I guess we have to try things to see what works for us
I moved to the other side of the country recently and it was flat out wrong for me so i moved back lol
I find it's difficult to get an idea sometimes without dipping a toe into the water
I'm not sure about how far off grid i can get because the planning department here is very stringent so at the moment i'm contacting various people involved in a variety of projects to get a feel for whats going on out there
I would definately go all in for the right kind of project. Distances here aren't so great so it's possible to be able to live out in the sticks and still dip in and out of the towns and cities as and when a fix of culture or people is needed!
In my wildest fantasies i would be totally off grid and self-sufficient but i'm going to have to learn the realities by trying stuff and speaking to folks and take things in steps
We have a referendum next month to see if scotland will break away from the rest of the UK. If people vote for independance (and i hope they do) then there might be drastic land reforms that could make things very interesting as there is a history of 'crofting' here which is basically small scale farming....so its an interesting time here
If you're in the burbs you can dip into the mayhem of city life and then go back and chill in the burbs....contrasts can be good