Rebuilding your boat from scratch with no previous experience, using reclaimed material, on a limited budget, and using technology not many suppliers can install is tough. On top of that we've had to come to terms with the fact that we spent £184,000 on a boat from Thames Solar Electric,…
The short answer is no! Not only do we have a car without a charger; the electric car is our only family car. We used to have a car each, but that was in the beforetimes when working from home wasn’t a thing. Now we work out who needs the…
How off-grid are we? “Off-grid’ living refers to living independently without one or more public utilities. In our case this means living without gas, mains electricity and mains water, but we can’t live completely without two of those three. The boat is completely free of fossil fuels; we use no…
Living in a smaller space Of all the issues we faced, the lack of space was the one we were most worried about, but its turned out to be almost a non-issue. Our kitchen is just like a regular kitchen, with an oven, grill and induction hob, a washing machine,…
By Natalie Bartlett