"I am more familiar with the coasts, I choose PA. I have 30 acres next to a National Forest in the mountains. We have springs for fresh water(coming down the moutains gives enough pressure to plumb your house with no electronics.) The growing season is brief, only one planting. We dont have spring and winter crops. But the game and biodiversity is much better than midwestern and western states. I can go into the second growth forest in my back yard and come back with a bushel basket of edible plants. Gun laws are great, mirror federal laws. no nonsensical state restrictions. CCW as long as you are over 21 and able to purchase a weapon, and pass a background check. If you get to know the local LEOs you can get signed off on anything. I know the local Sheriff and I could buy a freaking mortar and he would sign the papers. I teach in the local school the town has about 1000 people and the school covers the entire county. Population is not an issue."

"So as my research grinds on, the three islands I have chosen appear to have one stumbling block: the bureaucracy involved in building something like this is quite onerous. The reason is because much of the suitable plots of land are close to National Parkland.

Which is making me consider other locations again. Mainland locations scare me, just running the numbers. However, if the map of US population density is any good, I might reconsider building in one of the central states. But really, which of them are good candidates?

I figure that since a lot of you live there, you might know.

I'm looking for a place that is fairly flat, but a slight incline is preferable. Well water is a must. A remote and isolated place, so nothing near cities. The ability to run power and phone lines would be nice, but that can be done almost anywhere now.

Gun laws? As relaxed as possible, but really since I will only be stockpiling semi-auto rifles and plenty of bullets, I don't need anything special such as the right to hoard claymores and dynamite.

Taxes? Again, low as possible, but since this is going to be a business rather than a personal purchase, it's the corporation taxes that I would need.

Climate? Temperate to tropical, the main thing is rainfall and winter. Just enough rain to grow crops, and a short winter spell to make the growing season long.

So where would you build my BOL if you were choosing, and why?"

"What is there to recommend it, aside from banjos, moonshine and Deliverance?"

"low population
abundant resources of all types
near best gun laws
temperate climate
low level of natural disasters other than fires

Plus, I plan on being there"

"I'm not sure whether that goes in the For or Against column :)"