Overview

• Libby Ramsden, 25, and Ollie Blackwell, 26, are based near Silsden, West Yorkshire, and now run their goat’s‑milk soap and honey business full time.
• They say monthly outgoings average about £270, covering land rent to Ollie’s father, council tax and generator fuel, compared with local rent‑and‑bills estimates around £1,083.
• They bought an £11,000 static caravan and live without TV or WiFi, relying on filtered rainwater, a log‑burner stove for heat and cooking, and a septic tank Ollie installed.
• A tractor‑powered generator runs for roughly an hour each evening to provide power for cooking, showers and charging phones.
• They cite winter cold as the main challenge and say they aim to add solar panels and eventually upgrade to a wooden chalet while remaining off‑grid.