Going off the Grid

**7whitewolf7** · 05-10-2015, 12:01 AM

Daniel G, you remind me of myself. But regardless of how you feel it will be MORE than 3 years till you get out there. Her's my advice,
After high school you should think about going to college and getting a degree in forestry or agriculture. If not, get a job and use (some) of the money you save up to take wilderness survival classes, there are plenty around. ---> http://www.hollowtop.com/Schools_North_America.htm
This way you can get certified and later teach others as you save up money, a few years later the next step is to buy a plot of land. This way you are in the forest you love while keeping your skills polished and 'surviving' with others as well as getting paid for it. (this will take years....)

Land costs a lot of money and it is necessary to know what climate you want, how close to town, and where you want to buy your land. Surviving is not something you want to do full-time, because if your good at it, you'll have shelter and food in no time, and if your bad, it just won't be practical. Since your only 15 you'll be able to plan years ahead and be where you want to be sooner, but not if you rush into it and then screw up.
Parents..... If you are adamant about it, it should not matter if they don't approve. I'm only 19 but I've always wanted to do something like that and when I talked to my mother about it about 2 years ago she disillusioned me immediately, and basically said it would be very unlikely and I should focus on getting a high-paying job. (Completely ignoring my desire and not offering advice on how to accomplish it, just how it wold fail) My confidence was crushed and I did Research on the Military's SERE program, Park Rangers, Game Wardens, anything that alligned to my interests that I could make a career of, as my mother said what I wanted would be better as a hobby. None of them paned out after my researching. Then I discovered that there were survival school's everywhere with programs to train you to become an instructor if you take all their classes, and I decided to do that. The others options I mentioned might work for you and I would sincerely recommend you look up SERE.
--> https://enlistspecialforces.wordpres...f-sere-school/
But all in all I recommend you make your interests known to your parents and then plan on ahead anyway, if they see you are serious they should help you, as my mother has. Good Luck.

**Rick** · 05-10-2015, 06:33 AM

Originally Posted by Kyrat

I am not sure if this is normal teen age rebellion or stems from the parent repeatedly stealing the piggy bank.

Alas, that was the spectacle called my life. Piggy bank after piggy bank stolen by unseen thieves. I finally resorted to setting up sacrificial piggy banks stuffed with chastising notes for the thief encouraging them to change their evil ways. I knew I had won when I found an unstolen bank was stuffed with a single note that read "Jerk". Victory, I know thy name.

**SurvivalGearPrep** · 05-10-2015, 06:44 AM

Be careful in what you have and use on your list. You are only 15 years old and there are laws to consider for some items on your list.

**hunter63** · 05-10-2015, 10:23 AM

The "list" may be good for a week or so.......if you can carry it.
Of course you better like sun chokes and asparagus.......

**tundrabadger** · 05-10-2015, 02:30 PM

Originally Posted by hunter63

The "list" may be good for a week or so.......if you can carry it.
Of course you better like sun chokes and asparagus.......

Does asparagus grow that far north.

What you should do is read up on the history of the klondike gold rush, and westward expansion, and see what their grub stake was like.... If history isn't your thing, toronto has a good library system, see if you can find books by ian and sally wilson.. Wilderness seasons would play in to your interests, and gold rush talks a bit about the grub stake issue.

**7whitewolf7** · 05-11-2015, 03:45 PM

Originally Posted by Rick

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Alas, that was the spectacle called my life. Piggy bank after piggy bank stolen by unseen thieves. I finally resorted to setting up sacrificial piggy banks stuffed with chastising notes for the thief encouraging them to change their evil ways. I knew I had won when I found an unstolen bank was stuffed with a single note that read "Jerk". Victory, I know thy name.

My first job I saved half of every paycheck, and this lasted 3 years of high school. I'd made it to (almost) 6,000 and a family emergency withmy living situation occurred and my mother had to use it to make sure me and my brother had an apartment to live in. (Since she doesn't work, even though she should)