nomifyle
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As I have said in a previous post the house we have been living in for a while is being sold and we have a little less than 10 months left on our lease. I am tired of having to move and I have access to family land. I am very seriously thinking about move to the land. The only thing that has been done was a clearing I had done in '05 a week before Katrina; I have had it bush hogged about once a years so its pretty much still cleared. Next month I am going to look into getting a little road cut from the highway.
I am either thinking a camper (if I can put the money together to get one), a couple of sheds and/or a small cabin. I checked earlier in the year about getting a temporary pole to the new camper we no longer have (had it when I checked) and was told I need a septic tank if there is running water 500' away. There is running water where I was asking about, but not this piece of land. I just have to look further into that. Initially I am thinking of using a homemade composting toilet so I can save up for the septic a little later down the road. They have "city" water that we can get hooked up to (even though this land is a bit remote from the nearest neighbor (maybe a mile away). And then I could do a well too or not.
I would love to get all this done yesterday, especially with all the impending doom out there. But in reality it will take a few months. Seeing as how we lost everything in Katrina, I am not at all considering getting rid of anything. A storage unit about 20 miles away is $50/mo for a 10x20. To me that's cheap. I would not take absolutely everything cause DH still works but he can come there on weekends, right now he only works 4/10 hour days. As for DH, well, he's not real crazy about the idea, but he is tried of moving and we can't afford to buy a house or build one for that matter.
I have looked at this little cabin for years
http://www.countryplans.com/cottage.htm
The price mentioned was for 1999, but it shouldn't be a heck of a lot more. I am thinking about building a series of the little cabins, one at a time. I'd like to start with two, separated by a covered deck between them. Combine that with a small camper, then I think we'd be in good shape. There are Fema campers that have been refurbished that have a bedroom on one end and bunks on the other end. I could put my food storage in the bunk area and DH could sleep in the bedroom and I could use one of the cabins for my bedroom, he snores and I get as far away as I can.
Anyway, this is what I am thinking about as alternative housing. My great grandparents lived on this land and so did I off and on when I was growing up. If I remember correctly eating the sand was a paticular favorite of mine. (only when I was really little LOL).
Judy
I am either thinking a camper (if I can put the money together to get one), a couple of sheds and/or a small cabin. I checked earlier in the year about getting a temporary pole to the new camper we no longer have (had it when I checked) and was told I need a septic tank if there is running water 500' away. There is running water where I was asking about, but not this piece of land. I just have to look further into that. Initially I am thinking of using a homemade composting toilet so I can save up for the septic a little later down the road. They have "city" water that we can get hooked up to (even though this land is a bit remote from the nearest neighbor (maybe a mile away). And then I could do a well too or not.
I would love to get all this done yesterday, especially with all the impending doom out there. But in reality it will take a few months. Seeing as how we lost everything in Katrina, I am not at all considering getting rid of anything. A storage unit about 20 miles away is $50/mo for a 10x20. To me that's cheap. I would not take absolutely everything cause DH still works but he can come there on weekends, right now he only works 4/10 hour days. As for DH, well, he's not real crazy about the idea, but he is tried of moving and we can't afford to buy a house or build one for that matter.
I have looked at this little cabin for years
http://www.countryplans.com/cottage.htm
The price mentioned was for 1999, but it shouldn't be a heck of a lot more. I am thinking about building a series of the little cabins, one at a time. I'd like to start with two, separated by a covered deck between them. Combine that with a small camper, then I think we'd be in good shape. There are Fema campers that have been refurbished that have a bedroom on one end and bunks on the other end. I could put my food storage in the bunk area and DH could sleep in the bedroom and I could use one of the cabins for my bedroom, he snores and I get as far away as I can.
Anyway, this is what I am thinking about as alternative housing. My great grandparents lived on this land and so did I off and on when I was growing up. If I remember correctly eating the sand was a paticular favorite of mine. (only when I was really little LOL).
Judy