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My Friends and I Bought an Island

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Re: My Friends and I Bought an Island

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Post by contingencies »

dubfan wrote: post #49
ianstallings wrote: post #16

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It's controlled by Canada. There is no land on earth outside of the control of nation-states, except Antarctica, which is shared by major nations but has territorial claims by 7 nations. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_claims_in_Antarctic...

> There is no land on earth outside of the control of nation-states, except Antarctica Not quite. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir_Tawil

Not quite. Bir_Tawil

I found elsewhere: "this is pretty much just 2,000 km2 of sand and rocks", and "consisting mainly of sand and rocks ... 2069 sq km (795 sq mil) and is shaped like a trapezoid." , and checked it out on satellite. The nearest road appears to be 250km away. Definitely no chance of internet. But even this place I suppose could be made habitable with long term effort. Solar would be a good bet for power, and long distance radio or perhaps microwave or satellite would be viable for internet. Semi-subterranean dwellings could be ideal and even support crops, once constructed. But investment would be significant. I wonder if you could fly in/out hardware, junk and supplies via solar-powered drone?

Re: My Friends and I Bought an Island

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Post by jannotti »

tynan wrote: post #195
bdcs wrote: post #174

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Sounds like you have done your research, but if you haven't heard of hexa-yurts, check them out! Here's a picture of different designs: http://files.howtolivewiki.com/hexayurt.com/all_yurts_edit.j...

I've seen those-- would prefer something with windows, and it would need to be able to withstand some pretty serious weather (maybe those can... haven't researched). Thinking probably a 30' yurt for the communal building, and smaller geodesic domes for individual dwellings.

http://www.sunrisedomes.com/

I talked to them once and it sounded like they can ship the materials in a fairly compact way. I helped put up a fairly large one - not so hard, but we needed scaffolding.

Re: My Friends and I Bought an Island

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Post by papercrane »

tynan wrote: post #182
dhughes wrote: post #166

> caught wild crabs... You may want to check with the DFO (Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans) on that. Licenses are sold for many types of shellfish and you want have fishers with licenses for crab, clam, oysters etc. near the island. http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/species-especes/shell... Recently one lobster fisherman (farther off shore) was caught cutting trap lines and the owner of the lines shot him a few ti…

VERY useful site-- thank you!

Those are Pacific water regulations. This site, http://novascotia.ca/fish/ is what you'd want.

Just in general in Nova Scotia you don't need any license for non-commercial fishing in tidal areas (still need to observe bag limits though.) You do need a license for any fishing in fresh waters.

If you're hand picking crabs you're fine. Just don't set any traps or snares, but you might want to check to see if they are safe to eat. Sometimes the close areas for shellfish harvesting due to food safety concerns.

The murder that dhughes is referencing had more to do with it then them just catching someone cutting their lines, there was a long history between the victim and the boat crew.

Re: My Friends and I Bought an Island

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Post by lessnonymous »

raldi wrote: post #250
tedunangst wrote: post #122

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Well defined borders. You're either on the island, or not. Neither you nor your neighbors are likely to wander across the border without noticing.

Nope, that's not it. Proof: Would you get excited about a story of someone buying a five acre plot of land with a fence around it? Or a moat-like trench?

"My friends and I bought 5 acres and dug a moat around it."

Yup, that's a +1 there.

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Post by javert »

base698 wrote: post #245
brandall10 wrote: post #157

Just for people new to who Tynan is, he's a pretty far out guy. Some things I recall (sorry haven't kept up over the years) 1) Ran a successful professional online poker playing business, actually hired employees and trained them to predictably win. 2) Was one of the main characters in the book The Game (yes, that PUA one). 3) Did polyphasic sleep experiments in earnest (was it a couple months or so?). 4) Had a giant…

Not common place before 2008? A lot of anti materialism propaganda started way before that: AdBusters, Culture Jam and lots of other films that were even main stream.

Travelling the world for a year (which requires not having a lot of possessions) is not necessarily part of the same trend (frankly, of garbage) that you cite.

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Post by wissler »

Techasura wrote: post #275
vecinu wrote: post #272

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Would you be able to build some sort of fence/gate system to deter visitors? Would that be legal?

You can build anything you want. It's your property.

Actually, no you can't build anything you want, and no, it's not really your property.

Re: My Friends and I Bought an Island

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Post by mrbill »

Natsu wrote: post #258
mrbill wrote: post #139

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I would put "clearing a space or even making a concrete pad for a helicopter to land" and "checking cell phone coverage, if any" high on the list of first things to do.

I believe he already said there was cell coverage. As someone who can only dream about owning a private island, how big would a helipad have to be? And how much concrete would it take to make that sort of thing?

From http://www.txairlife.com/calling_airlife/call_build.htm for example:

"* How large of a landing area is required for the helipad and where should it be located?

The size of the helicopter’s primary approach area, departure area, landing area, and the obstructions must be taken into consideration before determining the location. The AirLIFE helicopter must have a landing area of 100’ x 100’. The takeoff and approach areas should also be 100’ x 100’ and clear of all obstructions.

* What should the size of the helipad surface be, and how much weight should it support?

The ideal size of the helipad surface should be 50’ x 50’, but can be as small as 40’ x 40’. The landing surface should be able to support the helicopter at it’s maximum gross weight of 9,300 lbs."

Or take a look at http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/f..., "CHAPTER 13 - DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF HELIPORTS AND HELIPADS"

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Post by tibbon »

worldsayshi wrote: post #136
jacquesm wrote: post #83

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Posting private property is a good idea, not only because of telling people off but because you could be liable for claims if you don't and someone you did not invite gets injured. (crazy, I know, but that's the law in some places). Jealous as well :)

As a Swede; yes, that does sound a bit weird: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_to_roam

As an American- i had no idea! Interesting.

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Post by xerophtye »

coldtea wrote: post #251
fractalsea wrote: post #184

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> There's probably some much cooler stuff I'm forgetting, but hey it makes perfect sense he'd be part of an island buying crew. He mentions these and more on this page: http://tynan.com/about

> Although I'm happy to be saving money, my _primary reasons_ for living in an RV are that it _forces me to be minimalist and focus on what matters_, and it's a lot of fun. I've modified nearly every aspect of the interior of my RV (...) Some of the changes include: > Maple and marble floors > Brazilian granite countertops >Japanese-style tea room in the back complete with rush-reed tatami mats and mulberry shoji scr…

Consider it this way, in an RV has a small amount of room so there is a limit to the cool stuff he can put in it. So he has to CHOOSE what stuff to keep.

I men lets not forget about the giant inflatable pool in the living room incident. you simply can NOT do that in an RV

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