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Eco Blog

/ˈiːkəʊ/adjective
eco, not harming the environment; eco friendly
/blɒɡ/verb
blog, to update or add regular content to a website, typically in an informal conversational style.
Our Eco Blog shares our journey to living off grid and self sustainably here in South Africa, as well as tips, research and useful information on living an eco friendly life!
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Our Starter Solar Power Set Up

Our Starter Solar Power Set Up

Our Journey Off Grid In South Africa: Testing out our starter solar power set up that’ll be our only source of power on our off grid piece of land until we’re able to upscale it.

Off Grid Building The Budget Wendy House

Our First Off Grid Building: The Budget Wendy House

Our plan for the first building we’ll erect to live in while we develop our off grid home. We’re going with a budget wood wendy house that will later become the shed, once we’ve built the main house. Here are the details…

Insulation SA Zones and R Values

Insulation & R-Value

What is insulation, what it does and how to know what thickness insulation you need for your home. South Africa insulation R-value requirements and zones.

Talking Compost Toilets

Talking Sh*t (Compost Toilets)

Waste Management: Getting down and (not) dirty with dry compost toilets, dehydrating toilets, humanure, soak aways – closing the loop on bio-waste.