off grid world

[Omicron]

I'll bump my own thread. What land size should someone buy if they are looking for a getaway/camp/hunt/shooting property. I am currently looking at 10-40 acres. Ideally looking for a place where the neighbors don't care what I do on my property

35 acres or more allows you to drill a well. As water is essential to survival, to me, this - an a tappable water table under the property, or a working well already ON the property - defines the lower boundary.

[Snowman78]

I actually tried to get a State Legislator to sponsor a bill many years ago. You could remodel and or maintain your own primary residence without a permit except for water, gas and electrical supplies as well as sewer laterals. If you sold your house, you had to get it inspected and pay an inspection fee. If you did something wrong and it caused damage, your insurance company would have to pay for damage to other property, but could deny your claim based on negligence. Needless to say, there was no interest.

That sounds like a great bill!!

[crashdown]

35 acres or more allows you to drill a well. As water is essential to survival, to me, this - an a tappable water table under the property, or a working well already ON the property - defines the lower boundary.

Any size allows you a well, over 35 can allow for multiple wells, or irrigation.

[Omicron]

You can have a pre-existing well, or a "household use only" (read: can't irrigate, water your yard, or provide for livestock) well on less than 35 acres, but last time I checked state law (I actually found the law online one time) it stated 35 acres or more to drill a new well. For me, I'd want to be able to irrigate, water my yard, and provide at least my dogs and/or livestock, so a limited well wouldn't do.

[crashdown]

You can have a pre-existing well, or a "household use only" (read: can't irrigate, water your yard, or provide for livestock) well on less than 35 acres, but last time I checked state law (I actually found the law online one time) it stated 35 acres or more to drill a new well. For me, I'd want to be able to irrigate, water my yard, and provide at least my dogs and/or livestock, so a limited well wouldn't do.

Another option is "non-exempt" wells. A lot wells that were dug before a certain time allowed outside use. I think it was 1978 or 1979. It doesn't mean all of them older than that will let you though. A neighbor of mine has less than one acre, but the original well on his property allowed for outside use, and when he got his new well dug, the non-exempt status carried over and he can do whatever he wants.
There are tons of lots smaller than 35 acres for sale that allow you to build and dig a well. The only issue you might have is that on smaller lots (sub one acre) you might not be able to get a permit for a septic system. I have seen little half acre lots where people couldn't put in a septic system because the lot is so small they couldn't get the leach field far away enough from the well or a neighbors well to get permitted.

[Omicron]

Good to know! Methinks your title needs updating.

[jerrymrc]

Speaking of Off-Grid. http://www.politico.com/magazine/sto...#ixzz2pTiWU1dg

[RonMexico]

Bumping my own thread

the lady and I have been thinking long and hard about a tiny house. Please talk me out of building a 20K tiny house over the next two years.

[Irving]

Have you watched Tiny, A Story About Living Small, on Netflix already?

If you build a tiny house, you can spend way more money on land AND have a suitable place to live while you build something bigger. If not a bigger house, than a huge work shop. We're all about container homes.

[RonMexico]

Bumping my own thread

the lady and I have been thinking long and hard about a tiny house. Please talk me out of building a 20K tiny house over the next two years.

Have you watched Tiny, A Story About Living Small, on Netflix already?

If you build a tiny house, you can spend way more money on land AND have a suitable place to live while you build something bigger. If not a bigger house, than a huge work shop. We're all about container homes.

I'll have to check it out. I like shipping container houses, just looking for something mobile for the first three/five years