When we first bought our forest land, we tried camping in our trailer. The trouble with that was - we would frequently have to haul the trailer down to town to fill up on water, and empty grey and black water tanks. It was a tiny trailer, no room for much and more than 2 people really cramped the space. The best thing it had going for it - it could be moved. So we sold it and had this tiny, 12 x 16' 2 story cabin built. It has all the comforts of home, but smaller! Propane supplies our refrigerator, range and on demand hot water heater. An 1100 gallon tank stores rainwater that is collected off the roof. This allows us showers and water for washing. The tank has an ozone generator attached, and a sediment filter, but we still use a ceramic filter similar to this for drinking water: 
Our cabin accommodates a queen size bed in the upstairs loft, and a full size futon on the main floor. There is also a wood stove that keeps us toasty in the winter!
The pump for water and the lights are operated by a generator, for now. I would love to get a solar set up, at least for lights and small appliances and only run the generator (hate that noisy thing, just spoils the ambiance!) for water. Maybe sometime in the future. 
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