The Cost of Moving to the Wilderness. (The Economics of living in the Woods.) #27

[@ancientsalt4291]

I finally got to the point of being done slaving away for nothing. Bringing only what I can I fit/haul in the jeep XJ. Just got a 10x10 4 season wall tent. Stove just showed up today and Im doing a pre-burn on it as Im typing this. The 17th of December will be by last day at my job and Im heading out of wisconsin. Heading towards TX. It sure is nice being debt free.

[@rexhavens4931]

Man I think were related I love living outside ! Some people call it homeless I call it happy ,I've been shopping at the salvage army for survival stuff for the last 12 years and am real close to doing what your doing ,I live in lower Michigan but more than likely I'll end up in the western u.p. keep it up brother your health and nerves depend on it.

[@OverOnTheWildSide]

I’m glad to hear it, I wish more people would make that move. I did but it was more gradual than yours.

[@ancientsalt4291]

@@rexhavens4931 I've thought about the U.P as well. Escanaba is nice area

[@OverOnTheWildSide]

@Buba Joe who are you talking to?

[@ancientsalt4291]

@@OverOnTheWildSide I was wondering the same thing...

[@MichaelOrtega]

You watch ONE “winter survival” video, and KZbin goes nuts recommending millions of them. Loved this one too 👍

[@sandiereinbold8102]

I agree with you completely - I spent 18 months in a small van in the desert with a nomad caravan. What a wonderful experience. Today I am building a tiny house!!! I am totally a minimalist and love it. I can live on less than $800 a month Happiest I ve ever been. I say to all GO FOR IT!!

[@eliotvivian]

I was about to go to the store for milk and never come back, but then I found these and feel slightly better. Thank you.

[@survivingringworm2202]

We’ve all gotten to various levels inching toward “disappeared while shopping” at some point.

[@victorhopper6774]

worked with a woman whose brother bought a cycle and 2 days later disappeared. about 6 months later he called a buddy to tell his family that he was working at a ranch and was ok. she said he always wanted to be a cowboy. he was about 40. had a wife and 2 teenagers though.

[@dbdabz4939]

Laughed pretty hard when you were talking about the anti theft devices. I was expecting a motion light. Good comedic timing. Inspirational video my man.

[@TIMBERFRAMER9]

Just discovered your videos about a week ago, and really enjoying them! I'm forcing myself to work through them in chronological order, and really fighting the urges to jump ahead and see what you're up to currently. I'll get there! Especially enjoy the humor, chain saw tips, philosophy, and even the occasional building knowledge! Your craftsmanship has really grown noticeably in just the first year! Great job!

[@a_soldierz_genetics]

I know exactly what you mean! You love hard work, and taking care of yourself. You just don’t wanna make someone else rich, off of your hard work. Stay safe out there🤙

[@thetruthchannel4634]

Without question, the most informative, insightful video I’ve ever seen. At 63 I quit the corporate world ten years ago. This is the truth : I remember driving to work and saying out loud “I’d rather be reporting to prison “. I left a week later. I make just under $15,000 per year and I’ve never been happier. But I yearn to be out there where I and my dog belong. Great Video

[@wmluna381]

The work parking lot dread. When you turn the key to shut the engine off and just sit there trying to motivate yourself to open the door to get out. That's when you know you's gots to GO.

[@fredlettuce7962]

I built a 16x16 off grid cabin, in Da UP, in 2012. Ten acres, cabin materials, and a 300 ft, mine rock , camp road , cost me about $32,000… About the cost of a good used pick up…Slice of heaven

[@gribordy]

I certainly admire what you are doing, after spending my life working in. an office and then getting "retired" at 55 (no choice). 4 kids through college and a wife who wants to die in the near 100 y.o. house we bought 55 years ago. Yeah, I'm 82, well off, but too ill to do anything now. But I enjoy living vicariously through videos like yours. My 100 lb. propane tank (full) was $50 and 80 mile round trip. My 4 IBCs were free but i've passed them on to others. I still can dream.

[@D5341-m8x]

My son told me, a few years back, that he didn’t want to live the life choices I had made: working 40+ hours a week for 40 years hoping to do the things I really enjoyed after I retired. He said said he was going to flip the script and live the adventures while he young and physically able to do so. He’ now has a lengthy outdoor-life resume most of us only wish we had experienced. He now lives in a tent at Ringworm Ranch. He nailed it!

[@JasonMiller-tb8il]

Liar your not 82

[@wasntme3651]

@@JasonMiller-tb8il ?????

[@janicem9225]

@@wasntme3651 Jason is a dummy troll, who can't even spell, and came out from under it's bridge to make it's hateful remark, then go back to hiding under it's bridge. 🙄

[@RealBoiJare]

@@D5341-m8x right on!

[@rj.e.2474]

A little over a year ago I bought 5 acres for 5,000 in Southern Colorado. Been building with reused, recycled, up-cycled materials ever since.

[@Ludifant]

I live in the Netherlands and last year I bought a piece of forrest I could afford. The Netherlands are packed so I paid a little under 3 euro per m2, which I believe translates to 30.000 dollars an acre. 1000 dollars an acre seems like a dream. But it was what I can afford at this time. No regrets yet :)

[@survivingringworm2202]

I can’t imagine what property would cost in Europe. No way I could do this there. But places like Michigan’s upper peninsula is basically the land that nobody has yet found a use for so it’s cheap!

[@Lonewolf_rider]

Hey,je bericht heeft me interesse gewekt en ik vraag me af hoe en waar je dat hebt gedaan? Leef je daar ook en hoe doe je dat?

[@noyopacific]

Snoep Animatie, I did some arithmetic. Given: an acre in the US is 43,560 square feet, 1 square meter = 10.56 square feet (+/-,) and 1 Euro is worth US.$1.12; I calculate that 3 Euro per sq. meter would work out to 12,372 Euros or US.$13,906 per acre. I can understand that $1,000 per acre must still sound very affordable by comparison. I expect that the comparative population density is a big factor. The most recent statistics I found indicate that the US has 36 people per Km2 , The Netherlands has 508 people per Km2.)

[@toolman18ky]

@Wylie Wildt good to get them back a little, they’ve been robbing you and us all our lives.

[@woodstockpotter]

I think you're doing it right; live your dream if and when you can. Life's way too short! Explore and cash in on the alternatives! Thank you for the video and for sharing your perspective. The real joke is; the more commitments you have attached to your life, the less opportunity to do your own thing and explore the alternatives. I'm 76 but I'm catching on...lol...live on 200 hundred acres of wood lot and run out farm land. I'm on the grid but not by choice, still we keep it manageable with a significant other, two cats and a dog. A wrinkle I recently tripped over which might help you at some time: the MS261 saw can develop a sneaky problem with the fuel cap which can leak air and the saw won't start or won't run right, so if you get a chance to score a free fuel cap it might save a lot of trouble shooting. Stay safe.

[@survivingringworm2202]

Well from what you wrote, you world sounds great! We all do it differently and no one way is any better than another as long as we are enjoying our time. (And also keeping our significant others from strangling us in our sleep.) Will check on the fuel cap problem. Thanks!

[@noahriding5780]

@@survivingringworm2202 How do you keep stuff like bears and other stuff from coming to your camp for food? Is there ways to keep them out of your site, and unable to smell anything? Also how do you keep your clothes from smelling like smoke and stuff? Thank you.

[@OverOnTheWildSide]

At about 9:00 in he says “don’t spend money”. That is an understated piece of advice. I think for a lot of people the transition out comes with a need for a psychological break and there’s an anxiety to “stock up” in town. Now after a few years I rarely need to go to town and I have my necessities down well enough I’m able to stock up and know what I need and not have that feeling that I’m forgetting something.

[@highlandyankee8277]

" Use it up, wear it out, make do or do without." A common saying up here in Northern New England. Appreciate the thoughtful, genuine and soft-spoken tone of the narration. Good luck to you.

[@stayinggolden2665]

That's a great way to lay it out to people. It really doesn't have to be brutally expensive to get a little piece of land if you're willing to shop around. I bought my little piece exactly that way. Figured out what I wanted my hub to be, figured how far I wanted to be away max drew a circle around it and looked for land within the circle. Everyone thinks you need half a million dollars or it's out of their reach. There's so many people that buy coffee and or eat out everyday. If someone considered that 10 dollars a day is 3650 in 5 years they could probably afford something. But I find for me anyhow it was more of looking at the long term goals of what I wanted. I think most people like instant gratification instead.

[@harryinhuahin1272]

5 years = $18,250...

[@l3eaver]

Been watching outdoor, homesteading, bush-crafting, prepping videos for maybe 10yrs. As well as collecting cheap 2nd hand tools, equipment, quads, for maybe the past 5-6 years. Maybe 3 of those years on watching the markets and educating on land value etc. …All with the intensions that 1 day in the future we would by some raw land. 11 months ago that “1 day” arrived. We got 80ac (50 mature Forrest & 30 fenced pasture). We spent alot time there this past summer and fall. Excited for winter to pass so we can get back to it. Its alot to take on all at once. It can be done. If my gal and I can do it. Anyone can. Set goals and make baby steps if need be. Only way to eat an elephant!!! Thats 1 bite at a time !!!

[@SAXONWARLORD1000AD]

i assume you're in a vast expanse of the US also

[@l3eaver]

@@SAXONWARLORD1000AD 🇨🇦 Set the goal. Make the baby steps.

[@noahriding5780]

When I got to the point in the video where you were talking work, hard work, and going to college and the 9 to 5 job I felt I wanted to comment. Basically, I've been a hard worker my whole life. This 1 company we had quotas and I led the whole damn company every week on numbers for a year straight before moving up. I don't think anyone ever beat my numbers. Then I was promoted. For working the hardest. Nobody could beat me on numbers. I was on a mission. I believed if I worked hard someone would reward me. And just like that it was taken away. When I was promoted something happened and it looked like my new boss after being promoted decided I was a threat to her position. I was still working hard. And I didn't make mistakes. So it was a surprise. They also somehow decided that I would not be allowed to go back to my former position or to any other position in the company. I also was nice to people and didn't have any drama. I was shocked. ... And...I've been to other companies; almost every place I've worked at its a similar story. Every company I was at, I always tried very hard, with high accuracy, no mistakes, big efforts. And always its the same story; someone wakes up on the wrong side of the bed or their wife wants a new beamer, so they have to cut some necks at work. These companies have no loyalty to you for being builders inside of them instead of being employee squatters. They will throw you out to lunch for a dollar. That one company that turned me out after I set records... they are no longer in business. Big surprise there (not. Sarcasm here). I am not surprised they didn't make it because they did that to a lot of good people over people fighting over spots. There's no reason to not try to find a way to live that makes you happy because... these big companies, big dreams of being promoted, making big bucks... its an illusion. They have no intention of sharing it. They will never allow someone to exceed what they call their company's inner circle. And too many companies see you as a threat if you are smarter or better than they are. I haven't ever found a company that will really reward the people deserve it instead of the sharks and swamp creatures. Ever. My whole life. So there's no point to being in the rat race. They have no intention of keeping you, protecting you, or saving a future spot for you. Many times they are already thinking of when to turn you out even as early as the very interview they hire you on. The only thing you can count on is your connection with god and family. And sometimes you can't depend on family. If you can find a way to live free it seems like you should.

[@bogusgaming7803]

I been living outside for almost month and love every bit of it

[@carolynberry5465]

I watch a lot of these you tube off the grid videos, and what I see is that y’all work much harder in the wilderness than a 9-5 job, but you are doing what you love, so I guess it’s all worth it.

[@DigIntoGaming]

I just bought an echo 620p on sale for $575 and a chainsaw mill for $100. I plan to do a bit of tree cutting and mill them. I want to build a 16x24 shed. I estimate I'll need 500-600 1x6x8ft boards just for siding, so I'll need way more for framing too. Not sure if I even have enough trees for that but they gotta come down regardless. That would be about $3708 before tax if I bought that lumber for siding and around $2640 before tax for just plywood for siding. So all in all around $4000 or more to build that size of shed including framing and fasteners. But I figure if I mill the lumber myself I can get some nice tools and learn a lot in the process. Even if I never make the shed, I'll be happy to have wasted the money on tools and fun learning experiences. I love acquiring new skills. The plan is to eventually have a homestead with chickens for food and solar panels for power. Life hasn't been exactly kind to me and my body is in rough shape from my various illnesses but I'm only 27yrs old, so I figure I got a lot of life ahead of me. And if I don't, well then I'd rather live life enjoying it than slaving away until I die. Love these videos man! Very inspiring and shows the truth of how everything is possible! God bless!

[@HerbertHopkins799]

A project idea for the fall, snowshoes.

[@survivingringworm2202]

That would indeed be fun. Maybe web them with the Cajun pull line?

[@waynewayne5650]

Thank you It's a pleasure. Stay safe and Healthy.

[@DarkMetaOFFICIAL]

Here's a super pro tip- If you can find a local brewery, they're everywhere, and usually use high quality newer pallets. Which also have wider panels and nicer nails. No rotted or cracked pieces, perfectly cut 2x4's and panels, same size, consistency, no filth or rust, etc. They also take greater care when building and nailing them so you end up with straighter nails and holes that are all aligned. I guess it's because they store expensive products for long periods of time and cater to a more high end crowd so everything is usually kept at 100% high standard. I used to mess around trying to find the nicest ones, for years, going to all these random places all day, and discovered brewery pallets. That and Home depot also by the way. It's like buying brand new lumber but for free. Now i just go to one or 2 spots and choose what i need. No longer a game of hit or miss and even when you find some, hoping they're at least half way decent. You just go get the best of the best, no messing around. Done. It's crazy the piles that stack up after one or 2 weeks outside a brewery. Just ask one of the guys. They will give them to you 99% of the time. Don't waste 90% of your time and fuel searching for inferior pallets. They also have lots of spacer planks and nice long 2x4's because of how they stack products. Also in decent suburb neighborhoods where new homes are being built. The bricklayers and other specific materials always use high quality brand new pallets from the factory. You'll see them pile up over the weeks as each stage of the house is built. Also new development such as retail or offices being built use brand new fixtures and materials so a lot of brand new high quality pallets are used. The wide range of pallet quality going from gorgeous and sound, to garbage junk, especially if using for building, is like night and day. 😂✌

[@T3PinR]

Meta - change your name to Pallet Boy

[@DarkMetaOFFICIAL]

@@T3PinR 😂

[@wmluna381]

Nice of you to share your pallet sourcing tribulations and successes.

[@johannwolf1]

Wow...Thank you so much for the hard core inspiration. I just got my land the monday after easter. I LOVE being on it. I have a completely different set of problems than you, almost no level areas at all, 20 minute steep hike in and out is exhausting... but it's in tropical mountains, so no snow, and so far surprisingly not buggy... I have a spring, a creak, a river with waterfalls, and swimming holes. Temp here is always 60s - 80s... but the rainy season is coming and it POURS. Wondering about milling tropical hardwood and building with all the great stone. Got a small camp up now, and spending my days with a machete and hand saw clearing. Pondering what to do with the video I'm shooting. ???

[@Hootyhoo-jq9vq]

Your are a very smart person. I guess you already figured that out, but I thought I would toss it out there. Another excellent video.

[@JamesonThe1]

My tax guy told me many years ago that the people with the most money tend to spend the least every year. Figuring out how to live cheap is a very valuable thing.

[@elaishh3533]

Damn! Hit me with the quote I have had on my office job desk

[@thirdpig45]

Love the channel, and your lifestyle! I'm in the U P also, on 40 acres in a National Forest. Altho I have a small house, I built a 16 x 20 log cabin back on the property. You keep giving me ideas for more to do here! I might even try slingshot bowling! Keep up the good work, I'll keep watching!

[@survivingringworm2202]

Nice! You know what it's all about then! Great to be in the nat'l forest, no? Seems so much bigger without houses all around.

[@wickedmessenger1]

I'm essentially doing what you're doing, but in a warmer climate. I love your videos and find inspiration in them. Keep up the great videos. I have a feeling that you'll catch on and get a lot more subscribers as word spreads.

[@robertvezina3669]

Love the Life. I "get it" completely. Enjoy!

[@eliinthewolverinestate6729]

Thank you. I bought 10 acres in U.p. 15k last spring. I cleared a spot for tents. Dug a fire pit. Hauled my 3 barrel smoker/grille up there. Put down a flowing point well. Gonna build a Richardsonian Romanesque masonry Earthship. Gonna have a private indoor jungle.

[@gregj1295]

Thanks for the video. I just went winter camping and never left the couch! You do have me thinking about it though.

[@ldygzlle1291]

55 yr old widow just bought my 117 acres in southwest Virginia. Paid cash. I’m cheap like you but I’m having to learn how to do everything. I’m housed in my comfortable campervan but I have been going south for the winter and this winter I am going to stay on my property. I’m absorbing everything I can about building, tools, foundations, septic systems, rain catchment etc. So thankful for your videos and others. Let’s me know I’m not alone.

[@jaredeberly9724]

If anyone is looking for a nice cheap saw, look into an Echo Timberwolf 590. I'm an arborist and I use this saw every day. For the professional performance, it's a relatively cheap saw ($400 brand new).

[@TheFLOMAN76]

Dude... Love this. And I get it!! I will own my own land and live the way you do. I don't care what it takes. I may have inherited some acreage, but I am not sure yet. I'm not getting my hopes up, but I'm already doing what you do anyway by bushcrafting and making my own hot tents and all that kind of stuff. There's nothing like it! You earned a subscription from me!

[@D5341-m8x]

The quiet solitude of that snow covered forest is something to experience. Makes winter camping a treat if you’re prepared for the temps. (I know that from an experienced, reliable and hardy source)!

[@survivingringworm2202]

Haha. It IS something special, but who is this source you speak of? He must be a wild man.

[@grdelawter4266]

I’ve been watching your videos for quite some time and I never saw this one. I loved it! Thank you for sharing and entertaining! I already own my property and since Christmas, I’ve been cutting down shagbark hickory trees, straight as an arrow, 12 to 20 inch diameter and about 70 feet tall! There are hundreds on my property and a million squirrels! I think I want to cut them into framing materials. Some will only need two flat sides to be beams under the floor. I’ve collected dozens of 4x4 and 6x6 treated scraps about 4 feet to 6 feet long that will make great foundation posts. I’ve also collected 14 sheets of plywood or osb. I’ve collected 5 windows and one door without a frame. In my area, 90% of the roofs are metal. I’ve collected lots of pieces of different colors. I heard I can paint them. I still need to buy a chainsaw mill and make the guide rails that you described. My biggest obstacles have been overcome, the rest takes time. I’m trying to get my new neighbor to come dig some dirt for me. money talks. I need to dig a ditch to collect rainwater runoff into the pond that’s too low. That way I won’t have to deal with water low spot or run off across my access. I’m excited

[@phillipg7315]

Thank you for sharing! Your content is inspiring, love the channel!

[@survivingringworm2202]

Thank you!

[@kevendrover2442]

Just found your site think this one deserves some watching great video stay safe

[@katherinenicholas7116]

The UP is so beautiful. I love how much you appreciate the nature around you. Best Wishes from a fellow Michigander.

[@survivingringworm2202]

Seems that most Michiganders have a special appreciation for the UP! I don't feel that I was even able to see how great it is until I moved back to Michigan after 15+ years away.

[@AsAdventures365]

I’ve loved coming across your channel!

[@KF-kx2zx]

Not sure how I got here but I’m glad I did. Liked and subscribed.

[@jimsteele7108]

Well, looks like I gotta set some time aside for binge watching. Cool channel, bro.

[@survivingringworm2202]

Thanks! Careful not to watch too many in a row. Ringworm in large doses causes blindness or madness or some such thing.

[@taravitti2544]

In regard to your saw choice, do you go with the pro or consumer models? Have you ever gone to estate auctions to acquire tools and supplies? I have purchased a pallet lot of fasteners (screws, nails, caulks, staples, etc.) for about 5 bucks. Tools, raw materials, ammo, winter boots and outer ware can be purchased there… just an other source option. There is real value to be had if you learn to bid smart.

[@herdfan697278]

Some cardboard tacked to the walls would do wonders! Try the same cardboard on the ceiling and you should see a temperature increase inside your hut.

[@mommabear3063]

I'm in northern WI, I love the way you live!! You're so crafty!!!

[@rickhartgrove8836]

Love all of it!! Thanks for sharing your passion with us. Stay safe and God bless

[@yuppy-gr4qj]

Just ran across your video. Very kool way of living. Great jobb

[@heatherrunkis4815]

I've been living in a tent off grid for 3 years now in the u.p. I've been on the search for some property myself to start my own off grid homestead one day, but for now I have my permits camping along superior on state land. I also build and "craft" and sell things at the farmers markets and whatnot during tourist season... what part of the yoop are yall in? We might be neighbors!

[@deweydeese3699]

So glad I found your channel. I really enjoy the video.

[@RollinsBrown]

Most underrated channel ever

[@survivingringworm2202]

Dang!

[@terryallen9546]

Omg, man. I watched the whole thing. I hope I'm not infected. Seriously, I was fascinated by how comfortable you seemed...living with zero comforts. Not one thing could I attach the word - cozy - to. I really love all the bargain shopping, but I noticed not one item of art, picture on a wall...nothing. i didn't even see a book. But...I loved it. I don't know why. Guess I'll have to subscribe until I figure it out.

[@vids2002]

17:13 Love the casual way of showing that great security tool. I have a few myself

[@ericstevens8660]

Wall tent and stove for me It will last long enough until my cabin is up

[@jamescampbell6326]

I live in a tent,, full time,,, im houseless, not homeless,,, 💯😁,, an i love it,, im buying my land next yeae,,💯

[@bubcat54]

I bought a parking lot in Gary Indiana. I plan on letting it grow over. until then there's not much shade to speak of, but I have all the mattresses and scrap shopping carts I need.

[@cherylsiedl230]

My husband is just curious he's wanting to build an off-grid cabin or semi off grid but the problem is that we live in Southwestern Indiana and the property around here is really expensive and there is no place that you can buy that has a lot of Timber on it without buying a few hundred acres we know you are in northern Michigan but how did you was able to come across what you got now and everything that you have because your power tools that you have that are cordless we know are pretty expensive my husband has a lot of power tools that he's gathered up over the years we're just curious of what it took you to get to where you are at now and a roughly ballpark figure of what it cost you to get set up and get going

[@wmluna381]

If you're using talk-to-text, you can speak periods and commas into your messages, if you weren't aware.

[@bryanterrill7674]

New subscriber... I'm living on my buddies 10 acre and while it was a blast in the summer the winter is a bit of a bitch. After search a. Lot of winter stuff on KZbin found your channel. Really love your super calm demeanor and I worked in tech for 15 years even had my own company for 10 years ... Nice place, 3 cars, the whole 9. I made a good bit of money I ain't going to lie I wasn't rich but I was definitely well off and man I tell you you're right you're a slave to buy to make money to buy shit you don't fucking need you know. I really enjoy being out Here. I'm hoping to get a chainsaw mill going myself. I've been a [serious] woodworker since highschool and can't wait. I also agree with pretty much everything you said that I I've had experience with so far like you know when someone offers to gift you something take that shit and you know buy stuff before you need it. Outside of you know a few essentials like gasoline and you know like you said a few food supplies and equipment that you going to have to replace eventually or that you're better off getting new from the start it really does not cost that much because really nature gives you most of the things you need and you find out pretty quick there's a lot of stuff you have that you do not fucking need it's actually something that holds you back and hold you down Looking forward to your content -- keep doing it and showing us brother!

[@FritchFritch]

Good stuff, Bryan…keep at it.

[@jimsteele7108]

My mom retired in White Pine. I do like the U.P.

[@joegee1699]

Thank you so much for doing your thing... you're an inspiration for many people 🚀 I left my chemical plant career of 10 years to see what it's like to just do what I want... no boss, no strict schedule, no (insert thing that's not enjoyable to me). I'm 37, my lady and I own land in the Adirondacks, neither of us have a job and we are very excited to get up there to live in peace (after her kids are out of high school). We have all of the tools we need, a chainsaw mill setup (husq 3120xp on a logosol f2!) and plenty of time to just build and enjoy the land. Thank you for these inspiring videos! I'm getting so many fun ideas! Side note: if you're young and you want to retire a few decades early, nothing beats crypto investing. 🧠❤️🙏🚀

[@Downeastwaves]

Thanks so much! Fabulous job! Appreciate you sharing.

[@survivingringworm2202]

Thanks for watching!

[@christophercollins2330]

What an incredible oasis that you built. I must admit I am jealous that I am watching this and not taking advantage of my own opportunity. If all goes well I'll experience some of this type of perfect soon enough. Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge from experience.

[@jimv.661]

Fun video. Thanks for doing it. Land is always a good investment if you buy it right. They aren't making any more. Be careful of county codes if you are going to build though. And even if you don't. I bought land in Costilla County CO and ran into all sorts of problems. If you wanted to camp on your own land you had to pay a $200 fee for two weeks and you could only get 2 permits. And, they were sending code enforcement people around dragging people off. Then they had a $200 fee for property access. To drive off the road onto your property! And, it got worse when I started to build my cabin. Anyway, check codes just to be sure.

[@survivingringworm2202]

Holy crap! You had to pay a fee to camp ON YOUR OWN LAND? I’ve never even imagined a situation like that. Maybe I got a better setup than I’d thought- no neighbors for a mile and surrounded by forest that nobody will ever use!

[@jimv.661]

Yes, I couldn't believe you had to pay to camp on your own land. I didn't pay it as I played the odds of not getting caught. I was at 11.700 ft on a dead-end road. Many others did and got fined and kicked off. When I did build my cabin it was a pain too. I wanted to use an incinerating toilet but was told that I had to use a septic system "At all costs", even if it meant blasting out the rock. The county officials were crooked and passed laws in the dead of night when no one would show up. Look up Costilla County CO problems. I ended up selling and buying land closer to home in NE. So far no problems.

[@survivingringworm2202]

Sounds like my absolute nightmare. Can’t imagine finally pulling the trigger on some property and having to deal with all of that. Always seemed nuts to me that it was ever a problem to sleep on the damn ground let alone on a piece of ground that you own!

[@tazzydee4325]

In the spring you could fit down the ground so you could stand straight up under the cabin, and make that a tool room or something useful. It would be convenient to have the covered part, and the tree posts for wall support. I just don't know how hard of a job it would be to remove dirt so you have head clearance. 😁

[@kev24k]

That 34 min video went by so fast. Great stuff. Happy for you.

[@survivingringworm2202]

That's really nice of you to say. When I was editing it I was thinking, "who will want to watch 34 minutes of me yapping on?"

[@rxpusher131]

I love the videos and choice of life style.

[@herbferguson5028]

purchased 15 acres of land. going to build a dear castle and platform for a tent. that's my goal for this year. already have the tools to do the work. wish the snow would go away so i can get a good start. was able to get some supplies in place before the snow. only doing day trips until i can get some type of shelter in place

[@Adamhegemon1]

How do you handle the mosquitoes and ticks during that season?

[@edwardfrench3952]

Plenty of videos on drilling your own well. Even through the hard stuff. If you have trees, you have water bearing sand.

[@heatherrunkis4815]

Not to come off creepy or weird but I feel like you and I could be good friends lol, not very often you come across people that get as excited as you or I do about living in the middle of nowhere with next to nothing, plus we both live in the yoop! I don't normally put myself out there or comment at all, but your my type of people, we could learn alot from one anothr I'm sure you have just as many if not more stories than I do! I started with my Chainsaw, my tent, and my dogs pretty much lol but out here is where I feel the most like "me" I can finally live my life FOR myself, away from all the unnecessary bullshit truly living. It's so easy to fall into this trap of how we're "supposed to live" rather than learning true self sustaining life skills... it gives you a whole new appreciation for this world and what the earth has to offer. Your videos are a fresh breath for a change.... I should be sleeping right now but I can't keep watching I feel like I'm watching myself it's weird 🤣😅😳😏

[@southernyards2152]

The Green 4 Wheeler is Far Superior to the Red One. Although we all have our preferences still... Another Great Video👊🏼🌲

[@judyrobinson9556]

You've done a good job at buying things at resale, Craig's list, etc. The snowy woods looked beautiful. How do you keep those huge water tanks from freezing? The ones you use instead of drilling a well. Like you said, you've got to want to live in the woods & you didnt like to work a regular job. I can totally understand that. I worked at a job for 30 years, county desk job. It had its ups and downs, but had great benefits & pay. I'm retired now & receive a nice state retirement & S.S. I love camping & the outdoors, but sure glad I have this income now. Do you have any plans for your golden years?

[@rockworld83777]

Keep plugging away at it bud . You’re doing a great job. It looks like freedom …..

[@herdfan697278]

At 75 I can’t do it but it looks challenging and fun! Sure beats the office cubicle or public education classroom.😊

[@Gregory_Thomas]

I am really enjoying your channel but I noticed you did not say how many acres you purchased or what your property taxes are yearly which would be useful info for someone thinking about living your life style.

[@edic2619]

Great forest property, awesome you own it. Love your projects

[@scottbainetwisted_keel_adv5821]

So awesome love it 👍 I was born in Rudyard Mi.on the kinchloe airforce base. Always love visiting the UP i live in SC now tho have since 1976.

[@FLYWHEEL71KC]

How you keep your IBC totes from freezing up? Especially in the UP

[@VendelaIvory]

Subscribed because I laughed at the security joke. Great videos.

[@jimsteele7108]

Check out "backroads and back waters" Brenton is up in Ontanagan.

[@survivingringworm2202]

I've seen his stuff! Beautifully put together.

[@saltyshellback]

We inherited some wooded property in Wisconsin and love it there in the summer. I've been wanting to do some primitive camping up there just for fun even though there is a cabin on the property and it's about a 20 minute walk to the nearest convenience store...lol We also have a neighbor who lives there year round and keeps an eye on the place for us. I'm not much of a winter person even though I have lived up north for about 10 years. I'm glad I could live vicariously through your videos 😄

[@survivingringworm2202]

Hey, it makes ZERO difference how you enjoy the woods so long as you are doing what you love to do at least some of the time. Thanks!

[@ActionMattGreen]

Round here we call that Cajun Pull line, mule rope, or mule line. I used it in electrical pulling instances. Thank you for all the tips. Hoping to find some 1 acre for a 1k some time in the next five years and this info helps.

[@survivingringworm2202]

Mule line! That's right. Forgot it was called that. Good luck on your search! There really is a lot of cheap land out there if you take your time to find it.

[@ActionMattGreen]

@@survivingringworm2202 Thanks again. I have been toiling over the choices. With 3 boys that need a formidable path in order to go beyond what I know. I am new to this style of living and greatly appreciate a peek into the hardships. You da man. lol

[@survivingringworm2202]

Ease into it! And make sure it is nothing but fun and play for a good long while. If you keep it lighthearted in the beginning, everyone thinks of it as being a great time rather than a chore to go out and drag logs and cut wood, etc.

[@ActionMattGreen]

@@survivingringworm2202 Saying it only in reference to our conversation, and not to complain, I do 9000% of the work when we camp and I absolutely love it. I see the world turn around the kids and wife and it makes me want to provide that constantly no matter the work load. Eventually my boys will grow to appreciate and throw their hands in as well. Again thank you and I greatly enjoy the conversation. I will def be back to watch and comment.

[@toddgeorge1569]

How many acres do you have and what was the criteria for choosing the land?? Great videos

[@mycocoaone]

Always check property building codes before you purchase! Alot of restrictions.

[@survivingringworm2202]

Good point. Unless you are just using tarps and tents I guess. But even then...

[@gins8781]

Right. A friend sunk a well with a hand pump on his small property and has had a fight with the township over it.

[@neallee103]

Hey off grid Sid. Get those log dogs and saw chain off the trees it will draw lightning.

[@wernerrunkel5378]

Oh my God ! I am skipping all the time, hoping to see someone at continuos work - but it is very difficult, to find such passages between that everlasting lecture ...

[@wheelmanjosh1982]

I could see some sunlight coming through your siding, you may want to wrap your place in Tyvek or but some expanding foam or something in there to prevent drafts and heat more efficiently. How well does your place keep you warm?

[@survivingringworm2202]

Good question. I just keep building these things but never really use them. The tarp lean-to keeps my tools dry but I never really sit in there or light up the stove, even in the winter. Was just fun to hammer together the first week I was out here.

[@stevenarundale4185]

U are the only person ave gave a thumbs up

[@Marley-ii6ls]

Great video, especially the no battery's required security device 🤣

[@robertdillon9989]

Favorite channel

[@mpccenturion]

Thank YOU - I salute you and your attitude. I admit to being a Scot willing to make a penny scream when it passes off my fingers! Habitat is great! i enjoy supporting them - and me!

[@survivingringworm2202]

The louder they scream, the slower they go. And the slower they go, the less time you have to devote to collecting them in the first place!

[@streakerofevil]

Have you evaluated your water souce for use with a ram pump? This would give you running water without expending power to pump it into your tank.

[@rawwillpower4408]

Hey man got a your video in my suggestion and now a subscriber, also this year I submitted mt Katahdin (section hiker) and yes AT will definitely ruin your life in a good way 😉👍😁

[@karlschroeder489]

I always wanted to do what your doing. I’m 56 now with two grown children and divorced. I’ve been looking in Maine for land, I should have bought a year ago because everyone is buying land in the woods due to COVID.

[@peteslostinthewoods2472]

Thanks for another great video Mr. Worm!

[@survivingringworm2202]

My pleasure!

[@davidmason8743]

What sites are you using to find land for sale?? Great vid; I’m a huge fan.. 👍👍

[@grominwithrob1339]

I used to camp up on the Two Hearted River up in the U.P. The U.P. Is ridiculously beautiful. I used to run quite a bit back then. The Black flies up there will make anyone a marathon runner. 😂🤣😂

[@Mr.T-BAGGIN-UR-MOM]

As soon as I saw the 9mm I couldn't help but sub! Lol. I like the channel and all the great info. Cheers from Iowa!

[@Bushcraft-xz6xd]

Its funny hearing you say how free everything is and me sitting here listening and thinking as a Brit how much Petrol for the free lumber you mill must be? Then I remember how cheap Gas is over the pond lol.