You got some pretty good advice so far on this thread. As one who actually LIVES out in Bush Alaska, and generates ALL my own Power, I will add...
Yes. Here is one. Read THIS POST before you go spend money unnecessarily. Don't guess. Don't estimate. Calculate your actual power needs and work...
Yes direct combustion for heating is an excellent start. You need to spend money on a good inverter. You need to get a pure sine wave inverter....
My old trailer had a front compartment that opened both outside and by raising a seat. I caulked the inside closed and placed 2 batteries in it....
Thanks for all the replies everyone! Yes it has a propane frig. Also can use AC power. Saturday I installed the new battery in the front...
Started on? Like what? Already purchased panels and a charge controller? Or, still in the design phase? The first order of business is to sort...
Last year I purchased a 23' 1979 Fleetwood wilderness camper. Only paid $1000 for it. It had been sitting for a number of years. Original owner....
11,000 watts total (11kw). 5,000 on a grid tie only basis (micro inverters) and 6,000 on a battery backup grid tie system. Went grid tie because...
Just doing some quick calculations, you would have a 260 watt hour load, each day. (Using the following as an example.) 4 each - LED Edison lamp,...
I have a 119 Sq Ft house located at 7500 feet in the Rocky Mountains. The house is inhabited sporadically 1-2 weeks a month. I am looking to add...
Loose the electric dryer. They draw around 24 amps of 240v power. A 7kw generator could barely power it. Plus you are going to burn up to a gallon...
Power flow: -Sun to solar panel. -Solar panel to charge controller -Charge controller to battery. You need this because panel voltage varies with...
1st - You have good quality batteries. Interstate Batteries' GC-2 golf cart battery line has the longest drive time between charges in the...
Okay. Deep breath. Thanks to all of you for your replies. As far as doing any of this myself, that is a problem. To me it IS rocket science....
Instead of a tarp consider a ground cloth you would use under a back packing tent. They are lighter, more compact, typically stronger, quieter and...
I guess I need to readdress what my BoB is intended for. Originally, I scouted a BOL and put together the necessities that would be required to...
You rock! I envy you!
I lived in the mountains, power was lost regularly, lightening in the summer rain storms, and snow in the winter. Warnings were called common...
Thank you for your input. I have looked into small turbines; however, where I am planning on parking the vehicle, there will be too many...
When i lived on the dessert we had solar ,but during the winter months the sun was low on the horizon so we use a small engine alternator to...
I am a little confused about something and I hope one of you pros can help. So my charge controller is supposed to keep my battery from over...
I am using 12 volt Ever Start Marine Batteries. I have 2 now. The way I currently do it, is I use one battery while the other is on the solar....
Ok, so I am on a tight budget but I live 10 miles from the nearest utilities. Currently, my power is provided by a generator and a 60watt solar...
Ok, I think I have enough info to go on. Ya'lls help combined with the books I downloaded today, I think I have a pretty good idea of what I need...
I actually have some 10g wire already, but I will need to get some 8. Thank you guys. Output for my wall wart is 19.5V / 2.31A and yes, I actually...
OK. Upgrade your wire as BT suggests. Then, get out your laptop wall wart and see what it's rating is, that should also be in the O&M manual for...
ok so i thought of what i consider better than my last failed idea... doing a little more research and a few hours of lost sleep i think i have...
Hi all. My lovely son gave me a solar panel for Xmas. I still need a battery but he said he will get me one later. But it is a start for a solar...
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