Building a hut in the mountains?

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Johnny

Okay so this might sound weird, but I want to live somewhere in the mountains in a hut, with no one nearby. I want to hunt for my food, and i don't want any kind of electricity, running water, etc. I was just wondering where I could do this, and would i be able to build a hut without owning the land?

Answer
Dude, it is not weird, but what you describing is squatting and is frowned upon by many even the authorities. Here in South Africa we have a special police task force called the "Land Invasion Unit" with the express responsibility to curb this type of activity and forcefully remove anyone from the land they invade or squat on. Squatting here is prevalent, hence I don't think its weird. Many families squat because of poverty, others do so when their circumstances change and there is no way out.

Anyway, hunting for food implies tracking and killing animals. Once again here in South Africa we have wild buck, mountain goats, wildebeest, bison and various other game roaming around at the foot hills of the mountains and if anyone gets caught killing one of these animals, they will go to jail for a long, long time. I can relate an incident that appeared in our local paper of some homeless person grilling his puppy and eating it. The SPCA, Animal Cruelty orgs were all up in arms about this and wanted this man convicted.

However if you became a beach bum (that's what we call them) instead, you would probably survive. These are surfers living on the beach (Jefferey's Bay) taking shelter wherever they can. They catch fish, crayfish and shellfish to eat, and sometimes sell some to make money and surf all day weather permitting. They use the public toilets on the beach and I don't think they ever bother to wash since they practically live in the water. I suppose you could do this anywhere in the world where there are miles and miles of beaches. Should you erect a hut of any kind anywhere without owning the land, that's shouting out loudly "evict me from my hut and throw it down".

The Island Scenario - What are your answers?

Skitter

THE ISLAND SCENARIO
A. Five castaways are stranded on a tropical island with lots of natural wildlife.

B. Within hours of arrival the arguments begin about how to address their situation. Finding that they are not very fond of one another they decide to divide the island into five equal parts and go their separate ways.

C. They all agree to mutually respect these property lines, not to steal from one another, and not to murder or attack one another. In addition to this they agree to mutually prosecute any offenders of this agreement.

D. Soon after four of the five castaways decide to work together for mutual support, one remains isolated. In this group of four, we find a couple of the castaways have watched a few episodes of Survivorman, and another was an Eagle Scout. Together they know how to make basic shelters, start fires, fish and even hunt. Basic survival is no longer in question.

E. After about three or four months the four have gotten into a routine, they have reasonably decent shelters, with enough space to sleep comfortably, and they keep the rain off. They have a bit of fresh meat, fish and fruit. All things considered they are surviving. Then the four realize it has been sometime, possibly a couple of months since they last heard from Castaway Five.

F. Out of concern they go to visit Castaway Five, and are surprised by what they find. Just off the beach, Five has constructed a sturdy hut with three rooms, a patio, shelving, a bed with a matress made from animal hide, and even a chair and footstool, all out of bamboo. There is a tub made of fired clay, with a fire heated water supply to take warm baths. He/She has constructed a water filtration system, has a garden with herbs and vegetables. He/She has supplies of soap, salt, dried herbs, salted meats, tanned hides, cording, a powerful bow, and arrows with bone arrowheads. He/She is eating off of fired and glazed clay plates and has fashioned utensils from wood and bone. He/She has a number of herbal medicines, and even has a lotion with Aloe to deal with sunburn. Castaway Five is not only surviving he/she is thriving.

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So here are my questions. There are no right or wrong answers, only your thoughts as an individual, but please explain your answers:

1. What obligations, if any, does Castaway Five have to the others?

2. If Castaway Five refuses to share his/her herbal medicine with the others, despite even an obvious need, has he/she limited their freedom?

3. If Castaway Five is willing to share with Castaway Three, but not the others, has he/she limited their freedom? (Consider this sharing in a way that the others cannot partake in. For example a meal, a little lotion for a sunburn, soap and a bath, or something similar.)

4. Assuming you are one of the castaways, and number three sneaks some of the medicine away because you need it, what will be your reaction?

5. What price is to high for Castaway Five to ask for the goods the others might need/want?

Answer
It took them a couple of MONTHS to remember Castaway 5? What a bunch of selfish a**holes!

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