That dude rocks. He made a dutch door for his cabin. Had an outdoor cellar.
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Your experience/views about dropping out of society please.
- Thread starter LAMBS-BREAD
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I guess we all drop out at sometime. Society is subjective.
In any metropolis there are many folks who abstain
from the mass feed.
Ask any homeless dude, he'll tell you what's up.
No need to trek through the Himalayas or what not.
look inside yourself to find the answers you seek.
In any metropolis there are many folks who abstain
from the mass feed.
Ask any homeless dude, he'll tell you what's up.
No need to trek through the Himalayas or what not.
look inside yourself to find the answers you seek.
Either that....you don't have to go to India. Get a llama to pack in gear for a month....see how you like it.
Everyone has their own 'ideal' of "dropping out". Some just don't answer their phones or a knock at the door.
YOU ARE WHERE YOU ARE....get comfortable with WHO you truly are.....
I wish you the best in your quest...
Everyone has their own 'ideal' of "dropping out". Some just don't answer their phones or a knock at the door.
YOU ARE WHERE YOU ARE....get comfortable with WHO you truly are.....
I wish you the best in your quest...
Completely moved. Gone. Left ( BIG ) house, 2 new cars, million dollar business. Gone. Bye bye. Had flown back and forth to Vietnam 7 times from the east coast of the us to Saigon. 7 times in 9 months and finally realized I couldn't take that shit anymore so I moved there full time and even shipped a container of my stuff there as when I say I said bye bye, I mean it was bye bye. I did not do proper due diligence.
Didn't figure on getting ripped off "back home" while I was away, didn't figure on the fact that I REALLY WANTED TO STAY THERE but then when 9/11 happened my investments in the us were also disturbed greatly and alas, had to come back in 2003. From there a failed open heart surgery, in-operable neck/spine problems leaving me in constant severe chronic pain which in and of itself has to be dealt with because the stress of the pain can also stress my heart and I have an event maybe. Hence, a fking prisoner in a place I don't like. Going to try to bust out though, giving it till November.
Make real plans as though you were doing time.... plan on the worst, hope for the best
Best of luck to all those who are taking that shot. May you realize the dreams you are chasing, sooner rather than later.
Didn't figure on getting ripped off "back home" while I was away, didn't figure on the fact that I REALLY WANTED TO STAY THERE but then when 9/11 happened my investments in the us were also disturbed greatly and alas, had to come back in 2003. From there a failed open heart surgery, in-operable neck/spine problems leaving me in constant severe chronic pain which in and of itself has to be dealt with because the stress of the pain can also stress my heart and I have an event maybe. Hence, a fking prisoner in a place I don't like. Going to try to bust out though, giving it till November.
Make real plans as though you were doing time.... plan on the worst, hope for the best
Best of luck to all those who are taking that shot. May you realize the dreams you are chasing, sooner rather than later.
I lived backwoods as kid in maine, now I am semi rural...to be totally off grid is a challenge most could not do very long.....I am right next to sequoia..i can go further from a paved road than 48 other states lol,,,my vacation/hunting spot has become my home thanks to the -----....
Have you ever lived in a really small town? There are lots of them in rural Norcal, and probably in any state that you would choose to live. It takes me anywhere from 20 minutes to an hour+ to get to anything beyond very basic shopping (one gas station, one market, one bar, etc). I've lived all over Northern California, and almost always with the same type of setup with the exception of Covelo, which at the time took about and hour and a half to get to a hospital. It's pretty damn nice to have utility power and some of the basics of "civilization", but the rest of it? Not so much.....
My point is that you don't have to completely fall off of the earth to get the benefits of a simpler life. Moderation in all things!
My point is that you don't have to completely fall off of the earth to get the benefits of a simpler life. Moderation in all things!
I just bumped this thread:
https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=170228
story of Dugout Dick, a mountain cave dwelling
dude from the Salmon River area of Idaho.......
it's worth the short read.
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OGShaman
I have read quite a few stories of folks with big dreams of living off the grid in Alaska, but they put little effort into planning to actually pull it off. Many of them end up sleeping in their car for a month, and then head home.
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PermaBuzz
Theres this guy's blog I read who dropped out and lives in a cave near Moab. Calls his lifestyle the 'gift economy,' very spiritual, zenlike, also does some dumpster diving which the local popos dont like much. Will occasionally housesit for friends/family thus taking a few days off and he gets criticized for that as 'cheating.' Overall, IMO he's doing a remarkable job of it in a system full of roadblocks to that sort of living. He's not worried about old age either because afterall people have been living and growing old in nature for eons so whats the difference.
I've dropped everything and thought it was a great idea at first. I hate society but you can still live with them and not be apart of it. I'm constantly bored and agitated with nothing to do. I can't wait to get out of here and back to the city. I only have 1 week left here at the farm full time and then I can start my life again. I can't wait to get back to Boston.
JointOperation
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boston has a very profitable market for extracts for sure!!!!
Very very True
boston has great market and lots of customers willing to pay$$$$$$$$... go to fanuel hall for me..let me know if the hotsauce shop is still there...all kinds of delicious hotsauces...
This was my point, exactly. The reality of not having access to civilization's accoutrements becomes a real issue for many people after a while. For people that were raised in the cities, even small town's can become oppressive and confining when the short-term blush wears off. I can't count the number of people over the years who have moved into the places where I've lived and wound up leaving in a year or so because they were so damn bored that they couldn't stand it anymore.
Yeah you just explained exactly how I feel. It sucks cause there's so much I hate about city life too. The perfect place in my head doesn't exist. It only exists in my head. Farm country wasn't what I expected. I can't even find all my amendments and the people at the farm stores don't know anything about anything. I can't even find organic food out here either. I'm pretty much convinced life is just supposed to suck.
You need to find a nice balance.....
I live on 80acres....no real neighbors...but close enough to a town and city to make it easy enough to commute..
I unplug in the evenings.....and weekends on the homestead.......
We get no visitors unless invited...we garden, raised poulty, cut firewood, can 100's of quarts a yr....eventually I want to put a cow calf pair on some unused pasture with a dugout and go from there...
I also work in the city tho...so commuting SUCKS....
To sit outside in the evening and hear NOTHING...but the odd cricket....take the dingy on my dugout....life is good man..
I have fruit trees, multiple gardens, and a small greenhouse for veggies....
You don't need to go all bushman to find a balance.
I live on 80acres....no real neighbors...but close enough to a town and city to make it easy enough to commute..
I unplug in the evenings.....and weekends on the homestead.......
We get no visitors unless invited...we garden, raised poulty, cut firewood, can 100's of quarts a yr....eventually I want to put a cow calf pair on some unused pasture with a dugout and go from there...
I also work in the city tho...so commuting SUCKS....
To sit outside in the evening and hear NOTHING...but the odd cricket....take the dingy on my dugout....life is good man..
I have fruit trees, multiple gardens, and a small greenhouse for veggies....
You don't need to go all bushman to find a balance.
How long have u been in that farm? Is there people around? I was thinking of buying a farm too.
