7/15/2015 5:46:36 PM |
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hunterdan
Olalla, WA
60, joined Jan. 2008
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Is there any ladies that can live off the land like living up in the mountains
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7/17/2015 7:19:29 PM |
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janet5360
Pittsburgh, PA
64, joined Dec. 2013
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I know I can. I can cook on a fire, grow my own food and fish.
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7/17/2015 7:29:37 PM |
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mc4040
Muscatine, IA
42, joined Oct. 2014
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Theirs more to it then that you can do that camping.
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7/19/2015 11:07:01 AM |
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janet5360
Pittsburgh, PA
64, joined Dec. 2013
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Your right I can. I did it only once in a cabin. Maybe I missed the whole effect. I had a bag of potatoes.
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7/22/2015 12:02:13 AM |
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cole_tanner
Fort Pierre, SD
35, joined Dec. 2012
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women can't live off the land anymore there too materialistic
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8/2/2015 12:59:10 AM |
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my2sunshine
Pulaski, NY
51, joined Apr. 2013
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Fish, hunt, garden, preserve...but you are absolutely right...I have to have electricity for my refrigerator, freezer and washing machine! My tractor runs on diesel and my tiller runs on gas. I'm not interested in using horses for the workload. I do use methane from the earth for heat, hot water and indoor cooking...the well was drilled in the late 1800s and still produces what I need. You won't catch me cutting down trees for firewood or chopping it either...I will gather downed wood for an outdoor fire and cook dinner.
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8/2/2015 11:49:14 AM |
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hunterdan
Olalla, WA
60, joined Jan. 2008
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Yes I designed the house that will accept water from a creek in a filtering system to make it drinkable and I am still figuring out what size motor to put on to make 200 amp service to the house. the house has 1 bedroom one utility room 1 bathroom kitchen living room. in the utility room will be two freezers and cupboard and counter and things like a bread maker, meat grinder, meat slicer,Dehydrator. and I only cut dead trees or windfalls it makes good firewood main source of heat would be a pellet stove the wood stove would be for When ::signcoolthe power goes out I can still cook and heat
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8/3/2015 12:04:30 AM |
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my2sunshine
Pulaski, NY
51, joined Apr. 2013
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So a pellet stove is living off the land? Seems to me you would be dependent on a pellet company and have to go to town to purchase same!
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8/3/2015 12:07:37 AM |
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my2sunshine
Pulaski, NY
51, joined Apr. 2013
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I figured you were all solar paneled up.
I'm guessing you aren't off the grid.
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8/3/2015 7:37:13 AM |
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hunterdan
Olalla, WA
60, joined Jan. 2008
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It would have a pellet stove in one corner and in the other corner of wood stove for when I lost power still could heat and cook off of
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8/3/2015 7:40:23 AM |
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hunterdan
Olalla, WA
60, joined Jan. 2008
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Solar backup would be but my main source is power from the river
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8/3/2015 10:48:10 PM |
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stargazzer
Creighton, NE
68, joined Feb. 2007
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As a retired farmer I guess you can say yes I am living off the land.
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8/12/2015 3:56:00 PM |
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lannb85
Middletown, NY
56, joined Sep. 2014
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I live off my own land in Mexico every time I go there. It is beautiful. Lots to do and keep me busy. Brook, trees,no house, peaceful. You can do what you want when you want.
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8/12/2015 11:06:51 PM |
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mixedethnicprid
Omaha, NE
29, joined Jul. 2015
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but I used to live in the Mountains in a small house & I didn't like it.
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8/19/2015 8:27:06 AM |
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flatheadone
Greenwood, FL
53, joined Jul. 2012
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I have lived in the same area for 50 years and have lived/owned this farm for the last 30 years and i have over the years made improvements to make my life easier and more self sufficient and for the most part i grow most of what i/we eat and produce enough to more than sell/trade for the rest of what i need.
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10/7/2015 10:03:19 PM |
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catchmeagain1
Sylacauga, AL
43, joined Dec. 2012
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Im working on it. I have no doubt that i can... just not quite set up for it at the moment.. and still have some things to learn.
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10/11/2015 7:12:57 PM |
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bluecougareyes
Chelan, WA
73, joined Nov. 2008
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I know I can. I can cook on a fire, grow my own food and fish.
What kinds of grains and legume crops do you grow on your land ?
Do you press olives for your cooking oil ?
or some other plant / animal source ?
Do you have milk cows / goats ?
How about nuts ?
Do you have a variety of producing nut trees ?
Do you pick and eat wild greens and berries ?
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10/16/2015 10:28:30 AM |
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stargazzer
Creighton, NE
68, joined Feb. 2007
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What kinds of grains and legume crops do you grow on your land ?
Do you press olives for your cooking oil ?
or some other plant / animal source ?
Do you have milk cows / goats ?
How about nuts ?
Do you have a variety of producing nut trees ?
Do you pick and eat wild greens and berries ?
Not if the stores are still open
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2/26/2016 2:43:21 PM |
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albyak
Parrott, GA
67, joined Apr. 2011
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What kinds of grains and legume crops do you grow on your land ?
Do you press olives for your cooking oil ?
or some other plant / animal source ?
Do you have milk cows / goats ?
How about nuts ?
Do you have a variety of producing nut trees ?
Do you pick and eat wild greens and berries ?
Funny, when you put up some real questions, they all run LOL People think catching a few fish or shooting an occasional deer is "living off the land"
I keep enough supplies to make it a couple of years, but really don't look forward to "having" to do it
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2/27/2016 4:44:15 PM |
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cupocheer
Assumption, IL
68, joined May. 2010
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3/1/2016 6:51:20 AM |
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cupocheer
Assumption, IL
68, joined May. 2010
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Why sure, OP... Surely you aren't so niave to think men have a monopoly on knowing one but from another, right?
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3/2/2016 8:12:18 PM |
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catchmeagain1
Sylacauga, AL
43, joined Dec. 2012
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What kinds of grains and legume crops do you grow on your land ?
Do you press olives for your cooking oil ?
or some other plant / animal source ?
Do you have milk cows / goats ?
How about nuts ?
Do you have a variety of producing nut trees ?
Do you pick and eat wild greens and berries ?
I do pick wild berries and greens. I raise chickens and Rabbits for meat and eggs. No cows yet or goats but plans for goats soon. No olives. I grow lots of varieties of beans. Lots of veggies in general. No grains as of yet. I fish, and hunt. I can, bake, quilt, crochet, etc.. I have never been very materialistic and will be living off grid in 3.5 yrs.
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3/3/2016 2:53:19 PM |
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albyak
Parrott, GA
67, joined Apr. 2011
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^ ^ ^
Appears I was wrong on my last post, this one seems like she has a good start, good luck...There is a good set of books out of the Carolina mountains called Foxfire I believe that give a lot on how to survive-how they survived.
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3/3/2016 9:20:01 PM |
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DLAL60
Hampton, GA
52, joined Oct. 2014
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I do pick wild berries and greens. I raise chickens and Rabbits for meat and eggs. No cows yet or goats but plans for goats soon. No olives. I grow lots of varieties of beans. Lots of veggies in general. No grains as of yet. I fish, and hunt. I can, bake, quilt, crochet, etc.. I have never been very materialistic and will be living off grid in 3.5 yrs.
Dang girl.......I had no idea you were going off grid......I knew you had many of these other talents though.....miss seeing you!
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3/4/2016 3:03:21 PM |
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cupocheer
Assumption, IL
68, joined May. 2010
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Nuts
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3/4/2016 3:03:33 PM |
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cupocheer
Assumption, IL
68, joined May. 2010
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Fruits
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3/7/2016 1:29:39 PM |
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bluecougareyes
Chelan, WA
73, joined Nov. 2008
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^ ^ ^
Appears I was wrong on my last post, this one seems like she has a good start, good luck...There is a good set of books out of the Carolina mountains called Foxfire I believe that give a lot on how to survive-how they survived.
"Foxfire" books have lots of info. for making hands on projects.
The "Boy Scoots Hand Book" is a great source of info. on how to make thing by hand from natural and salvaged materials and much more.
This book is excelent tool (book) for any homesteaders.
Shelters, Shacks, and Shanties: The Classic Guide to Building ...
http://www.amazon.com/Shelters-Shacks-Shanties-Wilderness-Architecture/dp/0486437477
Shelters, Shacks, and Shanties: The Classic Guide to Building Wilderness Shelters (Dover Books on Architecture) [D. C. Beard] on Amazon.com. ... to build everything from a bark teepee and a tree-top house to a log cabin and a sod house.
This excellent hands-on guide by one of the founders of the Boy Scouts of America contains a wealth of practical instruction and advice on how to build everything from a bark teepee and a tree-top house to a log cabin and a sod house. No professional architects are needed here; and knowing how to use an axe is more important than possessing carpentry skills.
More than 300 of the author's own illustrations and a clear, easy-to-follow text enable campers to create such lodgings as half-cave shelters, beaver mat huts, birch bark shacks, over-water camps, a Navajo hogan, and a pole house. Additional chapters provide information on how to use an axe, split and notch logs, make a fireplace, and even build appropriate gateways to log houses, game preserves, ranches, and other open areas.
An invaluable book for scouts, campers, hikers, and hunters of all ages, this guide and its fascinating collection of outdoor lore "still has intrinsic value," said Whole Earth Magazine, and will be of keen interest to any modern homesteader.
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3/7/2016 3:22:05 PM |
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hunterdan
Olalla, WA
60, joined Jan. 2008
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Fish, hunt, garden, preserve...but you are absolutely right...I have to have electricity for my refrigerator, freezer and washing machine! My tractor runs on diesel and my tiller runs on gas. I'm not interested in using horses for the workload. I do use methane from the earth for heat, hot water and indoor cooking...the well was drilled in the late 1800s and still produces what I need. You won't catch me cutting down trees for firewood or chopping it either...I will gather downed wood for an outdoor fire and cook dinner.
I live next to a creek that is my water and power( debox with 1/2 pipe for water and a 6" pipe to a 2nd debox with a tee for power ). have 12 volt back-up (solar panel)for water and a some RV lights in cabin + oil lamps. i hunt and can, have two 12x24 greenhouses (pvc and plastic with raised beds). sell hides and pan the greek for gold to pay for items needed. do some trapping in the winter.
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3/8/2016 7:31:38 AM |
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cupocheer
Assumption, IL
68, joined May. 2010
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I live next to a creek that is my water and power( debox with 1/2 pipe for water and a 6" pipe to a 2nd debox with a tee for power ). have 12 volt back-up (solar panel)for water and a some RV lights in cabin + oil lamps. i hunt and can, have two 12x24 greenhouses (pvc and plastic with raised beds). sell hides and pan the greek for gold to pay for items needed. do some trapping in the winter.
Have you run your electric and power lines underground from your elder neighbors residence to your place?
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3/8/2016 11:32:34 AM |
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albyak
Parrott, GA
67, joined Apr. 2011
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I live next to a creek that is my water and power( debox with 1/2 pipe for water and a 6" pipe to a 2nd debox with a tee for power ). have 12 volt back-up (solar panel)for water and a some RV lights in cabin + oil lamps. i hunt and can, have two 12x24 greenhouses (pvc and plastic with raised beds). sell hides and pan the greek for gold to pay for items needed. do some trapping in the winter.
My hat is off to anyone who can do what you do. I have solar for emergency and long camping trips even keep a couple 60 lb bags of mixing salt for emergency preserving of freezer foods, many filled liquefied gas tanks to survive a long time in emergency but living with no well four months a year in Alaska is about as much survivalist as I want to be. Have self harvested almost all my own meat, fish and seafood all my life and given enough away to receive many perks in life, though never sold or direct traded other than furs and gator hides.
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3/8/2016 8:11:16 PM |
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cupocheer
Assumption, IL
68, joined May. 2010
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3/12/2016 9:00:45 AM |
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cupocheer
Assumption, IL
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3/18/2016 1:06:33 PM |
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markjetson
Albuquerque, NM
61, joined Jan. 2013
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at least you guys have the most important thing needed to live off the land- mindset-I'm pretty sure the op meant living up in the mountains and staying there, for the most part & with no electric. Imagine a small structure & wood burning stove, cot and sleeping bag. It's not tough in this day and age as far as isolation/loneliness goes, since it's hard to find someplace without cell coverage/internets. And once a person realizes they really only need a city for medical and supplies, they may even come to prefer off grid to city living forever. Spent considerable time in the hills a long time ago and the big thing is to be "dialed in" there's no need to go all primitive, if you try to, I doubt you'd last.
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5/22/2016 3:06:55 PM |
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kathysmith
Boyce, VA
55, joined Jun. 2010
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Is there any ladies that can live off the land like living up in the mountains
Right here! Let's chat if only if you have a real recent photo of you! I don't talk to invisible people on here!
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5/23/2016 9:55:36 AM |
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cupocheer
Assumption, IL
68, joined May. 2010
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Really? Then why are you posting in a thread and talking to an OP who has no pi
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5/23/2016 5:46:10 PM |
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hunterdan
Olalla, WA
60, joined Jan. 2008
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Really? Then why are you posting in a thread and talking to an OP who has no pi
Had pics. too many players on here so I took it off. Had new one, but it will not load
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5/23/2016 6:13:37 PM |
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cupocheer
Assumption, IL
68, joined May. 2010
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(this post has been flagged as inappropriate, sorry.)
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8/20/2016 11:41:12 AM |
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diamondgirl666
Björneborg
Sweden
88, joined May. 2010
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The older you get the less you need and living off the land is comforting..
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10/13/2016 8:36:03 AM |
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kanedog
Onaway, MI
72, joined Dec. 2007
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I'm seeing more and more people moving up here and learning to make do . Growing , hunting , and putting up , I've lived most of my life this way
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10/13/2016 5:00:27 PM |
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stargazzer
Creighton, NE
68, joined Feb. 2007
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I'm seeing more and more people moving up here and learning to make do . Growing , hunting , and putting up , I've lived most of my life this way
I am getting more relaxed in my old age & do buy things
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10/20/2016 5:20:53 AM |
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kanedog
Onaway, MI
72, joined Dec. 2007
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Might as well star its not good azz wipe
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1/23/2017 2:32:07 PM |
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fascinatinggirl
Breeding, KY
40, joined Dec. 2016
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I'm very interested in living independent from the grocery store. Gardening and farming are great ways to do that. There are also other great ways to conserve energy like solar, smaller fridges and wood heat and hot water. I'm hoping to find a man that would be able to work on these projects with me.
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1/29/2017 8:04:20 PM |
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kanedog
Onaway, MI
72, joined Dec. 2007
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Some good people in Woodbury , Ky.
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2/19/2017 11:47:14 AM |
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missamicable
Austin, TX
83, joined Jul. 2014
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Hard times are a thing of the past in America. I want to live simple, but comfortable.
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3/5/2017 9:14:23 AM |
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stargazzer
Creighton, NE
68, joined Feb. 2007
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Hard times are a thing of the past in America. I want to live simple, but comfortable.
LQQK somewere else then
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3/13/2017 8:25:27 AM |
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frecklefarmer
Lebanon, MO
45, joined Oct. 2014
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I like the simple hermit life.
Food is wandering around in the woods or grown in my garden.
Heat is supplied by by mother nature.
It's a very healthy challenge to provide for one's self and not be stuck in the rat race of cities and towns
Not worrying about keeping up with the joneses
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3/13/2017 11:07:43 PM |
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stargazzer
Creighton, NE
68, joined Feb. 2007
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One problem, my self can't keep up with me anymore
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3/21/2017 8:03:31 PM |
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flatheadone
Greenwood, FL
53, joined Jul. 2012
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I like the simple hermit life.
Food is wandering around in the woods or grown in my garden.
Heat is supplied by by mother nature.
It's a very healthy challenge to provide for one's self and not be stuck in the rat race of cities and towns
Not worrying about keeping up with the joneses
For the most part I have lived like this most all my live I could live complete off the grid if the time ever comes. The older I get the less I want to ever have to
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3/24/2017 1:53:23 PM |
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inde_5
Bonaire, GA
42, joined Sep. 2014
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I am a Jones....so i never worry about keeping up.
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