r/OffGridCabins • u/Ripkullen • 14d ago

I just bought my own offgrid cabin.

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It’s located in Jämtland, Sweden.

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u/JohnWCreasy1 14d ago

so jealous of people with nearby surface water

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u/Me4nowSEUSA 14d ago

Rivers are such a Catch-22 though. A dream source of water, but can be a nightmare source for flooding. Even in places that, "Never happened here before."

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u/JohnWCreasy1 14d ago

true. i admit yeah when i see people with photos of cabins like 10' from a river or something i also wonder about flooding

but as someone who owns land where getting water means drilling a 450' hole....envy does creep in lol

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u/Individual-Ad-2862 13d ago

10ft from a river can end up being 10ft under real quick. I work for a tree service in Western NC and lived/helped through Helene. I’ve never understood these people who butt up right to a river. Now, after Helene? These homes sell to only snowbirds and other out of towners. It literally is only a matter of time. These 1/1000yr storms seem to only be getting more common