Definitely interested!

What exactly is "self-sufficiency?" Off the grid? Enough land for farming? Defendable from hoardes of invading zombies, searching for late-night brain snacks?

"...dry here in summer..."

And hot.

And expensive (I won't ruin your day by telling you what vehicle reg in SD costs compared to CA).

The list goes on and on...

I plan to make this my first post.. but I`ll touch on it quick.

1. Well water, w/backup geny and/or separate hand pump. (Will run on propane.) 1000g water tank.

2. Irrigation water rights if possible to use for a pond that can have fish in it.

3. Enough land to have a nice sized garden.

4. Enough land to have chickens, rabbits, and maybe some goats.

5. Not on a busy road, dead-end road preferred. (So far every house has been on a dead-end road, and some 1 way the last 1 mile) Prefer a property we can shoot on, but this is proving harder to accomplish than we'd hoped.

6. Enough sun exposure to add solar panels, and enough wind exposure to get some of the newer style wind turbines.

7. Enough garage/storage/shop space to park the vehicles, 4x4s, and have a 'shop' to work out of (I have many metal working tools, and plan to add wood).

8. Wood and/or pellet stove. (Separate or 1 as backup, if only 1 stove it must be wood.)

9. Propane. Water heater, stove, heater.

The idea is to be fine if the power goes down or the city water goes down. At time of move in we wont be doing the solar or wind so we'd be w/out lights but the idea is to still have water, hot water, and heat the house.

I have a lot more details, and probably forgot some stuff.. I hope to have this posted on my blog soon

My father enjoys dry british humor, and growing up I saw many episodes of this... its is funny enough.

Between the british humor and the fact that its 30+ years old, I would say that there is a fair chance you wouldn't find it funny enough to watch it in preference to something else, like, going on an adventure, or building a chicken coop.

Like I said, funny enough, but if you can get it from Netflix... then you can pay for several months of netflix instead of the $40 for this item.

Thanks!

Yep, I saw it when it first came to the states on public TV, and again a few years ago. I liked it enough that I'm thinking of getting the DVD. Very entertaining, imo, but I love british humor.

You're not going to learn anything about self-sufficiency though.

If 'self sufficiency' is important, the #1 thing I would look for is like-minded neighbors.

We all like to think we are self sufficient, but in reality, we all depend on others, and a small, organized group will be far more sustaining than any individual. Groups allow for some degree of specialization and trade.

I am interested in being a passive part of your journey.

Thanks, Bo

[/quote]5. Not on a busy road, dead-end road preferred. (So far every house has been on a dead-end road, and some 1 way the last 1 mile)[/quote]

How do you have a “One Way Street” on a dead end street?

How do you have a “One Way Street” on a dead end street? [/quote]

Good catch, I meant 1 lane