I tried this thread already in the general section with no success, so I decided to try here. Im in the process of moving to Fairbanks AK. I will be living in whats called a dry cabin. No running water, no plumbing, no bathroom. I would live anywhere from 3 to 10 miles from downtown fairbanks. A cabin like this would be about 3 to 500 a month. If I found the right landlord I could even grow a few plants next spring. I could live however I want. I plan on finding a job, and offset my food costs with hunting and fishing. I could ride my snowmobile to town in the winter, and there are a ton of dirt bike tril riding. A ton of hiking. Id have to haul water in 5 gallon jugs, chop my own wood for heating over winter. My only bathroom would be an outhouse, and average winter temps are -20 to -40. This is my inner hippies deam. Id be living off the land, and have all modern conveniences, and a college within a 20 minute trip to fairbanks. Im stoked as fuck.
good luck and have fun! I would love to do stuff like that when I'm older and retired. I do plan to build a cabin out of country to retire in, say the Swiss alps type of area.
See, I think early 20s would be a perfect time to do it. Fairbanks is a college town, so there is young people there. With a little ingenuity, and the ability to survive off the land, one could live how they want, hold a job, and go to college. This would all be withing the beautiful last frontier of Alasla. Sign me up Sent from my SCH-R950 using Grasscity Forum mobile app