Personally I suppose the lockdown was a great idea, however that’s only because it provided me both the reason and the time to go out to the outdated new home in the woods, i try to get up there a few times a year to fish, to take pictures, just take some “me time” you know? Here was a chance to go up there for numerous weeks, entirely live off the land for a while.
It also would supply me the best possible protection against the coronavirus — being away from other people! There were a few hurdles to overcome, namely the lack of a heating and cooling plan in the cabin, however it was nothing a little elbow grease wouldn’t solve.
The great thing about roughing it is that everything is in your hands, as long as you have the right tools, so as long as I had our axe I didn’t need to worry about heating. The new home had a fireplace and a wood burning gas furnace that doubled as a water heater, so all I needed was firewood and I would not freeze, then of course, freezing was not an issue at this time of year, and not having a steady cooling plan might be more problematic, but although love our outdated girl constantly told me, if you get too hot you will sweat it out, if you get too freezing then you need heating or you will die. In other words, AC is a luxury, a privilege, where heating is love water and food and shelter — a necessity for staying alive.