

However, for the first few years out of college, I'm planning on traveling the world on little-to-no budget. I don't care where I sleep, but I'm going to try to find the best bargain for clothes and food, and I'm also going to try to be thrifty.

Anyone interested in my crazy, far-out idea?

 

That's cool...good luck.

 

I would love to! But wait until I get out of college. I've always wanted to do something like this. But you realize that the community would still have to have well paying jobs. But this kinda of lifestyle would be more fulfilling than that of our modern one.

But sure. I'm thinking somewhere out in the woods of Ocala, Florida near here. There's a rainbow community out here too. So I think it's worth a shot. But there's other places too. Like in the mountains of the Carolinas (maybe too cold) or possibly out west.

Also, if this did happen the community would have to succeed from the United States and become an independent area. Because with as much cannabis as you're talking about, the community would have no chance of hiding it all. Nor keeping it a secret.

PM me if you wanna chat about it. Or I'll PM you when I get a chance.

 

Yeah I was thinking we could succeed from the US.. possibly find an island or something.. or just have a "Rainbow Gathering" type deal where anyone can come..

It would just be a community based on love, friendship, and helping each other. It would be great! And there would be so much pot!

I can't see myself living a different way..

I'm going to do it, for real.. probably after college (I'm a freshman now) but I'm going to backpack across the US, then make my to Canada, and South and Central Americas... should be great!

Hopefully I'll run across some laid-back people who think like I do!!

 

Bitter coldness in the winter, possible evictions from the council if they find you camping. Stinging nettles and Giant Hogweed that you will have to contend with each summer, how would you shower or have a bath? I don't think employers would like you to have no fixed abode. I have fantasized about this but feel the seclusion would be too much.

 

You'd have to buy land if you were to stay anywhere, and good luck finding a job that'll accept a lack of permanent residence.

 

Once I find the perfect place (probably a different country) that leaves me alone for what I do, and lets me be... I will probably buy a considerable amount of land there (for cheap, of course) and build a log cabin or a teepee (still haven't decided). I'm planning on living there for almost nothing (food and essentials would still have to be purchased) I don't have all of the details worked out, but I've been thinking about it for some time now, and I'm sure it's how I want to live. Fuck the conventional way of living in suburbia and doing the "norm". I want to be different!

 

For the record, yurts are probably the best non-permanent residence to live in (from a structural standpoint).

 

For a permanent place, you should seriously consider cob structures.(straw mud) Do some googleing and you will see that a properly constructed cob home can be very very comfortable. They stay warm in the winter, cool in the summer and you can add on any day you want by ploppin some more mud and buildin up some walls.

 

If your friend buys and island send me a message and I will build/farm/cultivate/cook and help out as much as possible. I'm really interested in this idea so if anything "serious" comes up then message me and we can work some shit out. Good luck living in the woods, its not hard, and it "feels" a lot better and more natural. You're usually not as tired, dig more simple things, its just completely different. PEACE

 

http://anti-politics.net/distro/text/primitiverealities.html

That's a link to one guy's account of doing this. He's since returned to civilization.
IMO, he tried to live on the fence: living by the system's laws, looking to it for sustenance, looking to them for permission (permits, etc), relying on others (community, regardless of how small) while trying to live outside the box the system and communities are created to sustain. Sitting on a fence is a precarious perch

 

I think the idea of living outdoors on an island or in the woods sounds great! It's something I would like to do, and sort of planning to also. Maybe I'll stick to living in a house though :tongue: The winters here in Sweden where I live can be very cold. But I'll live without electricity and all that kind of modern stuff.

Good Luck with the island!! And let me come and see it

Peace

 

A good Idea, I'm planning the same, except mine is coming up sooner. After careful planning I've Chosen the middle of febuary to be my departure date. This way it'll be midspring untill I reach the first secluded place. But. If anyone is planning to do the same in the near future, I'v learned pioneering, and outdoor cooking.

 

Where are you about to go aeshura?

 

This seems more suited for like the 1800s, I dont think you could just go out in the woods and build a home to live in for years anymore.. No matter how far you go out, i think the man will eventually catch up to you.. and isnt that illegal?

maybe if you bought the land.. but i dont know where youll find a considerable amount for cheap..

 

You can just go out in the woods and probably not have to worry about the law you just have to go remote enough. Some guy got flown out to Alaska and lived there for 30 years on someone elses land and never got in trouble.

 

Well Someone I met on here was telling me about this sweet deal (If your interested the Nick is HonorSeed, Sounds really sweet too!) But After, wether I do or don't go, I plan on wandering around the midwest, or maybe some remote area of the Appalacian, Like that guy said, If theres any remote places around. If not I'll just travel when and where I will, don't really know where it'll lead, but I think that's the coolest part about it.

 

Yes, the greatest thing would be to have your backpack and just walk an unplanned road.
Maybe I'll do that someday

 

Sounds fun, scary, and exciting -

It is something I've always wanted to do. Heck, I'll probably end up doing it sooner or later -- just for the experience. I think it will be so different. I don't know if I'd want to do it forever but maybe for a couple years just travel, or go somewhere out in nature.

It would take a lot of courage to actually go through with something like that. But having gone through that kind of experience would make you so well rounded, flexible, and happy with whatever conditions come to you.

Let's do it guys

 

I have been planning a similar lifestyle and have done alot of research about costs and such and I have learned that any land near the water will be extremly expensive. The mountains of North carolina also have been priced out of the question. I have found cheap land however in eastern kentucky or western west virginia, and I mean cheap. 40-50 acres for less than a 1000 per acre. Islands anywhere are way to expensive. Alot of people with money have bought them all and build resorts on them. Go to realtor.com and look for land in various states and you will see that there are land parcels for sale cheap, but most of them are not near any cities or beaches. Look at land prices in the mountains and you will see crazy high prices. I would suggest looking at west texas, eastern kentucky, south Illinois, western kansas. None of these areas are really exciting at first glance, but if price is an issue, then these are the type places that remain affordable. Im saving now for a Rv which I then plan to live in full time, and then Im gonna buy a small piece of land in 2 or 3 different places and travel from one lot to the other, kinda follow the good weather. I would be very interested in a community type situation, but money is always a issue for me. check out my home page for more about me.