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Post by gangrene on Dec 18, 2014 18:41:13 GMT -5
With the Jets season well and truly flushed down the shitter, I have been inspired by an magazine article on escaping ... www.forbes.com/sites/teradata/2014/12/04/living-off-grid-no-longer-just-for-the-hippies/Has anyone ever tried (or know someone who has) tried living off grid or living somewhere very isolated but on the grid ? Selling surplus electricity back to a utility company. I am thinking about New Mexico about 130 miles west of Albuquerque .. and yes thinking is all I may all I do about. I am thinking NM rather than southern Cali as property is obviously cheaper and heating is primarily an issue at night. Up north less sun for solar and more energy spent heating in winter and reducing humidity in summer. I am not so interested in Santa Fe, too many New Age'ers. Any of you MoFo's lived in NM ? I would imagine it's a lot of rural poverty with meth labs and hot springs. All stories, input of getting the f*uck out of your current life and escaping .. welcome. |
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Post by bxjetfan on Dec 18, 2014 18:44:00 GMT -5
You could write Ted Kazcynski.
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Post by gangrene on Dec 18, 2014 18:47:30 GMT -5
You could write Ted Kazcynski. Montana is beautiful this time of year. |
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Post by RobR on Dec 18, 2014 19:31:25 GMT -5
With the Jets season well and truly flushed down the shitter, I have been inspired by an magazine article on escaping ... www.forbes.com/sites/teradata/2014/12/04/living-off-grid-no-longer-just-for-the-hippies/Has anyone ever tried (or know someone who has) tried living off grid or living somewhere very isolated but on the grid ? Selling surplus electricity back to a utility company. I am thinking about New Mexico about 130 miles west of Albuquerque .. and yes thinking is all I may all I do about. I am thinking NM rather than southern Cali as property is obviously cheaper and heating is primarily an issue at night. Up north less sun for solar and more energy spent heating in winter and reducing humidity in summer. I am not so interested in Santa Fe, too many New Age'ers. Any of you MoFo's lived in NM ? I would imagine it's a lot of rural poverty with meth labs and hot springs. All stories, input of getting the f*uck out of your current life and escaping .. welcome. Funny you ask but I'll be moving back to Albuquerque full time in April, but I'll be living on the grid....I'm not a savage.  I'm not sure if you've ever been in NM before by your post but the landscape can differ greatly from mile to mile. I've visited many states and NM is by far the most scenic and has some of the best food I ever tasted. Being up in the Jemez mountains reminded me of the White mountains in NH. If you like outdoors type shit(fishing, hunting, camping) and great weather many parts of NM could be for you. I know I can't wait to go back, already booked my ticket to look for and buy a property. |
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Post by Big L on Dec 18, 2014 19:38:11 GMT -5
Better buy a property with a clear view of the southern sky. You'll need DirecTV and Center Ice
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Post by RobR on Dec 18, 2014 19:43:06 GMT -5
Better buy a property with a clear view of the southern sky. You'll need DirecTV and Center Ice In NM you always have a clear view. Thanks for looking out for me BigL, you'll need to keep the Isle thread updated because I'm going too miss a ton of games late march/early april. |
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Post by jay57 on Dec 18, 2014 20:02:48 GMT -5
I too am intrigued by this lifestyle. I spend a lot of time watching YouTube videos and the like. I probably will never do it either, but I am really interested in self-sufficiency. I feel like all those things that are grandparents knew how to do have been lost, things like farming and canning vegetables and killing things to eat,raising animals things like that.
I know land in the desert out west is really cheap, 40 acres for like $8000! |
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Post by Big L on Dec 18, 2014 20:06:51 GMT -5
Better buy a property with a clear view of the southern sky. You'll need DirecTV and Center Ice In NM you always have a clear view. Thanks for looking out for me BigL, you'll need to keep the Isle thread updated because I'm going too miss a ton of games late march/early april. That's right when things should be getting good! (Hopefully) |
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Post by RobR on Dec 18, 2014 20:10:18 GMT -5
I too am intrigued by this lifestyle. I spend a lot of time watching YouTube videos and the like. I probably will never do it either, but I am really interested in self-sufficiency. I feel like all those things that are grandparents knew how to do have been lost, things like farming and canning vegetables and killing things to eat,raising animals things like that.
I know land in the desert out west is really cheap, 40 acres for like $8000! Like I said earlier the land can vary from mile to mile. Thousands of square miles of NM are more than likely uninhabitable and that is why you can get land for $2K an acre. |
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Post by bxjetfan on Dec 18, 2014 20:27:44 GMT -5
I too am intrigued by this lifestyle. I spend a lot of time watching YouTube videos and the like. I probably will never do it either, but I am really interested in self-sufficiency. I feel like all those things that are grandparents knew how to do have been lost, things like farming and canning vegetables and killing things to eat,raising animals things like that.
I know land in the desert out west is really cheap, 40 acres for like $8000! Just hit that shit with a hammer til it stops movin.  |
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Post by Jets Things on Dec 18, 2014 20:29:14 GMT -5
There's a *New* Mexico??
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Post by gangrene on Dec 18, 2014 20:33:01 GMT -5
With the Jets season well and truly flushed down the shitter, I have been inspired by an magazine article on escaping ... www.forbes.com/sites/teradata/2014/12/04/living-off-grid-no-longer-just-for-the-hippies/Has anyone ever tried (or know someone who has) tried living off grid or living somewhere very isolated but on the grid ? Selling surplus electricity back to a utility company. I am thinking about New Mexico about 130 miles west of Albuquerque .. and yes thinking is all I may all I do about. I am thinking NM rather than southern Cali as property is obviously cheaper and heating is primarily an issue at night. Up north less sun for solar and more energy spent heating in winter and reducing humidity in summer. I am not so interested in Santa Fe, too many New Age'ers. Any of you MoFo's lived in NM ? I would imagine it's a lot of rural poverty with meth labs and hot springs. All stories, input of getting the f*uck out of your current life and escaping .. welcome. Funny you ask but I'll be moving back to Albuquerque full time in April, but I'll be living on the grid....I'm not a savage. I'm not sure if you've ever been in NM before by your post but the landscape can differ greatly from mile to mile. I've visited many states and NM is by far the most scenic and has some of the best food I ever tasted. Being up in the Jemez mountains reminded me of the White mountains in NH. If you like outdoors type shit(fishing, hunting, camping) and great weather many parts of NM could be for you. I know I can't wait to go back, already booked my ticket to look for and buy a property. Thanks for this. I spent time Santa Fe before, I like the landscape but not quite the new age art scene there. I am not quite the deer hunter type but I do like to fish and am more comfortable in the countryside/oudoors. I am looking at the El Malpais area about three or four hours southwest of the Jemez mountains. It seems to get damned cold there at night in winter, colder than NYC where I currently live. What's Albuquerque like as a city ? |
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Post by gangrene on Dec 18, 2014 20:33:38 GMT -5
You're thinking Ron Mexico |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2014 20:45:34 GMT -5
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Post by RobR on Dec 18, 2014 21:02:17 GMT -5
Funny you ask but I'll be moving back to Albuquerque full time in April, but I'll be living on the grid....I'm not a savage. I'm not sure if you've ever been in NM before by your post but the landscape can differ greatly from mile to mile. I've visited many states and NM is by far the most scenic and has some of the best food I ever tasted. Being up in the Jemez mountains reminded me of the White mountains in NH. If you like outdoors type shit(fishing, hunting, camping) and great weather many parts of NM could be for you. I know I can't wait to go back, already booked my ticket to look for and buy a property. Thanks for this. I spent time Santa Fe before, I like the landscape but not quite the new age art scene there. I am not quite the deer hunter type but I do like to fish and am more comfortable in the countryside/oudoors. I am looking at the El Malpais area about three or four hours southwest of the Jemez mountains. It seems to get damned cold there at night in winter, colder than NYC where I currently live. What's Albuquerque like as a city ? I'm not familiar with the area you mentioned but you could live in southern NM in a town like Cloudcroft and have tons of snow and never see the 90's in temperature during the summer. In NM you are dealing with altitude and the mountainous areas tend too be quite beautiful. I used to fish up at Fenton Lake which is at 8,000 above sea level and limit out on trout in two hours....every time, one hour from albuquerque and a great drive. As far as Albuquerque, it is very diverse. There is a great mix of cultures and the people tend to be friendly and more of the "live and let live" variety. Comparatively speaking I get warned here in FL for taking out my trash can an hour early. Personally I can't wait to get back there. If you want to live off the grid but be close to a major city you should look into the east mountains. You won't pay $2k for an acre but at least you'll have a water supply. Check out Tijeras and the surrounding area. |
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I'm not sure if you've ever been in NM before by your post but the landscape can differ greatly from mile to mile. I've visited many states and NM is by far the most scenic and has some of the best food I ever tasted. Being up in the Jemez mountains reminded me of the White mountains in NH.
