Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

but to get around the land issues and mooring payments, not to mention dangerous seas, how crazy would it be to build a small house or covered platform that floats in the sky using a combination of solar and hot air balloons? Can they tax or charge rent on something floating in the sky? lol.

Throw some solar panels on it with a bunch of gadgets and keep it at a low altitude somewhere of the coast of cali. When you run low on supplies you just anchor the thing over some shallow water off the coast, throw down a ladder and motorized rubber raft and head for the nearest store. Maybe even have a small garden up there so you don't have to go to the store as often?

If the weather looks bad you can just float away to clearer skies.

Now that would be living...