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In order to "live off the grid", a person needs several things, and doesn't necessarily need one.
To live away from people, you will need about 3-4 5 gallon fresh water containers for drinking water, canned goods, a tent ot van/car/camper/whatever, gas grill, and a porta potty is a necessity. Porta potties come in several sizes, ours is a 2.5 gallon model, and we use it when dry camping up by Magdelena.
Do your business in the porta potty which you'll pour aquakem into your porta-potty to degrade the waste, when it needs to be emptied, the National Forests and state parks have vault toilets or waste dump sites where you can dump your potty.
One of the things a person does not need is a spouse, because it is very difficult for a couple to dry camp/boondock, unless both people have similar likes and dislikes, and like dry camping. It's not for everybody, but people adapt well to solitude.
Yes, you can fall off the map, because I know of two people who have in my area. Incidently, neither two of the people I know are married and have no partner. One has been off the map since his stint in viet nam, he has not filed a federal or state tax return since leaving the army. I'm a male, but married. I could easily get lost if I were not.
just a few thoughts.
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