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steele2 on scored.co
7 hours ago6 points(+0/-0/+6Score on mirror)2 children
Fantastic advice, however don't forget to calculate annual fees like:
* Property tax
* Municipal Utility District tax
* Public Improvement District tax
* Electricity service (if connected and even if you don't use power)
* Water service (if you don't have a private well)
* Sewer service (if you don't have a septic tank)
Many states don't recognize tents as lawful dwellings.
Many states may attack you with building code regulations if you attempt to live in a DIY structure. They may fuck you around with endless fees and legal charges to try to force you out. A cheap prefab home may be a better option that attempting to build your own cabin... or buy a prefab "house" to sleep in while you're building your cabin and then refer to the cabin as a tool-shed (although you may require council approval for the cabin tool-shed anyway)?
Caravans seem generally more accepted because they are more common.
I think one of my friends built a barn, that doesn't count as a "dwelling" but it basically is. A barn house type of thing.
Have to be clever how you obfuscate all the gay laws and regulations.
But stealth is the key. If no one can see anything from any public road or from satellite imagery then no one will suspect much.
It's just a hobby farm where you go to plant fruit trees. If you aren't coming and going too often then you can stay under the radar.
I also suggest getting a good quality breed dog and walking the perimeter with that dog daily so it knows the boundaries what to guard. The dog can alert you to trespassers which could be anything from ZOGbots to just hunters encroaching on your land while hunting.
4 hours ago3 points(+0/-0/+3Score on mirror)1 child
Don't know if this exists in the States, but Canada has these things called "unincorporated townships" where you pay some tiny perscribed property tax and that's it. No utilities, no road maintenance, no police/fire, no building codes, nothing.
You'll be in the literal middle of nowhere but you can pretty much do anything so long as it doesn't actually piss off the military or game wardens.
* Property tax
* Municipal Utility District tax
* Public Improvement District tax
* Electricity service (if connected and even if you don't use power)
* Water service (if you don't have a private well)
* Sewer service (if you don't have a septic tank)
Many states don't recognize tents as lawful dwellings.
Many states may attack you with building code regulations if you attempt to live in a DIY structure. They may fuck you around with endless fees and legal charges to try to force you out. A cheap prefab home may be a better option that attempting to build your own cabin... or buy a prefab "house" to sleep in while you're building your cabin and then refer to the cabin as a tool-shed (although you may require council approval for the cabin tool-shed anyway)?
Caravans seem generally more accepted because they are more common.
Have to be clever how you obfuscate all the gay laws and regulations.
But stealth is the key. If no one can see anything from any public road or from satellite imagery then no one will suspect much.
It's just a hobby farm where you go to plant fruit trees. If you aren't coming and going too often then you can stay under the radar.
I also suggest getting a good quality breed dog and walking the perimeter with that dog daily so it knows the boundaries what to guard. The dog can alert you to trespassers which could be anything from ZOGbots to just hunters encroaching on your land while hunting.
You'll be in the literal middle of nowhere but you can pretty much do anything so long as it doesn't actually piss off the military or game wardens.
Canada cities suck but I bet the Canadian wilderness is great.