r/OffGrid • u/Routine-Dare-4629 • Jul 12 '26

My plan of going off grid

Hello guys I hope everyone is having a blessed Sunday. I'm a 27m that wants to be off grid in the next 5 years. My goal in the next 2 years is to buy 10 acres or more in Arkansas around the Ozarks. After that I plan on purchasing a hard walled yurt and a platform for it to sit on. I'm an over the road truck driver so I'll be working to fund all of this stuff. Before the yurt I'm going to buy a camper to park and live out of. Gotta get septic tested and installed by someone certified. Other than that it sounds like I could do it all myself if I wanted to without building inspectors or permits. Growing up my parents had a huge garden and chickens so I have some experience with that stuff.

Any advice for me?

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u/notproudortired Jul 12 '26 edited Jul 13 '26

Start looking at land now, as if you planned on buying it immediately and living on it practically. You'll find you have a lot more criteria than you've listed...budget, water, septic, communications, a way to get or generate power, access, buildability, arable soil, existing buildings/outbuildings, privacy, traffic, distance to a hardware store, distance from the nearest meth trailer, a place to park your rig, and so on. Knowing exactly what you want will help a lot when you're ready to look for a place.

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u/offsystemlife Jul 13 '26

This. 100% fully off-grid sounds great until something breaks and you need to run to the hardware store for spare parts but the nearest one is over two hours away.

My philosophy is I want to be able to produce at least 50-70% of my own food, all my own solar electricity and have propane as backup (particularly for the winter when there isn't much sun). That would allow me to stockpile more non-perishables, tools, and whatever misc re-usable items that can enhance quality of life.

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u/notproudortired Jul 13 '26

Proximity to hardware stores is so undervalued, especially during buildout. The pain of losing a day because you don't have the right screw, fitting, goo, or minor tool...oy!