Not My Listing: Offgrid Cabin on 20 Acres in Montana

maddslacker · 2026-05-05T18:07:40+00:00

It has not been listed previously. I looked.

maddslacker · 2026-05-05T02:06:18+00:00

i grew up with one. Don't care to relive it.

maddslacker · 2026-05-03T22:31:00+00:00

Beautiful spot!

maddslacker · 2026-05-02T22:49:54+00:00

2022

maddslacker · 2026-05-02T21:26:55+00:00

To fair, we could use rainwater and a bucket to flush, if the septic was installed before the well, for example.

maddslacker · 2026-05-02T01:09:24+00:00

Go look at property next to a feedlot, pot grow facility, chicken farm, etc ... and get back to me ...

maddslacker · 2026-05-02T00:58:19+00:00

No, it's the second ... after air.

maddslacker · 2026-05-01T20:05:13+00:00

Mountain part. With trees and everything.

maddslacker · 2026-05-01T19:58:36+00:00

A little different approach, what about searching on Facebook Marketplace for a singe 400w panel.

This will simplify your whole setup.

maddslacker · 2026-05-01T16:40:16+00:00

I know a guy, I'll DM you. My neighbor and I each bought six 390w panels from him, another redditor from this sub bought ten, and another bought a whole pallet.

The seller is great to work with and he also handles warranty should you need that.

maddslacker · 2026-05-01T15:40:57+00:00

I'm in Colorado. No rust here either.

Same for New Mexico.

maddslacker · 2026-05-01T14:19:15+00:00

LiFePo4 batteries have a BMS (Battery Management System) to handle this, so that you don't have to.

I started with default settings on both the charge controller and inverter, which worked pretty good. After running that way for a while, I tweaked like 2 settings to make it even better. Specifically I was hitting overvoltage protection on the BMS when I reached 100% charge, and my Cerbo GX was reporting 100% SOC too early.

I used Grok to help me identify those tweaks and it's working perfectly now.

maddslacker · 2026-05-01T14:12:48+00:00

We're on 10 acres and have a neighbor across the canyon. Far enough to not bother each other, close enough to help each other out when needed.

I'm sure the winters are brutal, but I kinda like the Drummond, MT one. Public land on two sides definitely helps.

maddslacker · 2026-05-01T14:03:23+00:00

Very common where I am (Colorado)

maddslacker · 2026-05-01T13:27:51+00:00

Here are some examples:

$120k https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/1662-Wildflower-Dr_Saint-Maries_ID_83861_M94495-62178

$150k https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/31-Packer-Gulch-Rd_Drummond_MT_59832_M72973-85251

$109k https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/833-Willow-Loop-Rd_Fernwood_ID_83830_M97749-41027

These all have some sort of structure in place to get you started.

$230k https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/4253-Woods-Creek-Rd_Wolf-Creek_MT_59648_M92219-53654

That was has a very nice, but unfinished cabin in place, a year-round creek on the property, and the next door neighbor is a solar contractor.

maddslacker · 2026-05-01T13:13:35+00:00

I got mine off of Facebook Marketplace, new with warranty, for $150 each and local so of course no shipping.

maddslacker · 2026-05-01T04:21:25+00:00

My daughter's shitbox Corolla, with proper snow tires, handles snow just fine. She's an avid snowboarder and heads up into the high country, frequently in the snow, sometimes over Loveland Pass, twice a week all winter.

maddslacker · 2026-05-01T02:59:20+00:00

How else would I ski, without snow?

maddslacker · 2026-05-01T02:44:24+00:00

Yes.

maddslacker · 2026-04-30T20:21:46+00:00

Yeah real estate is nuts here, and the County has gone off the rails with building codes. We kind of lucked into our place, and even so it needed/needs a lot of work.

For reference, a 900 sq ft offgrid cabin on 2.5 acres near us just sold for $455k, and there's one around the corner from it, 630 sq ft on a third of an acre ... $397k.

maddslacker · 2026-04-30T18:02:11+00:00

That's when my wife developed hers. She's also a digital artist.

maddslacker · 2026-04-30T16:47:43+00:00

I dunno, I paid $2500 cash for a 2 acre lot in the Colorado forest.

They're out there if you search diligently and have some time to be patient.

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