You're absolutely correct in what you enjoy on a camping adventure is a different world than if you lived as full time mountain man. That being said, just becau

You're absolutely correct in what you enjoy on a camping adventure is a different world than if you lived as full time mountain man. That being said, just because you move into the mountains doesn't make technology disappear. You don't need to live like the pioneers. Solar panels, windmills, generators, satellite internet, SOS beacons, filtration systems, pumps, heat exchangers, motor vehicles (pressing home made veggie oil and running diesel motors off that is not impossible) are all technologies to make it fairly comparable to city life. With an investment into some technologies, you could live fairly nice. Dropping everything with no investment and just living off the land is a fairytale dream.