Ricardo dos Santos, Author at Eridu Life

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Building the Off Grid Water System for Our Abandoned Farm in Spain

3 minutes We start building the off grid water system for our abandoned farm in Spain, and this article is about that. I am very happy with the progress of this water storage sytem. We are one step away from having running water at the Finca. Jim Rohn used to say that: Progress equals Happiness. How true this is. Because happiness is the feeling I have in my heart. With this first step completed, the vision of living off the grid on our abandoned Continue→

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Overcoming Challenges in Our Off-Grid Tiny Home

1 minute I am just one man with too many problems to solve in our Tiny House. Homesteading in Spain is definitely not for everyone, but the truth is: I am enjoying the problems and challenges that we are facing on our off grid journey. Our Off-Grid Tiny Home There is an old saying: It is going to get worse before it get better, so true! These first obstacles of our off grid Tiny House seems to prove that. As I am solving one Continue→

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The Beginning of Our Off Grid Journey in Spain

1 minute It is February 2024, winter is almosting finishing, and this is the beginning of our new life in Spain. There is a lots of new projects to do. Some of the old projects to complete. A 300-year-old stone house to restore. There is a exciting year ahead of us. However, before living full time in the Finca we need to do some essential projects. The goal of the coming months is to make the place livable. Not an easly task, as there are Continue→

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We Are Back to Our Abandoned Land in Spain

3 minutes We are back in our abandoned lands in Spain, and this article is about our return. After a long year of hard work to raise capital for the next phase of the Eridu Life project, we are finally back. There were several factors that forced us to change plans and bring the date forward to February 2024. High cost of living in the UK; Lack of continuous work; Beginning of recession in the economy; Rumors of an upcoming pandemic; And so on. Continue→

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I Survived My First Winter Camping Experience

less than 1 minute It’s winter, and this time of year in the mountains can be very tough. During the day the temperature is around 12º Celsius, and during the night the temperature drop to 4º Celsius. It is undeniable cold! Since we bought our abandoned land, I haven’t had opportunity to sleep on the land. So, this video is about my first winter camping experience at our Spanish farm. Winter Camping Watch the video: That’s it for this article. Did you like it? Continue→

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The First [Questions & Answers] About Our Abandoned Farm in Spain

less than 1 minute This week the Eridu Life Youtube channel celebrating one year anniversary. To celebrate this first year we decided to create this first Questions & Answers video to answer some of the questions about our abandoned farm in Spain. We should have made these Questions & Answers videos earlier! In this video, you will see the challenges, difficulties and mistakes we have made so far. Questions & Answers Watch the video: That’s it for this article. Did you like it? Leave Continue→

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We Are Preparing the IBC Totes to Store Rainwater

1 minute This article is about building a water system with IBC totes. After doing some research, the next step in this rainwater harvisting system is to wrapping the IBC totes using black tarp to store water and rainwater. At the time of this PART 2 article, we have managed to wash and clean two of the IBC totes that will be used to store rainwater at our off grid farm in Spain. You can read the the PART 1 article Rainwater Harvesting System Continue→

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Clearing Our Abandoned Land in Spain with a Tractor

less than 1 minute This article is about the tractor driver that is going around working and clearing our abandoned overgrpown land in Spain. This is a huge milestone for the Eridu Life project. The footage for this video was recorded in November 2022, and that were the time to do the clearing in the land. If we were to do this work by hand, it would take us at least 3 months. Thanks to the help of the local tractor driver “Sisco” who Continue→

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A Simple Off Grid Shower for Less Than 20 Euros

3 minutes There’s nothing like an off grid shower after a day of work on the land, right? But how is that possible if we don’t have a shower to take a shower in? Read this article and find out how, with a little creativity, we design and build a simple off grid shower that works, for less than 20 euros. Why We Needed a Shower? Back in 2022 we bought an abandoned land in Spain with the goal of transforming it into a Continue→

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We are Bringing a 300-Year-Old Wooden Door Back to Life

1 minute This article is about repairing the old wooden door from the stone house. Once this repair is done, we can safely store and keep the tools at out abandoned farm in Spain. As we don’t have a safe place to store the tools, we are using the car as a temporary storage facility. I brought with me some of the tools and power tools I will use to start the restoring and repairing the wooden door. Using a hammer and chisel I Continue→