retreat now! 2

RETREAT NOW! 2

In our last exciting episode, I was trying to explain how, hopefully, my town living time will be short and I can get back off grid.  This time with a much improved life companion in tow.  The last time I moved off grid, the financial constraints were much more severe and we went through trials and tribulations ( not enough heat in the winter, etc. ) which made the experience less likeable for said companion.  This time, the new companion also works and so can contribute and help.  With not much more money, a much better life style can be achieved.  Before, a six thousand dollar property combined with a $1500 shelter, in a hand dug pit.  The future plan is for a machine dug pit for $800, on a $3k piece of land, in a $2k shelter.  If the move is made permanent, add another $1200 in digging and about another $3k, max, in shelter ( I’m shooting for six total cubes ).  The costs are not too far apart, with the new retreat money put into better shelter rather than the land.  The first land was preferable in that bike commuting was shorter, but this more expensive land ( closer to town, closer to the river ) also attracted too many additional neighbors.  When I moved there initially I had close to no neighbors, and now the place is lousy with them.  On the farther land there are a lot more neighbors now than before, but the difference is that there will never be electric lines out there and so the increase is relatively slight.

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And the old property neighbors are not only numerous, but rather the flaming idiots.  Two years ago, the guy was grading the road ( it was seriously gullied-no issue on my bike but not great for several times a day car commuters ).  He did a great job, but once he got through the top couple of inches of rain hardened cement like dirt, it was all talcum powder.  No big deal, right?  Who knew?  But, now having known, the stupid hump grades it again, even with very minimal gullying, and the road is back to several inches of talc.  I actually skid sideways on my bike trying to plow through it, and the cars throw up huge clouds of the crap.  I’d prefer that kind of moron not be my neighbor.  The further land, some neighbors are druggies, and there will be an increased security issue, but I know some of them and hopefully that lessons the severity of casual theft.  Still a concern of course…

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Now, again, this might not work out as a permanent move.  The old lady might well decide to stay in town.  But I lose nothing, as then I’ll just have a fall-back position to my first retreat property.  The fact that I can’t live out there will be unfortunate, but not serious.  By making it a camping spot, I teach the Ball And Chain how to live off grid, and come Forced Moving Time the transition will be easy.  More next article.

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