The Deep Creek Retreat is the Ultimate end of the road Sustainable 30-acre Survival Property that will complete your Strategic Relocation to the American Redoubt featuring; abundant live water resources, alternative energy capability, food production and superior defensibility in a serene wilderness setting just 17 minutes north of Sandpoint, Idaho.
Looking for the perfect blend of permaculture, radical architecture, and sustainable living with the security of 360-degree hilltop defensible space? Look no further; pack your bags and head to Idaho!
PROPERTY OVERVIEW:
Custom architecturally stunning 4700sqft Natural Spaces Residence overlooking two cascading creeks ready for Hydro-power with water rights & pond permits in process! Newly parked out forest with sunlit walking/snowmobile/4-wheeler trails bordering State Forest land with trails to the National Forest and wildlife galore on the property! Strategically Landscaped property features beautiful south facing garden area, fruit trees & flowerbeds, a large enclosed pole barn w/concrete floor and RV space.
MAIN RESIDENCE:
The Buckminster Fuller Geodesic Dome is an amazing 46-foot diameter mid profile dome system with energy saving 15” thick walls encompassing a massive 4,700 square feet of comfortable living space, with extra room for guests, pre and post collapse. There are three levels with three bedrooms and three bathrooms plus a full finished walk out basement capable of housing up to 20 extra people, with bunk beds and cots.
The main level is 1,860 sq. ft. and has a large kitchen with spacious cabinets, new countertops with stainless steel appliances. A sunny breakfast nook adds to the usability of the kitchen. The roomy master bedroom has great views of the massive tactical granite hillside. Completing this space is an ample walk in closet and attached Master bathroom featuring two sinks with new countertops, and a neo-angle shower.
A spacious living room overlooks the two cascading creeks and all the wild life that abounds. Hunt from your porch! An open library lined floor to ceiling with oak glassed in cabinets can double as an office space or relaxing reading/study area. A wood stove heats the top two floors of this dome very efficiently.
The third floor has two bedrooms both with great views of the property. One bedroom is very large and has built in shelving and a moderate walk in closet. The other bedroom is smaller but also has a small walk in closet. The full bathroom is very roomy with a built in linen closet and octagon window for plenty of daylight lighting and is centrally located between the bedrooms.
There is a view cupola that has 75 sq. ft. of standing or sitting room with a 360 degree view of the property from this vantage point. There are five opening screened windows that help to vent heat from the home in the summer, or to direct outgoing fire during defensive / tactical operations. This area can also be retrofitted to be an access point to the roof in support of property defense.
The 1,860 sq. ft. daylight basement, utilizes two-thirds of the square footage for a very large open family room. Use for additional bunk space for guests and turn it into a tactical operations center during TEOTWAWKI. Pre-collapse uses include office spaces, family room, and exercise room with about a one-third of the space that can be used for a recreation room/hobby room. There is a full bathroom located in this area. Confidential attributes disclosed only to the buyer.
The 29 foot diameter mid profile attached two car dome garage has 1,250 sq. ft. the lower space filled with cabinets and countertops, perfect for a complete off grid kitchen highlighted by a wood cook stove and prep area. The second floor has been wired but is unfinished. This space could be converted to additional bedrooms and an added bathroom or used for storage/hobby shop.
A huge 28 x 50 Five Bay pole barn with concrete floor sits just to the north of the home. It features two man doors and four garage doors with one tall RV door. There is also a 6 x 14 extension on one side for chickens, and a 6 x 16 extension for rabbits and the entire backside covers and protects up to 12 cords of seasoned cut and stacked firewood. Close by is an 8 x 12 storage or play house.
The Deep Creek Survival Property SRC Review
WATER:
Recently, California declared a State of Emergency over Water Resources. It’s not unreasonable to speculate that at some point water usage could be controlled, issued and enforced under threat of arrest or worse, not only in California but in other drought ridden states in America. Abuse your water ‘privilege’ and get caught by your ‘smart meter’ and get sent to the re-education camp. If you’re on this Strategic Relocation website looking for a new safe and sustainable property, you’ll surely agree that Water is the one aspect of your property search that you should never compromise on, ever. Water is life.
The Deep Creek Retreat has a bountiful supply of prolific water sources, enough water for almost any application or use one could think of.
There are three creeks on the property, the main Deep Creek, a small tributary of Deep Creek and a seasonal run off creek from the neighboring watershed that fills a seasonal pond near the eastern entrance to the retreat. This seasonal pond can be excavated and made into a year round pond with the proper design and permits.
Main Deep Creek; The Survival Retreat Consulting team inspected the property on 4-3-15 and measured an initial flow of 2,511.036 gpm at 2.0 fps, and adjusted for seasonal creek flow (-20%) to determined an average constant year round flow of approximately 2,000 gpm or 1.671 cfs / 3.314 afd.
The main creek originates on USFS property at an elevation of 4,000 feet on White Mountain and runs approximately 2.64 miles dropping 1,800 feet before entering the property, providing approximately 70 to 90 feet of fall on the property that can be utilized for hydro-power applications. Detailed inspection notes are available to interested parties.
Tributary Deep Creek; The Survival Retreat Consulting team inspected the tributary of Deep Creek located about 100 feet to the north-east of Deep Creek, on the property. The creek is marked on the USGS maps as a year round stream, and according to the owner has never dried up in the last 19 years, however, the owner states it’s a seasonal creek. The creek flow was measured at an initial flow of 434.775 gpm at 1.25 fps, and adjusted for seasonal creek flow (-8%) to determine the average constant year round flow of approximately 400 gpm or .89 cfs.
The tributary originates on State of Idaho lands at approximately 2,800 foot elevation and falls 600 feet before entering the property, providing limited hydro-power capacity, however has been determined to be an effective source to fill a 10.5 million gallon pond on the property. This pond may be used for fish propagation and stocked by the new owner with native cutthroat trout. The permits for both the pond and hydro-power water rights have been filed with the State of Idaho and will be transferred to the new owner. The new owner will then be required to apply to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game for the stocking permits.
ENERGY:
This Family Retreat features two cascading year round creeks with up to 70-90 feet of fall capable of producing an extraordinary amount of hydro-power energy per day to run the entire home, property and sustain year round food production. Currently, the property is on the grid with an 8.5 KW diesel generator as a back-up power.
The current owners have just applied for water rights and permits to construct a hydro-power system using the waters from Deep Creek and a 10.5 million gallon water storage pond off the Deep Creek tributary.
Once installed, the hydro-power system will generate between 1500 and 2000 watts per hour. This equals 36 to 48 KW per day or 1080 to 1440 KW of power per month. The average US household uses approximately 960 KW of power per month. This hydro-system will produce enough power for the entire property, including grow lights for the greenhouse (year round food production), any aeration pumps for the fish propagation pond(s), shop tools and of course running the entire home.
FOOD PRODUCTION:
The property boasts a wide variety of edibles, it’s almost like a mini-food forest with Kiwi’s, Blueberries, Raspberries, Strawberries, Blackberries, Candice Grapes (a cultivar of seedless red grape) with a bit of a sweet flavor. It is a late season cultivar ripening about mid-September into October and is very hardy, Jostaberry Gooseberries (cross between a Gooseberry and Black Currant) with mature plants producing 10-12 pounds per plant of sweet-tart fruit excellent for jams, jellies and preserves. The Jostaberry on the property are not fully matire yet and produce less fruit.
A wide variety of trees grace the serene landscape of the Deep Creek Retreat including:
Fruit Trees: 1 Crab Apple (great for jelly and applesauce), 1 Honey Crisp Apple, 1 Green Apple (nice eating apple), 1 Tart Pie Apple (variety unknown), 1 Royal Purple Plum, 1 Green Gage Plum, 1 Italian Plum, 2 Pear Trees.
Nut Trees: 2 Carpathian Walnuts 1 Filbert
Ornamental Trees: 4 Weeping Spruce, 1 Aspen, 2 Flowering Plums (one green one burgundy), 2 Flowering Weeping Crabs, 1 Weeping Pussy Willow, 1 Katsura, 7 Flowering Cherry Trees (Green in spring and burgundy in summer and fall), 5 Coral Burst Crabs, 3 French Lilacs, 2 White Locusts, 2 Maples (great fall color), 1 Ohio Buckeye (great fall color), 5 Magnolia’s (1 pink, 4 white),1 Russian Olive, 1 Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar, 2 Ginkgo’s, 1 Pink Dogwood, 1 Contorted Filbert & 6 more flowering trees of unknown species.
The improvement plan for the new owner can include the installation of a year round greenhouse (Walipini) heated with both compost on the outside walls, rocket mass heater or wood fired boiler. Grow lights may be used in the winter, powered by the hydro system to complete the sustainable food production package in the garden area.
Protein Production: Every retreat property needs a sustainable and renewable source of protein. The property can sustain sheep, lambs, goats, pigs, rabbits, and several head of cattle either by bringing in outside feed or with several small improvements (pasture creation on the southeast portion of the property), along with many species of poultry such as chickens, ducks, geese, turkey, and others, depending upon the new owners tastes.
Once the permits are issued and the pond is built the large storage capacity and constant creek flow through should provide a stable ecosystem for the propagation of native Rainbow Trout, Perch, Largemouth Bass, Pumpkinseed Sunfish, Bream or Bluegill all of which are native to the McArthur lake drainage. The Idaho Fish and Game will advise as to what species can be legally stocked in the new pond.
Wild Game: The Deep Creek drainage into McArthur Lake hosts a variety of wildlife for viewing and hunting, including Elk, Moose, Bear, Deer, and a variety of small animals.
Inside the McArthur Lake management area supports over 2,000 ducks (American Wigeon, Mallard, Green-winged Teal, Lesser Scaup, Common Goldeneye, and Bufflehead) and Canada Goose during migration in the spring and fall. Significant populations of waterfowl, secretive marsh birds, and shorebirds nest here. American White Pelican and >100 shorebirds (Killdeer, Wilson’s Snipe, Greater Yellowlegs, Long-billed Dowitcher, Western, Spotted, and Solitary Sandpipers) can be seen in late summer. Nesting birds include Veery, Swainson’s Thrush, and Vaux’s Swift. Bald Eagle’s nest here regularly.
Zoning: The property is zoned as Agricultural/Forestry with a minimum of 10-acre lot sizes. This allows the new owner to put two more houses on the property, or to sell of either two 10-acre parcels or one 20-acre parcel, however, SRC highly recommends keeping the entire property as a family legacy property. There are zero restrictions on the property so feel free to shoot, build a rapelling/rock climbing center, ride dirt bikes, snowmobiles, atv's, brew beer and start a hydro powered micro-brewery! Just simply have a great time in the Freedom of the American Redoubt!
DEFENSIBILITY:
Terrain: The Deep Creek Retreat is a nice combination of flat, rolling, sloped and steep terrain. Flat and rolling parked out forest with trails and the forest floor cleared of stumps and underbrush allowing for easy identification of intruders.
The property has a unique OP/LP overwatch position; a massive 150-foot high granite spur located on the western property line with only one trail from the home leading to the top. The western side of the granite spur is a virtual cliff 100 feet straight down, the southern egress is the sloped to steep trail to the top, and the eastern side is very steep terrain that is almost non-navigable without gear. Finally the northern egress provides excellent escape options and easily defended once in place.
Command and Control: Overall command and control of the defensive posture of the property and personnel can be achieved by using a third story Copula at the top of the Dome residence that is accessed by a ladder and platform allowing a 360-degree view of the immediate grounds outside of the home and the massive granite hilltop to the northwest of the residence.
Rocky Point: From the hilltop OP/LP the main access road can be watched as well as the entire property, and any verified threats can be either engaged by positions on or off the property depending upon the retreat ROE/SOP’s. The hilltop position is approximately 720 meters from the access road, with 250 meters of the L-shaped road within range. This gives a sniper or heavy weapon approximately ten to fifteen seconds of engagement time on a vehicle moving at normal speed, however, this would only happen if the intruder were to know the road, anyone else would drive slower. Once engaged, there are woods to the east and an open field to the west where targets may move to try and get out of range.
Assuming most targets will move east into the woods, certain measures may be taken to make this area non-navigable. Any targets in the open field will be easily neutralized. Other engagements run approximately 115 to 314 meters depending upon the target location.
The hilltop OP/LP is truly one of the best features of the property besides the hydro-power capability. When hiking this property the SRC team grinned upon reaching the top of the granite OP/LP position. It’s truly a spectacular and fulfilling spot, especially post collapse, to say the least.
Vehicular Access and Threats: The property is about 1.61 miles from the highway via a county maintained dirt/gravel road with 14 residences before this end of the road property. Intruders would have to pass a community roadblock as well as the other properties before any engagement would likely happen on site.
The local area is filled with a plethora of farmers, preppers and rural country folk, not in any way welcoming to roving bands of looters, zombies or U.N. troops, of course. This property will have plenty of warning and time to man defensive positions under most circumstances during a socio-economic collapse, or worse.
Dismounted Threats: Normally, the most likely avenue of approach for either mounted or dismounted threats will be the roadway or open fields adjacent to the property. Although unlikely, threats moving to encircle the property before launching an attack will be a serious issue, for this property or any other for that matter. In this situation the hilltop OP/LP and fallback position will be pivotal in winning the day, and thus the key factor to anyone looking seriously for a true retreat in northern Idaho.
Should a threat make it past the road block and 14 neighbors to the open field, a discrete position in the tree line on the east side of the property will have engagement distances of 211 to 418 meters, an easy shot for most preppers. However, should the retreat be overwhelmed or caught off guard for some reason, various positions throughout the property afford near ambushes from 10 to 50 meters with several L shaped ambushes for full effect. Since 26 acres of the property is wooded, although nicely parked out, there should be a post collapse tree felling plan to open up Fields of Fire for several identified OP/LP positions. Plus, it’ll add the firewood needed to heat the home over the initial three-year devastation period before rebuilding begins.
Thermal imaging monoculars and suppressors will be the keystone of the defensive plan for this type of property. Although pricey, there is nothing like seeing heat signatures both day and night as it’s very hard to hide from thermal imaging. After the collapse, thermal devices will make hunting much easier as well. At a minimum, generation 4 night vision should be purchased if funds are tight. Suppressors should be on all main battle rifles. These can be legally owned in Idaho and all of the American Redoubt states.
Survival Retreat Consulting can meet buyers on site to cover the basics of the property regarding Water, Energy, Food and basic Defense. After close of escrow SRC can provide the new owner with a 100+ page Defensive analysis and plan, in addition to live fire training on the property. Simply inquire at survivalproperty@startmail.com
For more information, hundreds of pictures and videos, please contact Todd Savage, Owner/Realtor and Survival Property Consultant at 406-241-1795 or strategicrelocationgroup@gmail.com
Listing Courtesy of United Country – Strategic Relocation Realty.
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