>>20101860>i'm a city slicker but i really want to adopt a pseudo off-grid lifestyle, will i get laughed out of /out/ if i ask too many (objectively) retarded questions?Any /out/ or /diy/ resident will tell you that this kind of lifestyle is absolute hell and the investment is often so high that its a net negative on the balance sheet compared to the grid. Unless you're able to source free solar panels, batteries and truck alternators for alongside a GOOD flowing water source so you could do a water wheel you're going to live a frustrating life. The people that do the offgrid stuff are usually either really rich, hoarderman idgaf types that live like slobs or true mountainmen that never saw an electronic device until they were already grown adults.
Tay herself demonstrates how fucking frustrating a rural existence is, shitty internet, shitty job prospects and a severe loneliness problem because there is just few people around and getting to them to hang is an issue because it requires driving, which itself is an issue because of shitty job prospects. Unless you're willing to go full Amish its best to avoid the off-grid life. It makes good youtube video material but then remember these people go right back home to the real world when the video ends.
