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Idahome
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We looked for some "camping /retirement" land for a while
We finally found 20 acres 99 miles from our home and made the deal. Parked a camper down there and sunk a pump into the existing well. We made it down there maybe twice a summer because it was 99 miles away. Not that far really but still finding the time to haul everyone and everything down there became a problem. The highway to and from was crowded and the prices to do things down there expensive. So getting down there for any real time to enjoy ourselves became more and more difficult.
After about 8 years of that we made a much larger move, we put ourselves in a position to be able to just live on the land. However it turned out the best place for us to do so was 1300 miles away... Now we are off grid, on a river, way back in the woods, and facing all the new challenges that come with that.
Best move we ever made!!!!
Not easy, but worth every blood sweat and tear.
314 acres is awesome! 4.5 hour commute not so awesome.
We have neighbors around here that come up a few times a summer and maybe once in the winter, most of them building cabins and use the land for recreation.
A few of these guys drive 12-14 hours to get here!!!
I was not having that, it took years to make plan and prep for this move. Back to our roots is what I call it, I think my son and my two grand kids will thank me for it someday
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