South-West Colorado Has Some Great Spots For Homesteading

[@KILLKING110]

some big issues here in Colorado it's becoming absurdly expensive to live in and there are laws that make it to where you can only collect 110 gallons of rainwater before you have to beg for government/rich permission to collect and store more than that

[@Jordan-tq2jc]

Even worse, most of our counties (even mine up in the mountains) make you ask permission to do almost anything on your own property. Great state, but the regulation and control here has gotten to be overbearing.

[@mountain-man0]

​@@Jordan-tq2jcthis tends to almost be even more important than climate sometimes. Several states, bipartisan, are good for homesteading because of easy laws but not climate necessarily.

[@RedScareClair]

That 110 gallons is an improvement. It was completely restricted at 1 point due to "water rights"

[@m0hoosier]

How do they know how much you are collecting?

[@soothsayersentinel7777]

I live in Denver and can't wait to get out of here. Lived here all my life and it turned into such a cesspool, looking for land in the four corners area

[@timothyortega5608]

Bought a property just outside of Cortez Colorado I moved out here 3 years ago the problem is there is a lack of housing it is hard to get established but I moved from Salt Lake City and I don't miss it one bit! I heard that Denver sucks.😮

[@troyrager1352]

South East Utah is pretty fantastic as well

[@natejosich]

So glad to see you cover Colorado, I’m Colorado native and love it here, SW Colorado is amazing

[@StefanoCreatini]

Hey Curtis, we met in Durango when you passed by and stayed on Patricks farm. Durango exploded in expense and the water rights are tricky for homesteading. The north fork, (Paonia and Hotchkiss) is a better place to homestead in my opinion. Better water rights and more isolated via natural features.

[@Adam_B]

Colorado's Western Slope is also pretty good for homesteading

[@kellstat]

I think that's what he was mostly saying and looking at, at least sw.

[@kellstat]

@@mrmines2000 I concur! Bad area, for numerous reasons.

[@thunderrollsmedia]

SE Colorado is ok. Not much precipitation. BUT WE NEEDHOMESTEADERS, to regenerate the land.

[@danielnelson6971]

Also, another thing to consider is almost in a straight line west to east below, Cortez Durango, and all the way to Pagosa Springs is the Indian reservation, the southern Ute Indian reservation. I would not recommend buying land or homesteading on the reservation for many reasons.

[@Ranchohieloyfuego]

Name a couple

[@danielnelson6971]

@@Ranchohieloyfuego Typically they can hunt on your land. Plus, if you have a dock in a river or lake and they don’t like it, they can tell you to move it and you have to. Their relations with the white men since contact is never been good. In the event that society collapses what’s to keep them from kicking you off their land. There’s a bunch more reasons, but you could probably look that up. Consider looking into the book by Joel Skousen called Strategic Relocation. You won’t regret it.

[@iShowUnusualBehavior]

Would love to know why

[@renebernays5774]

as a Colorado chick, I'd say Colorado's Western Slope is the perfect region specifically The Grand Valley famous for beautiful vinyards, Palisade Peaches and Olathe Sweet Corn

[@BrodyDog513]

@@mrmines2000too late, unfortunately

[@renebernays5774]

​@@mrmines2000I'd agree with that statement .... I left five years ago

[@renebernays5774]

i sure do miss SW Colorado thank you

[@jdsunshinefarms119]

Real estate prices will choke out out before you get started.

[@masterfubar23]

Isn't Colorado a sacrificial state?

[@3dogsandapaw934]

When are you going to do Wyoming

[@gabehanratty4783]

Colorado is a good place to be from!

[@tommygoddard8651]

Im looking at buying some land in the area of alamosa...how do they feel about diy septic systems.

[@tommygoddard8651]

I lived in the sw corner and denver area most of my life. I love Colorado and yes the reservation is no place for most people.

[@contentment164]

We installed our own, but the state made us hire an engineer to do a soils analysis and design the system.

[@HumbleHollarHomestead]

In April 2014 hubby and I moved from Boulder County to our property in The Sangre De Cristo mountains at 10600 FT. We had amish stack a beautiful stabbur log cabin while we lived in a hot tent. We used a snowmobile/snowshoes and Jeep wrangler for transportation. Very challenging when you live on a road that has patches of dirt and 6 ft (or more) snow drifts through out the season My husband is a skilled Machinist and had a job near by which was rare. Most people in this region are on welfare and are descendents of the original spanish conquistadors. They hate outsiders and aren't afraid to tell you. The cartalese are imbeded in the population, theft, drugs and crime are rapid. If you expect police to help they will tell you to get a gun and if you shoot anyone you got to tell them. I was there alone a lot and chased off robers before (I kept the M14 with me at all times). The locals do not like the homesteading people (for some good reasons sadly) and code enforcement is used per their discretion. They have essentially weaponized code enforcement to reflect so much. The San Luis Valley surrounding SCM are often pitched as a good option for homesteading but it is not. The Valley floor is desolate. I personally saw temperatures ranging from -24 to 100 F (in the valley) with very little perception and feet of snow where we were.( May 24th snow storm of 3 feet the first year.) Summers are short winters are long, average snow fall 13 feet. The land that most people buy in the Valley is mostly volcanic rock, very little soil. The farm land that does exist is irrigated crop circles, barley and potatos (on the Blanca side) To sum up the general population and the climate is very hostile. I wouldn't change our decision to develop our land though it taught us many lessons and strengthened our resolve. We did end up selling our cabin after some years of finishing it that ended up being very profitable. We started over in Arkansas (after witnessing the degration of our home). It has been amazing in AR, abundant water, no wild fires and morals still exist here. The woke don't come where we are in AR, which is great! To sum up The San Luis Valley is an excellent place for personal development and adventure but not for homesteading. Thanks for not including this area in your go zones. The land that are go zones were way out of our price range, that is one of the reasons we chose to leave the state.

[@davidsullivan3906]

I grew up in SLV. You could probably find some homesteading near the Rio grand. But I agree it's not the best climate. Winters are cold and long. Spring winds aren't fun either. I won't be moving back there.

[@iShowUnusualBehavior]

I’ve visited the san luis sengre de crisco and crestone area. Truly beautiful gods country out there. The vibes/people were somewhat odd though. Very curious to learn more about the people out there though

[@dennisdow]

I was born and raised in that area, which is dominated by low-fertility soil and high mountain deserts. Geographically, it's not ideal. Politically it's horrible and becoming worse.

[@williamgiffen6753]

Looking forward to your review of Nevada. We’re homesteading in the northwest near Lake Tahoe….”just add water”

[@Johnsrides]

Thank you Curtis. What are your thoughts about Indiana?

[@offgridcurtisstone]

It’s pretty nice.

[@Tronic_]

Thanks for making this, would love to here your opinion on Utah, hopefully get that on your channel someday..

[@BrodyDog513]

What do people think about Pagosa Springs, Paonia, or Rifle?

[@iShowUnusualBehavior]

Super expensive. Touristy in the summer. Its very pretty lots of national forest land and nature. My thoughts on pagosa

[@alexlavertyau]

Could you do this series but for the east coast of Australia? 😅

[@offgridcurtisstone]

I think so. We'd like to do that. We'll get through this series first.

[@henoch44]

Wyoming, pretty please.

[@jayweiss602]

Great video! Utah next please.

[@kristenm.8540]

What does CFB stand for? You’re pointing at my ranch here Curtis

[@offgridcurtisstone]

That’s a type of climate in the Koppen climate classification.

[@AquaRover]

Please pretty please do videos on WI and MN.

[@gideonporter537]

Longtime NZ fan Curtis...genuine question...what do you mean by woke? I think I'd listen to you where I tend to just shut out the MAGA crowd....so keen to get your take on it plse.

[@offgridcurtisstone]

By woke I mean retarded leftist beliefs like trans women are women, cloth masks stop viruses, and open borders are great.

[@gardeninggalagain]

and total intolerance and inability to choose to agree to disagree, yet get along amicably.

[@gideonporter537]

@offgridcurtisstone I am a "leftist". I am awake to social injustice. NZ saved hundreds of thousands of covid lives. I DONT believe Trans are women. I do believe your growing methodologies. I'm sad at yr mistaken beliefs. Nga mihi

[@MothershipOffGrid]

@@offgridcurtisstoneIncorrect my friend. The definition literally is “aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice)”. Get it right or use another word. Seriously you sound like a jerk by not caring for others who have it worse than you.

[@offgridcurtisstone]

Ok great. Keep being woke.

[@sentienthamster]

Way off the mark. Those are all super expensive tourist/second home locations The San Luis Valley, South Park and the western slope are all move affordable and have a climate way more suited to crop production than any of the ski areas that litter that corner of the map. Beautiful area no doubt, but there are much, much better in this context.

[@gabehanratty4783]

There's really no farming in South Park it's 10,000 ft above sea level and you have two months of frost-free weather. Good luck

[@gv3398]

Do Alabama or South Carolina 🙏

[@Andrew.84s]

I live in Southern Colorado I don't You don't know Colorado, stick to What you know.

[@danielnelson6971]

Suspicious Observers say Denver Sucks!

[@gardeninggalagain]

@offgridcurtisstone Any chance you have authorized another YT channel to duplicate your work? Does he help by providing the research for you, and you have a collaboration? I'm trying to figure out what looks like blatant plagiarism.

[@offgridcurtisstone]

From The Field has its own channel that sometimes uses my stuff.

[@gardeninggalagain]

@@offgridcurtisstone Not them, I would have recognized that. This guy's channel name is M i c r o U r b, and he posts state reviews always a few hours after you do, plagiarizing a lot of your content and wording.

[@offgridcurtisstone]

Not too worried about it. I’m flattered really.

[@MothershipOffGrid]

I don’t understand why the word woke is used in a derogatory fashion. It literally means being sympathetic to the racial and social injustice of others. So are we a bunch of a$$holes now? Is that what’s popular? Seriously get the terminology correct. I would love if someone could enlighten me.

[@danielnelson6971]

Go woke go broke! Idiocy based on Marxism

[@silkamilkamonico]

You may be confusing woke with awake. Woke is a liberal ideology that forces opiniinated thinking as factual language and seeks a negative reaction for outside that box thinking.

[@Art.Magick]

I think some people use the word to describe the more corporate and propagandistic pandering that often uses the banner of social justice and equality as a "trojan horse" to usher in corporate and globalist agendas. I don't think it's a criticism of people's individual best intentions but more of the big-money systems and organizations that pretend to care.

[@RedScareClair]

That's not what it means. I wish you guys would stop using it but at least your intentions were good lol

[@RedScareClair]

Really wish you guys would just stop using the term "woke." None of you know what it means or use it correctly.

[@offgridcurtisstone]

Tell us what it means.

[@kristenm.8540]

@JonLevi