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The sand is in the bottom tray, there is another pot inside that is used as 'fridge shelf'. In your experience should I have some sand inside as well as under the big outside pot? I have insufficient solar for any large appliances and we are not advanced enough to be worrying about a pantry, am work...

D'oh!

Was thinking you meant you had the designs for a roundhouse

Alex

... and turning off the fridge . We live fridge-free in the south of spain and only use a freezer a couple of months of the year when we have sufficient solar power. It is totally doable in your climate. What problems did you come across? I'd be happy to see if I can help. Did you try a pot-in-pot,...

Hi again, at the moment I live in suburbia on the Wirral nice place but not what I want. I would hope to be able to survive on around 50 euros/pounds a week. I base this on the UK pension provision. One day I will only have a a government pension to exist on. That is circa 85 pounds per week so the...

Clara wrote:if anyone can tell me where to get baking soda in spain I'd be grateful!

Do you have a mercadona nearby? That is where I get mine.

Alex

Clara wrote:Want to run a course in a beautiful part of southern spain? I've got the footprint for a roundhouse if you do....

Hi

Can you give me info please?

Thanks

Alex

I am starting to build a compost toilet, and need some advice. I am building a twin chambered vaulted toilet that is an external build. As a result the toilet area will be raised above the chambers. I am looking to find out an informed decision on the size of the chambers required. There are two of ...

There are a number of good internet links out there on what we can grow / kitchen scraps we can give them, but I find this book better because it's telling me exactly how to go about it, and what is needed at each stage (eg what to feed normally, when breeding, etc). Thanks, the t'internet will nev...

Check out http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141038629,00.html for the re-issued 1941 book' Keeping Poultry and Rabbits on Scraps' only £6.99! good book i picked that up from local bookshop with the ish bible about a month ago. Good book, as in factual & relevant to 2008/2009 o...

Check out http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDi ... 29,00.html for the re-issued 1941 book' Keeping Poultry and Rabbits on Scraps' only £6.99!

Thanks people, had a reply from a company that deals and sells solar stuff, this is what they say: "The charge controller is related to the power output of the solar panel (since you can always connect loads directly to the battery if the load current would exceed the current rating of the cont...

Hi

I currently have 18W solar panel for charging 72Ah leisure battery as part of my offgrid living. I am intending to buy either 1 or 2 130W panels giving me either 148W or 278W.

Can someone recommend the size of a charge controller for:

a) 148W, and
b) 278W

Thanks

Alex

Anyone know where these can be bought in either the UK or Spain? I tried World of Camping but got this reply: "Sorry this item wont be back in stock" Thanks for any help. Alex Outdoormegastore.co.uk says: "Unfortunately the washer has now sold out for this season. We would hope to re...

Anyone know where these can be bought in either the UK or Spain?

I tried World of Camping but got this reply: "Sorry this item wont be back in stock"

Thanks for any help.

Alex