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My name is Colby. I am from Chattanooga TN and still have family and resources there. I've been traveling with my wife and our little dachshund Callie in a converted work van since 2019. Overall traveling has been extremely beneficial for us but not without difficulties. Since 2019 we have...

Alright, peeps... I'm gonna share with you my on-going journey with the art of land cultivation, building, and off-grid living. I began this with my partner @Caveman118 in mid November of 2018. This all started after I finally spent some time in Louisiana, being my 48th state hit while...

I've run across a story of a pretty amazing looking community in NC, but their only website doesn't actually provide any contact info. Was hoping someone here has heard of em. I would absolutely love to visit this place. http://www.wildroots.org/

I'm kinda putting together a note to self regarding what I'd like to accomplish wherever I am, wherever I end up; a lending library full of reading nooks and porch swings, with a food forest instead of a lawn (GardensNotLawns), with a bunk for whoever wants to help (HomesNotJails), a long table...

This is my first original post on STP and I'm very much looking forward to the responses i might get. I'll start off by saying a little bit about myself, ill keep this short. I'm a 26 year old female originally from Pittsburgh, Pa. I've spent most of my adult life (after dropping out of college...

Cordage is a good thing to have in a survival situation. Any type of wire, rope, string, twine, or line of any type will be useful, but stronger rope is better. It can be used for multiple purposes like lashing things together, building shelter, carrying and moving items, climbing, making a...

In a survival situation, a person has 4 core things that he/she needs to survive. These are Shelter, Water, Fire, and Food. When in a survival situation, remember the Rule of 3: You can survive for 3 Minutes without air (oxygen) or in icy water. You can survive for 3 Hours without shelter in a...

Fire is essential when in a survival situation. It is used to purify and boil water, cook food, as well as other things. There are numerous ways to start a fire when out in the wilderness or in a survival situation. In the absence of lighters and matches, here is a list of various options...

One of the main things you need to worry about when in a survival situation is shelter, especially in cold, damp climates. If you do not have a shelter such as a tent and cannot find a suitable place to use as a shelter from wild animals and the elements, you will need to make one. There are...

Something you need to consider if you are preparing for a SHTF scenario is food. Storing food may seem like a daunting and expensive task, but I found a list by “AZPrepper” which makes things easier for you. He basically came up with a list of $5 food items that you can purchase each week for a...

One thing you need to train your mind to do for a survival situation is to improvise with the things you have available to you. Common, everyday items can be used in a survival situation to provide you with the basics needed to survive. Some examples of things you can use that most everyone may...

Animal Tracking: Because wild creatures usually stay in hiding after a snowstorm, look for tracks about 24 hours later. You can also find tracks in mud or wet sand along beaches, streams, and lakeshores almost any time. Tracks made by members of the dog family are among those most often...

A good tool to have with you in the wilderness when the SHTF is an axe. It is useful for cutting firewood and wood to make things like a shelter. You need to know how to keep your axe in good shape. Before using an axe, whether old or new, you should sharpen its blade. Clamp the head of the...

Distress Signals: If you're in distress in the wilderness during the day, signal with sounds (gun, whistle, tin pans) in a series of threes, each followed by a brief silence. Continue until someone responds. In areas where a sound's effect might be limited (a valley or heavily wooded area)...

Have any of you have long-term or even just short-term experience with an intentional community? Did you follow a certain model of organization? Was anarchism, communism, or any far left ideas part of the equation? Were you in an urban setting? Suburban? Rural? Did you garden, farm, build...

Well it has been a long time coming, but it's time that I finally write out my experiences with wwoofing. Wwoofing is loaded program, filled with wingnuts and kickass people alike. I would recommend it as probably one of the best hostel programs in the states, but I would also recommend doing it...

Hey, i'm an east coast based artist and video professional who doesn't fit into this city life I've been living. I need to be in the wild, reclaim my freedom, and leave my structured life behind. I've traveled coast to coast before but I'm not done yet. I'm selling all my shit and getting ready...

I couldn't find an answer to this in other threads. I can probably buy some land outright at the end of this year. I just want to build a little shack on it, maybe dig a driveway by hand. The problem is I live in a really snooty area of Maine, and I wouldn't be surprised if the town does...

across the street: Strawberry guava, tasty fruit, bentwood furniture, woven fences and???? Up the street (if you guessed very little traffic +8 Internet points) down the street, roads are decent, not far to paved stuff, mountain bike ready). Well, my wife and I are in the process of...

As with most of my posts, besides input on things I really have done, this a hypothetical idea, especially being I'm picky about company and am kind of a misanthrope at times. I am making an attempt to buckle down, with some friends and some family and imbibe in some, longer than a few weeks or...

Swilly kids, oogles, Drainbows, homebums, Scum Fucks need not respond. Land non-deeded. Some improvements and shacks empty. Hard work, fresh air and 400 acres of anarcho-farming.... hit me up ask questions. Making a move by May. Intentional community run by consensus. If youve stayed at the...

Some of y'all might be interested in this sort of thing. Time Saturday, October 1 at 1:00pm - November 13 at 4:00pm Location A little South East of Trail BC One of the original intentions of a Rainbow Gathering was to manifest 3000 acres of land, pass the Magic Hat and build a...

Hello, Im new to this forum and slightly new to the "lifestyle" I live in rural Missouri. I'm a college student, studying Art and Theatre officially, but sustainable agriculture and local wildlife off the books. I've been a practicing freegan for 3 years, and a vegan for 5. I've hitchhiked...