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You must own the land. Generally if they haven't adopted building codes, there aren't many other constraints. But you have to research them via the city, coun

You must own the land. Generally if they haven't adopted building codes, there aren't many other constraints. But you have to research them via the city, county, and state websites. Fancy counties usually have GIS systems you can access with all sorts protected area delineated.

hnarn 6y ago
My point being that since this is not an insignificant amount of work, it's odd that it's so often omitted. I've seen many videos like this but I've never seen it mentioned at all.
- ForHackernews 6y ago
  It's not odd at at all, it makes perfect sense: These videos are about a fantasy of self-reliance and retreat from modern society. Purchasing land, getting building permits, etc. are not part of the fantasy, so they are never going to feature in the video. It's like saying "these videos of hot bikini models oddly omit all the dieting and exercise"
  - CalRobert 6y ago
    Well, in some cases people are just ignoring laws because they know enforcement is lax. Technically, I need to get a permit to cut down _any_ tree over 5 years old more than 30 meters from my house. Nobody does this, and the law is unenforced, but I probably wouldn't put up a video of it for fear of attracting attention. I also should have tried to get a permit for my daughters' playhouse - _clearly_ not an inhabitable structure - because it's in the curtilage of a protected structure. But I didn't. Recording things and putting them online invites complaint from busybodies though.
  - hnarn 6y ago
    If we're just going to make up loosely related metaphors, here's another one: it's like posting a car review composed of nothing but accelerating the car on a highway. You consider these videos fantasy, for others they may be instructional. That everyone watches popular videos with exactly the same perspective seems pretty unlikely.
    - mym1990 6y ago
      The creator isn't doing a 'review of building a log cabin in the woods'. Building codes vary so widely from country to country, let alone city to city, and then rural area to rural area, the chance that it has any relevance to you is small. TBH if the video started off with building permits I highly doubt many people would stick around. You may look at this video as instructional, and that's probably okay, but it definitely wasn't created for that purpose. So its up to you to do the research on the omitted content.
    - DubiousPusher 6y ago
      The answer to 0 is "call your local permitting office". For real, these people are usually really nice. At first they will probably talk over your head because most of their work is with seasoned developers but as soon as they understand you are a noob they can usually talk you through what you need to do.
      - throwaway0a5e 6y ago
        Or they're annoyed you're wasting their time by trying to pull permits as a homeowner but can't outright say that they expect you to not get permits and that they don't care.
        DubiousPusher 6y ago
        You have encountered this? I've pulled permits in multiple municipalities and have not encountered this issue.
    - m463 6y ago
      > posting a car review composed of nothing but accelerating the car on a highway "Hello, Geico. How much to insure a Huracan?"
- tstrimple 6y ago
  You'll probably find more of that sort of content in the "homesteading" communities rather than the solitary off in the woods alone Youtubers. Here's an example I stumbled across recently. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWgG5pmhdik https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWgG5pmhdik They tend to get more into the realities of this type of work and lifestyle.
- jk7tarYZAQNpTQa 6y ago
  It's often omitted because the person doing the video usually owns the land. If you decide to build a cabin (not a primary residence) on a piece of land of your property, the amount of work is not insignificant, it's nonexistent.

hnarn 6y ago

My point being that since this is not an insignificant amount of work, it's odd that it's so often omitted. I've seen many videos like this but I've never seen it mentioned at all.

ForHackernews 6y ago
It's not odd at at all, it makes perfect sense: These videos are about a fantasy of self-reliance and retreat from modern society. Purchasing land, getting building permits, etc. are not part of the fantasy, so they are never going to feature in the video. It's like saying "these videos of hot bikini models oddly omit all the dieting and exercise"
- CalRobert 6y ago
  Well, in some cases people are just ignoring laws because they know enforcement is lax. Technically, I need to get a permit to cut down _any_ tree over 5 years old more than 30 meters from my house. Nobody does this, and the law is unenforced, but I probably wouldn't put up a video of it for fear of attracting attention. I also should have tried to get a permit for my daughters' playhouse - _clearly_ not an inhabitable structure - because it's in the curtilage of a protected structure. But I didn't. Recording things and putting them online invites complaint from busybodies though.
- hnarn 6y ago
  If we're just going to make up loosely related metaphors, here's another one: it's like posting a car review composed of nothing but accelerating the car on a highway. You consider these videos fantasy, for others they may be instructional. That everyone watches popular videos with exactly the same perspective seems pretty unlikely.
  - mym1990 6y ago
    The creator isn't doing a 'review of building a log cabin in the woods'. Building codes vary so widely from country to country, let alone city to city, and then rural area to rural area, the chance that it has any relevance to you is small. TBH if the video started off with building permits I highly doubt many people would stick around. You may look at this video as instructional, and that's probably okay, but it definitely wasn't created for that purpose. So its up to you to do the research on the omitted content.
  - DubiousPusher 6y ago
    The answer to 0 is "call your local permitting office". For real, these people are usually really nice. At first they will probably talk over your head because most of their work is with seasoned developers but as soon as they understand you are a noob they can usually talk you through what you need to do.
    - throwaway0a5e 6y ago
      Or they're annoyed you're wasting their time by trying to pull permits as a homeowner but can't outright say that they expect you to not get permits and that they don't care.
      - DubiousPusher 6y ago
        You have encountered this? I've pulled permits in multiple municipalities and have not encountered this issue.
  - m463 6y ago
    > posting a car review composed of nothing but accelerating the car on a highway "Hello, Geico. How much to insure a Huracan?"
tstrimple 6y ago
You'll probably find more of that sort of content in the "homesteading" communities rather than the solitary off in the woods alone Youtubers. Here's an example I stumbled across recently. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWgG5pmhdik https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWgG5pmhdik They tend to get more into the realities of this type of work and lifestyle.
jk7tarYZAQNpTQa 6y ago
It's often omitted because the person doing the video usually owns the land. If you decide to build a cabin (not a primary residence) on a piece of land of your property, the amount of work is not insignificant, it's nonexistent.