IndyGunworks
Grandmaster
hate to say it IndyGunworks, your right about wood is the best long term prep. Readily available, and renewable. However, as I've aged; cutting, splitting, stacking and hauling just isn't as fun as when I was in my 20's
Any problem can be solved by throwing money at it.... Want long term survival off grid, but don't want to have to change your lifestyle or work your ass off to make it work? Then spend 50,000 dollars and build yourself 10 years of propane storage and a ridiculous solar array.
There is always going to be a toss up between convenience, luxury, work/effort, and cost. Finding that balance is where its at. I have been there thinking I could put up a solar aray to run a geothermal and have heat w/out much effort. its possible, but its going to be 20, for the geo, and another 30 for enough solar and storage to run it. Not to mention to have heat you need everything mechanical to work.... Not so much with burning wood in a fireplace and using the radiant heat to heat enough space to get by.