Monday, 6 March 2017
Sunday, 5 March 2017
More on Wild Camping
Well there's a fire dish in the yard to cook a meal on; and this year I'm building a pizza oven!
Also, I have a 12ft dinghy with a small outboard and towing/launching trailer if you fancy a run around one of the many nearby lakes. Or buy a licence and do a spot of fishing. I can tow it there and back for you.
Also, if your vehicle insurance covers you, I have an interesting old pickup, a Foers Nomad (google it, you'll see a pic of mine there). You can do your shopping in it or drive to a walk. It's your choice.
So, it may be a wild camp, but it ain't that wild! Just diff'rent!
Pics of the boat and the Nomad to be put on YouTube
Wednesday, 12 August 2015
In answer to the govt. of the day!
Investment in either of the 2 main sources of “renewables”‘ wind or solar, whilst definitely the future in electricity production in the long term, is only half of the equation. The other half, the storage of the eletricity produced, is still in the research stage.
Panic not, chaps! All will be revealed in the fulness of time! But please keep away from the naughty nuclear! Mummy & daddy know best!
Friday, 7 August 2015
A guy named trump for president? You're 'avin' a larf!
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/08/07/us/politics/rivals-jab-at-donald-trump-as-gop-debate-becomes-testy.html?referrer=
Any english speaking country which is prepared to elect as it's leader someone who has a name usually associated with a colloquialism for "fart" must be entirely unmindful of it's standing in the world, cocooned in it's own arrogance. Surely? & this, aside from the man's congenital idiocy & ignorance in the world's affairs.
Imagine the scenario of him negotiating with Putin! Two arrogant fools in charge of Armageddon!
Sunday, 12 July 2015
Remember! There's nowhere to run!
http://m.dailykos.com/story/2014/07/28/1317252/--Vast-methane-plumes-escaping-from-the-seafloor-discovered-in-Siberian-Arctic-Sea#
READ THIS PLEASE THIS WEEKEND!
We can no longer pretend that"things" aren't as bad as the climate scientists are making them out to be! If we don't do something serious to STOP! global warming, it will STOP! us!
Two things to start now: 1) reduce fossil fuel dependency drastically: ie. down to 0% within the next 10 years. & 2) reduce the world population by 50% within the next generation. Although by not doing the first, the second will be done for us without any effort whatsoever upon our part!
Saturday, 18 April 2015
Some more to the wind power argument
http://stopthesethings.com/2015/04/18/uk-election-brits-insane-wind-power-policy-the-elephant-in-the-room/
Electricity generation is probably the most important part of modern life. And much nonsense is talked about it, mainly by people who have not generated 1 watt themselves.
Well I have, & so I'd like to add my half pennoth of electricity generation knowledge to the argument.
I've been experimenting with producing my own electricity off-grid for the last 10 years, & I do so quite successfully; & I can tell you that it can't be done on a regular, everyday basis from wind power. I learnt that about 6 months into my project! Secondly, the pre-requisite to any off-grid project is to reduce your need for electricity. Then you're in with a chance of success.
I generate my power from solar panels, 6 one hundred watt panels, 4 heavy duty lead-acid storage batteries, a 75amp wind generator, feeding through a 1400watt converter system to produce my 240 volt supply, & direct 12 volt DC for lighting & some electronic equipment charging; & all backed up by a 4.5 kilowatt LPG fired generator. This latter comes on at either low battery voltage or high 240v circuit demand.
As for percentage of power from each source: it depends on the weather & the time of year, but a good majority comes from the solar panels. As for wind, anything from nil to 50% I would guess. And the genny comes online for the washing machine.
But remember the prerequisite! Cut your usage down before ever you start to go down the off-grid road! Otherwise you'll be pissing in the wind---when it blows, that is!