Rayne
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Nah, there are a lot of people wanting to leave modern day cities and live in the woods. There are some monks who live in caves at the lower elevations of the Hindu mountains.
Living in the forest for the next two year's, aboriginal style. Is it unpractical to
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CannaChameleon
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Ideally you will have a cabin for shelter... somwhere you can control the conditions, have a chair and fire etc. If you dont, make sure you have a good tent, although you wont be able to have a fire, itll sure make your stay more comfortable. The OP probs has more of a basis for doing this than you guys give him credit for... i bet his main concern isnt growing weed, thats just what he brought to this cannabis forum! Seeds are vital if your planning on being there for several years, I recommend you have several months worth of rashions with you, staples like rice and pasta are a must and tinned fruit and veg. Grow as much as you can, make sure its year round stuff, you want winter veg as much as summer stuff, dont rely on your supplies over winter, they will depleat faster than you can ever prepare for.
Now onto the fun stuff... I agree, you will need enough seeds (fems probs) for both seasons you will be there, although your plants will probs survive the winter and be ready for the next autumn, dont count on it in case theres a particularly harsh winter etc. Spread your plants out, you dont want them all in one spot for obvious reasons. Each outdoor plant will yield far more than an indoor plant so theoretically you can live for a year just off one big, healthy plant, that being said itll be some time before you can harvest so you may want to think about taking some bud with you. take a good pipe or bong (obviously) and if your a tobacco smoker think realistically about the supplies your going to need... take everything in plastic.
All in all, find a location you like before 'moving' there... i suggest telling someone close to you where you are and having them drop supplies round every 3 months maximum, you will also need transport to take all your stuff there, and a little money for an absolute emergency... CV radio, GPS etc etc.
All the best, I know a couple of people who have done similar things all over the world and have lived for several months in the wild myself, your location is vital... Alaska would be the last place Id personally go, warmer climes are definately prefered. Think about what you stand to gain (and loose) and make sure you can see yourself living comfortably, nothing worse than being alone and miserable.
Now onto the fun stuff... I agree, you will need enough seeds (fems probs) for both seasons you will be there, although your plants will probs survive the winter and be ready for the next autumn, dont count on it in case theres a particularly harsh winter etc. Spread your plants out, you dont want them all in one spot for obvious reasons. Each outdoor plant will yield far more than an indoor plant so theoretically you can live for a year just off one big, healthy plant, that being said itll be some time before you can harvest so you may want to think about taking some bud with you. take a good pipe or bong (obviously) and if your a tobacco smoker think realistically about the supplies your going to need... take everything in plastic.
All in all, find a location you like before 'moving' there... i suggest telling someone close to you where you are and having them drop supplies round every 3 months maximum, you will also need transport to take all your stuff there, and a little money for an absolute emergency... CV radio, GPS etc etc.
All the best, I know a couple of people who have done similar things all over the world and have lived for several months in the wild myself, your location is vital... Alaska would be the last place Id personally go, warmer climes are definately prefered. Think about what you stand to gain (and loose) and make sure you can see yourself living comfortably, nothing worse than being alone and miserable.
CannaChameleon
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Oh, and take flour, yeast etc. lots of it... learn how to make bread over a fire. Itll make your life soooo much better trust me.
Prefontaine
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one of my men lives in cave he dug into the side of a hill,
silasraven
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now this is giving me ideas
And a playboy!! Two years without getting laid? Dude you better grow some dank weed cuz you're gonna need it!!
THENUMBER1022
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yeah a good idea, would be to bring more than one seed.
I could see tenting it for a few months but you're gonna get tired of no hot showers! I lost hot water at my apartment last winter, they didn't replace the heater for thirty days. Talk about roughing it! taking showers at friends and old folks sucks
I could see tenting it for a few months but you're gonna get tired of no hot showers! I lost hot water at my apartment last winter, they didn't replace the heater for thirty days. Talk about roughing it! taking showers at friends and old folks sucks
5150
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30/30 winchester and .22 long riffle would be on my list.
We have it easy in the states. I have done some traveling a seen people living in crazy conditions. From shanty towns to Nippa Huts. You do what you got to do I guess. Some people it's just how it is.
First trip the Philippines was a big wake up call for me.
We have it easy in the states. I have done some traveling a seen people living in crazy conditions. From shanty towns to Nippa Huts. You do what you got to do I guess. Some people it's just how it is.
First trip the Philippines was a big wake up call for me.
silasraven
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supply shit its hard enough getting pot in this area. i got my .38 revolver that helps. what do you say dude its all yours.
i.am.what.i.am
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when i first came to hawaii, i hiked the kalalau valley which is a remote valley that you have to either take a boat to or hike in 11 miles into and its a pretty difficult trail. there are people i met there that have been living in this valley (illegally) for decades. i only spent 2 weeks but met some real interesting folks some of whom lived in caves deeper in the valley. they all got their water from a freshwater stream (pure enough to drink straight from) and had little gardens all over the valley where they grew okinawan sweet potatoes, tomatoes, papayas, squash, herbs etc. i even found someone's pot grow in some cane grass while i was hiking one day. they would catch fish sometimes, or hunt goats up in the hills (had my first fresh goat steak there) one of my friends santiago, would hike in to civilization maybe a few times a year and collect rare shells on the beach to sell for supplies money, then hike back in with the supplies. anyone who's visited kalalau knows what a special place that is. Maybe you should think about living somewhere like that, where you can still hike in or have supplies delivered to you but still be far enough away from civilization
silasraven
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i like the sounds of that, i would love to get away like you dude, is it even fees-able for a bloke with one leg?i got crutchs
THENUMBER1022
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hawaii in a cave with fresh water streams sounds a little more pleasant than dirt and trees.
doublejj
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After a tour of duty in Viet Nam as a Combat Medic, I returned to a US that I didn't fit in. So I decided to go live off the land.
I was discharged from Ft Lewis Washington in 1970. I had inherited enough from my grandparents to buy 40 acres of forest land in NE Washington state. Right on the Canadian border. He are a few of the pictures I could find of the log cabin I built in the forest.
These pictures were taken in 1971-72-73.
Cut all the logs myself & peeled them. The was no electricity, 4 weel drive road 5miles to get there. I did haul in some milled lumber, but all of the logs came from the land. Built everything without a crane or any power equipment, all done with rigging & block&tackle. You can see it in the pictures. I did use a gas chain saw.
I thought I was 'Jeremiah Johnson'! lol!
Raised our own food, hogs, chickens, garden, wild game
You could buy all the private land in that county & you would only own 3%! It was 97% Colville National Forest & Colville Indian Reservation land.
You could walk from the cabin about 20 miles into Canada before you got to a road.
peace
doublejj
P.S. I'll post some comments between the pictures.
Peeling logs:
First layers of logs:
What a pair!lol!
If you look close you can see me at the lower left:
The creek about a mile behind the cabin had rainbow trout like this:
I case you thought I was a cowboy with 'all hat and no cattle'. Here's 'Rosie' our milk cow! lol!
Learned to hunt deer with a bow:
Caught this boy in the pig pen, (going after the hog feed actually), but the hogs didn't know that! 30/06!
I was discharged from Ft Lewis Washington in 1970. I had inherited enough from my grandparents to buy 40 acres of forest land in NE Washington state. Right on the Canadian border. He are a few of the pictures I could find of the log cabin I built in the forest.
These pictures were taken in 1971-72-73.
Cut all the logs myself & peeled them. The was no electricity, 4 weel drive road 5miles to get there. I did haul in some milled lumber, but all of the logs came from the land. Built everything without a crane or any power equipment, all done with rigging & block&tackle. You can see it in the pictures. I did use a gas chain saw.
I thought I was 'Jeremiah Johnson'! lol!
Raised our own food, hogs, chickens, garden, wild game
You could buy all the private land in that county & you would only own 3%! It was 97% Colville National Forest & Colville Indian Reservation land.
You could walk from the cabin about 20 miles into Canada before you got to a road.
peace
doublejj
P.S. I'll post some comments between the pictures.
Peeling logs:
First layers of logs:
What a pair!lol!
If you look close you can see me at the lower left:
The creek about a mile behind the cabin had rainbow trout like this:
I case you thought I was a cowboy with 'all hat and no cattle'. Here's 'Rosie' our milk cow! lol!
Learned to hunt deer with a bow:
Caught this boy in the pig pen, (going after the hog feed actually), but the hogs didn't know that! 30/06!
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treemansbuds
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Hey jj....great pictures!After a tour of duty in Viet Nam as a Combat Medic, I returned to a US that I didn't fit in. So I decided to go live off the land.
I was discharged from Ft Lewis Washington in 1970. I had inherited enough from my grandparents to buy 40 acres of forest land in NE Washington state. Right on the Canadian border. He are a few of the pictures I could find of the log cabin I built in the forest.
These pictures were taken in 1971-72-73.
Cut all the logs myself & peeled them. The was no electricity, 4 weel drive road 5miles to get there. I did haul in some milled lumber, but all of the logs came from the land. Built everything without a crane or any power equipment, all done with rigging & block&tackle. You can see it in the pictures. I did use a gas chain saw.
I thought I was 'Jeremiah Johnson'! lol!
Raised our own food, hogs, chickens, garden, wild game
You could buy all the private land in that county & you would only own 3%! It was 97% Colville National Forest & Colville Indian Reservation land.
You could walk from the cabin about 20 miles into Canada before you got to a road.
peace
doublejj
P.S. I'll post some comments between the pictures.
Peeling logs:
First layers of logs:
What a pair!lol!
If you look close you can see me at the lower left:
The creek about a mile behind the cabin had rainbow trout like this:
I case you thought I was a cowboy with 'all hat and no cattle'. Here's 'Rosie' our milk cow! lol!
Learned to hunt deer with a bow:
Caught this boy in the pig pen, (going after the hog feed actually), but the hogs didn't know that! 30/06!
Looks like you've lived quite the life my friend. Very nice.
I'm up suffering from a MAJOR tooth ache....wisdom tooth....come-on morning get here so I can see the dentist and get this thing pulled.
Again jj, great job!
TMB-
brandon727272
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Dam JJ, you definitely have had your share of adventures. What an amazing life man! I feel like mine will be a lot more boring, but who knows? Diggin the short shorts lol
wheezer
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Hey...that's the way we used to wear em' back in the day.....before Daisy Duke came along!!