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    Off Grid Camp - An opportunity to diversify farm income without the hassle of a conventional campsite

    Hello! Just a little note to say thank you to all of you who have registered as Off Grid Camp locations after hearing about us here on TFF. As we enter 2024, we now have well over 1000 members and are continually looking to add new locations right across the the UK. If you're interested in...
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    Easement for water and sewer connection - how much compensation is reasonable?

    £2500 for the connection with Wessex £5kish for legal £8kish for pipe and contractor (including moling under the patio and wall, 5 days on site) £800 to sterilise internal pipework and the 150m of new pipe
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    Easement for water and sewer connection - how much compensation is reasonable?

    we have just had to to something very similar as the borehole for our house failed and was getting contaminated with surface water. 150m to the main across 2 neighbours paddocks. Luckily we get on with them really well and they charged us zero compensation and we just covered their legal fees...
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    Off Grid Camp - An opportunity to diversify farm income without the hassle of a conventional campsite

    Hello! We just wanted to follow up from our post last week to say THANK YOU to so many of you that have since been in touch with us and registered your land! It’s great to hear that you like what we are doing and we’re thrilled to support you with your farm diversification. We’ve had a few...
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    Off Grid Camp - An opportunity to diversify farm income without the hassle of a conventional campsite

    I should also mention that Farmers in England can run now temporary campsites for up to 60 days a year without planning permission after the government more than doubled the permitted development right (PDR) for this business activity from 28 days. Farmers Weekly article...
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    Off Grid Camp - An opportunity to diversify farm income without the hassle of a conventional campsite

    Sure, we have a potential earnings calculator on our website: https://www.offgridcamp.co.uk/earnings-calculator/ And this is an example of a farmer who has made a massive success out of this style of Camping: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100028836145346 The only cost that you may...
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    Off Grid Camp - An opportunity to diversify farm income without the hassle of a conventional campsite

    Hello, We just wanted to share a quick update since we launched Off Grid Camp last year. Off Grid Camp is growing rapidly and we now have over 130 locations and 800+ members. Many of our landowners have found us via Farming Forum so a massive thank you to all of you who have signed up with us...
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    Camping fewer bookings this year than last

    You may like to consider registering your land on Off Grid Camp. We link 4x4 overlanders with landowners willing to share the wilder corners of their land. All our members agree to be fully self sufficient, expect no facilities and respect the leave no trace principle. It is free to list your...
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    Off Grid Camp - Low hassle farm income diversification opportunity

    Hello! We’d like to introduce you to Off Grid Camp, which gives you the opportunity to diversify your farm income without the hassle or initial investment of a conventional campsite. We basically offer a platform linking 4x4 overlanders (Land Rovers + roof tent or similar setup) with...
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    Off Grid Camp - An opportunity to diversify farm income without the hassle of a conventional campsite

    Thanks for this suggestion. We currently have a review feature for our locations using Disqus.
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    Off Grid Camp - An opportunity to diversify farm income without the hassle of a conventional campsite

    Thanks Andy! And yes, we’re big fans of what3words and many of our locations already use it.
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    Off Grid Camp - An opportunity to diversify farm income without the hassle of a conventional campsite

    Hi John, the insurance cost depends on your insurer and the make up of your policy. Our understanding from existing Off Grid Camp landowners is that it is possible to add third party liability insurance for 'occasional camping' to your policy without significant additional cost. Separately from...
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    Off Grid Camp - An opportunity to diversify farm income without the hassle of a conventional campsite

    Hello, A little update (and thank you!) from Off Grid Camp HQ. We now have 72 locations (see map below) including several of you that found out about us here on Farming Forum! And since launching to overlanders back in April, we now have over 300 members. I've attached a Farmers Guide article...
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    Campsite charging... Per pitch? Per person?

    Hello! Just jumping this post to let you know we've just launched a website called Off Grid Camp that links 4x4 overlanders with landowners who are looking for somewhere wilder to camp. It is a great opportunity to diversify your income without the hassle of running a conventional campsite. All...
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    4x4 off roading

    Hi Becs, we've just launched a business that links 4x4 overlanders with landowners who are looking for somewhere wilder to camp. All our members are fully self-sufficient, expect no facilities and respect the #leavenotrace principle. It is free to list your location on Off Grid Camp and we take...
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