
ABOUT

AHOY, AND WELCOME TO TASMANIAN SHACKLIFE
I’m Naomi, and I’m its solo creator and lover of the humble shack.
Pictured here with my dingy and shack, whom once belonged to my Nan, locally referred to as “MissPat”, of which my beloved dingy is named.
I grew up here by the bay off grid.
Shacklife can mean different things to different people. To the special some it means family, memories, lifelong friendships, community. It can hold your childhood summers, your Pa's craftsmanship, your Nans knowledge of living simply, be a place of shelter, celebration or just a quiet space to ‘be’.
Or it can just be safe shelter from this crazy world.
Whether you grew up with shacklife in your blood or are a new lover of the beautiful simple life. I’m here to guide, inspire and protect those beloved sacred spaces, so many call home from home.
So here is the result, the Tasmanian Shacklife website, a platform of originals, shack stories and unique shack stays, and just a way to connect to Shacklife.
Thanks for visiting and I hope you relish in what is so beautifully honest about the place I call home.






![โ๏ธ
"๐๐๐ง ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐๐ฒ ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ง! ๐
๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ, ๐ข๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ง!"
Until 2002, the shack had no power.
โIt was a very โshack-yโ place and then the Council clamped down. We had the choice of either pulling it down and disposing of it or renovating it, and renovating it was what we chose to do, Don says.
The shack is still off-grid, with one small solar panel which is just enough to power the lights. There is no electricity for appliances.
โWeโve never had a need or want for a TV" Emma says.
โWe have a bush shower that is filled from a gas hotwater system, which is topped up by kettles. Three-minute showers only.
โThe fridge and oven are both gas"
The inside of the shack also received a refresh, but it has maintained its traditional โshackโ character.
โIt still holds many of its original features, such as an open fireplace, which is still used for cooking toast, marshmallows or a camp roast.
โThe table and chairs are also remnants from the old boarding house.
Emma still ventures there every summer, now
alongside her husband and their young daughter Charlie.
โThe musty, locked up smells are quickly replaced by fresh sea air, when we finally arrive for the summer" Emma says.
Don says sharing the shack between generations has brought him immense joy.
โWe are so lucky to be able
to share this spot with not only our family but distant relatives also, with the two other shacks [on the block] being owned by Steel descendants,
โ Emma adds.
โGenerations of relatives are able to come together each year and share this rare piece of paradise.
โ
The Steelsโ property has been placed in a family trust to protect it for the years to come.
โMy brother and I
made a pact that none of it would be sold while we were still alive. I'm 94 now and plan to be around for a while yet," Don says with a smile.
Read this entire piece @slow_journal by @_daisybaker](https://scontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/540005155_18373977562183652_7486738656366920095_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=101&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=18de74&_nc_ohc=Zw2K8HSScWYQ7kNvwFbOmuI&_nc_oc=Adn2ax-jR7WMpQh9Tn-d1R_VTCuimwJfjhl-hXhCcudWJFSuXfcFpqjnrRhhSY5cQCA&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=yGwFVW_aIA2mOvmF2xCd3w&oh=00_AfW1E0PZWWm1O4Dd5Ojq5bq1DenArHiroMR9mYERFCEOKg&oe=68B86E90)
![โ๏ธ
"๐๐๐ง ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐๐ฒ ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ง! ๐
๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ, ๐ข๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ง!"
Until 2002, the shack had no power.
โIt was a very โshack-yโ place and then the Council clamped down. We had the choice of either pulling it down and disposing of it or renovating it, and renovating it was what we chose to do, Don says.
The shack is still off-grid, with one small solar panel which is just enough to power the lights. There is no electricity for appliances.
โWeโve never had a need or want for a TV" Emma says.
โWe have a bush shower that is filled from a gas hotwater system, which is topped up by kettles. Three-minute showers only.
โThe fridge and oven are both gas"
The inside of the shack also received a refresh, but it has maintained its traditional โshackโ character.
โIt still holds many of its original features, such as an open fireplace, which is still used for cooking toast, marshmallows or a camp roast.
โThe table and chairs are also remnants from the old boarding house.
Emma still ventures there every summer, now
alongside her husband and their young daughter Charlie.
โThe musty, locked up smells are quickly replaced by fresh sea air, when we finally arrive for the summer" Emma says.
Don says sharing the shack between generations has brought him immense joy.
โWe are so lucky to be able
to share this spot with not only our family but distant relatives also, with the two other shacks [on the block] being owned by Steel descendants,
โ Emma adds.
โGenerations of relatives are able to come together each year and share this rare piece of paradise.
โ
The Steelsโ property has been placed in a family trust to protect it for the years to come.
โMy brother and I
made a pact that none of it would be sold while we were still alive. I'm 94 now and plan to be around for a while yet," Don says with a smile.
Read this entire piece @slow_journal by @_daisybaker](https://scontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/540005155_18373977562183652_7486738656366920095_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=101&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=18de74&_nc_ohc=Zw2K8HSScWYQ7kNvwFbOmuI&_nc_oc=Adn2ax-jR7WMpQh9Tn-d1R_VTCuimwJfjhl-hXhCcudWJFSuXfcFpqjnrRhhSY5cQCA&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=yGwFVW_aIA2mOvmF2xCd3w&oh=00_AfW1E0PZWWm1O4Dd5Ojq5bq1DenArHiroMR9mYERFCEOKg&oe=68B86E90)



