We used to want to live way out in a rural area. I did for a while and have some family that still does. I've kinda changed my mind in recent years though. 1 reason is that you never know when the monster that is suburban sprawl will start changing your peaceful world into a stressful one. Another reason is that we couldn't really do it without being at the mercy of the oil companies and all that goes along with that. Not that it couldn't be done. Good luck holding back the sprawl. There is a huge horse ranch down the road from us. It will probably be a massive shopping mall in the next 10 years. At some point the people who own the land just have to cash in and get out. It sure doesn't help matters but I don't blame them.