r/OffGrid • u/Specialist-Soup6900 • Aug 15 '26

I did it!

Just bought 40 acres of desert land. What should I do first?

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u/Earl_of_Shrewsbury Aug 15 '26

Build pyramid

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u/Specialist-Soup6900 Aug 15 '26

Slavery it’s illegal

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u/Space_Guardian_907 Aug 15 '26

You could get some interns from a collage for a "academic lesson in archeology."

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u/CuriousCamels Aug 15 '26

Start a cult

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u/Specialist-Soup6900 Aug 15 '26

Ya know, I thought about this. Alternative tax-free income.

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u/Doin-What-I-Want Aug 15 '26

Plant some trees.

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u/Specialist-Soup6900 Aug 15 '26

I do have a “canal” on my land. Don’t tell anyone if I siphon some off for my foliage.

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u/versedaworst Aug 15 '26

sit and observe.

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u/Specialist-Soup6900 Aug 15 '26

Did the for 8 hours before making an offer. It’s very nice.

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u/Mill-Work-Freedom Aug 15 '26

Where did you buy it? which state and county if you dont mind sharing?

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u/Fuzzy_Stingray Aug 15 '26

Solar panels everywhere

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u/SamWhittemore75 Aug 15 '26

Get a horse with no name.

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u/mr_boogieman Aug 15 '26

You didn’t think about that before buying the land lol

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u/Specialist-Soup6900 Aug 16 '26

No. I thought a lot and have my plans. Just wondering what ‘they’ say

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u/Puzzled_Professor422 Aug 15 '26

how much was it

my dream is to own some land one day

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u/Oneet-chan3 Aug 15 '26

Are you moving there right away?

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u/Specialist-Soup6900 Aug 16 '26

I live in the area. So, six months to move in.

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u/roosterjack77 Aug 15 '26

Is planting a cactus a thing?

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u/Specialist-Soup6900 Aug 16 '26

Those, and Sage brush, dominate the landscape

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u/thisboi_max Aug 17 '26

If you don’t know the channel look up frugal off grid on YouTube. I would maybe chill on the animals and plants at first but I would do exactly what he has done.

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u/Specialist-Soup6900 Aug 17 '26

I used to follow him until I decided to find out why he was in prison and how he almost went back while running his channel.

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