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WILL1E
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# Posted: 23 Sep 2020 07:59
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Now that i'm officially a recreational land owner again (3rd times the charm, right?!), i think back to what got me all riled up about the outdoors.
Age wise, I was barely into the double digits yet and i remember watching this movie called My Side of the Mountain. From that moment on, i was intrigued by the outdoors even though i was a city boy. I mean, who wouldn't want to hollow out a giant tree and live in it with some pet critters?! So from then on i camped, hunted, backpacked, etc. whenever i could.
In my 20's a PBS special drove this craze even further...Alone in the Wilderness came out. This ripped 54 year old guy out in the middle of the mountains with minimal tools building a cabin of his own. I can always watch this show whenever i see it on. It amazed me how 1 guy could accomplish so much and be so happy with so little.
What started it for you guys?
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hueyjazz
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# Posted: 23 Sep 2020 12:19
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I've always had the dream of owning a cabin and land. As a kid we went tent camping a lot. My mother was Canadian-French so we went North a lot. I loved Bay of Funday. Then I was a Boy Scout. We sold Christmas trees and ended up buying our own land. I was a large part of outfitting land with lean-to's and such. I always backpacked. In college was would mountain climb as High peaks were less than two hours away. Marriage happen. She would camp but not the other stuff but tolerated I did.
Then my brother passed way too early. He had kept his cancer hidden from me. Two months later my best friend goes in for a minor out patient procedure to have a small growth cut off his neck. Two days later he was dead due to brain clout. I was floored.
I decided then I could wait no longer. I had done well with a couple of stocks and sold them to buy mountain top land and a small weekender cabin. It was a little tough at first in this was a lot of my savings at the time but I looked at it as turning one asset into another and I do make decent money.
My wife now agrees it was the smartest investment I ever made. We ended up buying the log home that bordered our property. It will be our retirement home. Our City house is in Rochester, NY near the University. It was a very good neighborhood but now I hear gun fire at night. Wife has lived at cabin for last six months. I go there weekends. In April I retire and we will sell city house. We won't be looking back. I'm going Amish
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frankpaige
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# Posted: 23 Sep 2020 12:42 - Edited by: frankpaige
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Growing up in Florida, we always were camping. Everglade's camping. Woodland camping, Beach camping. On vacation? That's right camping. I always said I would live on a mountain top. Like they have mountains in Florida! After military service, I took a trip to Colorado. Awesome place. Went home, quit my job, packed my belongings and moved to Colorado. I searched and searched for property. Found it. Built that 12x18 myself and now have that mountain top. Retired now and still pinch myself. Living the Dream!
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darz5150
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# Posted: 23 Sep 2020 22:06
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My story is similar to the others. Grew up rural. Built multi level tree houses. Hunted, fished, trapped, went camping for days without mom and dad freaking out. Back then they couldn't even call 911 on the old rotary dial phone. I knew my entire life I was destined to live in a cabin in the woods.
I have never ever taken out a bank loan. If I couldn't work hard enough, and save enough to get what I wanted or needed. I worked harder.
I live debt free, except for the $10 bucks worth of batteries I ordered from amazon. Lol
If I die tonite. I will die a happy man. That has lived in a cabin with a very good wife for quite a while.
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