I am not into contemporary culture or technology.

I don’t have internet or television at home although I do have a basic Straight Talk smartphone. I don’t like how modern society is about burning coal and oil for nearly all energy and landfilling most products only after a short time of use.

I like working with low voltage electricity, relays and microprocessors.

There is so much you can do now with inexpensive components bought direct from China. I spent most of the summer weekends back country camping, a lot with my truck camper shell with 100 watts solar and a battery for power. I like having fires, being able to burn my own trash rather than landfill it and would much prefer to cut split and heat with wood rather than oil.

I’m thinking the way I would go off grid eventually is…

To buy a hunting camp and land as my primary residence, make modest improvements to the insulation and add a small scale solar system, under a kilowatt and install a shower for bathing. I’d prefer simple, less things to break and easy enough for a lay person like myself to fix.

I want to pay for the property fully with cash.

fix it up, hobby farm it, hunt it, live on it full time. Living in a small town, my income would drop a lot but without paying rent, no utility bills except for my basic cellphone, and only taxes I could make it work. I’d hopefully be able to draw on existing funds I’ve saved for other capital needs for the property like upgrades to the building, UTV, tractor, other implements. I’m saving a lot now and for retirement to make this a reality eventually. It’s going to take a decade or two to get there but with dedication, a plan and meeting goals I can get there.