Month: December 2020

STEM Project

STEM Project Last Christmas, Adam got a Meccano set which could be built into any number of things and, considering how much time I had spent playing with Meccano growing up I was probably more excited than Adam to put it together! Fast forward 11 months and it was still only half-built with him looking…

By admin December 15, 2020 Off

Solar Woes

Solar Woes So, as you may know by now we are mostly off-grid (no electricity connection, no gas connection, no sewerage connection and only mains water) and have up until this point been reliant upon the generator for powering tools and lighting. With the installation of our solar panels and the battery bank control cabinet,…

By admin December 10, 2020 Off

How much wood?

How much wood? Something we’ve been trying to figure out is how and where we are going to store the fuel for not only the log burner but a solid fuel cooker too. We currently have a gas-fired teppanyaki grill which we’ve been using as a posh barbecue but it’s a bit bulky and I’d…

By admin December 5, 2020 Off