Fire commune

Ok so a thought has recently come to me that would require quite a few hands and quite a bit more preperation. All I want to do with the rest of my life is spin fire and enjoy living. I know I am not alone in this desire. Therefore the only sensible thing in my mind has been to save up enough money to buy some land somewhere, make a generous sized garden, and live. The basic needs of food and shelter would be covered. Next comes the idea of companionship, and in marches the commune ideal. All comments welcome, but this really is a serious idea of mine so lets not get too out there folks. Possible location: ALASKA; homestead act is still viable in alaska meaning you pick a plot of land, make it better, and after seven years its yours. Any takers?

Interesting idea... I might be interested if I wasn't on the other side of the world.

This is a massive undertaking! Pick your plot carefully!

Icarus: People get off the plane in Alaska and never get back on all the time.

There's plenty of nowhere on the South Island or over in Australia.

Alaska is too unforgiving. Why not pick something out here in the AZ desert? There are tons of amazing places here.

and the commune ideal? like everyone is sharing everyone else?

Hey, I had an idea like this once, except it was situated more around Hawaii.

I think it's a fantastic idea, though performing would then be your number 1 income source, n'est-ce pas? The Hawaii idea I had come up with involved creating a large farm for income. I forget what the exact "thing" was called, but I was told you could obtain grants in order to fund agricultural ventures which is why I had come to that.

I mean, anything is possible, you just need time and in this case probably people.

Let me know what you come up with.

Hah Poje.

Not all communes involve... um.... Sharing of people. Though.... some may not mind if it did include that... eh? lol

Hawaii would be awesome.

AZ not so much... AZ is Texas, with far less prospect and plant life, trying desperately to act like California.

The are you choose would need to be somewhere that supports life. As a commune you need to try to be self sufficient. Grow your own crops have a well all of that. I am much interested in this.

Hydroponic cash crops will make you self-sufficient!

Yes, I am a big fan of hydropronics.... ^_^

Seriously though, I have always been a fan of performer communes, I have just yet to find the right people....
Maybe sooner than later, eh? =)

You mean as in 'family friendly'?

i'm in! * sounds awesome not quiete sure what skills i would bring in but hydroponic product tester sounds like the job for me

Either way really Refuge. I'm a fan of home grown foods and manual labor, so... yeah.

It would have to be 'family' friendly if I am too bring my extensive knowledge to the table.

In Alaska, you can grow legally, distribution is another issue. Alaska has a short growing season but the extra hours of daylight gives you huge growth. Logistics and materials are your real issues, in the wilderness you are somewhat forced to be self-reliant.

Unless I'm trying to *ahem* "start a family", most everything I do is family friendly, aside mainly from cracking horrible jokes in front of friends.

I love the quick responce this has gotten. As far as the Alaska thing, i Feel its very doable but it would be a much more isolated endeavor, i.e. not for the faint of heart. Having a well wouldn't be much of a problem I'm thinking because of all the snow and such.
Now after living in Hawaii a while back I know that would be an amazing location but I haven't looked much into it as a possible locale.
To explain what i meant about the communal ideal: In order to really enjoy living you have to be able to share the experience with another; we are social animals. This is not to single out or specify a type of relationship but only to recognize that others need to be involved in this venture.
Now, an interesting little test idea i thought of would be to start a small group, call it a test site, to gather the knowlege and needed resources to prepare for alaska(or hawaii, or wutever the final choice is). It could be as simple as a fire team or a group of fire teams spread accross several states, it can get as organized as you want.
What it boils down to is the fact that i don't feel right in this world, call it escapism if you like, but this is something that very well can happen.

Keep the ideas a flowing =)

Hm, this has my attention Not for me to do personally, but definately like the concept. Definately something I would support and visit. If things go the way I wish, donate to the commune as well.

The well in the wilderness part of Alaska would freeze over in winter. They have to dig graves in Alaska during the summer and hope that they have anticipated the amount of deaths right because it's not possible to dig 6 feet even with heavy machinery.

i would love this to be more than a dream. I only have one problem though. Having spent all my time in the tropics and having never been anywhere that gets cold enough to snow i dont know how well i would go aclimatising(sp?). imagine all the crazy moves a commune of spinners would produce.

Ascilith we would need you to visit as we would need an apostle or monkof sorts to carry all of the knowledge and crazy moves out into the world. Do you feel up to the task?

EDIT:removed faux pas best left unread

another thought we would need to make sure HoP can air drop materials for us wherever we decide to pitch camp