Buying Bugout Land & Making A Sustainable Life In A Rural Area A Reality! What You Need To Know! 

I tried rural Alaska living when I was 18 and it didn't work because I needed to work. Now I'm retired early and the only time I'll go into town is for supplies I can't hunt, grow, or make myself, like flour, spices, sugar, fuel, ammo sometimes but will mostly do reloading. I'll be as far from any civilisation I can. I plan on stocking up each town visit, enough to last for several months or even more than a year with a 5 year goal of stocking up enough for several years.

Acquired one acre of raw land in 2022. Well, electric, septic plus clearing & clay padding I’m 40k into it including the cost of the acre. Living rent & mortgage free in my Rv.

All good points. Do not underestimate what was said about having good neighbors and communication with them.

Great tips! For our northern Michigan, 40 acre deer camp with an on-grid cabin with propane heat, we paid for a water well and septic system inspection, too. That required a septic pump-out and worth every penny for peace of mind. Wells and septic are expensive to put in or replace.

Im a 61 year old brick/stone mason still working full time living alone. Id love to travel around to places like yours building fireplaces and chimneys on rural homes. I live in a tiny remote town but still wish for more peaceful quiet living.

Hey man, big fan from Massachusetts. I absolutely love this channel, you take a non-apocalyptic approach to prepping and I so respect that. The content is Amazing, everything from the budget prepping sense to the home made MREs is really solid. Also the Idaho Prepper “intro theme” is awesome. Please keep them in the videos. Cheers

In West Virginia, a lot of land has slopes, including my land. I've learned to think of ideas for how to use it to advantage. A root cellar is great. I also have a good size slope facing south, and I plan to grow 20 walnut trees and 20 pecan trees. These drop the nuts when they're ripe. On a slope, I plan to lay down tarps before nuts start dropping, and let them roll downhill and gather at the bottom. I'll take it from there. I'm a newbie -- maybe this idea will work. 😀

If you get snowed in you need at least 2 weeks worth of food. That happened a couple years ago to people on west coast. It was over a week and people had to walk food into several people.😊

Great video! You definitely talked about all the most important stuff!

It’s not that the skill levels of auto mechanics are getting less and less, it’s that the vehicles of today and tomorrow are getting more and more difficult to repair, plus the limited availability of replacement parts are becoming harder to get. Not to mention the thousands of dollars of specialized tools that auto mechanics have to invest in in order to repair just one vehicle. I can vouch for that, I used to be a mechanic before my near fatal motorcycle accident in November of 2020. Another mechanic and myself had to fabricate our own specialized tools to work on cars, because the tool trucks couldn’t either get there that day, or they just flat out didn’t have that tool, or they couldn’t even get that tool. So you may have to fabricate your own tools to make repairs or know someone who works with their hands. Personally, I’ll take an old Chevy any day over these newer vehicles out there. 1) they’re easier to work on, 2) most of the parts are interchangeable, 3) the replacement parts are bountiful and abundant, 4) there’s plenty of room to be able to work on them. On one particular vehicle I had to work on, I had to replace the starter. 1) there was hardly any room to get my hand in there to grab the starter, 2) there was hardly any room to get the starter out, 3) I practically had to be a contortionist to get the old starter out, and to install the new one. On other vehicles, you have to remove the intake manifold just to replace the starter, then you have to buy a gasket set to replace the intake gaskets before you can reinstall the intake manifold. That job right there, is over $1000 in parts and labor, and it takes about two hours to do it. So, fyi, get repair manuals for your particular vehicle, and then talk to auto mechanics to find out what particular parts fail more frequently on your particular vehicle. Pay attention to your vehicle services, and get minor repairs done before the onset of winter. Most vehicle breakdowns occur in the winter months, and it’s usually on those days when it’s below freezing. Sorry about my novel, but I hope this information helps you all and saves you costly repairs.

That's exactly what I'm doing. My flight leaves for Anchorage, Alaska May 30th and I'm going to look at some land in the Yukon area, and near McCarthy. Both either have lakes, rivers, streams and sorts on the land. Both Bison roam in, and other huntable animals, no restrictions on having chickens, goats and sorts. Always appreciate your advice because it seems you know more than I do.

Outstanding video great info.

Thank you!

Great video.looking at moving to Scotland next year so some of the points will apply there too We’ve already decided on an isolated property The opening music is still haunting after all these years

I’m an hvac technician. Looking to live rural. My wife is a sales engineer she’s looking for a work from home job. If she can get one, we’re gone!

Also thank you for warning those who wants to buy a house because those crazy neighbors that you have said I watched so many true events that happened in U.S.A the tv show called "Fear Thy Neighbor" after watching those videos of true events, it scares the hell out of me about those crazy neighbors murder each other. My opinion is people should not be enchanted of that house they want to buy it, they should check the neighbors before buying it or they will regret it just the Fear Thy Neighbors true stories of that show. If those neighbors are grumpy & first time you talk to them or does not open their doors you knock, they will not be there for you when you really need help.

Great advice. I would like to live in a rural area.

Ive been saving money for rent too own land. Thanks for the additional information. Im looking for zone free land. Im going off grid though.

Thank you for this video, very clear and precise jpd < Salt Lake - Utah >

Hello from your MT neighbor 👋🏻👋🏻 You have great content! Thanks for sharing 🙌🏻

Wow, that's some neighborhood association!

Also food for thought try growing things that don’t need much light. Like beans. I have a “flowerbed” that I grow potatoes in it hardly gets any sun and I’ve grown enough to can for a year every year using half a bag to plant I don’t have a big area so I use what I have.

Good video and info

About car, if a have the chance, i will buy an old 1976 suburban, or something like that. Carburator, no electronics, the kind of thing you unplug and will not be affect by an EMP.

Very informative along with a great video spells success . Keep up the great work and don’t disappear for so long . 🇺🇸🇺🇸🤣👍👍👍🌴😎🌴

Must have south face. Bug out garden a must

Thanks.

Good video today sir

Jeremy from jersey just subscribed

Set up GMRS repeater in your area.

Can you do a video on your cabin?

Great video

Post up electronic liberal detectors at regular incrimemts around the perimeter.

Thank you Mr. for your advice. I am glad I watched your video, we don't own a home & we live in N.C that does it does not snow a lot. If we decide to buy a home I will remember what you have said because I am from Turkey & we do not know a lot about how to survive in U.S.A in rural area we don't know how. I grew up in city my whole life, I will probably die in U.S.A when things get harder to reach if I live in rural area. We are thinking to buy a house in rural area, after watching your video, now we won't go far outside our city to buy a house, we don't know how to fix things on our own. I appreciate your all advice, thank you very much.

And don’t be in areas that get snow or cold, look for an energy neutral environment for heating and cooling. Saves a huge amount of work. You then only need adequate wood lot for cooking. You also need open acreage for fodder for pigs and chickens, goats, and cows. You also need open grass and compostable plant varieties to feed your vegetable and herb gardens and orchards.

Also be careful on buying land where you can only access it by driving on someone else property driveway , you might get agreement with that neighbor until they sale their property and the new owner won’t agree to previous arrangements .

My Wife and I live in North Idaho. We rented a property right over the state line in WA. To do a rural test run before purchasing. The advice regarding sub-par and below code dwellings in rural areas is gold. Have your home inspected. Research codes. We had to make 2 moves in 100 days after a chimney fire. Rural living is very difficult and is a very big adjustment. I grew up in an urban area. It is not impossible. Nor am I dissuaded by that experience. I learned what the Lord wanted me to learn. Basic tools I needed: chainsaw, snowblower, or truck with plow and redundancy on power systems. Thanks for your videos. God Bless.

Public Service Announcement : The whole of the Colorado Plateau is horrible place to visit and you certainly don't want to move there... Thanks 🤠

Takeaways from this video 1) make sure there are no neighbors within 10 miles of the prospective property.

This is a great video bro! Lots of useful info. New subscriber.

Who needs a realtor that tries to sell a home that has problems that they don't disclose

Now is it the time to do it. This country will never be the same after November.

I didn't hear you say to get a survey before you buy land or any property. Find an encroachment or have a disagreement with a neighbor over property lines after the purchase can be avoided...good video!

You seem like a smart, reasonable person. Your advice was all valid. But why did you buy land with no sun exposure??

Great tips! Thanks!

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Man im 19 in California and live near major on of the major cities and im trying to figure out how to get started in prepping cause I have no faith in the politicians here to be helpful in a SHTF scenario. I was wondering if i could ask you a hypothetical question. Say if you were my age again and had no stuff to be prepared for a SHTF scenario. What would be the first thing that you would to do to get prepped the best you can and as quickly as possible? (say within the next 10 years) Thank you for this video btw. Great information here! I learned a lot of stuff.

Would you say Idaho is one of the best states for preppers/libertarians? Which other states?

Would you recommend a chainsaw mill?

There is no good quality or service anymore, imo all the while the prices have gone way up.

To much shade, TAKE PLYWOOD (dumpster dive) and GLUE ALUMINUM FOIL TO REFLECT LIGHT, BE CAREFUL YOU DON'T BURN YOUR PLANTS. 👍

Rural properties are the first I'm going to raid.

Takes me about 90 seconds to walk across my acre... I need an ATV?

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I don’t wanna flee the city I do sustainable living in the burbs. Don’t like rural. Like being near the beach. Getting a clam rake and digging. Striped bass fishing. Being on the coast is where it’s at.

You should never show your guns online to anyone. You just give an invitation to all the bad people who may watch this.

Is there a channel that keeps it to prepping without making it racial or political?

I don’t think I’ll ever be able to afford a place and I was born here. Sucks.