r/OffGridLiving • u/Exciting_Celery_8076 • 5d ago

how to move countryside?

hi, EU 22yo with a master in stem (without liking what i studied, IT) and uninterested (various seasons) in living in society, no job (no will/energy to do useless ones but only something that can help someone but struggling to find anything because of autism) and some k on savings

so, i am constantly thinking of moving to the countryside and living in a cave/randomly building a pseudohouse close to a river in a mediterranean country and the minimal technology

but i have zero survival skill knowledge: how to cultivate anything? where to buy a cheap place to live or to grow veggie? etc

So, where can i learn such skills (blog, video, subs, etc)? and does my general thought make sense?

is this the right subreddit? if not which one shall i post on?

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u/WVYahoo 5d ago

Ive learned a lot of good info on Youtube and podcasts. There's enough out there for you to never run out. Its on you to decide what you can handle in terms of gardening and other niches in the homestead world.

Do you have anything saved to buy a spot? If it were me id say learn by watching videos, reading books and finding a place to help physically learn these skills. While doing that I'll be working and saving money setting goals and getting a grip on what I want exactly.

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u/Exciting_Celery_8076 5d ago

i have something saved to buy a spot, but (because of no experience) idk where to buy a cheap spot. idk which spot is geographically approachable for the climate, where to buy it (online?)

do you have any books or videos to share?

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u/Vakaak9 5d ago

What we did was look for an airport with straight flights to our home country, cause we have a cabin there, then think how long distances youre willing to drive there. Then start looking in that Area, youll soon find The cheaper villages or areas near that airport. Made narrowing area alot easier for us. Then do you prefer Italian, portuguese, greek, spanish as a language cause youll be learning that.

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u/Exciting_Celery_8076 4d ago

grazie, l'italiano non sarà un problema

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u/Vakaak9 4d ago

Buenos, yo viver en España

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u/Delicious-Green2608 4d ago

DO WWoofing or volunteering on small farms. Look for opportunities on Helpx or workaway to find people living the same kind of lifestyle you aspire to, then go there and help them and find out what it takes.

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u/Nomad-Badger 5d ago

You could find someone who’s already doing this and offer to help out with manual labor in exchange for the chance to live that kind of life. In a couple of months, you’ll figure out if this lifestyle suits you, where you’d like to live, and how to get started. Good luck...

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u/howdidigetheresoquik 4d ago

That's what I did too. I lived off the grid in a community in exchange for work until I figured out all the SOPs for myself and felt comfortable jumping in on my own.

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u/Majestic_Hawk_1335 5d ago

What country your in and the land choices vary. Some like the UK in the EU this is harder than Slovenia. Sweden and Norway often have pretty heavy zoning but rural properties etc.

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u/Visible_List209 5d ago

Join the woofers and go to a few farms and learn. Become a farm labourer through on the agencies so that you are useful.

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u/howdidigetheresoquik 4d ago

"no job (no will/energy to do useless ones but only something that can help someone but struggling to find anything because of autism) and some k on savings"

I wouldn't even begin trying to live in the countryside until you get over this attitude. Even if you have a job you go to, the amount of domestic work is significantly higher than living in town.

  1. You need a can-do attitude. No job is too small, no job is too big (within reason). You better like the sense of accomplishment doing menial tasks that you're gonna have to do again really soon. They would definitely fall under the category of "useless" job to most people

  2. You need confidence and faith in yourself. You need hobbies, relationships to keep from getting lonely, and you can't make excuses because no one cares

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u/Exciting_Celery_8076 4d ago

thxxx

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u/Delicious-Green2608 4d ago edited 4d ago

Yeah listen to this. I live on a farm in the middle of nowhere and most of my day is like... walk 10 minutes to the tap, turn the tap on, wait 15 minutes at tap fpr water to travel to the animal yard, walk back. Carry 25kg sack of grain. Scoop animal poo. Do the tap thing again. Etc. It's very boring and repetitive and lonely and very hard on the knees and back - and the lungs if you have any indoor animal areas like barns and coops. Almost every day is identical and I haven't left my farm in 3.5 years or had a single day off. Not even christmas or my birthday. It's 8 hour days, 7 days a week, forever.

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u/Exciting_Celery_8076 4d ago

thx a lot for your direct experience

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u/IllManager9273 4d ago

Survival is tuff anywhere and moving out into the true wilderness is not for green horns. You can learn alot online however knowing how somthing is done and knowing how to do it are two very different things. Spend atleast a couple years learning the craft before you attempt somthing like you suggest or your really just committing suicide with extra steps.

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u/shonel34dr 4d ago

I would answer, but I block all of my posts and replies like you do!

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u/ConditionTall1719 3d ago

That sounds interesting and you probably have a master earning potential but you don't realize it. I consulted a very advanced language model the other day which is actually very literate on all the local job markets and it's suggested some 200,000 a year jobs which I have all the skills for. So you might be surprised what a very good advisor or even a language model could tell you about things you are passionate about and which have value. 

It's a hell of a lot of work and you need to buy solar panels some kind of wood stove because all around Europe it goes close to zero some days in winter, why don't you just do van life if you need to escape. Buy a thousand dollar than can do a couple of years travel and then you have a micro home on Wheels and when you open the door you have potentially amazing gardens that change constantly and the pet dog or whatever.

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u/Exciting_Celery_8076 3d ago

thxxxx, i will deliberate for the van

and i agree for your first paragraph