1st update since buying property.
Good day friends and fellow off-grid enthusiasts! I haven't posted an update for a while. We've been pretty busy out here on the property. We've accomplished a lot but also had to take a little over a month off to do some work in Spokane to pay for all this. Now we're back at it and ready to start building.
Moving in amongst the animals.
We've had a lot of things come up as we've been moving along that have kept me from posting and taking up a lot of my time. This property used to be a hunting property so there are lots of animals around including bears, cougars, moose, elk, dear, bobcat, cougar to name a few. We already had a bear come through the area we used to cook and have been storing a little trash and get into the trash bin. Been hauling out most of our trash daily or every other day but didn't that day and someone came through and made a mess. For that reason we decided we needed to start establishing a pack of dogs to protect the animals we will have out here. Meet Scout. He's now 15 weeks old and is a mixture of Husky, Pyrenees and Anatolian Shepherd.
Now we have access.
Part of the first month of owning this property was establishing access to it. There was only one road getting up to the top of the hill and the back of the property. We rented some equipment and used that to establish a new more accessible road. My son has cerebral palsy and has a hard time walking around especially as he is getting older. Our goal is to make this property extremely accessible for him and this is the start of that.
Check back again tomorrow for another update. I have an updated since we got the property and have a lot of pictures and things to show. So I'll be posting daily at least for a while. I also have pretty decent internet up at this property so I will be posting much more than I have over the past year.
Thanks for the photos of your progress! I'm jealous, I wish I could be somewhere remote like that, on my own land. But I have a garden, that's something at least! The puppydog looks good for guarding when he's bigger. Nice : )
Yes so far I'm very much enjoying it out here. You might ask me that come December when I'm under a layer of snow but for now I love it. I was out on a different property last winter so I'm somewhat understanding of what it will take. But I have a feeling I'm going to be getting more snow at this property it's higher elevation and tucked into the mountains a little more. The pop is doing great he's been out here for about 3 weeks solid now and gaining more confidence. We are surrounded by public land so he has lots of space to roam freely.
It seems like YOU are gaining confidence, too! From what I've seen you're not a newbie, but also not a veteran at this kind of lifestyle, and you're learning a lot all the time. Awesome. I'm in Northwest BC, lots of good land around here, but I'm not currently allowed to own any. So I rent a house with a good back yard, and this was my first summer here so I put in a garden, firepit, etc.
I've dreamed of being part of a sustainable mostly off-grid community of likeminded people for many years. Even tried to get something started a few times, with my YT subscribers and some awake/prepper friends I'd met. Somehow, it never materializes. So I do my best where I'm at.
That's an awesome garden you got going on there! We have a little community of two families on the property I'm at. We are two divorced dads. Started out as three of us but one dropped out. We have other people that are interested in joining us and may do so in time. We are open to a community and have 13 acres. It makes it easier having more people as it is a lot of work especially setting things up.
If you ever make it stateside get a hold of me we'd love to have you come check things out. I'd come up to Canada but I'm not allowed I've been a bad boy to the state in my past. Lol
Hahah, well I'm not allowed down to the USA anymore, thanks to (supposedly) owing my ex a bunch of currency, so I'll have to make my stand here in Canadaville. Unless crypto goes to the moon, and my small holdings are suddenly worth 5 or 6 figures... then I can just wash my hands of it and get my partial freedom back. I won't bank on that happening, but it certainly is possible, and sure would be nice.
I'm looking forward to talking with you more, and seeing what else you post this summer. Keep up the good work : )
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