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Originally Posted by LWJ
Back in the conversation. There are lots of places in Hawaii that use railwater as the only fresh water supply. Solar would be easy there also. Wife's cousin bought a lot near Pahoa (sp?) for about $8k. She says $25k more gets a cabin that does all she needs. With numbers that low, you could have two!
I am also intrigued by this but as a part-time thing. We have forest land South of Corvallis that I could build or bring a shipping container to if desired. I would love it. Back to my wife? Not so much.
Larry
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Pahoa is definitely out in the boonies, but lots of places on the Big Island have/had catchment systems. My property out in Kapoho had neighbors that had catchment systems, but that was years ago. The subdivision put in a water system about 10 years ago to service the community.
If I were to live in a small house, I think I could get by with 1000 sq ft, maybe less. I inherited a house from my grandmother that was just under 1k and renovated it. It was pretty damned spacious for the sized and my realtor thought the sq footage was wrong.
Not sure I could live off the grid as I'd need internet to keep me occupied. Solar water heater and a PV system with batteries could give me the power I need for lighting and communications. Running water however, would be a must.