On another list a guy was talking about starting a place this spring, I
thought there could be someone with the same idea on this list. Come'on,
it's possible!
Anyway here is a post on 'starting out'. I should have included a list of
tools that I used ....
When we started with raw land in Minnesota I had a 'plan'.
I was going to start with some type of road off the township road, the next
step was a shop then some place to live while we built a real house.
Like a lot of plans (for me) it didn't work out like that...
I did get the road in, I had 2 truck loads of class 5 gravel spread before
we did anything. That turned out to be a great idea, that first spring
everything else turned into mud.
The next step was a shop... I should have had a pole barn put up and built
living quarters into that instead I bought an old mobile home.
I should have put up a shop... that mistake came to haunt us for a long time.
The other thing I'd do if I was to find myself on raw land again is cut and
stack a pile of firewood first thing.... You never know when you are going
to need some seasoned firewood.
From our time starting out two (well three) "rules" became clear.
1) Everything takes longer and costs more than I budgeted for. EVERYTHING.
2) 'Temporary' can be a LONG time.
3) The trip to town for something forgotten is one of the longest trips in
the world. If I need it I should get extras the first time...
Rob
becidawa AT hctc.com
Now in western Washington, USA