>>1664183If you want to hermit in northern Canada (like me) you absolutely need a huge wood pile that is seasoned. Otherwise everything you mentioned is bang on.
>>1664135A cooler in a root cellar is a good alternative to refrigeration. A small PV array can run a small freezer during the day to keep whatever perishables you have from spoiling.
Cooking/ Heating is done with wood.
An android device with a SD card full of pirated music and small blue tooth speaker that charges from said PV array is nice quality of life boost.
A small caliber rifle like a .22 can bag prairie chickens and deer. Something larger, like a .30-06, .30-30 or 303 are cheap and more than able to take down large game. Its a lot of work skinning, quartering, packing, smoking and storing but extremely satisfying.
Gardening is by far my most therapeutic part of hermit. You save big on cash if you grow your own veges and store them.
A dog is a good companion and costs nothing to maintain if you have game meat to feed it.
Credit cards, rent, mortgages, student loans all scams. You dont need a giant mcmansion to leave empty while you hop in that $70,000 vehicle you need to get to a job on time to pay for said vehicle and house with a fridge full of more condiments than actual food. You also dont need fancy gear queen knifes and boots. Make some moccasins or muk-luks out of that moose hide.
Finding or creating a job while hermit for disposable income is easy. You have nothing but time. Try and reframe from booze or drugs. Time and money sinks that could be put to better use.
A house or cabin isn't really worth building if its only for a year. Plus the tax Man is looking for any excuse to get your shekels. A structure will increase property value and they will tell you its worth way more than in reality, ergo more taxes.
A prospectors tent may be your best bet.
There are many ways to collect and filter water making it a non issue.
Starship Troopers and The Expanse series are good reads.
