So you want to move out to the boonies and be fully self-sufficient? A regular Davie Crockett, but without all the politics and violent death?
No problem, pilgrim! All you need is a neighbor who’ll let you sort of permanently borrow a capable 4-wheel-drive vehicle. But make sure it’s got its own jeep trailer, because they’re darn useful.
Then of course you’ll need another neighbor. Make sure this one’s gullible, because you’ll have to convince him that: A. he needs to buy a backhoe, and B. he needs to give you unlimited access to it.
Yup, self-sufficiency. We don’t need nuttin’ from nobody!
I’m getting started on the Lair’s sandbag skirting today. Put it off a few days for my back to get better, which is taking its dear time. But I can only load the trailer with about ten at a time anyway, because we’ve learned that the Jeep can only haul so much weight through the wash. It’s got plenty of power, but traction in the sand is finite.
So slowly will do it, but it won’t take long. It’s not a very big cabin.
Jeep: Air down.
Trailer: keep at pressure, or add a second set of wheels and tires to run as a dually, or run a wider tire.
You’ll get more traction.
How will Little Bear get under the house to keep cool? You leaving an opening in the skirting for him? (And for you to fix plumbing and such?
Oh, sure. I’d never close the shade off from the boys (or from me, since I’m sure my plumbing-repair days are not at an end.) I’m laying wire around the piers, so the boys will still have access to about a quarter of the Lair’s underside. With a door so I can get at the rest when I need to. And I’m leaving half the front open so the boys can get in.
Extra added bonus: Since they can only get in and out through one opening, maybe LB will stop tying his cable to the damn piers.
You forgot about the third neighbor (who has to be really gullible), who is willing to move into your little community in the middle of nowhere with no pay and no employment and act as a deterrent to anyone thinking about stealing all your infrastructure and belongings… 🙂
Heh. Now you’re dreaming. Wherever would you find an idiot like that?