A well or other source of water would be a top priority for me. Not sure where you are at but there are many potential options if you are able to purify the water yourself. If there is a river or significant amount of rain you could collect it and run it through a a big berkey.
well right now, our electricity is provided by a generator charging a battery bank. I would like to have a quieter, more renewable source of electricity, so that is our #1 priority... followed by a well.
we collect loads of rainwater for our garden though.
not yet, that's in our plans for summer 2016. This summer's plan is to get solar.
You haul it in or boil stream water or what?
I haul water in 5 gallon containers. I have to go pick up ~30 gallons today that should last for about 2 weeks.
Wow...
Must be some good exercise!
A well or other source of water would be a top priority for me. Not sure where you are at but there are many potential options if you are able to purify the water yourself. If there is a river or significant amount of rain you could collect it and run it through a a big berkey.
well right now, our electricity is provided by a generator charging a battery bank. I would like to have a quieter, more renewable source of electricity, so that is our #1 priority... followed by a well. we collect loads of rainwater for our garden though.
In some states collecting rainwater is actually illegal!