If we could buy 1000 acres or more, who would join us?

[Carlybee]

If only we had 11 million dollars...... http://www.landwatch.com/Comal-County-Texas-Farms-and-Ranches-for-sale/pid/200266019


Hope you and your daughter feel better soon Deborah

 

[Lindsey]

Touching base: Daughter Lynsay had emergency surgery (ectopic pregnancy). Her family is staying with us for now. I am still hobbling around on crutches but getting by. Things are settling in, so I'll be able to get online more often, hopefully. We're getting our ducks in a row. The decision has been made, we're leaving Cali, and would like to live with and near other like-minded individuals. Let's try and make this work.

'Talk' soon.

Sorry to hear this. Good thoughts go out to you, Lynsay and Gavin.

As far as plans, I am up for a move, maybe not as soon as you, but in 1-2 years. I like the idea of "adopting" a town/county by moving into that area; I'll be bringing my business with me, if there are any auto body workers who are thinking of moving but worried about a job, I might be able to take away that worry. I'm not really interested in a shared land purchase.

And not to be a broken record, but for me, the weather needs to be relatively comfortable year-round. For me that means, average Jan lows of 25 or higher, less than 3' of snow/year, enough rain for crops, few (if any) days where heat index is 95+.

 

[Carlybee]

towns for sale http://www.cnbc.com/id/48577910/page/9

 

[opal]

just me or does cnbc not want to load?

 

[Carlybee]

just me or does cnbc not want to load?

Loading for me..just realized though, that article is from 2012.

 

[opal]

okiedokie.. as long as I'm not missing much

 

[Origanalist]

The thing about Texas is I'm not too sure how I would tolerate the heat.

 

[presence]

Something to consider... I'm on about 7 acres, but I adjoin 10,000 acres of state land and 400 of pasture land; I get the "buffer" benefits without the property taxes. I have 5 neighbours within 1 mile radius, probably 3 times that many abandoned, foreclosed, or vacation homes.

Unless you're going to log, quarry, bale hay, or raise a herd of cows... there really is no need to own a 1000 acres; which is a pretty big area; a mile wide and a mile and a half long.

It might be much more feasible to "pick a state forest" and populate the private parcels adjacent.

 

[Carlybee]

Not sure I want to live next to any federal or state owned lands if a shtf scenario were to arise due to eminent domain issues.

 

[TonySutton]

Not sure I want to live next to any federal or state owned lands if a shtf scenario were to arise due to eminent domain issues.

Actually being adjacent to public land might be great when SHTF because you could lay claim to the land or purchase it cheaply as reorganization occurs.

 

[opal]

Probably doesn't apply to Federal land occupied by the military.. but there are some choice areas of the HUGE land mass that is Eglin AFB that would be great to homestead.
*wants a pond on property - preferably spring fed*

 

[Carlybee]

Actually being adjacent to public land might be great when SHTF because you could lay claim to the land or purchase it cheaply as reorganization occurs.

I'm thinking when the shtf, the military is going to try to occupy...I keep thinking of WW2 when the Nazis took people's homes..same thing in France. Unless its just utter chaos.

 

[jllundqu]

Deborah...

Put me on your list as well. Depends on the location, but in a SHTF scenario, I would gladly bring my family and resources into the fold. I can provide security, training, and lots of weapons/ammo for *hunting*

My wife is also a training to be an herbalist and healer. She knits, sews, stitches, gardens, basically anything needed on a homestead.

 

[FSP-Rebel]

Any particular part of the country in mind yet? New Hampshire already has a movement underway...

1385 acres for sale in western NH <==this place looks pretty nice!
http://www.landwatch.com/Sullivan-County-New-Hampshire-Land-for-sale/pid/116174408

1020 acres for sale in NH, near VT border
http://www.landwatch.com/Grafton-County-New-Hampshire-Land-for-sale/pid/114506625

Your first listing is located in the same general city as Bardo Farm, which is a freestater farm of several hundred acres in Croydon in northern NH. They are totally self sustainable and they do their own share of gardening among other things despite the winter season in NH. http://bardofarm.com/about-us/ Plus, you already have a steady and increasing state community of liberty lovers and you wouldn't have to start from scratch. Outside of Manchester, there really are no inner cities in NH and wouldn't attract federal authorities much. You'd also have an implanted social and political scene already existing that you'd just mesh into.

 

[Carlybee]

The thing about Texas is I'm not too sure how I would tolerate the heat.

My husband feels that way about the cold so NH is out for us. It is pretty brutal here from June through September. Some locales worse than others. The panhandle and parts of north Texas can get pretty bad weather in the winter time but it's generally mild in the rest of the state, and summer heat is everywhere. Not bad if you work indoors but uncomfortable if you have to work outside.

 

[TonySutton]

For people who are concerned about the cold/heat, I was in the Marines for 20 years and they shipped all over the place. You get acclimated to the local temps within 2 weeks and to the general weather within 2 years. During my lifetime I have lived 10 years in central Florida, 10 years in southern IN, 15 years in NC, 5 in PA and 10+ in Ohio right next to Lake Erie. The Marines sent me all over the world. It really should not be a big problem for most people unless you have a specific medical condition.

 

[jllundqu]

In a SHTF scenario, I would avoind anything in New England like the plague.... sorry FSP NH! Millions of zombies looting and plundering from the big cities outward is not appealing. Stick to rural america.

 

[Deborah K]

Something to consider... I'm on about 7 acres, but I adjoin 10,000 acres of state land and 400 of pasture land; I get the "buffer" benefits without the property taxes. I have 5 neighbours within 1 mile radius, probably 3 times that many abandoned, foreclosed, or vacation homes.

Unless you're going to log, quarry, bale hay, or raise a herd of cows... there really is no need to own a 1000 acres; which is a pretty big area; a mile wide and a mile and a half long.

It might be much more feasible to "pick a state forest" and populate the private parcels adjacent.

I just threw that number out there. It would depend on how many people end up joining this venture. Mark and I would like to get acreage and build our own home, and have others buy in the same area. But we'd also like to help people who can't buy land by letting them live on our land and help work it. If we can get a fair amount of land, we can have a farm and ranch that will feed everyone who lives there. And people can provide their own living quarters, i.e. trailers, pre-fabs, etc. If we live near a town, people could still get work, as well as have home businesses. We could do a fair amount of bartering too. At least this is the general idea. Although, we are open to anything, including the idea of 'adopting' a town and its surrounding areas.

I gotta say, I'm not 'feelin' the eastern states right now.

 

[heavenlyboy34]

For people who are concerned about the cold/heat, I was in the Marines for 20 years and they shipped all over the place. You get acclimated to the local temps within 2 weeks and to the general weather within 2 years. During my lifetime I have lived 10 years in central Florida, 10 years in southern IN, 15 years in NC, 5 in PA and 10+ in Ohio right next to Lake Erie. The Marines sent me all over the world. It really should not be a big problem for most people unless you have a specific medical condition.

Although I hate the desert heat, this is my experience too^^ I lived in Cincinnati once for a year, then came back to my native Phoenix. Even if you don't particularly like the climate, the body does adjust to it over time.

 

[heavenlyboy34]

The thing about Texas is I'm not too sure how I would tolerate the heat.

Stay in the shade during the hottest part of the day and drink lots of water (which you should be doing anyway).