a year in the wild

[Mortblanc]

Over here even people living in the "wilderness" depend on outside work to support their homesteads. It does not matter what your beliefs, skill level, or where you are, you are going to have to pay some taxes and buy some supplies. One simply is not allowed to "squat" on public land or trespass on private land.

Most will have jobs in town and commute to town or they will work outside jobs for several months, then return to the homestead for the remainder of the season.

True "wilderness" in the US and Canada is often "wilderness" because it will not support farming or industry of any type, so all supplies must be brought in from outside and some form of income is necessary for their purchase.

What about all those people in the bush country of Alaska??? Well they often try to scrape by on their "oil checks" which each Alaskan resident gets as individual payment from the oil industry.

Yes, My Lord!!! That greedy, money grubbing OIL INDUSTRY pays every Alaskan a check each year!!!

Trick is you have to survive your first few years in Alaska before you qualify as a resident.