Getting off the grid...
So I'm getting off the grid, or at least trying to. I've become fed up with the US dependence on Oil, Coal, Hydro-electric and anything else that we "need" in this world.
The post says it all. If anyone out there has any ideas or ways to help, let me know!
Thanks!
Tags: Biodiesel, Diesel, E350, Living, SVO, Step, Van, WVO
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Permalink Reply by cutifly on -
I am almost totally there ... It has pros and cons. Usually a symptom of too much drinking.
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Permalink Reply by Nathaniel D. Buckner on -
Oh the freedom! I really can't wait!
cutifly said:I am almost totally there ... It has pros and cons. Usually a symptom of too much drinking.
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Permalink Reply by Rick norris on -
First, pay cash...I mean CASH..debit cards and checks are NOT cash....use a pre paid cell phone only, never use your own internet connection.
Never shop at stores that use discount cards for your grocery....
And never I mean NEVER EVER post your pic and use your real name
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Permalink Reply by Tank-Ridin' Ryan on -
Going on the lam, eh?
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Permalink Reply by Nathaniel D. Buckner on
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yep. I'm over it. :D I already do most of my transactions in Cash. Mostly, I want to get rid of the idea that it costs a bunch of money to live ones life.
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Permalink Reply by notoriousDUG on -
Running on veggie oil is going to cost you around a grand to 1500 even if you source our the kit yourself by the time you get decent tanks provided you want to have a reliable and easy to use system.
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Permalink Reply by cutifly on
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I get paid to live where I am, and I do have a reasonable and decent place. Saves=$800 per month.
Nathaniel D. Buckner said:yep. I'm over it. :D I already do most of my transactions in Cash. Mostly, I want to get rid of the idea that it costs a bunch of money to live ones life.
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Permalink Reply by Rick norris on
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Cash is always king.
People don't realize that it costs the store a couple of % to accept plastic you can talk about getting better prices if you pay cash in mom and pop stores for your major purchases.
And if you pay cash you don't pay fees for the credit card and so on, it does cut down your costs.
Nathaniel D. Buckner said:yep. I'm over it. :D I already do most of my transactions in Cash. Mostly, I want to get rid of the idea that it costs a bunch of money to live ones life.
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Permalink Reply by Michael Perz on -
It also should go without saying that you should never procure large amounts of fertilizer from just one source. Break it up into smaller purchases from several different sources as to not arouse suspicion.
Rick norris said:First, pay cash...I mean CASH..debit cards and checks are NOT cash....use a pre paid cell phone only, never use your own internet connection.
Never shop at stores that use discount cards for your grocery....
And never I mean NEVER EVER post your pic and use your real name
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Permalink Reply by Kelvin Mulcky on -
why do you need a van? You could build your own shelter?
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Permalink Reply by Nathaniel D. Buckner on
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Actually, that's a great question. I want it to be portable so that I can move around at any moment to avoid things like tickets for vagrancy, eviction and general persecution. It's a stealth mode style of living in an urban environment. I could build my own shelter/pitch a tent but the idea of land ownership and public land usage may apply to me in a different way. Funnily, I don't care that I might have to pay license fees and registration because I would then directly be using the space that those taxes and fees pay for. I don't actually plan on changing the outward appearance of the van at all, so to most people it will just be a panel van in an industrial area that "must be someones work rig". Also, the idea of building a space into a livable situation really makes me giddy.
Kelvin Mulcky said:why do you need a van? You could build your own shelter?
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Permalink Reply by Tank-Ridin' Ryan on
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I want to know what happened to the body. (There must be one involved here.)
Michael Perz said:It also should go without saying that you should never procure large amounts of fertilizer from just one source. Break it up into smaller purchases from several different sources as to not arouse suspicion.
Rick norris said:First, pay cash...I mean CASH..debit cards and checks are NOT cash....use a pre paid cell phone only, never use your own internet connection.
Never shop at stores that use discount cards for your grocery....
And never I mean NEVER EVER post your pic and use your real name
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