Retreat Owner Profiles
…old tire weights and discard car batteries are considered. Fuel: 25 gallons in 5 gallon Scepter [current US mil-spec] gas cans, roughly 30 gallons of propane in various tank sizes. This is about as large of a supply as I can store, rotate, and do a permanent change of station (PCS) with. I have printed plans for a portable 12 volt DC fuel pump and will have parts when this year’s snow melts off the local junk yards. Water: On the grid but we have a two week emergency supply (90 gallons stored in 15 gallon water barrels) and a Big Berkey water filter with buckets for carrying water from a local source to filter if needed. Property tax: $0/year (one positive aspect of living in military housing) Gardens: Allowed on military installations with restrictions. In the past I had been skeptical about planting a garden because the yard had…