That is exactly how I would do off grid running water. Use a well pump, tanker truck, trailer tanker and/or rain collection to fill a cistern or...
I see that is going to be too expensive going the way I proposed. Thinking now a 300-500 gallon storage tank and filling it as needed using the...
The government always does this. They buy too much stuff or stuff they don't need and sell it off cheap. Yeah if the N-G link isn't remove when...
The nice thing about solar power, or any DC power for that matter for charging batteries is that the only value one need concern them self is the...
I have a cheap and dirty Harbor Freight 45 watt system that I bought for $139 on sale and a Tractor Supply deep draw battery. Comes with panels,...
CommGrats. Thanks for helping the kiddos involved. There is a friend on FB James Lee who has young girls like 8 that 2 have their Extra and the...
Just look at your device and find out the capacity of its battery. A power bank will charge your device until it is empty. Just remember, the...
Power is essential to a large percentage of the activities in modern life. In large and small emergencies alike, access to good power is...
[ATTACH] I believe we have the same solar charger. As for direct power, perhaps something like this would help. What is the charging voltage of...
Emergency power is essential to a large percentage of the activities in modern life. In large and small emergencies alike, access to good power is...
I put in a 100,000 micro Farad capacitor in to smooth out the pulsed DC coming off the rectifier and checked the DC voltage for pulsation with my...
I started my system when we got our first computer, and bought a gel cell battery and inverter. My battery charger (on the grid power) kept the...
I wanted to see what could be done with a small solar panel. So keep in mind that this light could be in your BOL. You could have dim or bright...
[ATTACH] I bought a Journey 160 Hybrid Solar LED Flashlight & Charger at the Self Reliance Expo. I love it. So far it has not let me down or...
Yes, you want as little drag as possible. You might consider an adjustable sleeve to skin your cargo with to reduce drag further. Solar is good,...
I used the engine / alternator set up for about 4 years living on the desert , especially during the winter months when the sun was low on the...
Hi all :) ....I'm sure this topic creates a 'yawn' factor for those in the know...I'm a carpenter ;) so any advice would be appreciated... I'm...
Our check list is pretty simple. If the power goes out my first test is the grid. I have one of those smart meters so it bilnks on and off...
That's amazing. Thanks for sharing with us.
Thank you, some of your suggestions as to CB radios are interesting. Something I never considered. My dad one in his Jeep, their club used them...
Battery systems. Okay, folks. Let's say that you, me and a gazillion others are aptly prepared for a SHTF scenario. Governments collapse, people...
This is a fun list of prepper gifts. I am quite interested in the inverter and wondering if any Monkey’s actually own one. I like the range of...
The Kindle (Amazon) Fire, 5th Generation offers quite a few features which would attract users, most notably, its SD storage just for starters....
This is the solar setup I have decided to implement. The solar panels are perhaps the most important, since you need a durable, well made item...
Been running an Outback | Solarworld Sunmodule system on our RV for a couple of seasons now and realized that I'd never shared the finished...
Ok, from a practical point of view, of one who lives with a very similar, but a bit more Energy Usage.... I would bring the Generator into small...
Wow really well thought out post @BTPost very nice use of resources
I have been thinking about this for a day, now, and I think the Open space Idea is Good.... However since you are doing Conex Boxes, how about...
With the current trend towards photovoltaic solar power production, many folks have started out using a rather inexpensive PWM (pulse width...
Vehicle Alternators are CHEAP, and easy to find, HOWEVER, they have one serious Drawback.... The are terribly inefficient at Generating DC Power....
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