Hi all, its been a while. I sold my house & moved to the middle of nowhere, so internet hasn’t been readily available- both a blessing & a curse!
Since June i’ve been working away on making my life 100% offgrid & 100% relocatable. I’ve moved around a lot for work over the years, a new house every year or 2 & it always sucked leaving behind my improvments.
So my goal now is that anything I do has to come with me.
The first project was a 4.5 ton 2.4x8mtr mobile workshop, with everything needed to build my other projects, as well as do a bit of work to pay the bills.
It has a big welding table, mig & tig welder, cnc plasma cutter, cold saw, 3d printer, sticker cutter, compressor, 13.5 kva generator, hi res security cameras & starlink.
Next was garden beds, I found some ex hydroponic beds that were perfect. They are made from aluminium & are 600mm x 3mtrs long. I can fit 8 on my trailer & they can be easily loaded with a tractor, without removing soil. Building soil is very much a long term project, so being able to take it with me, without disturbing it was important.
I’m getting close to finishing my tiny house. It’s built on the back of a 1969 dodge truck. Not something I would drive anywhere, but good enough for moving around in a paddock & able to be loaded on a truck to relocate anywhere I want to go.
Just picked up a couple of ibcs for water collection.
Next project in feb is the solar, which will be installed in a small enclosed trailer, with the panels mounted on racks on the ground.
And I also need to built a chicken coop on wheels that I can load onto a trailer.
Has been fairly smooth sailing for the most part. Only real difficulty was in getting materials. I had to compromise on a few ideas, as I just couldn’t get companies to respond to my requests.
Have done 100% of the work by myself, which was challenging at times, lifting 45kg steel panels 1.5 mtrs off the ground and holding them in position one handed while clamping them took some effort!
Some pictures of the journey so far:
Since June i’ve been working away on making my life 100% offgrid & 100% relocatable. I’ve moved around a lot for work over the years, a new house every year or 2 & it always sucked leaving behind my improvments.
So my goal now is that anything I do has to come with me.
The first project was a 4.5 ton 2.4x8mtr mobile workshop, with everything needed to build my other projects, as well as do a bit of work to pay the bills.
It has a big welding table, mig & tig welder, cnc plasma cutter, cold saw, 3d printer, sticker cutter, compressor, 13.5 kva generator, hi res security cameras & starlink.
Next was garden beds, I found some ex hydroponic beds that were perfect. They are made from aluminium & are 600mm x 3mtrs long. I can fit 8 on my trailer & they can be easily loaded with a tractor, without removing soil. Building soil is very much a long term project, so being able to take it with me, without disturbing it was important.
I’m getting close to finishing my tiny house. It’s built on the back of a 1969 dodge truck. Not something I would drive anywhere, but good enough for moving around in a paddock & able to be loaded on a truck to relocate anywhere I want to go.
Just picked up a couple of ibcs for water collection.
Next project in feb is the solar, which will be installed in a small enclosed trailer, with the panels mounted on racks on the ground.
And I also need to built a chicken coop on wheels that I can load onto a trailer.
Has been fairly smooth sailing for the most part. Only real difficulty was in getting materials. I had to compromise on a few ideas, as I just couldn’t get companies to respond to my requests.
Have done 100% of the work by myself, which was challenging at times, lifting 45kg steel panels 1.5 mtrs off the ground and holding them in position one handed while clamping them took some effort!
Some pictures of the journey so far:
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