Comments on: Homestead Prepping: Buying a Bug Out Location (Buying a B.O.L.)

By: Li Tere

Li Tere — Mon, 20 May 2024 23:35:59 +0000

I inherited 40 ac in Sonoma CA. with spring, septic and wellhead, there’s an electrical pole but it could be solar or wind easily. It’s got a road and flat for build.
Hoping to sell this off soon, still looking for a realtor or maybe sell-by-owner

By: Mike Haedrich

Mike Haedrich — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 20:48:05 +0000

In reply to Evan Gelical.

Hi Evan, I just read this article and your response to the question. i would like to learn more about your retreat. Please contact me at mikehaedrich@gmail.com

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 20:45:38 +0000

Please tell me more about the property Joe. You can contact me directly at mikehaedrich@gmail.com

By: Joe Montes

Joe Montes — Sun, 24 Jul 2022 02:57:02 +0000

I own a Mountain property in Oregon with 180 feet of river frontage on Little Santiam River. Home is approximately 1,600 square feet with 2 car garage, well water / whole house filtration system, new siding, new windows, new insulation, new well pump, new cistern, 2 new sheds 12 x 16 , tiered decks by river, 5 raised garden beds and much more. Prepper style of home. Looking for like minded person to purchase. No water problems in this part of Oregon.

By: Timeisnow

Timeisnow — Wed, 04 May 2022 05:03:45 +0000

In reply to Country Living. Do you have a link to this property? I’m very interested.

By: Country Living

Country Living — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 18:05:41 +0000

I have 56.64 acres in WA coming up for sale. Double steel entry gate, 8′ high game fenced surrounding interion, timber buffer around entire property, approx. 1/2 mile of no flood creek frontage, paved roads, 12,000 gallon underground diesel storage tank and diesel pump station, all buildings with concrete foundation, 4 grain silos, pro quality shooting shack and gun range, 3 200-amp electrical services, 10′ concrete wall (reinforced concrete) approx. 5,000 sq. ft. underground house, 1150 sq. ft. farm house, a large shop with two apartments, several additional buildings, 28,000 sq. ft. well organized garden area with automatic watering system, an amazing orchard, have water rights, well is 360 ft. deep (20 GPM) with several water tanks for storage. There is so much more this property offers.

By: Susan Spear

Susan Spear — Sat, 25 Dec 2021 15:35:04 +0000

@Evan Gelical is that part of the redoubt? If not, I would love to know more about the community you are starting. My husband is a contractor and would be able to contribute!

By: Maverick Viator

Maverick Viator — Mon, 10 Aug 2020 00:24:50 +0000

In reply to tony okrongly. Anyone know of homestead in Rio Rancho, NM?

By: Evan Gelical

Evan Gelical — Sun, 01 Dec 2019 11:58:41 +0000

In reply to Angela Waterford. Angela, Ranches can be expensive and take some expertise to run profitably and/or proficiently by yourself. We are developing a group retreat site of like-minded people (Christian) in Western Montana. We expect it will provide the needed skills, support, and provisions at an affordable price. We think it may be better than trying to supply all the requirements needed by ourselves, something you might consider near where you live or where you can relocate to if work allows. Good luck!

By: tony okrongly

tony okrongly — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 04:16:06 +0000

I consider myself a “prepper” and a homesteader. Homesteading is about creating resources to survive now while prepping is about creating resources to survive some “event.” What makes a prepper more than a “preparer” is that if we see a scenario that we believe is possible or likely then we feel compelled to prepare for it like it’s absolutely going to happen. Where others read about ebola in America and feel a little freaked out, preppers go to the store and buy masks, gloves, duct tape and plastic. We will look at how we will need to rearrange our lives to respond to a virus outbreak like ebola or swine flu, then if we are good preppers we will practice our plans.

Once I moved out of the city and onto my homestead my prepping instincts calmed down. Having acreage, food “on the hoof” so to speak, and neighbors who have resources as well I stopped feeling like it was my family alone against every possible disaster. I still try to keep a couple Hundred gallons of gasoline on hand at all times, a few hundred gallons of diesel, at least 6 months food, generators and whatnot… but I no longer do cross-country hiking bug-out drills during severe thunderstorms or stashing geo-caches around the state. like a squirrel.

Nice article, thanks for writing it.