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  1. mel b
    It would be nice if you could produce enough to make a living. That would be a good reason to build a cabin in the woods.
  2. mel b
    I reckon that charcoal making could be one of those skills that takes a long time to master.
  3. mel b
    Just don't tell him about the walnut shell exfoliating face cream , or he'll never leave you alone ?.
  4. mel b
    That's a cracking video . I reckon it could be quite relaxing once you've mastered the art. Unless you were selling the charcoal, you'd need to have plenty of bbqs to make it worthwhile.
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    Dude you just can't post things like that on here . You should be posting that on www.takingitupthebum.com where they would appreciate your efforts ?.
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    Looks like you've had another busy one. ?. I've tried bracken beating for the last couple of years , and although it held the bracken back a bit , it's still growing. This year I've been strimming, and hoping that it won't come back next year.
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    Only basic stuff like oak chopping boards, fishing priests ,or the odd bowl , nothing special really. I have made the odd unusual thing though . I was once asked to make a wand . A mate made me a bronze axe and knife( so that I didn't kill the fairy magic by using steel tools) , and I made a load of wands . I made them from , oak , copper wire , and , deer antler . I was gobsmacked when they all sold ?.
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    Yep , that's me. I don't go without a single thing these days , but nothing I have comes from my wages , every penny of that goes into the family pot(even though my kids are grown up). Everything that I have , is either bought for me by the Mrs and kids (they really spoil me) , or bought with cash I make from buying and selling, or from selling craft things that I make.
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    ??????????. I'm laughing because you're bang on the money ?.
  10. mel b
    That's very true ? . My problem is that I'm very comfortable these days , but in the past , I've gone to bed very hungry way too many times . Its the thought of those bad old days , that has always pushed me to work hard and make money , and look after my wife and kids . The thought of ending up back in that situation, stops me from taking risks.?
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    I've seen the same . I'd guess that some of them are perfectly legit , and others are just chancing their arm at getting planning permission, and some are just living the dream. I know that in the past , it was quite a common thing for people to buy a small/cheap plot of grazing land , then throw a couple of , donkeys, horses,llamas, alpacas, on there , then put a caravan on there , as they need security, then apply for planning permission for a permanent residence, then sell the land with planning permission, or build the house and sell it. I believe that although it can still b
  12. mel b
    Drink it from your sweaty boot . It'll taste better than drinking it from a paper cup ??.
  13. mel b
    I was a member of moochers years ago. They had a member that was an anti . The difference of opinions was always very, open , honest , and , polite . Because of that , it was always very interesting to hear the views and opinions from the other side , even though I rarely agreed with them.
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    North Wales is a beautiful part of the country . We looked at a few pieces of woodland up that way before I bought my little plot , a bit closer to home. Living off grid doesn't have to be rough ( unless you prefer it that way) . Just a little bit of forward planning, and extra graft , and you can be pretty comfortable. I'd guess that keeping cattle might be a bit more challenging, but as long as you don't mind the extra effort, it would be great. We rarely stay at our woodland for more than a long weekend , maybe a week at a push , but I'd love to try living off grid . Seve
  15. mel b
    83 acres is a cracking piece of land to dissappear into . You can manage quite well without mains electricity or water , just as long as youre sensible, don't mind putting a bit of graft in , and limit your expectations slightly. ?
  16. mel b
    As a kid , I would have climbed to the top of that tree in the blink of an eye , but , as a 54 year old , I'd piss my pants just watching someone else climbing it ?. I wouldn't mind the firewood though ?.
  17. mel b
    Now that's a proper days graft . I couldn’t work at that height for a million quid ?
  18. mel b
    Paulus has already said that they can both come back whenever they want . All they have to do is behave like grownups. ?
  19. mel b
    Give it time buddy. Some stuff just takes longer.
  20. mel b
    It looks like a calf to me .
  21. mel b
    I think I'd be tempted to try one on the camp fire ?.
  22. mel b
    Do you have rattlesnakes in your part of the country ?, and is it legal to kill and eat them ?.
  23. mel b
    Do you ever eat snake RS ?. I've always fancied trying rattlesnake.
  24. mel b
    You certainly put the graft in ?.
  25. mel b
    I've never been a fan of corned beef stew , but I looked at that pic , and could have just eaten it ?. Funnily enough, It was my old man's favourite meal.
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