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How To Choose The “Perfect” Location For Your OffGrid Homestead or Community

What exactly is “the perfect off the grid location“  to uild your cain!Well" ideally there are some thin#s to loo$ for in a %iece of %ro%erty thatma$e it a #ood off the #rid location& This is not a com%rehensi'e #uide" utonly meant to #i'e a #ood #eneral %oint of reference to start from&

(n our )uest for the %erfect off grid  location we*'e literally searched all o'erthe +nited ,tates from the -ast to the West& We $now what we want" and

we $now what we need" ut findin# a #ood alance etween the necessitiesand comforts and alancin# that with ud#et and location sometimes isdifficult& Li$e most fol$s" we can*t afford a hu#e %iece of land" nor can we etoo %ic$y aout the land we uy&

First determine your needs. What do you really need?

.o you need %ower hun#ry a%%liances" central heat and air" and all theluxuries of a tradition suuran home! /ot really& ,o you ma$e a list of

thin#s you “need” to sur'i'e in the wilderness in order of im%ortance&Goin# into this with an o%en minds is im%ortant" ut also with a realistic%oint of 'iew& (t*s not #oin# to e easy" it will %roaly ta$e lon#er than you

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thin$" it will %roaly e more ex%ensi'e than you thin$" ut it*s %roaly#oin# to e a lot etter than how you*re li'in# now&

“The perfect off the grid location”  doesn*t exist in a one0si1e0fits0all %ac$a#e&The %oint ein# it*s all aout %ersonal %reference and what you feel youneed" 'ersus what you want alanced y your #oals&

Goals are relati'ely sim%le2 to ecome 3445 self sufficient" s%end more)uality time to#ether with family" and ex%erience to #ood thin#s in lifewithout ha'in# to worry aout the mort#a#e" ills" and whether you*ll ha'e a

 6o next month&

Li$e most fol$s" you %roaly want to e inde%endent" yet" you may want to$ee% the social as%ect of li'in# in a community of li$e minded indi'idualswith similar #oals&

,o" you as$ yourself what you really truly need&

NEEDS: The “Holy Trinity” of sur'i'al&

#1 – Water: /o animal on -arth can li'e without water" and we*re nodifferent2 this is why it*s 73 on my list instead of shelter& You*ll need a localwater source" ri'er" stream" la$e" %ond" s%rin#" etc& Or you*ll need amachine to %roduce water" and a lar#e %lastic container for water stora#e&

#2 – Shelter: Technically in a milder climate you don*t e'en reallyneed shelter" maye a wind rea$ or lean0to would e sufficient for

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sur'i'al& 8ut in most areas" a shelter is needed for %rotection from theen'ironment&

#3 – Food: We ha'e to eat to li'e" so loo$ for an area that in anemer#ency situation wild #ame and9or local %lants can e har'ested forfood& :lso choose an area the lends itself to #rowin# your own food eitherin the #round" or in a #reenhouse& ( %ersonally li$e ahydro%onic9a)ua%onic system myself& (t*s efficient and you can #row foodalmost in any climate with current technolo#y&

That*s really it& The %ro%erty you choose must ha'e these ; resourcesa'ailale to %roduce them from the land without im%ortin# them& There are'ery few %lace on -arth where this is /OT a %ossiility& ,o what does thatmean!

With current technolo#y" and the $nowled#e of traditional uildin# and

sur'i'al techni)ues" you can li'e almost anywhere on the %lanet exce%tmaye the /orth and ,outh %oles& There are e'en %eo%le in ,outh :merica<and other %arts of the world= who uild their homes on the water > Tal$aout off the #rid? WOW>

O@" since you can %retty much uild anywhere on -arth" the )uestion is notwhether it can e done" ut what you %ersonally %refer& ,ome %eo%le lo'ecold weather and the snow" others %refer the desert heat" while still othersli$e milder tro%ical 1ones&

Once you fi#ure your “needs”" you then list your “wants”& This of course'aries widely&

WANTS:

 Amenities & Luxury: Electricity, hot and cold running water,major appliances, TV, internet, cable, satellite, comfortable furniture,etc.

 Large Land: A nice big parcel of land to expand and build. Youdon’t need! a big parcel, but we’d li"e one large enoughto experiment with different building techni#ues, and grow our ranch.

 Affordability: Anyone can go cra$y and buy an outrageouslyexpensi%e piece of property, but the point of li%ing off the grid for usmeans not ha%ing a massi%e mortgage payment each month and beingcompletely self&sufficient. 'e’d li"e a piece of property that’s affordablewhich we can pay off within a couple few years, this way we can

concentrate on the important things li"e (A)*+Y for example. Thislimits the land selection somewhat, but, it also opens doors to things thatmight normally be o%erloo"ed for a good off grid location to build on.

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Practicality ecomes the determinin# factor at that %oint& Aost %eo%le willneed a 6o to li'e and %ay for their normal ills" ut for us" the #oal is 100%self-sufficiency &

To do that" we must ha'e a home ased usiness" and e ale to ma$e ourli'in# off the land" literally& ,ome fol$s will o%t into wor$in# a B0 until theycan ecome self sufficient&

(t hel%s that we*re ex%erienced and ha'e owned our own successfulcom%any efore& (t*s im%erati'e that we are ale to ma$e a li'in# from hometo e com%letely off #rid& This doesn*t mean if you li'e off #rid that youwouldn*t e contriutin# to society mind you& Creatin# %roductsand %ro'idin# ser'ices for the local economy is %art of the %lan&

The Internet:

The ad'ent of the internet and hi#h technolo#y is enalin# %eo%le to rethin$

the way we li'e as a society" and is rin#in# with it ma6or cultural chan#e&(t*s now %ossile to not 6ust sur'i'e off #rid" ut to thri'e and li'e 'ery well&The internet allow one to reach literally hundreds of millions of %eo%le allo'er the world& This ex%ands e'eryone*s hori1ons and %ro'ides o%%ortunitysuch that has ne'er een seen efore in the history of human$ind&

i!Te"h $$ %rid &i'in(

Cominin# hi#h technolo#y with an internet ased usiness" means you

can literally li'e 6ust aout anywhere on the %lanet& /ow that %eo%le can dothis ( elie'e it will contriute #reatly to the o'erall economic staility of theentire %o%ulace" includin# the local and world community" es%ecially if oneis contriutin# to society with their 'aluale %roducts and ser'ices&

Start a ome )ased )usiness

Li'in# off the #rid" and ownin# your own usiness <ecomin# self sufficient=isn*t 6ust the :merican .ream" it*s the dream of millions of %eo%le& Peo%lewant their inde%endence" ut they also need the social as%ect of life&Ha'in# the internet %ro'ides this social connection" while allowin# one to$ee% their %ri'ate li'es %ri'ate&

Our world is much smaller now that technolo#y has made it %ossile totra'el anywhere on the #loe" and communicate with anyone" anywherewith the clic$ of a mouse" or dialin# a cell %hone numer&

We*re )uic$ly ecomin# a moile society" and there are those of us whosee this as an o%%ortunity unli$e anythin# that*s e'er %resented itself& to

ma$e our li'in# while still %ro'idin# for and s%endin# 'aluale time with ourfamilies&

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-ner#y is crucial" and most off0#ridders will #enerate their own %ower" so%ic$ a %lace that has #ood wind and9or solar ener#y %otential& This" is themost im%ortant thin# next to your water source&

So* ho+ do you ,i"- that ,er$e"t o$$ the (rid lo"ation?

For exam%le" northern :ri1ona has e'erythin# a %erson would need?

exce%t easily accessile sources of water& (t has tons of ,un" trees" #oodchea% land" and mild winters&

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This is 6ust an exam%le& :re there etter %laces for an off #rid homesteadthan this! ,ure? 8ut %rice and affordaility is most %roaly an issue formost fol$s&

Pic$ an area where the %ro%erty is 'ery affordale" and not that many%eo%le ha'e fi#ured it out yet& (f you %lay your cards ri#ht" %erha%s youcould rin# usiness and more homesteaders and off #rid %eo%le to thearea and that mi#ht actually create a land rush and ma$e our land e'en

more 'aluale2 we can dream ri#ht! Pic$ a %ro%erty where the %otential for wind and solar ener#y

%roduction is #reat&

Pic$in# a %lace where the climate is mild and the winters aren*t thatad" and9or ha'e low snowfall le'els2 which means you won*t ha'e tosho'el snow all day e'eryday 6ust to dri'e around your %ro%erty or #o intotown&

Pic$ a location is relati'ely near multi%le %o%ular ma6or national %ar$s"tourist attractions" and has LOT, of outdoor ad'enture acti'ities whichcan e a 8(G income o%%ortunity year round if you*re creatin# acommunity& (t will ecome a draw for %eo%le" and a source of income foryour off #rid community&

Pic$ a location isn*t that %o%ulated" ut where cities neary are#rowin#" and the %otential for ex%ansion in the area is #reat&

Pic$ a location is close enou#h to ma6or sho%%in# destinations toresu%%ly wee$ly" or if you wanted to cruise into town for dinner anda mo'ie it*s %ractical&

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Pic$ a %lace where the land is eautiful& Where it*s not too hot in thesummer" not too cold in the winter" and there are lots of TI--, andGI:,,&

To really do this" you*re #oin# to ha'e to chan#e the way you li'e& Family ismore im%ortant than %ayin# the an$s for E4 years only lose your 6o andyour home you*'e %aid on for decades& Ha'in# your %ro%erty %aid for so youcan concentrate on en6oyin# your family life and ma$in# #ood memories isy far the most im%ortant thin#&

Goin# off the #rid is how to do it& Li'in# small is how to do it&

You can do it&

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