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2013-05-21 02:04 7005527 Anonymous (convicts.jpg 1070x720 169kB)
How hard would it be to live in a cave, assuming you have other ameneties of city life available to you?
I live in Montreal, and there's a big mountain in the middle of town. (hence Montreal -- Mont. Royal!) I've heard of some hobos squatting in a small cave near a large cathedral, where they even had basic furniture and some way of generating power.
If I could find a similar cave or grotto or otherwise secluded area to camp in, would it be difficult to convert into a useful living space? I'm not talking tile floors and central air, but having a warm shelter where I can rest, work and maybe even play
3 min later 7005539 Anonymous
you'll never have a place to bring gf back to if you don't have an actual house
bitches love houses
5 min later 7005543 Anonymous (1364768518037.jpg 633x758 60kB)
>>7005539
>tfw no cavegirl gf
6 min later 7005548 Anonymous
If you found some way to hide the entrance/lock it/protect it from being discovered by random passersby, I imagine it could be possible and quite comfy.
13 min later 7005587 Anonymous
>>7005527
Actually it wouldn't really be that hard. You wouldn't even really need anything from the city if you grew and hunted your own food. Use a rain barrel and purify the water to drink. Also you could build an entrance to your cave so you nothing gets in or out, just make sure nothing is in it first like wildlife or another person(hobo, some sadists slaves ,etc).
15 min later 7005594 Anonymous
>>7005548
Yeah, that's something I'd want to avoid. I don't want a couple of horny teenagers or an enterprising bum to stumble in and then jack whatever shit I might-ve stashed there. Or worse, take the place over and squat there themselves.
If it's just a hole in the side of a hill, it'd probably need a wall built. That sort of construction would probably attract the wrong sorts of attention.
>>7005587
The point is to not have to hunt/grow food, since that's a lot harder than you think. And also doesn't allow you to eat chocolate every week
16 min later 7005597 Anonymous
>Caveing
You should gtf >>>/out/
18 min later 7005600 Anonymous
>>7005597
>Caveing
You should get the fuck >>>/lit/
18 min later 7005601 Anonymous
>>7005594
> That sort of construction would probably attract the wrong sorts of attention.
You could use natural vegetation or other stuff around to camouflage the entrance.
>>7005597
This is a perfectly viable topic for /r9k/.
It can also go in /out/.
19 min later 7005605 Anonymous
>>7005597
I forgot that board existed! I'll do a crosspost
37 min later 7005687 Anonymous
>>7005601
True. And if nothing else, some thick branches and stuff might make a decent-ish building material, like if I wanna try my hand at making a shitty clay wall or something.
Hell, maybe if I actually end up doing this I could actually make it nice over time -- make it my lifelong project, pass it down to the kids
>Kids. KIDS. FUCKIN KIDS GET OVER HERE. Today, we're seeing granddaddy's stash on the mountain"
>their feels when showing them a dirty hole in the ground full of survival gear and tubs of decade-old M&Ms
1 hours later 7005855 Anonymous
>>7005687
Best father ever?
Yes?
Yes.
1 hours later 7005957 Anonymous
I suppose it wouldn't be too hard... after all, there are hundreds of millions of people who live in mud/hay/aluminum huts and shanties or on the street or in the rainforest and shit.
As far as generating power, there are lots of solar options. Lamps (d light) and chargers are a def yes. You could get a gas burning stove for cooking. For heat, I'm not sure. I guess you'd need a door. For protection, get a dog.
1 hours later 7005963 Anonymous
>>7005855
Over generations, it'll be the family stash
full of cocaine and old chocolate
walls of reinforced adobe
fully furnished
all ready ride out world war VIII in the kind of comfort only a hip happenin' young 80s bachelor deserves
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