Out of curiosity how far off grid do you go in your truck. That is, how far by distance and time are you away from the grid and stores? I know little about this stuff but am interested and would appreciate any helpful resources or videos you know of for a newbie. I’m interested from an overlanding / camping perspective but also a bug out vehicle perspective.
There's only so far you can get off-grid in the USA. The most remote is probably the Owyhee Desert, which is centered around the intersection of Oregon, Nevada, and Idaho. Out there, you can easily go 80-100 miles off pavement, sometimes further.
Another similarly remote place is the Arizona Strip, the portion of the state that lies north of the Grand Canyon. You access it from Utah and it's 95 miles from the outskirts of Hurricane, UT to SB Point, above the canyon.
Generally, we stay out for about a week and half and come in to town every 2-3 days, mostly for gas. We run Engel fridge/freezers, which give you essentially unlimited cold drinks and the only real limitation is space for fresh food.
It is an interesting feeling when you are truly bugging out or off the grid, almost a primal kind of thing, because instances where self reliance is the only thing left is becoming less and less of an occurrence. If you ever go camping in the wilderness by yourself and set in for the night alone, you probably know the feeling!
