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What part of Colorado is better to live in self-sufficiency?

Any place on the mountain is out grid. There are many areas especially in national forests, where old mining claims can be bought and used. If you mean completely autonomous, it will be difficult because fishing and hunting are limited by law. You need a greenhouse effect because of the growing season is short and a backup generator for solar or wind, because from personal experience, that do not work 100% of the time. Low wind days limit the power of wind and snow covered the solar panels. And just because you are outside the network does not mean that zoning and building codes are not yet in force. Even with these limitations may be self-sufficient.

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