01Apr 2024 by The Mahojos No Comments
Everything you need for an easy Static Caravan diesel heater installation

Everything you need for an easy Static Caravan diesel heater installation

Farmlife, Latest posts, Static Caravan
In November 2023 we made the game-changing decision to instal a diesel heater in our Static Caravan. We've been full time in our Static Caravan since August 2020 and have gradually been making upgrades. The main upgrades we've made have been to improve our life in the winter months. Over the years, we've made some YouTube videos highlighting our upgrades including: Installing Double Glazing Fitting underfloor insulation Installing a Diesel Heater We've had lots of questions about what parts we used to install a Diesel Heater in our Static Caravan, so here's a blog post all about it! Which Diesel Heater did you use? After a lot of research, we chose the Lavaner Pro 5kw for just over £200. It's a middle of the road diesel heater which kicks out…
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15Feb 2024 by The Mahojos No Comments

5 big ideas to diversify your farm this year

Farmlife, Latest posts
With increasing costs and increasing pressures on farms, you might be thinking of ways to diversify but aren't sure where to start. That's certainly the situation we're in at the moment. Subsequently, we've been looking into farm diversification options to see how we can secure the long term future of the farm. ABOUT OUR FARM We live on a farm in South Wales (UK) and moved back here in 2020 before the birth of our son. Surprisingly, the earliest records for the farm date back to the 1640s. Therefore, we are really keen to safeguard the financial future of the farm as best we can. We have approximately 11 acres of grassland with a small flock of Black Welsh Mountain Sheep. In addition to this we have two donkeys, three…
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15Feb 2024 by The Mahojos No Comments
Everything you need to know about setting up a profitable Motorhome Aire

Everything you need to know about setting up a profitable Motorhome Aire

Campervan, Farmlife, Latest posts
In August 2023 we opened up an Aire on our farm in South Wales and to be honest, we wished we'd done it a lot sooner! Since we received our official licence, we've had 30 separate bookings (as of December 2023) which isn't bad considering that we missed the main summer months. We've really enjoyed having people to stay on our Aire, so we thought we'd provide some information on how we got our set up and how its going to be profitable. Our Aire What is an Aire? An Aire is an approved space to stay for one or two nights, but it's very different to a campsite. Only motorhomes or campervans are allowed (no tents or caravans), and Aires very in what facilities are provided. We first came…
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21Aug 2023 by The Mahojos No Comments
Feathered Friends: 26 birds you’ll LOVE at the farm!

Feathered Friends: 26 birds you’ll LOVE at the farm!

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If you love birds, then you'll love hearing all about what birds we see at our farm in South Wales. We have some lovely feathered visitors at all times of the year. Whether your favourites are birds of prey or little garden birds, we have an amazing range who come to stay. Here's our A to Z of birdlife at the farm - there's actually 27 birds on our list as we forgot the Eurasian Jays!: Blackbirds Blue Tits Buzzards (we often see them circling above the farm calling to eachother) Canada Geese Chaffinches Crows Eurasian Jays Goldfinches Green Woodpecker (we often hear them knocking on the trees in the orchard) Great Spotted Woodpecker (we often see the females with their bright red heads) Grey Wagtail Little Owl (we hear…
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