Living off the land

catflea

well, if the worst comes to the worst, theres always rooms to rent for a few months

lostinrates

catflea wrote: »

well, if the worst comes to the worst, theres always rooms to rent for a few months

There are ways round everything, so long as you budget and plan adequately and know what you are facing,


its a good you have to factor in the security of your livestock and costs of getting to them twice a day, for example, if you rent a room...

Everything is doable, but you have to plan realistically. Who will cover if you become unwell or have an accident? Livestock brings a layer of responsibility that veg/plants don't.

Mojisola

Have you done any WWOOFing? You can learn a lot (and prevent a lot of mistakes) by spending time working with people who are several years down the trail.

There's also other similar groups to WWOOF. Between them, you should be able to find some who are very low impact even if they're not completely off the grid.

Eliza_2

Nick Rosen's off grid book is another favourite (as well as the John Seymour one already mentioned.)He interviews people who are doing it and shows the advantages and disadvantages and also picks up on the type of personalities who most succeed. Also how to hide yourself in the countryside.

Obviously googling brings up loads of information but it's also worth looking at some of the survivalist stuff from America. I don't like their reasons for doing what they do or the theories but there are some good ideas for self sufficientish living on there.

Why not try a bit of wild camping with your caravan first and see how you get on with that, you can meet a lot of really nice farmers, pub owners etc in rural areas particularly who would let you use a corner of a field or woodland area.

If you want to take it to festivals etc you still need something to tow it with. Maybe do up an old motorhome would be the way to go instead.

Good luck, a great idea.

cheeswright

Hi
Caravans need planning permission if they are to be used as a dwelling -as does any structure - hence the reason most people with "the dream" dont do this

http://www.woodlands.co.uk/owning-a-wood/woodlands-and-planning-legislation/
is quite a good site explaining how that works

If you want land with planning permission you are going to have to compete with developers for it

unless its for instance in the scottish islands
like these
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/find.html?locationIdentifier=REGION^61362&maxPrice=50000&radius=40.0&googleAnalyticsChannel=buying

but then its remote
and theres the very short growing season
still - you don't seem put off by obstacles --perhaps its worth a thought