Alright so I was sitting around weighing my options on a reasonably affordable way to live while searching for work, and of course the usual options came up,e.g. [Camping, Living in a vehicle/camper combo or RV, studio apartment type deal] as well as boats, both motor and sail.
I've been wanting to temporarily live by the ocean, and would really love to be able to fish it and enjoy it, instead of having to slave all day every day, 5 or 6 days a week to be able to live there. So I got to looking around at mooring a boat at a marina, and it's at least 1/3, possibly 1/4 of the price of just the rent on a land-based "home". Simple living at it's best perhaps?
And if SHTF on a medium to large scale, you're portable.
Now here's an idea, just on paper so far.
23 to 26' Sailboat, with a cabin that will sleep 2, perhaps 3 if need-be. Needs toiletries of some sort, and a stove of some sort. Single burner is fine.
VHF radio, GPS, Depth finder (Fish finder with depth?).
Bank of batteries, Solar panels with charge controller.
LED low power lighting.
Bicycle for getting around.
Kayak for shallow freshwater fishing (10 footer?)
And of course, storage for food, seeds, and important tools for living even farther offgrid.
That, my friends, is an extremely obtainable goal, and it seems very logical. A lot of people are living aboard now, and traveling the coast in their off time. Some even travel to the Caribbean.
Best of all, post-SHTF, or during fuel crisis of some sort, you don't rely on very much fuel. Just for your outboard to dock, and that's just a luxury.
The figures are purchase price of boat plus general repairs and equipment, which would be spent either way be it a camper, van, or whatever. Mooring fee for a smaller boat of between 200 and 500 a month, figure 350 as a good guestimate.Insurance if required by marina, And whatever is spent weekly on foods. Talk about downsizing a budget, eh?
Don't need all the fanciest things to be happy in life, just have to learn to be happy with what you've got, and to enjoy it.
I forgot most of what I actually had wanted to discuss, so I'll chime in after a couple replies when I remember. I think I'm up too late! :
I've been wanting to temporarily live by the ocean, and would really love to be able to fish it and enjoy it, instead of having to slave all day every day, 5 or 6 days a week to be able to live there. So I got to looking around at mooring a boat at a marina, and it's at least 1/3, possibly 1/4 of the price of just the rent on a land-based "home". Simple living at it's best perhaps?
And if SHTF on a medium to large scale, you're portable.
Now here's an idea, just on paper so far.
23 to 26' Sailboat, with a cabin that will sleep 2, perhaps 3 if need-be. Needs toiletries of some sort, and a stove of some sort. Single burner is fine.
VHF radio, GPS, Depth finder (Fish finder with depth?).
Bank of batteries, Solar panels with charge controller.
LED low power lighting.
Bicycle for getting around.
Kayak for shallow freshwater fishing (10 footer?)
And of course, storage for food, seeds, and important tools for living even farther offgrid.
That, my friends, is an extremely obtainable goal, and it seems very logical. A lot of people are living aboard now, and traveling the coast in their off time. Some even travel to the Caribbean.
Best of all, post-SHTF, or during fuel crisis of some sort, you don't rely on very much fuel. Just for your outboard to dock, and that's just a luxury.
The figures are purchase price of boat plus general repairs and equipment, which would be spent either way be it a camper, van, or whatever. Mooring fee for a smaller boat of between 200 and 500 a month, figure 350 as a good guestimate.Insurance if required by marina, And whatever is spent weekly on foods. Talk about downsizing a budget, eh?
Don't need all the fanciest things to be happy in life, just have to learn to be happy with what you've got, and to enjoy it.
I forgot most of what I actually had wanted to discuss, so I'll chime in after a couple replies when I remember. I think I'm up too late! :