Choose meaning over comfort and watch your story grow
CONCEPT STAYS
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CHAMONIX
Let the Alps write breath into your ribs first. In Chamonix, France, a nacelle has been rebuilt by OUT & ABOUT into an off-grid cabin anchored above larch and granite. Getting there is part of the promise.
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JÄMTLAND
In Jämtland, Sweden, a retired wind turbine nacelle waits as a quiet tiny house among spruce, pine, and moss. Reaching it is part of the stay. Park at the last gravel road, shoulder your pack, and hike eight kilometres through glacial rock and soft bog.
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TROMS
In Troms, north of Norway, a retired wind turbine nacelle rests as an off grid tiny house among the fjords. The journey shapes the story: arrive by canoe or SUP, tracing light across cold water. What begins as travel becomes practice, packing lighter, moving slower and listening to what nature has to offer.
WE believe in Nature
We believe meaning lives outside the familiar, and nature is the best guide. Our cabins, built from repurposed structures, invite you to go off grid, chase sunrise, and pick the trail that asks a little more of you. With nature as host, each stay blends sustainability, adventure, and quiet comfort. Meet nature up close, gain lasting respect, and carry that care back into everyday life.
WHY WE MATTER
WHAT HAPPENS TO WINDTURBINES?
Most wind turbine blades and nacelles are thermoset composites with no real closed-loop recycling. In 2022, photos from the Casper Regional Landfill showed blades being buried = proof that this waste doesn’t just vanish. Across Europe, landfill bans push these materials toward shredding or burning, which wastes valuable fibers and releases CO₂. Without better reuse and redesign, clean energy will leave a growing composite waste problem. And this problem just gets bigger and bigger in the coming years.
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By 2030 around 25.000 wind turbines will reach End of Life with a recycable share of 85% except for the composite parts…
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By 2030, Europe will discard more than 50,000 tonnes a year of turbine composites, rising to more than 200,000 tonnes per year in the 2040s. With no clear closed-loop recycling.
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Most of the times the blades have been the focus for recycling the composite parts. This resulted in great initiatives. But a windturbine is more than just the blades… Beyond blades, nacelle and spinner shells add ~5–15% to the composite stream. And they get no attention.
OUT & ABOUT
At Out & About we see a different path. Treat end of life as a new beginning. Keep the materials in the wild, not in the ground. Turn retired nacelles into durable, low impact stays that invite people back into nature. Every repurposed component means fewer emissions, less waste, and more meaningful places to unplug. The challenge is here. The opportunity is better. Let’s build the second life these turbines deserve.
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On average, each repurposed nacelle prevents 5–10 tons of CO₂ compared to building an equivalent new cabin from raw materials.
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We recycle and repurpose around 2.5 tons of composite per repurposed nacelle. Next to that we add 10+ years to the life of a nacelle.
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This just shows what is possible within the world of circular building. Right now we’re looking for partners to help figure out a standardized fit for these retired nacelles.