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Old 07-01-2019, 00:12   #31
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Scotch and body heat at a guess
Surprisingly as we are so well insulated body heat makes a good contribution to the inside temperature, scotch no only effects my heat, Rick
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Old 07-01-2019, 01:07   #32
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So envious of your setup Rick. Problem is that if you tried to be like or as near like this in most houses people would complain simply because it’s different and people don’t like different. That’s what your 500m does for you.
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Old 07-01-2019, 01:33   #33
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Yep we are isolated and love it, if I wanted (god forbid) to go out now and start my chain saw to cut up some logs there is no one to complain, Rick
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Manly winch bumper with 13000 lb winch
10 spike ground anchor, with multiple straps and blocks
Super strong body cills capped with scaffold pole
20% stronger springs all round
aggressive off road tyres on wheels so just swap.
Aim to get stuck and be completely self sufficient in extraction, love getting muddy, 2ft deep is good but rare.
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Old 08-01-2019, 10:03   #34
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That’s a cool setup, do you not have any wind turbines?
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Old 08-01-2019, 15:09   #35
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Unfortunately very little wind here so no not a realistic project, Rick
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Super strong body cills capped with scaffold pole
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Old 05-02-2019, 00:37   #36
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Sadly the acid pump idea has failed, the pumps could not cope with the pressures and most have given up, I might try and resurrect them to pump air which I think they will cope with, but will be less efficient, Rick
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Super strong body cills capped with scaffold pole
20% stronger springs all round
aggressive off road tyres on wheels so just swap.
Aim to get stuck and be completely self sufficient in extraction, love getting muddy, 2ft deep is good but rare.
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Old 09-02-2019, 12:30   #37
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That sounds like a great life and something I aspire to. We have solar panels but only enough to heat the water, and a log burner for heat. My wife is a lecturer at a countryside collage and the arb and forestry section keeps us topped up with logs, plus I live right by a forest which is great for wind fall or if the have been felling. I have been looking into steam powered generators. They look quite good and pretty silent, which is what we need as we aren't quite as lucky as you with the neighbour situation. But, we are in quite a windy area though so a wind turbine is something we are mulling over.
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