I feel like the twin goals of living off the grid and having a social life, though not perfectly orthogonal, might be hard to achieve. In other words, one will

I feel like the twin goals of living off the grid and having a social life, though not perfectly orthogonal, might be hard to achieve. In other words, one will probably suffer from the other. That said, if you do decide to buy a boat - get a cool one - then everyone will want to be your friend. My association with "living off the grid" has always been finding some house in the woods at the end of a very long dirt road. If you're docking a boat in a big city, theres probably tons of people around you - that doesnt really feel like "living off the grid" IMHO