Living off the land 100%

[dylanredefined]

You can either travel or live off the land doing both is hard and slows you down good luck. Thought, Portugal was a cheap place to live anyway?
My attempts at doing that were army survival training and it was even more horrible than it looks on tv.

 

[Saul Goodman]

If you steal enough bricks along your way you could build a house once you reach Tavira.
You might need to steal a few people to help you carry the bricks, but you can feed them on stolen food and house them in stolen tents until you reach Tavira.
If you steal enough hod carriers, you'll be able to build a massive house for yourself.
You could do a profit sharing scheme, where the hod carriers get to sleep in the barn for free, on a rotational basis, when they finish their shifts stealing televisions and other such essentials from locals who don't need them.

 

[J Ed]

So you are willing to work in exchange for food but you still consider that living off the land 100%? That doesn't seem too many steps removed from working in a bank and buying sandwiches from Waitrose tbh.

 

[weltweit]

With the fishing, you can get by with a handline rather than a rod. Easier to travel with.

Don't get fiddly, a float hook and some worms is all you need. You can dig for worms with a decent knife then onto the hook and into a likely spot in a river. Watch till the float bobs and hey presto - fish for supper!

 

[Pickman's model]

With the fishing, you can get by with a handline rather than a rod. Easier to travel with.

Don't get fiddly, a float hook and some worms is all you need. You can dig for worms with a decent knife then onto the hook and into a likely spot in a river. Watch till the float bobs and hey presto - fish for supper!

Don't forget to gut anything you catch Stanley Edwards

 

[Saul Goodman]

Don't forget to gut anything you catch Stanley Edwards

Including the hod carriers?

 

[Pickman's model]

Including the hod carriers?

 

[tim]

Sounds exciting. What could possibly go wrong

This

 

[Stanley Edwards]

I think the people of Portugal appreciate my sense of humour much more than the people of U75.

It is called 'harvesting', not 'robbing'.

 

[J Ed]

I think the people of Portugal appreciate my sense of humour much more than the people of U75.

It is called 'harvesting', not 'robbing'.

Honestly your plan fell apart before page 2.

 

[xenon]

What happened to the other plans?

 

[tim]

England's oldest ally lost Just as the Brexit of negotiations kick off.

Anglo-Portuguese Alliance - Wikipedia

 

[bi0boy]

There is a difference between living off the land and living off other people.

 

[alan_]

Its a pity you are not rich/middle class/connected else you could get a book advance for one of them 15 minute serialisation slots you get before womens hour

 

[dessiato]

Good luck Stan. Remember you'll need plenty of clean, drinkable, water as you head south. It's not always going to be easy to find.

Otherwise, good luck, and I wish I had the balls to try it.

 

[kabbes]

What happened to the other plans?

Remember when he was going to walk through Africa? Or buy that house with a load of other people?

 

[Cid]

Pilfering the odd crop, fine (though an honest person would leave some money anyway), but a chicken? That would be truly cuntish.

Lucky it's not going to happen really.

 

[Pickman's model]

I think the people of Portugal appreciate my sense of humour much more than the people of U75.

It is called 'harvesting', not 'robbing'.

yeh tell that to the judge

 

[Pickman's model]

stanley edwards living off the land: an artist's impression

 

[ElizabethofYork]

The farmer's response:

 

[chilango]

This plan could bite you on the arse Stanley....

Portugal brings back rare guard dogs to tackle wolves - BBC News

 

[Yossarian]

 

[Pickman's model]

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chicago tribune, dec 29, 1931

 

[gentlegreen]

Apparently the fungicidal properties of Bordeaux mixture was discovered by accident when copper sulphate and lime were sprayed on vines adjacent to roads to prevent pilfering.

 

[Casually Red]

It is called 'harvesting', not 'robbing'.

Let's just hope an irate farmer who catches you " harvesting " his shit doesn't say " ..it is called tickling, not bludgeoning .....round our way.."

 

[Crispy]

This should be a good thread. Posting to subscribe

 

[Pickman's model]

portuguese farmers waiting for stanley edwards

 

[Stanley Edwards]

OK. Almost ready. Just need to buy a camping stove thing. I have also just bought a good quality knife and a Tupperware style box thing. Pretty sure I now have all I need, but there will be shops en-route.

Haven't decided which route to take yet, but the coast is looking favourite simply because it will be easy to see the weather coming in from the Atlantic. I have no waterproofs, so will rely on whatever shelter is available.

Other options include:
1. Walking 'backwards' along Camino de Santiago (Portuguese route) following yellow arrows in the wrong direction.
2. Camino de Fatima following blue arrows in the right direction.
3. Sendo Litoral - a coastal path.
4. Following the river Douro upstream and inland to the mountains.
5. Just do my own thing and see what happens.

Not buying a map. Just downloading stuff onto my laptop. This could be the last charge for Three days. About to hike to the top of a hill. Will choose a direction from there. Login here one more time before setting off and probably losing WiFi for a couple days, but I will record everything I 'harvest' and eat to post as and when I can.

Oh! Perhaps I should pick up a small bottle of olive oil now?

 

[Gromit]

I fully expect a man in a white coat to appear every now and then to hand over a white envelope containing a challenge. Plus the Portuguese Stig to help out from time to time.

 

[Pickman's model]

OK. Almost ready. Just need to buy a camping stove thing. I have also just bought a good quality knife and a Tupperware style box thing. Pretty sure I now have all I need, but there will be shops en-route.

Haven't decided which route to take yet, but the coast is looking favourite simply because it will be easy to see the weather coming in from the Atlantic. I have no waterproofs, so will rely on whatever shelter is available.

Other options include:
1. Walking 'backwards' along Camino de Santiago (Portuguese route) following yellow arrows in the wrong direction.
2. Camino de Fatima following blue arrows in the right direction.
3. Sendo Litoral - a coastal path.
4. Following the river Douro upstream and inland to the mountains.
5. Just do my own thing and see what happens.

Not buying a map. Just downloading stuff onto my laptop. This could be the last charge for Three days. About to hike to the top of a hill. Will choose a direction from there. Login here one more time before setting off and probably losing WiFi for a couple days, but I will record everything I 'harvest' and eat to post as and when I can.

Oh! Perhaps I should pick up a small bottle of olive oil now?

yeh. no map. no compass. this will end well.