https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bq0P8hwS8qI
Anne Donath has lived in this tiny 4x4 meter wooden house for ~30yrs. No electricity or running water. Pays a minimal amount for drinking water and uses a cistern in the garden for other needs. Uses a wood stove for cooking and heating the home. Uses an earth cellar. Portable solar panel to charge power bank for cell phone charging and bedside lamp.
Her life seems so serene and pleasant to me. And she appears quite fit and energetic for her age. Simple living can be such a good thing for the health of the body and the mind.
“The 74-year-old lives an extremely frugal, sustainable and resource-conserving life, even though that wasn't her main motivation at all. Nor does she lead her lifestyle out of any political, religious or ideological conviction. ‘I see all of life as an experiment. What is good for me, I continue to do. If something no longer suits me, I will change it.’.”
Stories and Anecdotes about Nonconsumers/howlies
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I missed the wild camping discussion.
I did a lot of unorganised camping in europe, north america and some in kyrgizstan.
In north america, in the west, you can camp on a lot of land freely, altough many spot that you can acccess vy car have some interdiction.
In the east, outside of some areas, it was much more difficult to find some where i was alowed to camp, but it's doable.
The rate of weird encounter was really high on my great lakes and great plain trip. I was probably never in danger, but felt very unconfortable numerous times.
In europe, their are big difference beetween places.
It's mostly allowed in scandinavia, even on private property. Allowed on public land in pl sk cz and the baltics, tolerated everywhere else, I never got in trouble anywhere.
But a very good rule is to always try to not disturb peoples, which is very similar to be stealthy.
Main difference beetween europe an na, is that there are much more crazy people roaming in the usa, and people are much more defensive of their private land in the us than in europe.
So overall, i feel much more confortable camping in europe than in the us, but it was ok in the us too.
I did a lot of unorganised camping in europe, north america and some in kyrgizstan.
In north america, in the west, you can camp on a lot of land freely, altough many spot that you can acccess vy car have some interdiction.
In the east, outside of some areas, it was much more difficult to find some where i was alowed to camp, but it's doable.
The rate of weird encounter was really high on my great lakes and great plain trip. I was probably never in danger, but felt very unconfortable numerous times.
In europe, their are big difference beetween places.
It's mostly allowed in scandinavia, even on private property. Allowed on public land in pl sk cz and the baltics, tolerated everywhere else, I never got in trouble anywhere.
But a very good rule is to always try to not disturb peoples, which is very similar to be stealthy.
Main difference beetween europe an na, is that there are much more crazy people roaming in the usa, and people are much more defensive of their private land in the us than in europe.
So overall, i feel much more confortable camping in europe than in the us, but it was ok in the us too.
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Re: Stories and Anecdotes about Nonconsumers/howlies
Very charming cottage in the woods vibe, when in reality it's on a small parcel with other houses nearby. Best of both worlds! Someday maybe ADU zoning laws will relax in my region of the USA.Tropicalia wrote: ↑Tue Feb 04, 2025 2:17 pmhttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bq0P8hwS8qI
Anne Donath has lived in this tiny 4x4 meter wooden house for ~30yrs. No electricity or running water. Pays a minimal amount for drinking water and uses a cistern in the garden for other needs. Uses a wood stove for cooking and heating the home. Uses an earth cellar. Portable solar panel to charge power bank for cell phone charging and bedside lamp.
Her life seems so serene and pleasant to me. And she appears quite fit and energetic for her age. Simple living can be such a good thing for the health of the body and the mind.