Literally "outdoor living".

[Azure]

Lately I've been tempted to pack it all up, move somewhere secluded, out in the bush and live entirely off the land; no job, no contact with any other humans or technology. This is still in the planning stages, so I'm open to location suggestions, and tips.

So far, I've been looking at either somewhere in Alaska/Yukon- not preferable, due to the inclement weather, but also a nice change in scenery, or somewhere in Ontario, either between Sudbury and Sault St Marie, or 6 mile island(In between Sudbury and North Bay).

Almost entirely self-sufficient, hunting for myself, fishing, maintaining a trap line, foraging for food, building shelter(I may cheat a little bit and bring a sturdy tent, or equipment to build a cabin, etc. I'll be purchasing several survival guides, wild edibles, as well as basic medical guides. I'm not a complete dolt when it comes to the wilderness, I do have quite a bit of hiking/camping, hunting, etc experience under my belt, and feel like I'm physically up for the challenge.

Now, I do plan on growing a substantial marijuana crop, which will remain as my only point of contact between myself and civilization, but will limit the contact for sale to twice yearly at most.

Has anyone had experience related to this(looking at Greyfox if he notices the thread)?

[Struwwelpeter]

I did it for six months in an urban environment. I went in to the wilderness to fish and hunt with my sawed off shotgun. It is essential that you take a laptop with wireless capability otherwise you'll be ready to go home the evening of the day you left. Even Ted Kacynzcki was searching for phone books and other material to look at in the local garbage bins when he wasn't sucking negro cock at the county fairs for popcorn and candy. Most of the guys that do this with a tangible shred of sanity left in them get ready to pack up and go home in 3-6 months. You have to do it in cycles, I'm planning on doing it again in 2010. That's all I will add, the psychological factor of doing something like this, in a more relevant and detailed post later.

[kthxbai]

Wasn't there a movie where somebody did just what you're talking about? Now what was that movie called...

[Azure]

Jimmy, I don't see how a laptop would be beneficial in any possible way. If you glance at the locations I'm looking at for this little excursion, I doubt a wireless connection would be possible at all; being several miles away from any settlement. Even if it was possible to use the internet, I doubt I'd be spending my days wasting away on Zoklet, rather I'd be using the time to secure shelter, forage for food, or something else critical to survival. Although, the research capabilities of the computer+ internet would be an amazing resource in case of emergency.

Thanks for the tips about the cycling though, I'll probably begin the excursion this summer, followed by an extended period beginning next Spring if successful.

Wasn't there a movie where somebody did just what you're talking about? Now what was that movie called...

If you're talking about Into The Wild, with that kike Emil Hirsch, then you can fuck right off; it's not applicable at all. 1) I can(unlike him) properly procure food from the wilderness, and wouldn't be foolish enough to allow an entire 1000+ carcass of a moose to rot. In addition, his hunting skills were so poor that he relied on eating rabbit, which didn't supply enough fat to his diet. I, on the other hand, have the ability to hunt and trap beaver, fish, etc. in order to supplement my diet properly.

[Bakayar]

i dont know if this will help you, as i do similar things but i keep moveing becuase i adventure, but takeing a parachut canvas, one side green the other white, is very useful.
also wire, the kind that chicken runs are made of, and about two or three rat packs -military rations-
helps in case of emergency.

[seafoo]

Where do you live right now? Are there any woods nearby? You don't have to go a million miles away to do this. Part of the fun and challenge is doing stuff right under people's noses. I've experienced with homelessness off and on for ten years (mostly due to drug addiction). It actually worked out for the best, cuz these days i have no worries -- I've been there and i know i can survive no matter what, in either a urban, suburban, or rural environment.

What JC said about small doses is true though. After a couple months liveing outside the grid can get very tiresome, and lonely.

[ArmsMerchant]

I'm afraid I have no advice for OP--living rough isn't my cup of tea. Having lived here fior twenty years without running water (and without electricity fior the first 14 or so) was quite rough enough for my taste.

That said, there is a lot of value in living simply. It is easy to reach a point where the things you own, own you.

[Trix Are For Kids]

Wasn't there a movie where somebody did just what you're talking about? Now what was that movie called...

It's called Into The Wild, and the guy died. In real life.

[Erorr]

That said, there is a lot of value in living simply. It is easy to reach a point where the things you own, own you.

Can you go a day without using some pseudo hippie play on words. I'm generally not hostile but theres more to advice than witty quotes that are no more than a reversal on terms. That little tid bit of knowledge is common sense

[Cir]

A gradual slide from being a hard working, "technologically advanced" consumer, earning and spending almost a thousand dollars a week, with a laptop and wireless broadband, and a mobile phone that played music and took photos and a whole bunch of other stuff, to a jobless, technically homeless nomad without so much as a car radio to provide entertainment was a fantastic experience for me. However much I tried to stretch my meager budget, I had to get a job eventually, and so here I am for a while, still living out of my car, in a tent in a caravan park, but working as a maintenance person and computer-fixer in a small supermarket, just until I save up enough to leave again. The manager wants me to stay though, and she's a very persuasive person. She wants me to move in with her. I haven't decided what I'm going to do.

[5024L]

How do you hunt with a sawed off? :confused: