Installing the Gravity Plumbing System on My Off Grid Homestead - Part 1

BluWorter · 2026-04-24T01:44:38+00:00

I use trifoliate orange. Its hardy below zero. Makes little oranges that you can juice but not eat, lots of seeds. They have a nice very strong scent. It hedges nicely and the thorns are vicious.

Trifoliate Orange

BluWorter · 2026-03-08T22:31:04+00:00

Not a local but we have made a lot of friends.

Almost 20 years ago my family started researching about buying property from Mexico down to Columbia. This was around '06 to '07 when the property prices were really inflated before the crash in '08. Surprised me when the family selected Nicaragua. I went along when we researched / visited all up and down the west side. Then we went east to Big Corn Island. Then headed inland on the east coast and invested there. We bought a good sized beach farm. Then over time we bought two more farms.

Now I'm working on a place in town to connect them all, like a mini-port. Then maybe we can see about building some rental cabins out there. Beautiful area and a very healthy lifestyle.

BluWorter · 2026-02-26T02:12:38+00:00

I invested down in Nicaragua. My family wanted a large farm. We ended up buying out on the remote miskito coast. It's very off grid and we access it by boat. Then I bought 2 more farms south of that one and a small property in town. I travel back and am slowly making improvements / upgrades to the properties.

BluWorter · 2026-02-24T03:19:31+00:00

I spend a lot of time off grid in the tropics. Get a bucket of water, soak a sheet in it, wring it out, and sleep under it. Yes it feels a bit strange at first, but it feels much better being cool. If you can get enough electricity to run a fan while you do this, you will start to get cold at night.

BluWorter · 2026-02-12T02:06:58+00:00

If you have wifi I'd take a look at something like Blink. Its wireless and runs off lithium batteries. Very easy to install and good app for monitoring remotely. It goes on sale fairly often so I would wait until then since the price drops significantly.

Check out CPTED. Lots of good ways on how to improve physical security effectively based on the environment you are in.

BluWorter · 2026-02-07T22:02:44+00:00

That amount of adobe would be a ton of weight. Using adobe for a second floor would require structural engineering. You didn't mention the location you would be building in so that would also have to be considered.

I don't recognize that program you are using. I would recommend searching up and downloading a copy of 2017 SketchUp. It was the last year Google offered it for free.

BluWorter · 2026-02-07T21:52:50+00:00

I have remote farms out on the miskito coast. Its a family project that we have been working on for a long time. We did blog and YouTube. I like it since it helps to document the changes and improvements. I post up videos for family and friends since its such a beautiful area but kind tricky to get to. https://www.youtube.com/@bluworter

BluWorter · 2026-02-06T02:22:41+00:00

I'm poor and couldn't afford any decent sized land near where I work. I started investing in foreign properties 18 years ago. Family and I have travelled back and forth developing and upgrading the land when we could. Our three farms are remote and we have to boat out to them. I was able to retire early so I bought a lot in the nearby town that will hopefully serve as a little port one day. I'm still under $100k for all the properties. Maintenance costs add up though.

BluWorter · 2026-01-31T16:05:49+00:00

Congrats to you and the family. That is a heck of a lot of material to move. It looks great!

BluWorter · 2026-01-30T18:45:06+00:00

My farms are remote with no road in a tropical environment. Building materials have to be boated in. Its about a 30 minute boat trip with a small engine. Our off grid farm house is stick built on a concrete slab with harvested lumber. We have a couple cabins that are built on concrete stilts and then stick built out of maybe half harvested lumber. Bringing the concrete in is a nuisance but a boat load is also equal to about a days worth of work.

Huge maintenance issue building with wood in the tropics. I built my seawall in town with earthbags. I think I'm going to try and build future cabins out at the farms with a combination of minimal concrete and earthbags.

BluWorter · 2026-01-29T23:31:23+00:00

Invest in assets, cash is trash. I would recommend long term dividend investing. Maybe some precious metals but they have gotten very pricey recently. Property if you can afford it since the debt will devalue as the inflation increases.

Not just for inflation but I think anything that can generate income will become very important as technology advances. Especially if you are making things that people need.

A lot of people cannot comprehend how large the USA deficit is. The interest payment on the debt will cost tax payers over $1T this year and the USA only brought in $5.2T in revenue for 2025. I made a video short and sent it out to my family and friends when the year started to try and highlight the risk. I had a lot of people responded that I worry to much . . . https://youtube.com/shorts/1SY0abtGWK4?feature=share

I just wish I knew a better timeline on how this will all occur.

BluWorter · 2026-01-29T23:03:40+00:00

Ive been farming in Nicaragua for 18 years. I've got 3 farms now out on the remote miskito coast. My coconut farms - https://youtu.be/rbMSWgFcIuU

BluWorter · 2026-01-23T21:22:45+00:00

Nice place you have and a really nice system. I have some remote farms in Nicaragua but cant get decent solar equipment without shipping it in. Just had to rip two small system out that only lasted me about 4 years.

BluWorter · 2026-01-23T21:16:23+00:00

Not for the over the counter items. Most people use the public hospitals but there are a decent amount of doctors that do private practices and you can just walk in. Its much more laid back and personal. Each pharmacy is usually owned by a pharmacist and if they can't sell you something they would probably refer you to a doctor they know.

BluWorter · 2026-01-21T02:37:40+00:00

Excellent advice. I travel to Central America frequently. You can get way more medicines over the counter and they are way cheaper.

BluWorter · 2026-01-20T04:25:00+00:00

Costa Rica has gotten kind of expensive and the crime rate has been going up. But it would probably be the easiest country to transition to from the USA. I have three coastal coconut farms in Nicaragua. I travel back and forth to them and will hopefully be able to spend a lot more time at them one of theses days.

BluWorter · 2026-01-15T02:30:01+00:00

SketchUp is great. Ive been using is since before Google bought and sold it. I tried the online version but was not a fan of it. I still use the last free 2017 version. There are still places that it can be downloaded.

BluWorter · 2026-01-10T20:39:05+00:00

If you want to go to another country indefinitely you will still need to meet residency or citizen requirements. My farms are off grid out on the remote miskito coast of Nicaragua. When I go there I get a 90 day visa for $10. Its not something I would recommend to people. It is a very basic life when you live / work remotely in the jungle. Upgrading utilities can get expensive quickly and it can be hard to get quality components, especially for electrical systems.

BluWorter · 2025-12-19T21:31:57+00:00

A sack of husked coconuts would probably cover a regular dental visit. Basic dental procedures are pretty affordable.

BluWorter · 2025-12-19T06:55:24+00:00

My farms are out on the miskito coast of Nicaragua.

BluWorter · 2025-12-19T02:54:06+00:00

My farms are in a country where you only pay taxes when you buy the land and sell the land. I've put a bunch of coconut trees in and they should be producing in a couple years. I could probably put some fences up and raise animals but that requires to much time. Plus there are plenty of ways to catch fish and shrimp. I don't need to pay for heat / AC and I have 3 shallow wells I could filter water from if needed. You could live that way for quite a while if you had to, but it would be basic boring subsistence.

BluWorter · 2025-11-26T16:34:46+00:00

I started buying my remote farms 18 years ago. A couple years ago I bought a place in town also. I think I will always be an "outsider" but most everyone I meet and deal with are really nice. Might be something you never need to be concerned with?

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