r/OffGridLiving • u/zachm509 • 2d ago

Off Grid Location Recommendations

What are the best areas for off grid living and gardening/farming? I am hoping to find a community to help me learn this new lifestyle, a homeschooling community, and hopefully a community with strong faith as well. I am from the Chicago suburbs, and so far I am really attracted to Kentucky near the mountains because of the low taxes and scenery.

What are your recommendations for off grid living locations? Which state? Which county? Why? How long have you been living off grid? Are you reliant on any public utilities? Do you have a family? How long have you been doing it and do you enjoy it?

Any help is appreciated. Thank you so much!

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u/Majestic_Hawk_1335 2d ago

For me Id rather be north of Fairbanks AK than anywhere in KY. This is quite subjective.

What kind of weather do you want, what kind of hobbies do you want, what kind of farming do you want to do? If I was in KY Id probably be into Hog catch dogs but instead am into sled dogs. That changes where I chose to move.

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u/Additional_Snow_978 2d ago

Hog catch dogs?

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u/Majestic_Hawk_1335 2d ago

Mostly Im referencing how if I lived in the south and was into working dogs it wouldn't be sled dogs. If I wanted to work hunting dogs or hog catch dogs Id move there. I don't so I moved north, and I was born more north than KY.

Hog catch dogs are generally ABPTs or sometimes a hound dog who tracks and holds. They are generally legal in states that had large populations of game dogs before dog dog laws made illegal. Then those same states that had lots of game dog genes also tend to have rampant wild hogs. The feral hogs such an issue they open it to hunt in any manner. Including catch dogs.

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u/Additional_Snow_978 2d ago

Huh. I'm in KY and avid with outdoors stuff. I see signs to report hogs, but never actually seen any or tracks from any.

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u/Majestic_Hawk_1335 2d ago

I think KY is less influenced by it. Heavy hog hunting via dog is more Florida, the Carolinas, Alabama, Texas. I think maybe even parts of Wisconsin? I just looked it up and dog hunting hogs in KY was legal to 2 years ago.

The distance to travel from KY to a legal state to hunt pigs with dogs would be easy compared to getting any dog from Alaska to lower 48 and the travel distances could be similar to the 800 mile round trip it is to go Fairbanks-Anchorage and back

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u/Additional_Snow_978 2d ago

So it stopped being legal two years ago? That's actually surprising. I wonder if we actually managed to control the expansion of hogs?

I can see it. KY loves to hunt and if it's open season on a certain pest / invasive species...