[172] The forgotten joy of sharing – with Rebecca Heaps from Tentshare

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Sustainable(ish)

Jen Gale

185 episodes

9 months ago

If you feel like you're drowning in plastic and need to use a small child to jump up and down on top of your black bin each fortnight to get the lid to shut, or you want to save the planet but you're exhausted at the very idea, then this is the podcast for you!
Sustianable(ish) isn't about austerity, or deprivation, or needing to live off grid in a yurt (although if that's your bag you're also very welcome!) - it's about you, and me, and the power of our actions. The small tweaks we can make, the baby steps, and how they add up to change the world.

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[172] The forgotten joy of sharing – with Rebecca Heaps from Tentshare

Sustainable(ish)

1 hour 13 minutes 46 seconds

2 years ago

[172] The forgotten joy of sharing – with Rebecca Heaps from Tentshare

"If you own a tent you can be a member of Tentshare. If you don't own a tent, you can be a member of Tentshare."Love this quote from Rebecca Heaps, founder of Tentshare -'the Air BnB for tents'!On the surface, camping feels like a pretty eco-friendly option for a cheaper holiday. And it is. However it does involved quite a lot of 'stuff' - the tent, the sleeping mats, the sleeping bags, the camping stove, and on the list goes. All of this stuff might only be used once a year and the rest of the time it sits in our sheds or garages gathering dust. And for anyone who wants to have a go at camping, all of that stuff is a big outlay when you're not even sure if you're going to like it and want to do it again.Which is where Tentshare comes in! Tentshare matches up people with tents, with people who want them. Not only is this such a brilliantly simple idea for camping, but also for festivals. Figures from 2018 estimate that 250,000 tents go into landfill each year in the UK, which is a LOT of resources and energy going to waste. Rebecca shares the story of how she got started, and some of positive benefits of sharing camping equipment above and beyond the environmental ones - the connection, the joy, getting people outdoors appreciating nature, to name a few!I hope you enjoy this episode! Do go and check out the Tentshare website - if you own a tent, popping it on Tentshare is a great way to support the sharing economy and contribute a mini nudge towards a less capitalist society! And if you're thinking of having a go at camping for the first time, save yourself a heap of money, and get yourself some great camping advice by using Tentshare!Rebecca Heaps - Tentshare founder

GOOD NEWS!In the new Good News section after the main interview, I share some of the good climate news happening (because there is some, I promise!). Here's this weeks pick:Solar will soon eclipse all forms of energy (Positive News) UK musuems agree to collective action to tackle the climate crisis (The Guardian) Much closer to home, I had a couple of e-mails that really made me smile this week, both from participants on recent Carbon Literacy course. Sullie got in touch to say that Being carbon literate has helped his secure a dream job working with a climate organisation! And Inga e-mailed to let me know that she had fulfilled her pledge of signing up with a climate education programme that provides training to schools in London, and they have already matched her with a nearby school where she'll be delivering a programme of 5 workshops in the Spring term. There's more info and dates for Carbon Literacy training here if this is something you're interested in!

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