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re: Thinking about buying a couple hundred acres of hunting land and living on it
Posted on 3/7/13 at 12:41 pm to olgoi khorkhoi
Posted on 3/7/13 at 12:41 pm to olgoi khorkhoi
quote:a creek gonna be enough?
hydroelectric power
Raising your own food is gonna take either a lot of time, or a lot of money.
While I would love to live in the country and keep a regular job and hobby farm, to totally go off grid is mostly a romantic thought for most.
Just my $0.02
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Posted on 3/7/13 at 12:47 pm to jimbeam
Would love to have me some acreage out here. If you do end up selling I will certainly check it out.
Posted on 3/7/13 at 12:53 pm to olgoi khorkhoi
I would do what you are thinking about in a heartbeat if I could afford to buy the land.
Posted on 3/7/13 at 12:57 pm to MaroonOldCrow
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I'd love to move back up there (former Hendersonvillian
I graduated from HHS.
Posted on 3/7/13 at 1:01 pm to LSUTiger205
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I graduated from HHS.
I'm originally from West TN, but lived there for 8 years. Depending on when you graduated, we may very well know some of the same people.
This post was edited on 3/7/13 at 1:02 pm
Posted on 3/7/13 at 1:03 pm to MaroonOldCrow
1999...I moved up there in 1997. After graduating I moved back to LA.
Posted on 3/7/13 at 1:05 pm to LSUTiger205
No doubt we know some of the same people. I lived there from '02-'10 and drank entirely too much at Anchor High.
Posted on 3/7/13 at 1:11 pm to MaroonOldCrow
Yeah, if you hung out at anchor high we know some of the same.
A good friend of mine, Jennifer S., who's dad owns a car lot, was a regular up there.
A good friend of mine, Jennifer S., who's dad owns a car lot, was a regular up there.
Posted on 3/7/13 at 1:16 pm to jimbeam
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a creek gonna be enough?
Depends on the creek. if we own enough of the creek, it can be done with 2 seperate generators if need be.
Posted on 3/7/13 at 1:21 pm to LSUTiger205
Doesn't ring a bell, but I was probably too drunk. I hung out a lot with Ben E., Jeremy O., Skeet D., and the Harlan brothers.
Posted on 3/7/13 at 2:23 pm to olgoi khorkhoi
Generators are a lot of work. We used to run our generator during the day and run on battery power at night. It's a pricey setup and does a half arse job but works. I wish we had a solar alternative at the time.
I'll be off the grid on my next move and think I will incorporate solar, wind and anything else I can to help maintain power.
No cattle, etc though. Enough natural resources to make it without having to work my arse off taking care of livestock.
I'll be off the grid on my next move and think I will incorporate solar, wind and anything else I can to help maintain power.
No cattle, etc though. Enough natural resources to make it without having to work my arse off taking care of livestock.
Posted on 3/7/13 at 2:42 pm to TigerDeacon
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Ever had a horse "accidentally" step on your foot when you are trying to put the collar on him?
been kicked, stepped on (barefoot), run over and dragged in my 10 years on the farm.
Posted on 3/7/13 at 3:04 pm to olgoi khorkhoi
I think about this everyday. Can't afford it regardless. Grad school problems.
Posted on 3/7/13 at 3:34 pm to olgoi khorkhoi
If I was retiring, yes. If not retiring, no. That show about the Alaskans who do this has really curved my opinion on living off the land. 
Posted on 3/7/13 at 3:36 pm to joeytiger
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That show about the Alaskans who do this
The show about "Jewel's" family struggling on their 100k a year subsidence living?
Posted on 3/7/13 at 3:49 pm to pooponsaban
I think with survivalist and prepper movements, living off the land has been overly romanticized. There is some allure to being completely self-sufficient and for some people, it works. Me personally, I am not one of those.
I do wish I had enough space to build up off-grid redundant systems if my commercial power, water failed for a long duration but I have zero desire to WANT to live like that.
I am about to buy a couple new generators for hurricane season but I hope I never need them. d
I do wish I had enough space to build up off-grid redundant systems if my commercial power, water failed for a long duration but I have zero desire to WANT to live like that.
I am about to buy a couple new generators for hurricane season but I hope I never need them. d
Posted on 3/7/13 at 5:49 pm to olgoi khorkhoi
Why not? Go for it. She'll love living off the land!
Posted on 3/7/13 at 6:01 pm to Helo
raising livestock is work. then you get tied down to having xxx amount of animals.
when i retire, i'm gonna travel around and see things.
when i retire, i'm gonna travel around and see things.
Posted on 3/7/13 at 6:57 pm to pooponsaban
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The show about "Jewel's" family struggling on their 100k a year subsidence living?
I know a helluva lot of people who do this with no outside income and rely totally on what they catch/kill/trap.
Posted on 3/7/13 at 7:00 pm to RogerTheShrubber
quote:That's the first thing that popped into my head.
I'll be off the grid on my next move and think I will incorporate solar, wind and anything else I can to help maintain power.
quote:+1. When I'm old and retired, I ain't gone jack no calves out and put out hay in the winter. I'll stay home and wait for my retirement check.
No cattle, etc though. Enough natural resources to make it without having to work my arse off taking care of livestock.
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