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Intro from Texas: heading "off the grid"

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So glad to find this group! We've been motor homing for about 6 years now, but consider ourselves "newbies" to a large extent because neither of us grew up in a camping or motor homing family.
We started out with a cute little 1996 Georgie Boy Pursuit (which we loved), were talked into upgrading to a 1997 Georgie Boy Cruise Master (which was a rolling lemon! A long story that I won't go into here. Basically, we learned here that we really loved the lifestyle because we wanted to continue with motor homes despite this dismal experience). This is how we got to Country Coaches. In 1998, we bought a 1996 Magna and just loved it! We much trepidation (based on liking the Pursuit but not its follow-on!), we traded it in March 2000 for a 1999 Magna. I'm glad to report that we are still happy campers!

Having learned something about private RV parks, state parks, national forests, Walmart parking lots, rest stops, & Fly J's, we recently decided to purchase a chunk of land to which we could travel and "stay put" in the wilderness for a bit -- totally "off the grid." No electric service, water service, phone service, etc. We'll start this spring/summer by putting in a drive and pad. From there, we figure we'll add a septic tank (though we've also looked at those incinerating toilets -- there's a scary idea!). Maybe a well is next? One main ingredient that we'll need is access to an Internet gateway.
So, we're looking into satellite-based systems. Do any of you have experience in setting up "off the grid" for an extended stay? We'd welcome any information about this, anedotal or otherwise, that you'd like to share.

Bob & Suzanne Ryan