Hello from Britain

Spent an hour this afternoon reading a thread on hearth.com from 2017 about RMHs (yes, I know!) and was inspired by their mindset to perhaps post the odd thought here...

What motivates me? Interesting and efficient use of energy - which encompasses too much to list!

You have a wonderful forum going here, it's about 15 years since I last looked in

Hello Russell and welcome to Permies!

I’m fascinated by the Rocket Mass Heaters and the RMH Forum is such a gold mine..!

I’m not in a place where I could build one myself, but I’m eagerly waiting on more information and maybe plans for the rocket kiln they built in the PTJ last year.. My friend makes pottery and has already built at least a pizza oven from bricks so I think she might be very interested in building a rocket kiln!

Now that I think about it, I did just learn about the tipi in Wheaton Labs that had a rocket mass heater in it, that could be doable in our place…… I have to look into it. Dreaming of the warm bench…

And now I have rambled enough. Oh well. Just wanted to say welcome. Welcome!


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Hello and welcome to Permies from a fellow 'Brit.
It took me a while to actually post here, but somehow I felt right at home as soon as I did. My rocket mass heater remains a dream too at present, but one day....(my thread here)
Why not start your own thread on how one might fit into your home and see what advice you get from our experts?

Hi Russell, I'm in Wales. We are about to move onto 5 acres of land at the beginning of June. I am learning social permaculture a the moment, I love perennial veg, and hope to grow lots of mushrooms.

Good to have a community here on permies, which I'm addicted to!

Thanks for saying hi!

Lisa

Yet another BRIT with urge to get back to OFF GRID land as have lived that way before and love it. Might not be UK as too expensive on my own but amybe a bit of Europe very soon???.  Just found this FAB website 4 days ago.  Am open to setting up an off grid with others if they should appear.  

Hello Markus, welcome to Permies!
I gather it's hard going off grid alone. You could keep an eye on the intentional community forum, although since Permies is US based that's where most of the invitations are from. Or you could just hang out and chip in when you have something helpful to contribute, or a problem to share, and see what oportunities crop up. Check out How Permies Works and FAQ, they might help you understand the forum a bit better. Any problems navigating the site start a new topic in tinkering with the site forum.
Have fun!

NANCY thanks for your advice! yes have been on the intentional to have a look  but likely would not go that way as like tiny groups of people and like the idea of having neighbours on same wavelength who share help, seeds, equipement, have always wanted to have a few people who buy land together and split it or who try buy near each other. In the coming reset having eco off grid freinds is going to be essential as GM is on the way to europe among  other nasty things the elites want.  Skye is a wonderful place, lots of ups and downs and REAL weather and seasons, you know you are alive on west coast, I used to live near Keith (west of Elgin) would rather have a 8ft shed on west coast than a mansion in Hampstead .   Are there many leys or stone circles at Skye?.

Ha ha - yes plenty of up and downs! People tend to forget that Skye is a big island, and different parts are very different. My bit is quite homely, with more rolling hills and little enclosed valleys. I'm not aware of any stone circles or leys on Skye, although this site seems to list a few circles at the south end of the island. There is a wonderful circle at Callanish on Lewis which dates back about 5000 years. The stones are a beautiful grey granite.

Nancy, that sounds nice, I have a thing for ancient esp pre christian stuff, there are stones at BORVE here is link to fab website of julian copes  https://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/1711/borve_isle_of_skye.html  I have just seen a map that suggesys a ley intersects the far west of Skye JUST! is right on coat and heads up towards harris.