I’m wondering if there is any true benefits to being a nomad anymore. Given the fact that Flock exists and you’re now tracked basically all the time, it’s getting harder and harder. You could use deflock map to navigate around which could work. I would also like to know if this lifestyle is cheaper. I could buy a plot of land to live on in my RV and have a setup, winters might be brutal but I could possibly do it if done right. I make 100k/year right now in NY with no bills, so I’m saving up as much as I can.
If you can remote work, Quartzite Arizona has a massive nomad population. Its not too hot in the winter.
Might be worth looking into a Trust or LLC to put everything under, so the trust/company would own the land and utilities, and you pay the trust “rent, etc” . you could do the same for autos like plates or registration.
However, its more so privacy through obscurity because technically a lot of that would be available via public record. All you’re doing is creating more work for someone, but it would still eventually lead back to you. Could be worth it if not too expensive or you know a lawyer.
Maybe living on a sailboat would be more private
Reminds me of Christopher Knight. He straight up lived in the woods. No job nothing for decades. Only got caught because he needed to steal rations from local cabins.
For anonymity alone, no. You ought to at least aspire to live the nomad lifestyle first and put up with its challenges, then enjoy whatever anonymity comes from it as a bonus.
If you don’t mind apartment living, you could consider the arrangement I had at one point. Private landlord who didn’t run background checks, accepted payment in any reasonable form, many tenants, communal mailbox without apartment numbers or names required. Internet, utilities, etc. all rolled into rent and not individually metered. Might be harder to find but they exist.
you can’t escape the system, you have to organize to change it
That’s taking privacy to the extreme, possibly to your own detriment. I don’t think it’s worth it.
lucky MF to have no bills meanwhile I’m struggling to fill my GFM to survive lmao.
from my perspective as I lived in one, no, I don’t think so. people have had issues with buying them and them having hidden problems like rain leakage, nonfunctional parts, etc. From my perspective ours was a death trap, maybe buying land isn’t such a bad idea but that that point why not just pay to get a mini house built?
I’m not sure it’s more anonymous? If you are driving it you need plates, and there are way more cameras than Flock.
If you buy land then it’s in your name or a company name but that’s not anon. I guess it depends on where the plot of land is but depending on the zoning it may arouse suspicion if nothing is built or it’s left idle. I do live rural and Google maps has really made it hard to hide zoning infractions lol. Tree cover might help.
Would you need utilities? That would need a name too, and they could tell when you are there based on usage.
It doesn’t sound like this would work for you but I’d say the best way to be anon would be to be an informal roommate, or even having a rental lease especially in a place where that’s not public info and is just an agreement between two people.
How can you live anonymous? Off the grid maybe in a log hut in the woods. If you’re in a vehicle, you’ll need license plates. If you buy land there needs to be a name on the deed. You can obscure those maybe behind company names if you make the effort. But there will be a paper trail.
If you buy land, you might as well invest into a more comfy tiny house with solars on the roof and dig a nice pit for the toilet. Keep chicken and grow veggies or something.
