Our house is situated half way up the side of a quite steep ridgeline. Creek/pond/pasture at bottom. Then road. Then the other side of the valley goes steeply up that ridge. Not as high as our side. Unless we’re on good terms with neighbors, it would be very hard to move around unless in deep woods. Would have to create barricades around the house exits. Have one protected exit under porch. And certainly make changes to windows.
In the arid West….we are encouraged to clear cut for several yards all around buildings….for wildfire safety. Such as: Trees within 30′ from house should be spaced at least 18′ apart AND branches need to be trimmed 6′ – 10′ up. We don’t entirely have that.
Just for grins, I have practiced being out of sight of overhead aircraft. We seem to have a lot of that…planes and helicopters and you can hear them coming. Step under nearest tree, near trunk. Red/orange/yellow have never been my favorite colors to wear.
Trying to even access our pond for water would be doable but the energy expenditure would be horrid. I’m thinking ….a concealed garden hose and device to get a siphon going….or suction by mouth (yuk)…would be needed. It wouldn’t be a long hose cuz there is concealment nearby. Not cover. Not sure even a siphon device would handle the ‘lift’ for a hose all the way up to the house. Likely that ‘lift’ would be done manually with hands/feet.
There is no one on the ridge between us and cattails. But it’s rough, leg-breaking terrain. I’ve walked these ridges for decades and ….on my good days…can safely navigate them. ‘Course I’ve never had anyone aiming at me either. I sure would not want to be mistaken for a deer…even by “friendly” neighbors. Brown would be a bad color choice, I guess. Have to make some “cheat gates” in the perimeter barbed wire fences. Have one.
We would have to attempt growing some food in odd patches of sun in the woods. Dig out the granite crumbles and put in ‘soil’. Very labor intensive. Potatoes/onions/garlic…folks might not know what the plant looks like. Currently, our garden areas are right by the road. Only flat spot. Only spot with “soil”.
Main meat supply…those pasture varmints. Can use an air rifle …but then to fetch them in the open pasture….might have to go back out after dark to get them. On a clear night, would have to watch for when moon is not present. Stupid fox might go snatch our food before we can reach it….but air rifle could nail him too. Could use an in-tunnel trap…and secure the trap very well or the fox could carry off it’s prize and our trap! BTDT!
It is so AWFULLY QUIET out here unless the wind is blowing. Wind would cover an air rifle noise. I’ve never quite been successful with a sling shot. Close tho. I’d need wind to cover noise from just crunching around on these rocks too. So it would be fortunate that we have that wind most days and some nights. Rarely at dusk/dawn. OTOH….wind would cover the noise of someone coming up on us too….
No one’s having any fun living in these type of scenarios, are they? 🙁
OldMtWoman