Most successful off-gridders and mud homers find nice fat grey areas in the rules, and set up camp within them. If you’re trying to get permission every time you move a rock, or stick a solar panel up, you’re going to be tying yourself in knots to no avail and getting yourself in all kinds of trouble. Many times there aren’t actually any laws regarding what you’re doing, because the grand majority doesn’t do it, so the government hasn’t bothered to legislate for it. The whole thing about leaving the safe and cosy urban life is that you are stepping outside standards and norms. I’ve written an article about building mud homes legally in the UK, but here’s the thing you’ve got to understand if you are looking to break out of the system somehow, and build a lovely free life for yourself: That system itself is not going to pat you on the back and give you a medal for it. One thing people always fret about, regarding both going off-grid and building mud homes, is the legal side of things: You know, permits, and red tape, and rules.
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