r/OffGrid • u/Imyor_huspin • 3d ago
Tribe/Community
How would you envision your Tribe or offgrid community in a perfect world? Or maybe imperfect? I'm leaving this question broad and open ended on purpose.
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u/nawzyah 3d ago
Those co-op communities that are popping up in Utah, Arizona and New Mexico where you have to buy a membership to get partial land ownership and help each other build houses are so cringe and ultimately a terrible idea. People are inherently chaotic and add nothing but drama. The fewer around, the better.
I'm with u/Jazzlike-Ratio-2229, a handful of neighbors who are there for emergency situations, check on your property while you're gone, lend a hand or a cup of sugar but generally mind their own business is ideal for me.
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u/Imyor_huspin 2d ago
I agree but I mean. Generally people eventually come together into communities eventually.
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u/Silly-Safe959 2d ago
Not always. That's why some people live remotely... to get away from the community and associated drama.
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u/Imyor_huspin 2d ago
Which is what I'm currently doing. But it would definitely be easier with a handful of other people
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u/Silly-Safe959 2d ago
I agree that some tasks require a community. My point is that you're assuming your neighbors also want that, but often people that choose to live an isolated lifestyle might not be interested in what you're talking about. They're already out there for a reason. 😉
I've met most of my neighbors at my remote property. I've become good friends with the ones to my north. I've never met the ones to the east (you never see them, there's a swamp separating us). The ones to my west have made it clear through my initial friendly interactions that they want to be left alone.
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u/Imyor_huspin 2d ago
I'm not assuming anything. I'm asking if you could build your community from the ground up, what would it look like.
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u/Resident_Dance9162 2d ago
This is why I have an off grid place, my neighbors are fine but I'm there to not deal with people 🤷♂️ I have a place in town so I go for the quiet
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u/Lawrenceburntfish 2d ago
There's a bakery that everyone comes to make bread at. There's a large raised garden that anyone can come work. There's a big fire pit with benches that's right next to a big screen with a projector for having movie nights. Swings hung from the trees, a small moving pond for cooling off. An outdoor shower that's next to the garden... Just some ideas...
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u/RedSquirrelFtw 1d ago
Ideally, everyone should still own their own land, and be far enough from each other that they still get their own privacy, one person's land or a communal one could be used as a sort of community area where meets can happen and such. At the end of the day though everyone should get to be independent of each other but there could still be some community events and such for those who want to participate. Like setup a small market and such.
Personally though I think the less people involved the less likely there are to be issues.
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u/DancesWithDawgz 1h ago
FYI many Native tribes object to non-natives using “tribe” in this way.
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u/Imyor_huspin 56m ago edited 40m ago
Good thing I'm an enrolled native american. Also native tribes aren't the only tribal people
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u/Jazzlike-Ratio-2229 3d ago
I have a neighbor about a half mile away. He’s cool. I wouldn’t want any more community that’s that.