tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post4113592064742421242..comments2024-03-25T16:44:35.555-04:00Comments on Sixbears in the Woods: HousingSixbearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-63183348690937638932012-07-16T09:51:04.172-04:002012-07-16T09:51:04.172-04:00Thank you.Thank you.Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-84778684806242116122012-07-16T00:41:40.180-04:002012-07-16T00:41:40.180-04:00Ya know, there is much truth to what you say.Ya know, there is much truth to what you say.Warlock Sundancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05358242593817146293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-36016226759769208572012-07-15T21:28:23.115-04:002012-07-15T21:28:23.115-04:00You are ahead of the curve.You are ahead of the curve.Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-25886038547295540652012-07-15T21:26:02.529-04:002012-07-15T21:26:02.529-04:00We have been off the grid for over 30 years now. D...We have been off the grid for over 30 years now. Definately the way to go.<br />Regards, Keith.<br />http://woodsrunnersdiary.blogspot.com.au/Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12562001301604097606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-70780306707554585122012-07-15T19:50:52.900-04:002012-07-15T19:50:52.900-04:00We might have to -not kidding.We might have to -not kidding.Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-49187026736290744582012-07-15T18:57:37.783-04:002012-07-15T18:57:37.783-04:00Maybe we should just go back to a horse and a tepe...Maybe we should just go back to a horse and a tepee. (Not joking.)Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-85071323368339885482012-07-15T17:19:51.555-04:002012-07-15T17:19:51.555-04:00I've friends doing it. They are living in unf...I've friends doing it. They are living in unfinished rooms, but it's off grid and completely paid for. They are taking a month off this fall to travel -because they can.Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-18062739963467344922012-07-15T16:30:55.891-04:002012-07-15T16:30:55.891-04:00That's one of the best metaphor I have read in...That's one of the best metaphor I have read in a long while! Absolutely true, I think the "own your home" is the biggest scam too. I can't stop thinking about building our own home, to free myself of that slavery. My wife is not totally convinced yet, I don't think...sadly.Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10844967794207697583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-27736076576604394332012-07-15T16:23:51.601-04:002012-07-15T16:23:51.601-04:00I read Walden as a kid and it made a huge impressi...I read Walden as a kid and it made a huge impression on me.Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-582185545569231952012-07-15T15:20:03.070-04:002012-07-15T15:20:03.070-04:00It's truly amazing how little we could get by ...It's truly amazing how little we could get by with if we got serious about it!<br /><br />I'm gonna have to read the book "Pulse!" Sounds like it might be a good read!HermitJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13631580830147175636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-88572292240140921342012-07-15T14:22:45.515-04:002012-07-15T14:22:45.515-04:00I think it's the grandkids that keeps them com...I think it's the grandkids that keeps them coming back. At least I know that's the way it is for me.Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-55650090704013967612012-07-15T14:21:48.927-04:002012-07-15T14:21:48.927-04:00A little 30 watt panel keeps my battery charged, b...A little 30 watt panel keeps my battery charged, but I don't draw much. Wind generators and solar panels work well together on a boat.Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-85185345059416557182012-07-15T14:00:39.076-04:002012-07-15T14:00:39.076-04:00At the Gulf yesterday I met a couple who have a ho...At the Gulf yesterday I met a couple who have a home here in Florida but spend 80% of their time in their 2005 MG Cruiser they bought on Craigslist. Like me, they're gypsies at heart. "Everytime we go home, we realize we have little use for what's there," she said. They keep the house because of grandkids coming to swim in the pool; otherwise, it's an anchor.treesonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09364847483878018809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-27553965461433282482012-07-15T12:29:41.795-04:002012-07-15T12:29:41.795-04:00I have seen sail boats that had little wind genera...I have seen sail boats that had little wind generators on them to keep batteries charged up. That would be as good or better than solar panels on a small sail boat. Wouldn't take up as much room.Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-32792852296471529752012-07-15T11:39:14.771-04:002012-07-15T11:39:14.771-04:00Judging by recent sales, my country house would se...Judging by recent sales, my country house would sell for much more than what I owe on it, but I bought it from my folks and didn't pay much. <br /><br />It's a rare person indeed who'll do the math, discover they've been doing something wrong, then act on it.Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-86185494377922919672012-07-15T11:36:14.319-04:002012-07-15T11:36:14.319-04:00Thanks for mentioning the tiny workshops. Maybe t...Thanks for mentioning the tiny workshops. Maybe that's what I should do with my old utility trailer.Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-71009651277663253562012-07-15T11:34:36.727-04:002012-07-15T11:34:36.727-04:00Already read it. You are right about it being up ...Already read it. You are right about it being up my alley. Even sailed in some of the same waters as his characters.Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-66189159430346058962012-07-15T11:17:52.749-04:002012-07-15T11:17:52.749-04:00Speaking of sail boats...find a copy of 'The P...Speaking of sail boats...find a copy of 'The Pulse,' by Scott B. Williams. Its not the best writing in the world but its good enough to keep my now inside it all day. Its right up your alley...trust me.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-1296158017159714132012-07-15T11:13:07.552-04:002012-07-15T11:13:07.552-04:00have seen many tiny homes built over the last four...have seen many tiny homes built over the last four decades<br /><br />the major point is less clutter yet a warm ,dry place to sleep in<br /><br />and also seen many tiny shed size workshops<br />able to propduce what a bigger workshop cannot do...<br /><br />WildflowerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-47321053947936417442012-07-15T10:58:06.932-04:002012-07-15T10:58:06.932-04:00I like your opening statement. So true...
In a re...I like your opening statement. So true...<br /><br />In a recent conversation with guy I've known a long time, he surprised me by telling me he sold his house and is leasing a condo. He sat down one day, put pencil to paper, and concluded that home "ownership" is the biggest scam ever pulled on us. At least in an urban/suburban area, for all those reasons you mentioned. Now he's looking for land out in the sticks...Mayberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664966137470121099noreply@blogger.com