if you have to care about regulation, you are not off grid.

I agree. But some countries have very strict land regulation laws. So you can’t build your log cabin in any forest you like. If they find you, they can actually seize your cabin and allot hefty fines!

northern canada? siberia?

Yeah, I thought about Canada too! Siberia… I’m not so sure after seeing Nexpo’s video about Khamar-Daban incident.