Self Sufficiency

[Nik_B 3,790]

I'd love to but I do need fairly reliable internet and run several computers for work and I'd be too worried about not having a reliable power supply.

 

If I thought I could do it I would though, I looked in to it a while back. We've been planning to move to Shropshire or the Welsh boarders, it's a bit of a fantasy (read too bloody expensive) but I'd love a few acres and a bit of woodland so I could keep some live stock and have a few poly tunnels etc.

[kruby01 114]

I live right on the border! Funily enough its a damn site cheaper than Liverpool was although broadband isn't even 1mbps

[Nik_B 3,790]

Are you going to have another crack at it? It's a real shame it ended up like this after all the work you did.

[paulus 26]

satellite broadband my biggest concern would be power if going fully off grid, as your looking at either solar power/wind generator with a 12v set up with batteries and an inverter or else a diesel generator or most likely a combination of the two, heating and hot water are easy enough although i think. i would opt for a solid fuel cooker come boiler that was loaded from outside the house to cover most and a stand alone log burner for that extra comfort, it would seem the best option is hydro-power if a good water source is located nearby

[Nik_B 3,790]

Do you have Satellite broadband Paul?

 

Depending on where we move to I might have to opt for that.

[paulus 26]

Do you have Satellite broadband Paul?

 

Depending on where we move to I might have to opt for that.

no, but its not too expensive although if your a gamer the ping speed is slow

[Nik_B 3,790]

It's more the reliability that's an issue I'd imagine those dishes are very susceptible to high winds. I can probably run my work on slow ADSL (I've managed with 3G in the past).

 

Hopefully 4G will come to rural areas.

[paulus 26]

It's more the reliability that's an issue I'd imagine those dishes are very susceptible to high winds. I can probably run my work on slow ADSL (I've managed with 3G in the past).

 

Hopefully 4G will come to rural areas.

we live near a car test facility that has just announced a 400 million quid expansion and we should be getting the fastest broadband in the country as part of the package

[esoxluscious 44]

thats shit news mate, hopefully you didnt loose to much money getting to were you did, onwards and upwards mate!

[courseadog 231]

That is a shame

[kruby01 114]

Nah I'm going in the army hopefully nik

 

I did look at satellite broadband but its quite an expensive set up

[paulus 26]

Nah I'm going in the army hopefully nik

 

I did look at satellite broadband but its quite an expensive set up

i thought the prices were not that bad http://www.thinkbroadband.com/guide/satellite-broadband.html

[BIGLURKS 874]

It's a shame that could think of nothing better then having the weekly bills gone

[Brewman 1,192]

Only just seen these comments.

All was going well, I got the log burner going and sorted out my veg patch etc. I was starting to look at solar power when the land owner dropped the bomb that the land is about to be repossessed!

f*****g wanker. Army it is then

I've read your thread with a lot of interest so a shame it didn't work out, at least the shooting should be easy enough for you in the army.

 

Atb for it

[TOPPER 1,809]

if the land is being repo d cant you make an offer for a chunk of it as much as you can afford then you own it and self suffient