Living in the forest, surrounded by nature is a city dweller's dream. City life is synonymous with incessant bustle, traffic jams, crime and pollution – it's easy to imagine a quieter life. Through careful planning and effort, we can realize our dream of living in the forest. And of course it will soon become a reality.
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Part 1 of 3: Making a Plan
Step 1. Decide where and how you will live
How far into the forest do you want to live? Think both geographically and philosophically. If you don't mind taking a short trip outside the urban areas, you can stay surrounded by the forest and still enjoy the city's amenities. Your home can also get facilities such as electricity and clean water from rural springs. By taking short trips you can get to work saving a little money. Or have you thought of a bigger plan than this?
- This lifestyle still connects a person to the outside world, but offers enough solitude to provide happiness. However, for others living on the outskirts of the city alone cannot provide happiness. They chose to stay further in the forest to escape the hustle and bustle of the city.
- Great places to live in this part of North America are British Columbia, the Northwest United States, and vast expanses like Montana. Make sure you stay near a water source! You can choose any place you like, but make sure the weather is quite favorable.
Step 2. If you want to live in a more distant forest, prepare everything you need
Most of us are not aware of the convenience of facilities. If you need water, just turn on the faucet, and the water will flow. Need an explanation? Just press the light switch. Need a warm room? Just turn on the heating. We forget how easy it is to get them all. Although paying each month is a bit heavy, drilling a well and installing solar panels and wind pigtails requires a sizeable start-up fund that most people can't afford. Making a fireplace with wood is one option, but cutting wood takes a long time, so many people are better off paying for the warmth. So, prepare everything you need! This can help you determine where and how you will live.
Do you want to live in a cabin in the mountains or do you want to pitch your own tent and live by the light from an oil lamp? Does your desired location have nice weather all year round or is it very cold in the winter? What about the rainfall and other bad possibilities? What do you want to do there?
Step 3. Know the local rules
Most of the places you want to live in already have property rights (either private or government/institutional). If you want to live legally, you have to buy land. However, you can also take part in seasonal campgrounds that have a lot to offer, so you can still experience the thrill of living in the forest. Or live without the owner's approval – but this will get you into big trouble. Know the rules and consequences of the area you want to live in before you regret it later.
Step 4. Join the community
If you really want to live deep in the jungle you need a community. Not only for your mental health, but also to make it easier. In an effort to avoid the hustle and bustle of the city as far as possible, raising money is the only way people can afford to cover the high initial cost of living. Purchasing land, construction materials, solar panels, and building wells is very expensive. Even if you only plan on sleeping in a sleeping bag and eating nuts, a community can help you stay sane – even if it's just one or two people!
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Want to find some communities that are already doing something like this? Three Rivers Recreation Area near Bend, Oregon; Breitenbush near Salem, Oregon; Dancing Rabbit in Missouri; Twin Oaks in Virginia; Earthhaven in North Carolina; Greater World Community near Taos, New Mexico; and the Arcosanti Ecovillage in Arizona is a community network that has been established.
Do not try to move into the forest alone. Even if you have managed to survive before, it is not a guarantee that someone can survive for a long time. We need interaction between human beings to keep a healthy soul. Exile is the final punishment reserved for the most evil of people and is sure to drive them insane. There is a story about an ascetic man from a mountain in Alaska who loved to spend his time traveling to other people's lodges and sometimes he just sat, didn't say a word all day, forgot how to communicate, but still wanted to be friends with other humans. Unless you want to be a hermit, of course
Step 5. Don't cut ties with the outside world
It is not a good idea, when you are going to live in the forest, to contact your parents/leader and tell them that you will be living in the forest and they should not interfere. You may need them when there is a bear attack or you run out of groceries. You have to be wise in ending contact with the outside world, because you may need them later.
Tell your plans to those closest to you. Explain your reasons to them as logically as possible. Most of them may not agree, or they may not be able to understand your plan, and that's only natural. They don't have to agree, but they deserve to know your plans so they don't worry too much about you
Part 2 of 3: Making Thorough Preparations
Step 1. First try staying for a while
Capitalism tends to make us decide, "it's better to live in the woods!" Okay, maybe society has annoyed you, and all the luxuries of this world are pretty pathetic, but try to do it for a while first. You wouldn't buy a house until you saw it first, would you? Likewise, you don't marry someone you don't know. You wouldn't buy a car without trying to drive it either, would you? So, try to stay for a while first. There is always a chance that you will feel bored. Or maybe a month is enough for you!
Remember the seasonal camp we talked about earlier? This is a fitting idea. Instead of living in an RV, head out into the wild and pitch your tent, pack your sleeping bag, can of peanut butter, and your fishing net. How long will you last? How long will you be happy? If you like it, come back, save for a year, then come back. Nothing to lose if you want to try
Step 2. Take advantage of summer and fall
Napoleon attacked Russia in the winter and the Russians simply mocked him, "Good luck, my friend?" So don't be like Napoleon. When the weather is good, save. Get your groceries (canned food or nuts for the winter), get your fireplace, blankets, and warm clothes ready, and you'll be ready for the tough months. When winter comes, you can simply relax in the tent while drinking tea from the pine trees and reading Emerson.
Take advantage of the time in summer and fall to practice your skills. For initial supplies, you must be proficient in setting traps, sharpening knives, hunting and gathering, preserving meat, knowing safe plant species, doing first aid, how to make a fire, how to catch fish (bait, nets, and other tools).)
Step 3. Gather equipment
If you live long enough, there will come a time when nature is no longer friendly to you. There will be some natural phenomena that you will have to deal with, such as heavy rain (or drought), snow, storms, fires, and even hail. Make sure you are prepared for whatever is coming! The following is a list of items you will need to start your adventure:
- Thick footwear, boots, long shirt, gloves, hat, scarf
- Some tents and blankets (including emergency heating blankets (mylar blankets – good for cold weather and hypothermia))
- Matches, lighters (metal lighters) wicks and flints, which make it easier for fire to escape in winter
- Flashlight, lantern, spare battery, radio, whistle
- First aid kit, medicine, antiseptic, water purifying tablet
- Various tools, ropes, knives, wire, waterproof cans
Step 4. Put your plan into action
This is no joke. Living in the forest is quite dangerous, even many people cannot survive. If you plan to do it over the long term, what facilities would you like? You can't buy drinks in the forest because there's no one selling them in the forest. For that, prepare equipment such as:
- Stove
- Clothing, canned food or the like (carbohydrates are better)
- Glasses, cutlery, plates, pans, pans
- Radio, HT
- Books and other entertainment
Step 5. Learn the art of living in the forest
If you tell people to stay in the forest, they will die in just a few days. Some days may not arrive. But if you study the animals and plants that you can use to survive, then your life will become more interesting and easier (Birch wood is perfect for bedding "and" as a shelter!) And you won't eat poisonous berries to eat. night.
- If you think the business world is cruel, then living in the jungle is just as cruel. There are plants that can make you itch, there are plants that are poisonous when unripe, there are also berries that are delicious but whose leaves can cause diarrhea, and not to mention on trees, soil, and animals. So, first learn the ins and outs of living in the forest!
- "Bushcraft - Outdoor Skills and Wilderness Survival" by Mors Kochanski is a good place to start. There is also "How to Live in the Woods" by Homer Halsted and these are also available online!
Step 6. Prepare the arsenal for yourself
With the right license, carrying a gun is not a bad idea. This can help you get out of a difficult situation or two -- but know that it can also get you "into" it, too. Then do you plan to hunt?
Regardless, consider buying bear spray and other supplies to keep out dangerous animals. You don't have to hold a gun to defend yourself, but you shouldn't just rely on your bare hands either. You don't want to stick a broken bottle to your knuckle and fight wolves in the snow, do you?
Step 7. Learn about the area
By learning the area, it will really help you. You want to live near a water source, you want to live where there's not much danger (from annoying rangers or wild bears, you name it), and you want to know what help is available. Of course, you can learn it on the spot, but since you have the freedom to “choose” where you live in the end, it's best to choose the best place.
Be sure to equip yourself with a map and compass. You will get lost. You will be confused where the cave is located. You may get bored and decide to walk the 10 miles back to the highway. Who knows? Have it for when you need it. You know how to use a compass right?
Part 3 of 3: Living in the Jungle -- Not Just Survival
Step 1. Have a comfortable shelter
This part is up to you. Do you want to Build a Wooden Hut or do you prefer to live in a tent? What could you build, that would probably take advantage of the sun, the trees, not be an eyesore, and withstand the elements? And where is the best place to build your home?
There are many ways to set up a tent. Before you get to your decision-making, spend a little time on wikiHow. There are many things camping articles that can be of use to you
Step 2. Master the technique of defending
You don't just camp for a week, spend most of your time floating on the river drinking booze. You need special skills because this is your life for one week. This is the most incomplete list of articles you should read! You need to eat, stay warm, and most importantly stay hygienic, but all of these lists are useful.
- Making Fire
- Purify Water
- Making Wire Trap
- Making Snare Traps
- Making a One Day Safety Toolbox
- Fishing
- Hunting
- Bathing in a Tub, Bucket, or River
- Making and Using a Solar Oven
Step 3. Keep it clean
To defecate in the forest (we're only going to get into that because you know we've all thought about it), you basically have two choices: do your defecation wherever and however you like or set up some long term system. Did you know there is a composting toilet where you can use the drain to fertilize the soil? If you stay there for a long time, you can make the world a better place!
- While you can use the latrine trench in the traditional way, there are also camp toilets. With all your free time, you can create a new system too.
- Next about the bath. We must really hope there is a river nearby, right? Besides drinking, the river is also useful so that your body odor does not make you feel uncomfortable. But if that's not possible, you can sweat. It's a kind of outdoor sauna. That might just become a trend for city dwellers in the next few years!
Step 4. Consider living near an urban area
Even if you want to experience the serenity of wildlife, it can be very rewarding to live 10 miles from a gas station. If you're really dying, really need a real toilet, or are about to kill the next person you see for a beef jerky package, this could save your life. Or if you live near the city, you can go every few months to get some basics. There is no prohibition against it, your footprints are already small compared to most others!
If this is something that piques your curiosity, you may need a transport. Bicycles make the most sense, although motorbikes or small motorbikes are also possible. However, know that this is one more thing that you should take care of. If you do this, familiarize yourself with the mechanics of your vehicle. You have to master it – not the other way around
Step 5. Perform the update
You're planning to stay here for a long time, why don't you update? Get off the grid and prepare your own energy source and way of life. This will cost money, but think about installing solar panels in your home (or using wind power), drilling wells and starting a septic system, using a generator, making compost, and what's wrong, start farming!.
This is what the communities we previously mentioned do, but you can certainly do it your own way. you have done the greening; why don't you completely erase your footprints by providing everything -- really "everything" -- you need? You don't have an office job right? Someone has to do it for all of us. And imagine the satisfaction you will feel by harnessing your own energy and making all your own meals. Wow
Step 6. Have skills
You might want to do something to pass the time, right? Many people who cut themselves off from the power grid enjoy making soap and lotion, making cloths, blankets, and so on. from animal skins, wood carving, making tea and syrup, and mastering other hobbies that take advantage of nature. You can even make a little extra money on the side, if that interests you. Whether it's for profit or just for yourself, creating a work of art is a very good thing, something that evokes life.
Step 7. Always do what is best for yourself
Living in the forest is a great achievement. Even doing it in a few days is not easy. It can also cause a person to go into overthinking and go crazy, you may realize that you don't know who you are, what life is all about, or what you should do. This can be downright unpleasant. Or it could be so liberating you don't know why you didn't do it earlier.
One of them, always take care of mental health. People will question your sanity, but if you're happy, move on. Stay safe, warm, healthy and fight for your dreams. Whatever that is
Tips
- The most important thing is planning. The considerations are so many that they can fill an encyclopedia. Planning land purchases, preparing legal documents, vehicles, construction, water, energy, food, and of course, income streams. You may not need a traditional job, but you will still need some money. Property taxes must still be paid, and some bills and services are paid in cash. Unfortunately there is no life that is completely free from all that reeks of money. The better your planning the better your chances of success.
- Please watch the documentary titled “The Garbage Warrior” to see how effectively a group of people can pool their sources of income, and labor to build a Utopian society that is truly 'off the grid'. The man behind this community is Michael Reynolds, a radical innovative architect who uses renewable energy, and builds with recycled materials, creating what he calls Earth Ships. They are fully supported, and are not connected to gasoline, electricity, water or sewers. That's really amazing!
