Ricardo dos Santos, Author at Eridu Life

4 Off Grid in Spain

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→

2 Off Grid in Spain

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→

2 Off Grid in Spain

Plans for the Future: Restoration of Our Abandoned Farm in Spain

8 minutes If you are coming here for the first time, welcome! In this article, you will learn about the plans for future we have for our abandoned farm in Spain. Our farm features a 300-year-old stone house that we aim to transform into our off-grid home. We are documenting the entire restoration process as two newbies learning along the way. If you wish to follow our journey during the restoration of our Spanish farm and the historic 300-year-old stone house, then subscribe to Continue→

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Project Overview: This is Our Abandoned Farm in Spain

6 minutes If you are coming here for the first time, welcome! In this article I will talk about the project overview for our abandoned farm in Spain. Our farm features a 300-year-old stone house that we aim to transform into our off-grid home. We are documenting the entire restoration process as two newbies learning along the way. If you want to follow our journey during the restoration of our Spanish farm and the historic 300-year-old stone house, subscribe to our Youtube channel. Project Overview With Continue→

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The Phoenicians in Spain During the Iberian Neolithic Period

4 minutes This article is a little about the Phoenicians in Spain during the Iberian Neolithic period. I hope to shed some light on who and when the stone structures on our abandoned land were built. Since we bought our abandoned land in Spain, I have been intrigued by the ancient stone structures we have on the property, e.g., the stone well, or the stone house. I’ve always wondered: Who and when were they built? Neither the documents nor the neighbors gave me answers, Continue→

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Starting Our Rainwater Harvesting System With IBC Totes

5 minutes Since we dont have running or drinking water on our abandoned farm in Spain, building the rainwater harvesting system became our first project. Rainwater harvesting is a sustainable water management solution for areas with limited access to water resources, like in our property. We are planning to start this rainwater harvesting project using intermediate bulk containers or IBC Totes as our water storage tanks. In this article, I will talk about the challenges and struggles of this first rainwater harvesting project. What Continue→

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We Bought an Abandoned Land in Spain

12 minutes In June 2022 we put an offer on a piece of abandoned land in Spain that has a 300-year-old stone house to be restored. After negotiations, the offer was accepted, the payment was made, the documentation was prepared and in September 2022 the deed was ready. The abandoned land in Spain is finally ours 🙂 A month later we traveled from the UK to Spain, got the deed from the notary and went to visit the Finca for the first time. The Continue→