Caravan sites on racecourses
Even if you are not into gambling or horses, consider using caravan sites at some of the top UK racecourses as a place to park your camper for a few nights.…
September 14, 2004
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Even if you are not into gambling or horses, consider using caravan sites at some of the top UK racecourses as a place to park your camper for a few nights.…
From Organic NZ –
Construction has started on a home in West Auckland that, when finished, will mark the start of a new company’s crusade to make New Zealand the benchmark for healthy, clean and sustainable living.
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Reading a book is so-o-o off-grid, especially if its a second-hand edition of Henry Thoreau‘s Walden, or Life in the Woods first published 150 years ago. This seminal text chronicling Thoreaus 2-year experiment in basic living is filled with transcendental observations which are even more timely now than they were then.…
The Camper-van revolution is upon us. The RV is shaking off its image of snoring retirees and untethering itself from power supplies or campsites.
Enter the Earth-Roamer XV LT, a gnarly, $155,000 built to order rig that charges off the grid in grand enviro style. …
Finding and buying your first home has never been harder, we are told, so it should come as no surprise that people are looking for other ways to live. And there are more than you might think. On TV series “Guerrilla Homes, ” architect Charlie Luxton looks at ingenious ways of solving the nationwide crisis in affordable housing. Here are 10 of the most striking – though not necessarily practical – ways to get ahead without getting a house. …
Give us your comments on the off-grid community. …
New trendier designs are attracting a younger crowd into the caravan market.
Caravan sales went through the roof last year when the UK became the biggest caravan producer in Europe.…
A new heating/cooling system relying on solar energy is all the rage among house builders and developers in the UK.
Sunwarm from Nuaire, is a single system that provides home heating/cooling, ventilation and hot water, by harnessing the sun�s energy. At the heart of the system is a ventilation network and a set of solar panels. …
Water fountains and other garden features can be powered by small solar panels. Here’s where to find the cheapest ones.
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Clean and easy to use, a compost bin to recycle your organic waste is this year’s off-grid must-have accessory. Compost bins can be used in the city, placed in a garden or on a balcony. They reduce the mountain of waste and make something out of nothing. Here are the best ones available online.
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I have an off-grid place in Montana for sale. Here is some info.
$170,000…
Thinking of designing and building your house yourself? Here are a good book and a good blog, packed full of ideas and useful information, to have a look at before you start.
Hot Dirt Cool Straw “Nature-Friendly Houses for 21st century Living” by James Grayson Trulove.
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