[markbnine]

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practise resignation, unless it was quite necessary. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, to live so sturdily and Spartan-like as to put to rout all that was not life, to cut a broad swath and shave close, to drive life into a corner, and reduce it to its lowest terms... HDT

I've lived in the forest for the last ten years. Nothing better. Sure there's risks; there's risks everywhere.

[joe_the_user]

I live in a forested area currently. Talking about single person choices is disingenuous. There is an industry around building houses where they shouldn't be. The entire zoning, tax and development system is broken, cities depend on building permits for income because they can't effectively tax existing lots. And basically, no one pays for the real cost of exurban sprawl till the whole thing burns up in a forest fire.