We live along the Yukon and our road is closed over half the year. Nearest sams & costco is 600 miles away. We eat alot of salmon, moose, and caribou. Grow huge garden, usually have 1000 lb taters in basement, ect.
We still haul in about 6 gran worth of food supplies every fall before road drifts shut. Beats paying 3X the price flying it in on bush planes. Oh how I wish I could bag my own groceries, ha.
Wow. I thought I was roughing it when I lived 90 minutes from the closest Safeway! I hate shopping period.
Bet a lot of people would like to live like ya`ll do.
Not a lot of crime in your neighborhood I`d imagine
egads, you even know how much TP to buy for the winter? I would run out for sure.