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117: Choosing the Perfect BOL
By Ken Jensen

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• Know your property
• Know the area the property is in
• Know the hazards in the area
• Don’t discount convenience
• Know the climate zones and growing
periods
• Choose a location with hobbies and
enjoyment in mind
• Choose your neighbors wisely
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Easy Ways that You Can Learn
about Your Potential Home
In final stages of your decision making,
consider doing the following:
• Taking Vacations
• Bed and Breakfasts
• Renting
• Taking Vacations
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What steps do you need to take to
protect from Hazards?
1. Storms
2. Tornados
3. Hurricanes
4. Flooding
5. Wild Fires
6. Volcanoes
7. Water Supply Risks
8. Nuclear Accident Potential
9. Burglary or Mugging Rates
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Convenience You May Enjoy:
• Gasoline
• Grocery Items
• Family Doctors
• Post Office
• Hardware Stores
• Libraries
• And much more
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Bug Out Location
• Should be convenient to Traveling
• Should be near in Hospital for Medical
Support.
• Should be based on your Hobbies and
Outdoor Activities.
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How To Choose a Convenient
Location?
 Know Climate Zones and Growing Seasons
 Choose the Perfect Hardiness Zone for Your
Preferred Crops
– Know your climate zones.
– Know which plants grow there.
– Be aware of your limitations.
The USDA hardiness map is probably the best place
to go.
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 Diversify with Microclimates
Create a micro-climate a little warmer than the rest of
your property
• reducing wind
• providing evening sun
• while heating an eastern thermal mass.
Create a micro-climate a little warmer than the rest of
your property
1.sun patterns
2.wind patterns
3.overall climate
4.Heat storing masses
5.locations of other items
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 Determine the Solar Patterns before Visiting It
– Look at the solar patterns before taking time to visit a property:
– Google maps: Images have time stamps. Pay attention to time
of year.
– Find My Shadow: CAD and grid-based
software http://www.findmyshadow.com
• draw your property
• choose a date
• and see where the shadows will be throughout the day
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• Sun Calc Map
– choose your location
– the date
– and the time of the day
– determines where the sun will be
It also has time stamps for dawn, noon and dusk. You can move
it to see different times.
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Make Up for Limitations with a
Greenhouse
Use a Greenhouse
• Different models
• Different building techniques
• Extends your growing season by months
• Make them warmer with heaters and masses.
• Make them cooler with burying them.
Don’t rely only on Greenhouses
• Use your seasonal planting dates for full production
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Know Your Neighbors
– Have a conversation with them under the
assumption that you are looking at the
property to learn about them.
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