We have one neighbor about half a mile from us. The other property that is closer than that is a hunting lodge, that is hardly ever used anymore. Now there are a few cops who are members of it that just practice shooting there off and on. Not very often. Our neighbor recently got married and sold his property and moved to FL, at the time of the hurricane. He was a good neighbor, but we keep to ourselves more so it is not like we went to each others' homes. Now we haven't met the new people yet. People wave when they go by but we don't really know them. If they get a different vehicle then I always think it is someone new. Most of the properties on our road are hunting camps.
I know people say you should network with the neighbors but we live completely different from them and they do not understand why anyone would want to live without grid electric. Some people are coming around though after all these years. Especially when they slow down to look at our solar panels and turbine spinning. Solar is starting to show up in our area, but grid tied. That is better than none. Not too far away, about 11 miles, there is a solar farm in the little town. It is opening local peoples' eyes. If you are off the grid, do you have neighbors?
I know people say you should network with the neighbors but we live completely different from them and they do not understand why anyone would want to live without grid electric. Some people are coming around though after all these years. Especially when they slow down to look at our solar panels and turbine spinning. Solar is starting to show up in our area, but grid tied. That is better than none. Not too far away, about 11 miles, there is a solar farm in the little town. It is opening local peoples' eyes. If you are off the grid, do you have neighbors?