Quote from: BobLawblaw on Today at 06:22:56 PM

Quote from: eddie13 on Today at 06:08:02 PM

We are talking about the lake property correct?

Jimbo is the lake owner. We have a couple fishing ponds and cattle watering holes on the ranch, but nothing approaching a description of a lake.

When I say 10 years away, that's us moving out there and abandoning our suburban home altogether - Having all the subsistence infrastructure being well established and running by then.

Probably going to spend 4 days at the ranch, and 3 days in the city for a little bit, and see how that works out. Realistically, it won't be until early spring until the barn/home goes up at end of Phase 1 construction.

Phase 2 construction is for our main home, solar arrays, greenhouses, and my studio building.

Phase 3 has not properly come into focus yet, but likely to involve buying up more land, building a citadel 1000ft high, and doing a geological project on a heretofore unforeseen scale, to build a proper lava moat surrounding the citadel.

Hopefully end of 2025-ish

EDIT: No problems with data, electrical, or water service where we are building. Robust, new infrastructure in place.

well, THIS would stand even in the troubled times...food supply ensured, electricity too, and high elevation for tactical advantage Grin

my wife wants a lake and my son recently told me that his dream home is a ranch. i am absolutely NO rancher myself, but a serene lake sounds appealing.
the only thing about a ranch...you can f-g mine there as much as you want, no neighbor complains. I am missing mining in person a bit and my current host is closing by next summer.
What to do? Sometimes i think that when i retire, mining would be something to put some energy into, but in the city warehouses (to rent or own) are darned expensive.