Compound bow advice sought

[Steve]

(26 November 2014, 10:05)NorthernRaider Wrote: Lets not forget that huge chunks of the UK are unsuitable for human habitation, Welsh and Scots highlands, chunks of the Pennines, Lumps of the Fens and Dales etc. Many of these areas would cost an absolute fortune to build a house and run electricity to never mind gas, water, sewage, interweb etc. No shops, Schools, Medical facilities. We "Yumans" tend to live on the low fertile flat bits and flood plains.

The UK is the most densely populated place in Europe.

Absolutely right, but consider also that small plots of land that get a lot of human effort can be incredibly productive - look at your new friends allotments for example. Add some chickens or geese and you have pest control, some pigs clear up the waste veg and manure the land, meat can feed you over winter. If people were allowed to build small homes with composting toilets, wind turbines / solar panels, rainwater collection etc. they could take a lot of the strain off the rest.

I don't think this is a "lifestyle choice" any more, sooner or later it has to happen, so we might as well learn how to do it now while there is still a safety net in place.