Anyone live in the country?

[Guest]

Recently I had the blessing to spend almost a month in a country part of Hawaii. Being from a big city, it was so awesome to be there. I love nature, and just the simplicity of that. This place had 3 stores in "town". One was a cool coffeeshop. Just had a good small country town feel to it...

Anyways, it makes me want to move to the country. Anyone live in the country and do you like it?

 

[smellthefunk420]

yeah, I can't stand the city. the town i was born in, 1 general store, 1 elementry school and one post office

everybody knows everyone, and it seems like gossip is the only thing that keeps the people sane

i'm in a different Country now (Canada)

still a very country setting. i keep quite around here though

one garage (no gas), gun shop and atv/dirtbike shop
definatly a chilled envirment, i like having the freedom to stick plants in my normal garden, or around my trees/ house without 10 neighbors sniffin it out

 

[smellthefunk420]

setup 3-4 small windmills, brew your own beer, of course grow your own organic buds.

i'd take in well water, and distill it in my house or tap a natural spring

out in the country, one could live very modernly, organic

 

[Guest]

Yeah I know. I think its bomb living out in the country. I mean, if you have internet, your still pretty connected. And you can grow your own/brew your own... good stuff. I'm jealous

 

[ZARN]

I live in a remote part of Texas. I sometimes think I am missing out on city life, but I really wouldn't move. I like seeing wildlife, and the quietness of living in the country. Its a huge difference from living where there is the constant sounds of traffic, police/fire sirens, etc.

But above all I LOVE not having neighbors nearby! When I lived in Dallas I had incredibly nosy neighbors. Now I live on many acres so I can actually walk to my mailbox or sit on my porch without have to say hello or even wave to anyone. That is one thing I hated about living in a 'neighborhood', you HAVE to deal with neighbors! The privacy of living on a farm or ranch cannot be overrated! Overall its just very relaxing living in the country.


ZARN

 

[The Uncola]

I am in the Suburbs of Denver pretty much. This ain't the country. It isn't the heart of industrial metropolis either. In one hour I can be in some of the most beautiful mountains in North America. I went up there just 2 days ago!! Absolutely gorgeous! But then again, I am a mountain Junkie.

My Grow? I have 4 females about 2 weeks into 12/12. They are under a 400 HPS. This is the first time I have gone all the way with the HPS. My previous grows were all under CFL's. All were started from seed. This is the first time I have hit 100%. Every plant started is now a female. I am not gloating. Dumb luck is just that- Dumb!

 

[Skepticus]

yes I live in an area that someone moving from the city would consider "country", but from my perspective it isn't any longer. I was here almost 30 years now, and saw it go from farm country to woodland, then the houses started going up in a field down the hill from me, and now I constantly hear construction equipment in the morning, and screaming kids all hours of the day. Before all you heard was the sound of nature and an occasional plane, so occasional it was somewhat of a curiosity when it happened. Now there are always cars going up and down the road, the sounds of people talking or partying or screaming or kids or gunshots. And way more planes and choppers.
I want to move to some truly remote wilderness somewhere, granted it would be nice to be somewhere where I could have a life but I love the country more, its a difference between want and need. I NEED TO be where it is peaceful and nature rules.

 

[TrustNoOne]

uncola, not dumb luck my friend. thats what i call good luck brother.
i grew up in the city and have lived all over the country and a few places out of the states and now i live in the mountins in new england and would not trade this gig for any amount of money(heheh, within reason mind you).
i live in a town of about 200 others and travel downtown to the 5 and 10 or the general store and can find everrything i need to live comfortably. i have little need to live next to urban sprawl and if i need a walmart, i can drive the 45 or 60 min's to get there. it truly is amazing the things you don't really need to exist if they are not placed at your fingertips.
i truly enjoy the area trails, lakes, ponds and rivers for year round outdoor activities and totally understand why so many out of state plates are seen every weekend around here but can't for the life of me figure out why more don't move here permanently.
cities have higher incomes but the rural areas have a higher quality of living IMO.
i like it here. i'm staying.
unless the feds feel the need to babysit me again. heheh

 

[Guest]

thats cool TrustNoOne... I'm jealous. I agree, at least for me, I'm more about quality of life. To me being in nature would improve my quality of life way more than just making more money...since that doesn't make me happy. I just don't like living in cities. There may be some cities I wouldn't mind, not alot of the cities I've been in.

 

[Guest]

If I lived in a city I would have put a bullet through my head along time ago, can't stand them. There is nothing better then living out in the sticks with mother nature, nothing.

 

[The Uncola]

TNO- I was actually born in Newton MA. I love Vermont and the North East. I ended up in CO after hiking my brains out all over the western US. I bought a house out here about 4 years ago. I could have easily ended up in Seattle. The Olympic Mountains are a dream place.

 

[Guest]

I live on the edge of where the mountains turn to forest, and never leave.. strictly in fear of cameras. If i have to come to the city for anything,, i first grow out my beard a inch or two. I wear a hat, sunglasses and the same clothing every time. I use the same vehicle (not mine) to get me where i need to go. After i get what i get i am back in the woods, and i kiss the ground..
Yeah thats right i fear me government. they are doing some crazy shit right now with our constitution. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Union
I hope the other countries that have fallen under this type of situation before, could give the USA, Canada, Mexico some advice. please.
peace,, we are all one,,

kannamaven,

 

[Mr.Tighteyes!]

I'm so far in the woods that a gps want even pick up here! And as far as any animals around here, i believe that i'm so far back that they just haven't made it to where i'm at? But i do enjoy the country and always will. YEEE HAAWWWWWWWW.

 

[Reasmokes]

Back woods ?were so back woods here we aren't even considered redneck,just native appalachian.No post office,no store,no school and best of all no people!If all i've got to deal with is animals and herbs i'am all cool.When you can see so many stars at night,that you always know where north is,when the sound of crickets puts you to sleep and the woodpecker wakes you up.Yea it is a tough life.If i were you i'd walk away and never look back.

 

[TrustNoOne]

TNO- I was actually born in Newton MA. I love Vermont and the North East. I ended up in CO after hiking my brains out all over the western US. I bought a house out here about 4 years ago. I could have easily ended up in Seattle. The Olympic Mountains are a dream place.

Hey uncola,
i'm originaly from southie and ventured north after traveling around the country. my only friend left from my southie days lives in seattle and i gotta say the cascades are the shit man. awesome country out that way. was out there once and we snow and water skiied in the same day. i'll tell ya that ain't gonna happen in vt, heheh.
co also has some spectacular places, i could spend months hiking there. i look out my window at a view of mt washington, all 6400 ft of her , heheh, nothing compared to what is outside your window.
like i said before i'll take my dirt roads and having to pick my mail up at the 12x16 post office.

TNO

 

[Guest]

I found a good strategy for living in a city...if you like the peace and quiet of the country.

Live half of your day when everyone is asleep. Thats what I'm going to start doing.

Probably sleep during the day, wake up around 7 or so.... then go about my daily business... its GREAT going for a run in the middle of the night, when no one is up! Its fucking awesome!!

Then, stay up during the night and get your stuff done, and catch the better part of the day, the early morning....when there are still less people up and about!!!

You could even sleep in two shifts...the goal being to spend a good amount of your time awake when the city is asleep. So at least you can get more peace and quiet.

Survival strategy for me...

 

[Guest]

I use to work a 11pm-7am job, and thats pretty much what it was like, it was nice.

 

[treble]

yeah I worked shifts for a few years and while it was different I didn't particularly like it so much. Day time noise kept me awake and sitting there after a hard night having a beer at 7am while watching some kids program like seseame street was a bit weird.

Summer was the worst because the heat just keeps you awake... and I worked in a fire kiln type place so it was even worse... stinking sweat all "day" at work then all "night" when I was tryign to sleep.

I grew up spending about 7 or 8 years on a farm. I want more than anything to go back to some kind of life like that... but not a "full on" farm. I want a country place and some sustainable food production and to be off the grid.

The good things about the country life is the nature... and the bad things about the country life is nature. Where I am summer is 110 in the shade on a hot day and flies stick to you like glue... crawl in the corners of your mouth... up your nose or in your eyes... to drink mostly... Thats the bit thats tough, when its so hot all you can do is a slow(ish) lope and its dry dry and hot hot... thats when you know country folk is country folk.

But nature has all this beaty and wonderment. You can see how the past civilisations gave thanks to the miracles that spring up and grow around them... Maternal civilisatons ..mother nature... growth & renewal... where as our civilisation is paternal.... make and break as it were.

I don't think I could ever get sick of that. But then there is the tough times like sick animals or natural disasters or even not real disasters but enough to hurt your stock or crops. Putting down animals that are hurt in wildfires or struck by an illness you can't fix easily is the tough part of country.

Still its all life and its definately worth it. I am an early morning late night person and the mornings are always wonderous in my mind... the birds rousing for the day fill the air with their pre-dawn chatter and the desert wind comes in chill and clean. Then the sun lifts up over the ranges and covers you in warmth.... nice

I have the town I want to live near picked out. I visit there every few years. The people are so real and nice. Its a beautiful place to go and I hope to go off grid there... don't know about growing there though. Already know the local LEO and given the town I think it would be challenging to hide a grow, even an indoor one.

treb

 

[Guest]

Nice post... funny, beer at 7 AM. Almost like, coming back from work and having a morning coffee, but then going to sleep...

I think I'm the same way as you. I'd like to live out in the country...but just have a small permaculture setup... not to monocrop but to generate a very efficient, overall high yeilding system of various products. Eggs, meat, fish, fruit, herbs, etc...

I would like to somehow have a way of making money on the side, as a musician, or writer. With internet, then I think you can really make a cool existence out in the country, or at least in a more country-like setting. I don't think I really want to be WAY out in the boonies, or really really far from people or a town...

 

[Old Man Time]

Does Alaska count as the country?

Small towns are everywhere here outside of Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau. But Anchorage isnt even that big....250k people.

Ive grown up rural all my life....wouldnt change it for anything.