One thing that’s been challenging about living off grid in a tent is the lack of hot running water. We’ve been living in a Sibley bell tent for three months while we’ve been renovating our Portuguese farm house. And so far we’ve been making do with buckets of kettle boiled water and a hose pipe to wash ourselves and our dishes. But (hopefully) that will all change after we complete this project: the solar shower.
We bought the shower from Amazon Spain for €160 EUR and also picked up some plumbing parts from a local shop here in Portugal (for €9 EUR). Everything else we use in this project we either had already (eg. screws and some left over timber from stud wall framing) or was reclaimed or recycled from things we inherited when we bought the farm. As usual, there’s some known challenges and some in the moment problem solving required so stay tuned and see how we get on…
The solar shower we bought (now priced at €180) – CCLIFE Garden Shower 35L
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The Story So Far
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My name’s Guy. My wife Kylie and I bought this abandoned stone farm building and ¾ acre of land in the autumn of 2020 and have been slowly (but surely) restoring it and bringing it back to its former glory. We’re doing a lot of the work ourselves – having tacked 3 previous property renovations in the UK (DIY style) – and we’re trying to use as many natural, traditional and eco friendly materials as possible while we build a semi-self-sufficient homestead.
We’ve spent a bit of time setting up a no-dig veg garden and building some temporary accommodation (a bell tent on a large circular deck) so we can live on our land while we tackle the building project. Stay tuned to see what we get up to and follow our progress.
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