Tomorrow will be the end of week #1 at Olive Hill Farm. We feel settled and have proven you can live comfortably off grid without compromise. Despite many cloudy days sometimes with showers the solar panels have produced sufficient power to recharge iPads, iPhones, PC, camera, run the water pump, operate the sound system, TV, lighting, boil water for tea, heat pod coffee in microwave, dry hair (not mine!), haircut with the electric clippers, 1x load in the washing machine and on one day run the frig for 5 hrs. Not bad for late March but we may have to reduce using big power functions eg boil water using gas during the shorter winter days. Getting fresh water for the caravan tanks 2-3 times a week requires filling 2x (4 x 20L) containers loaded in the back of the Jeep from the farms filtered water supply which is located about 100m away. A gas bottle is lasting about 14 days which will be less when we start heating the caravan.
…blessed to live and travel in Australia