Xenji
Member
If you're on this site, chances are you've contemplated living off-grid in order to live off the beauty of mother nature herself. The terminology "Squatter's" given to us are to me, nothing more than mere jealousy. Due to the fact the government can't control our flow of currency nor expectation's of what we believe is right, society simply has been brainwashed. To many we may seem like scum, however not all of us desire to break into structures which we personally never claimed or have any authority of doing so. Instead, tons of us desire to live off of nothing more than the land itself yet contemplate the idea due to the thought of losing modern technology. What if I told you, the only piece of technology you'd lose no more than your cable and internet? Hopefully you found yourself to be intrigued, this is your call to join such a group.
Throughout a three year period I've been taking breaks from work, living in thick forestry. During my trial period I found myself located within the southern mountain's of Lake Cowichan. I rarely ever ran into any logging industries or law enforcment, never being any further than the trail itself. Logging is common within the area, however that's not necessarily an issue. You see, the area my friend and I discovered is nearly half a kilometer off of the main trail, leading up the mountain side into thick bush. Once you've reached the area, you'd note a small clearing approximately 10 ft. by 7 ft. Trees and shrubbery conceal this confined area, while only something comparable to a SCREAM can be heard on the main trail. This trail is shut off to most of society, other than logging industries. Who doesn't mind being 2.6 kilometers out of town into the bush, having a wonderful view of the town and valley itself!
Let me make one thing clear, many of you are probably terrified with how many times I've stated "logging industries." First off, the shelter isn't going to be above ground. Once the first structure (10 ft. x 15 ft.) Is created PROPERLY using framing, insulation, etc. etc. we're simply going to bury it one foot underneath the soil. With the blue prints I've made, the roof should be capable of holding at least more than 150 cubic feet. Inside the shelter will have four various areas:
- Two nearly 6 ft by 5 ft rooms, intended for sleeping in while storing personal valuables. Capable of fitting a bed up to 5'10" in measurement, 3 feet in width. One would have enough room to put a small television, storage chest and lamp in there including the space underneath your bed.
- One 2 ft by 5 ft bathroom, gaining it's water from the upper stream. Once a line is dug from the stream into the TOP of the chamber dug out, PVC piping will be put down in order to allow water to flow in. A cap will be inserted on the tip, capable of lifting with a piece of wire in order to control water flow. Another piece of PVC piping will be inserted on the bottom of the dug out chamber, taking the excess waste out into the lower water.
- The last room is the hallway which connects the other rooms, roughly estimating at 3 ft. by 14 ft. Within the hallway several other's could sleep, half a foot used for shelving while nothing more.
- So it sounds pretty wicked and all, however how will you see a damn thing?! I know, Hydroelectricity! We're beside a nice stream, therefore two water wheels will be put into action. Sadly, in order to prevent individual's from knowing of our location (If we were to ever see anyone else) we'll be making both under ground. In order to do so, we'll be grabbing two circular tubs or barrels, having PVC piping come into our electricity shack. I'm hoping to have this 4 ft by 5 ft, standing 6 ft tall. From there, PVC piping molded as a half-pipe shall be used for the water to force the barrel around. I'm thinking the best option is to have a belt hooked up to a motor mounted in front of it, allowing the circuit to form within it. If the wheel is stable enough, another motor and belt could be added on the other side. Wiring would be almost simplistic, splicing it into a plugin or power bar. This power bar would have the car battery charger, where with two wheels running at once would be more than 20 volts. If 20 volts were met, charging a battery wouldn't take more than 4-8 hours. Now, one of those batteries should be capable of lasting you more than 5-10 hours. If not, you're clearly sitting on your ass using all of it instead of helping the community. An individual is given an DC to AC inverter, while the main room with both fridge and mini fridge is given two. Therefore, anything which needs a socket for power now works! If you have usb technology, simply bring a wall charger which fits.
So much more to write about, ah... Such little time! If individual's are interested I'll continue writing down our game plan, plus our tactics of living out in the wild as modern as we can. Remember, we're not tree hugging hippies. We're a community of squatter's who desire to make mother nature our home whether the government or any other individual's try stopping us. We do believe in the thought of electricity and technology hense the reason we CONDONE IT! Our goal is to live as freely an individual is possible to. Until next time,
- James.
Throughout a three year period I've been taking breaks from work, living in thick forestry. During my trial period I found myself located within the southern mountain's of Lake Cowichan. I rarely ever ran into any logging industries or law enforcment, never being any further than the trail itself. Logging is common within the area, however that's not necessarily an issue. You see, the area my friend and I discovered is nearly half a kilometer off of the main trail, leading up the mountain side into thick bush. Once you've reached the area, you'd note a small clearing approximately 10 ft. by 7 ft. Trees and shrubbery conceal this confined area, while only something comparable to a SCREAM can be heard on the main trail. This trail is shut off to most of society, other than logging industries. Who doesn't mind being 2.6 kilometers out of town into the bush, having a wonderful view of the town and valley itself!
Let me make one thing clear, many of you are probably terrified with how many times I've stated "logging industries." First off, the shelter isn't going to be above ground. Once the first structure (10 ft. x 15 ft.) Is created PROPERLY using framing, insulation, etc. etc. we're simply going to bury it one foot underneath the soil. With the blue prints I've made, the roof should be capable of holding at least more than 150 cubic feet. Inside the shelter will have four various areas:
- Two nearly 6 ft by 5 ft rooms, intended for sleeping in while storing personal valuables. Capable of fitting a bed up to 5'10" in measurement, 3 feet in width. One would have enough room to put a small television, storage chest and lamp in there including the space underneath your bed.
- One 2 ft by 5 ft bathroom, gaining it's water from the upper stream. Once a line is dug from the stream into the TOP of the chamber dug out, PVC piping will be put down in order to allow water to flow in. A cap will be inserted on the tip, capable of lifting with a piece of wire in order to control water flow. Another piece of PVC piping will be inserted on the bottom of the dug out chamber, taking the excess waste out into the lower water.
- The last room is the hallway which connects the other rooms, roughly estimating at 3 ft. by 14 ft. Within the hallway several other's could sleep, half a foot used for shelving while nothing more.
- So it sounds pretty wicked and all, however how will you see a damn thing?! I know, Hydroelectricity! We're beside a nice stream, therefore two water wheels will be put into action. Sadly, in order to prevent individual's from knowing of our location (If we were to ever see anyone else) we'll be making both under ground. In order to do so, we'll be grabbing two circular tubs or barrels, having PVC piping come into our electricity shack. I'm hoping to have this 4 ft by 5 ft, standing 6 ft tall. From there, PVC piping molded as a half-pipe shall be used for the water to force the barrel around. I'm thinking the best option is to have a belt hooked up to a motor mounted in front of it, allowing the circuit to form within it. If the wheel is stable enough, another motor and belt could be added on the other side. Wiring would be almost simplistic, splicing it into a plugin or power bar. This power bar would have the car battery charger, where with two wheels running at once would be more than 20 volts. If 20 volts were met, charging a battery wouldn't take more than 4-8 hours. Now, one of those batteries should be capable of lasting you more than 5-10 hours. If not, you're clearly sitting on your ass using all of it instead of helping the community. An individual is given an DC to AC inverter, while the main room with both fridge and mini fridge is given two. Therefore, anything which needs a socket for power now works! If you have usb technology, simply bring a wall charger which fits.
So much more to write about, ah... Such little time! If individual's are interested I'll continue writing down our game plan, plus our tactics of living out in the wild as modern as we can. Remember, we're not tree hugging hippies. We're a community of squatter's who desire to make mother nature our home whether the government or any other individual's try stopping us. We do believe in the thought of electricity and technology hense the reason we CONDONE IT! Our goal is to live as freely an individual is possible to. Until next time,
- James.