I lived in an old house in a place which got developed into suburbs later for a while. Preparing hot water by burning wood, what one must prepare in advance was an adventure. Luckily there was a pile of wood from before. But doing this repeatedly isn’t for everybody. The place lost afterwards electricity in spring for whole 2 weeks. So no backup. Heating only by burning wood. There are so many fail safes to be implemented to live outside civilization that I don’t want to think about it. A gas and electricity powered fridge. Enough gas, enough firewood. Boiling all water from the well before using it. Digging regularly a new hole for a toilet. Having at least one spare for every critical piece of equipment. Electronic loves to fail suddenly and Amazon does not come with next day delivery.