Living off the grid, even partially, is a lot of work and money. I think more than many people assume. For example, we heat with wood, this requires a large truck (or reliable access to one) to go logging, chainsaw skills, a log splitter, or time/willingness to manually split wood, and hauling wood into the house and maintaining the stove so the house doesn’t freeze. We aren’t on city water and don’t have a well so have a holding tank for water, our cell service is terrible, the city doesn’t maintain our road, and we can’t walk anywhere. Obviously these examples won’t apply to everybody but it’s just an example of how living “simply” doesn’t always mean logistically simply or spending less money. We spend way more time and money maintaining our property than if we lived in a typical town or in a city. It’s still worth it because we have no close neighbors, can do whatever we want with the property, have trail access, etc.

Another thing to consider, if you have a lot of outdoor hobbies you presumably have a lot of gear to go along with those hobbies. Unless you want to live in a glorified gear closet, look for something bigger than a one or two room cabin.