A blog mostly written by Lynsey and sometimes read by Josh (who is usually in the mountains) that aims to document our life in rural North Wales, the homebase for Crashpad Lodges. Here you will find everything from how we manage and run our off-grid accommodation business, our journey to become sustainable, crafting new interior items to weathering the weather!
Each article is around 7 minutes long, just enough time for a panad and a read
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Finding your niche
With Crashpad Lodges Josh and I have tried to go against the norm of what is expected.
Remote lodges, “off - the - grid” accommodation providers, in-fact quite a few of the outdoor centres in the UK are usually thought of as basic, a place to lay your head, paid for per bed and generally cold and unwelcoming places.
When we first acquired the lodge, it was operating as a pay-per-bed bunkhouse generating a good income. We could’ve kept with the existing business model but we knew we had to do things differently. We began by carrying on the business as it was – all of our money had gone towards raising mortgages