I’ve not posted on FR for years. I was a District Court judge and there were too many ethics issues. But. I’m retired now and I’m back! The Prepper posts really interest me.
I am a single woman and retired to a very remote Alaskan wilderness homestead. I’ve been working on this place for 10 years. I am completely self sufficient but like some others I need the summer months to stock up on gas, propane, building materials, and a long, long list of necessities.
Recently my cell phone (Samsung III) died. I get 3 bars of 1X.. its enough for internet and streaming radio and music. No U-tube, no video downloads, but that’s fine. I can get Rush Limbaugh and the gang on talk radio.
For all those who think living off the grid in the wilderness is hard, well... it can be, but with planning and taking care of your body with lots of physical exercise, good food and disciplined adult beverage consumption... life is awesome! My plane flight to the “big city” to get a new phone was expensive, but more than that... I was really happy to get home just after 24 hours!
I spend a lot of time on the woodpile and water (due to freezing) These things I will resolve next summer. I plan on raising hogs in a few years for lots of reasons.
Prepare... try it .. you’ll like it.
I miss my mountain man days some, but flush toilets are nice, too. ;)
/johnny
Being solitary is being alone well: being alone luxuriously immersed in doings of your own choice, aware of the fullness of your won presence rather than of the absence of others. Because solitude is an achievement.
Alice Koller