The closest that I've gotten to this sort of arrangement was in a large cabin in the woods without electricity or running water where, signified by two shot glasses with rounded bottoms and a jug of moonshine passed around, there was always someone awake and tending to the property.

My task was to carry water so that it could later be heated for drinking/bathing (sponge-bathing really).

The location and (lack of) amenities served as a filter, so it's not something I think could be easily reproducible.

Once I lived in a desert commune that was like this. Frown on boozing (or over boozing) otherwise everyone was as wildlander as one can imagine.

Location for this was everything. Live like a well stocked savage in a pristine removed wonder of the world.

Community was around for so long there were prepper’s stocks spanning decades.

Btw, MREs do die. And they’re nothing worth living on.