Only the young, could come up with such a foolish plan. They will live and learn, and look back upon their stupid move with a smile. Provided they survive. It brings to mind that movie “Into the wild”, or better yet, that idiot bear guy who lived with the bears and ultimately became a bear lunch, in Alaska. Many of us had such stupid ideas when we were young, when we were drinking a brewskie with friends and having one of those funny cigarettes. A half hour later we fell asleep and forgot about it.
I remember in the early 70’s traveling through southwest Oregon and then on though Northern California on Highway 101. It seemed like every crossroads or empty field had some derelict school bus and a group of hippies “living off the land”. Fifteen years later there was no sign that anyone had succeeded, although the same types are now well ensconced in Eureka and Arcata. But someone from there might have a better take on it.