It’s a little too big to use for glamping, but the Groundfridge is an environmentally-friendly way to keep food, wine and beer cool without relying on electricity.
Giving new meaning to the term ‘walk-in fridge’, the design is a modern take on the root cellar. Constructed from hand-laminated polyester, you descend into the Groundfridge via a flight of steps to a large storage area that remains at a constant 10 degrees Celsius.
The Groundfridge boasts 3,000 litres of storage, which is equivalent to at least 20 household fridges. It is hoped the self-sufficient refrigerator, which works in air temperatures of between -10 and 35 degrees Celcius, will appeal to small holders. A single Groundfridge can store the harvest of a 250 m-square plot. Find out more at the Weltevree website
DIY off-grid fridge
If you can lay your hands on three garden pots, a little sand, some water and a cloth, you have the makings of an effective cooler.
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Alan Terrill
This is nothing new -it’s called an ice house and there are loads of them still scattered about in the grounds of stately homes. All that’s new is the use of modern materials, and for $16,000 it’s going to saty in the realm of the rich. You’re going to have to grow an enormous amount of vegetables to save that much on electricity.
Anthony Powell
I think he’s relying most on that damp towel. What I do while camping is drape my damp flannel, towel and anything else damp over my coolbox.
The traditional way was to stand your bottles of milk etc in a saucer of water and invert a clay pot over; water would wick up it. You’d therefore be able to see when more water was needed.