Homestead forum diaspora

I may not be able to afford Texas or any other place in the lower 48 for that matter.

Rob,I hear you can get a helluvadeal on a house in Detroit.

No thanks, it's cold there.

Wow. I obviously didn't read the Neighborly News thread in the old forum enough. I thought Rob and Kez were planning on jumping ship and heading to the islands?

Yes, do consider Northern Cali, Rob! You can find some really great rural land for not too much (about the same price as moving to Utah), the natives are mostly super chill folks who are friendly and neighborly but like their privacy. If you go high enough north, you get enough snow to feel like you had a winter, but not enough to make you sick of the snow (*cough*Alaska*cough*). Tons of hiking, mostly national forests, summers aren't too hot, you get all 4 seasons.

Sure would be neat if we got enough of us peeps in that area to have a west coast gathering.

We can all meet up at Burning Man.  No pics!! 

What happens at Burning Man Stays at Burning Man. 

Rob at January 10, 2014 at 5:53 PM

We can all meet up at Burning Man.  No pics!! 

What happens at Burning Man Stays at Burning Man. 

well if I can't see the pictures can't I at least have a detailed running written documentry of what happens (ed) in case I miss out going......... the idea of what might happen with this crew attending burning man is just to good to not hear or see  hahahahahaha ..........Sheri really would need bail money after that place in fact most of (us) y'all would hahahaha

You'll have fun....... I think Sheri may be a bit past her nakey day's, or not I hear some woman go nutz after 40.  Kinda like my wife.  We can let Sheri take notes and giggle. We just have to keep her away from Kezz. She is a bad, bad inluence. Look how she corrupted me.   

Ooooh, a West coast gathering!!! Yippee!!

Rob at January 9, 2014 at 3:56 PM

Touring around on G.E.  You know I get a good vibe. It's very different country. Seems dry and brown, but also has good energy from the places I've seen.  Ausitn is huge. I think we most deffinately will be visitng.

I've checked out Northern C.A. the same way and parts of New Mexico. Thus our plan to tour around for a few years and see what's, what. If it is meant to be doors will open.

 

There's always MAINE.  You know, the great Northeast !!!      It would seem pretty darn mild compared to Alaska.

Rob, you and Kez are young enough to hit the road and take day labor if need be...or live off the royalties of your books...until you find your home.  I know that you'd be welcome in Wimberley for a month or more...just help out.  See if you like those places.

Not lately, Zinnia. -35°F, an inch of ice on the tree branches and power lines, thousands without power for weeks.

I had designs of moving up there because of the lower cost of land. Because of the temperature extremes, I am now thinking more along the lines of N. Carolina. Besides, I don't feel like wrestling with cordwood anymore. Coal maybe... Solar in the winter at that latitude would be iffy. I think the sun only gets 30-33° above the horizon during winter. Two seasons: Winter and Blackfly/construction season. I hear they like the snow up there though, as it fills in the potholes...