What would PrepHole do with a 5 hectare (a bit more than 12 acre) plot of undeveloped forested land? Features:
>Bounded on one side by a gravel road, so, vehicle access is already available
>Not all that far from an existing power line
>Has a spring for water, as well as a small creek
>About 12km by road from a town with stores and services
>Roads occasionally impassible in winter due to blizzards
But no other development. No structures, pipes, etc. Just trees and a couple small meadows within the trees. Would you try and homestead a plot like that, or hold out for something easier/more developed?
I'd hollow out just enough for a house and a pole barn and leave the rest alone.
yes, on the edge of one of the meadows, maybe a small farming / livestock area if you want to do that too
What’s the value of the timber? Is this land you already own? What I’d do in your shoes is dependent on a lot of variables. Like how wealthy you already are, geographic location, topography of the land and soil composition, your network and your goals, etc. If this was in my lap today though, I’d log the timber if it was ripe. I need money, and I’d use the sun and soil for new developments. What’s the distance to the nearest metropolis? If immature timber, and I didn’t feel pressured to sell the property, and already had a comfortable place of living and lifestyle, I’d probably build a cheap little get away and maybe start work on some irrigation.
My dream for it though would be to build a hazelnut truffle orchard.
i have land and have considered this
you need water no matter what
so as you say creek spring
then you need tanks buddy
2 3 250 gallon food tanks square ones
you can put 2 on a pickup truck
then whatever you want
put a shed with solar power
water means you can run any buissness really
worm farm
christmas trees
also no one is asking
how much are you allowed to clear
because clear as much as you can
this is hard but worth it
land is worth more
water is the most important part of a property
acess to it and legality around it is very important
a well can run 30k
so having acess is a miracle
solar inverters and batteries means you can produce a ton of power
remember if you have water and power you have a house
or a buissness that you can operate
dont be a fricking hippie
make a buissness
grow oyster mushrooms
again with water
you can grow rabbits
water means a lot of shit
fricking pot in pots dont need much water if you drip it
water
greenhouses
water animals
again listen to me
the only thing that matters is water
so that is an amazing property if your description is real
suffer a few years
produce some things sell and build a house on the property
in the meantime
live in your car or a trailer
most laws dont allow this
so just fence an area the size of a backyard and tell them they need a warrant to enter
also you run a buissness there
usually they leave you alone is you operate a buissness there
forest bee keeping
https://horizontalhive.com/email-website-sharashkin/dr-leonid-sharashkin.shtml
According to sharashkin it's one of the most profitable ways to use forest
first thing id do is build a wall
First things first, look into who if anyone has logging rights to the land, you can own the land but someone may own the trees.
That’s crazy
I already have a house I like so I'd just build a camp with a shed/cabin type thing to start. Maybe go fairly large like big enough to live in but leave it unfinished. Over years might add solar, plumbing, insulation, wood stove, etc. At first I'd just put shelf stable food and some tools in it, some chairs and maybe a camp stove and cot.
Then enjoy the land. Try to do some forest permaculture. Plant native forest flowers and vines. Cut a walking trail and add some bird feeders along it or just find natural places to put a little food to attract them. Then go hang out in my shed posting on PrepHole and occasionally taking a walk to see what wildlife I can spot.
Is mostly leave it as is maybe build some trails for hunting and canoing and riding my dirt bikes
You’ll only need to clear 2 acres at most. The more forest you preserve, the better the soil and ecosystem health is. This is important because bugs control each other, and the trees breathe out water and their leaves make soil constantly better over time. Trailing is okay tho. Putting out mushroom primed logs to harvest forest crops is also very profitable, and very nutritious. Ostrich ferns and other perennials can be great forest foodstuffs.
In that 2 acres, you’ll probably want a small gravel driveway, a healthy (1acre) garden, small house/cabin. But that part is up to you. If you take timber, make sure that those who take it do their best to maintain the soil and tree health - and be sure to coppice the stumps so that you get new timber much sooner, again.
Working with the land and preserving the forest health will also help preserve the spring and the creek - no undue evaporation due to lack of tree cover, etc.
If a logging firm offers to cut your property consult a professional forester or they'll clearfell everything they can get on the wagon, rip up your ground and scar any tree near the trail, the place won't recover for half a century or more
Finally start to smith. I can't do it in my 20 m2 city appartment, but I really want to learn.
For living, it depends on laws for construction. If I can't build a home legally, I guess my guide to the 50$ house is going to be pretty handy, or I could use the skills I learnt during scouts (for once).
Also, if the land has a spring, you could build a dam and a little waterwheel to produce electricity on the spot without relying on the grid
But that's just daydreaming anon, work hard to achieve your goal
find rocks to make and bury a stone road
cut trees and chainsaw mill lumber or chainsaw skill logs for a cabin or aframe or just put an aframe there
find cute wife
find good friends to live with
develop the land
live christian and happy
make monk beer
make communion wine
build a church
... cool stuff like that
Most important thing to do is finding out who your neighbors are/will be (state, municipality, corporate, individuals, nobody (communal land)?) and what plans may there be for the surrounding areas. From that will depend whether you hit jackpot, simple peace of mind or hellish nightmare and ruin.
I looked into that. Basically, there is a chunk of land owned by my cousins on one side, and a bunch of state land on the others.
If state is protected landscape, you *might* be extremely lucky, though it could as well go horribly wrong in a flash.
Ex.: Ikea decides to settle in here; they are offered 3 locations, so, being as eco-friendly as they (claim) they are, they chose the one that was protected landscape...
Many such cases
Gay larp
Make a furry fest in the woods, post on reddit and here the date and location