I wouldn't do it easily, but I don't think it would be so bad.
A friend of mine has a cabin up in the Sierra that has none of that. You shower outside from a 55 gallon drum that he's painted black to collect the heat from the sun. There is no phone or any running water. You use the outhouse when you need to go.
Compared to the quality of life in San Jose, it isn't bad at all.