Living in an off grid cabin that anyone can build and afford

[Winston]

Wow would you guys wanna do this? How do you cook and shower and get electricity and food? Also can u build this anywhere in the wilderness? Don't you have to own the land first?

Simple off grid cabin that anyone can build and afford.





This one looks very nice and cozy. But it's more like a house than a cabin.

[Cornfed]

I haven't watched this yet, but the thing is that you need water, electricity and sanitation. Does it have those?

[Yohan]

Wow would you guys wanna do this? How do you cook and shower and get electricity and food? Also can u build this anywhere in the wilderness? Don't you have to own the land first?
Simple off grid cabin that anyone can build and afford.

I am really sceptical about such constructions. As you correctly said, you need to own the land first of all, and this is a fixed construction, requires in many bureaucratic countries even a building permission...

Here in Japan in rural areas there are plenty of abandoned farm-houses with some land in a no-where area, better you buy something and Do-it-yourself slowly with some repairing.

Paperwork is easy, just to transfer the land-title.
Of course there is electricity, water, propan-gas supply, internet, canalisation...
However these buildings require reparings.

Objects are starting with about USD 12.000,-.

See one example:
located in rural area, about 30 miles from my home

https://suumo.jp/chukoikkodate/okayama/ ... _95347604/
Land 511.47m2、House 95.01m2
if you like farming you can rent farmland 3265 m2 and forest 7285 m2 next to this old wooden stucture
For this place you must drive your own car.
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If you want to pay a little more and a better place
https://suumo.jp/chukoikkodate/okayama/ ... _94025248/
for about USD 20.000,-
Land 189.07m2、Buildings 110.9m2
only about 1 mile outside of a smaller city (Tsuyama about 100.000 people)
you can walk to Tsuyama railway station about 20 minutes, no car required,
Construction material will be delivered from any home-supply center in the city, or you can get a small truck for a very small fee from the home-supply center.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsuyama

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If you insist on a house in good condition in a rural area, where you can move in immediately, next to a bus-station, etc.
not far to the city of Okayama (750.000 people)
https://suumo.jp/chukoikkodate/okayama/ ... _94940590/
expect to pay around USD 50.000,-

[Yohan]

I haven't watched this yet, but the thing is that you need water, electricity and sanitation. Does it have those?

Good question,

Electricity as I see from solar panels, but those panels are not cheap,

Otherwise bring your own generator, water not sure, maybe a river nearby or collect rainwater? Bring your own drinking water with you...
Sanitation likely behind the house, plenty of trees....

I am not in fond of such constructions, better buy some old house/land at least here in Japan in a rural area, plenty of empty buildings.
The farmer died of old age, children and relatives are not interested to take over that place. No business really for any real estate broker, they always want to get rid of such objects quickly for very little money.

In general documents like land title are ready for ownership transfer and power-supply, water supply, also internet, phone landline etc. can be easily re-connected again.

I posted some examples in this thread, at least this is the situation here in Japan.

[Winston]

Wow check out this cozy van that has a comfy bed inside and storage space too. Looks very cozy and comfortable. Apparently they are called Sprinter Vans. They look great for camping in and watching nature. See pics below.

https://www.omaze.com/products/sprinter-van-5

[Moretorque]

The problem with the new vehicles is the electronics are to complex and if you cannot get the electronic parts to keep them running they will never run again and in the case of a newer diesel you have to run the exact fuel or it will screw them up.

You build a vehicle like that around a old school mechanical pump engine like a Cummins found in the Dodges. They even had Pnuematic start on those so you don't even need a battery....

[Winston]

Is it legal to just go off into the woods and build a cabin like this? How does he do it?

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Stay healthy and be kind.



Great comment below the video. So true.

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[Winston]

Wow check this out. This couple lives off grid in a sailboat and travel the world and are self-sufficient with solar powered electricity.

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