Stupid-Easy Solar for Going Off Grid, RVs and Boondocking

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1. whats the plastic container that was being placed in the ground with the backhoe.?..is it for water or waste ..thanks nice video.
2. Just added you. Thank you for the videos!
3. Solar, Wind, are called clean, free power ? Nothing can be further from the truth ! I still love them all, they are great idea, but you pay a high price for a small amount of clean power. BUT A SYSTEM UNDER 15-20 THOUSAND DOLLARS, THEY STILL REMAIN AN EXPENSIVE TOY ! I spent my life in the electrical / mechanical field and now at age 74, would NOT spend 2 thousand dollars to have an emergency standby power system for the TV and the Computer. Solar panels shall follow the sun, charge controllers, batteries, cables, inverters, circuit breakers are all costly and need proper maintenance. That is very costly as well ! Nothing is free ! The Honda generator is noisy ? The inverters buzzing noise will drive you crazy ! Please read the comments of "smart pioneers", they will tell you the truth. If you still like it ? Please go ahead and build one. Best regards, John,
4. I recommend if your going to live there full time forget the solar kits. They work fine but generally are very small in capacity. The only way to go solar is think long term start out with solar panels that output a minimum of 240 watts per panel with the initial installation funds permitting of a least 480-500 watts. Look at the terrain where you have it installed now. You can always update it later but try to mount the panels where with a servo driven mount computer controlled based on position of the sun it rotates the panel mount to get as much sun as possible. An old solid axle from a pickup purchased at a junkyard with the differential just above the hole you dug to insert half the axle into gives you an easy rotation point you use an scrap wheel that fits the exposed brake assembly to mount the solar array frame, it also makes it easier later to remove the solar frame mount to update and add more panels later you just have to keep it balanced, could either do automatically or attach a handle to the input shaft on the differential you simply rotate the solar panel array a couple of times a day to keep harvesting power near max capacity. Or install a small motor with the manual control next to the charge controller so you simply turn a switch to rotate the array to pickup more sunlight. A 12 volt used starter motor hooked up to two old manual transmissions with both transmissions locked in reverse gear ( lowest numerical gear ratio ) so you can without spending a lot of money have a manual to be updated later to automatic rotation to get max sunlight at all times of the day to your solar panels.
   
   Ok I type too much but your on the right path solar is the way to go instead of burning fuel to generate power use the fuel that never stops burning. Sunlight.😎😎😎😎
   
   Just remember safety first foremost and always the lower in voltage you go the thicker the cable required to prevent overheating and fire.
   
   We all started by talking baby steps. You two just were born as to solar power. There is if you have Internet access at your home a ton of information about solar power so rule number one for a carpenter is " measure twice cut once " in your case research research research the discussion should ensue on solar chat rooms to take advantage of people who have already been there done that. Right here on YouTube do a search for solar power DIY installs and comment to people who have systems up and running. Everybody makes mistakes so take advantage of theirs as 99% of solar power owners love to pass on how to make it right.
   
   Keep plugging away ( isn't that the idea? )
   
   I tend to ramble as the ideas flow but if you read to the end they usually show what I'm trying to convey.
5. nikola tesla laughs in his grave
6. Go first start!
7. Solar can be daunting but a little research pays off - lots of great videos on YouTube such as those by channel AltE. To learn I built a "demo" solar system consisting of two used 120 watt Kyocera panels from eBay for $200 delivered, a $20 PWM charge controller a small set of AGM batteries I got for fire-sale prices from a local battery place that was going out of business.
8. Hi Jesse & Alyssa, This is Rodger from Missouri. I have watched only two of you YouTube videos, but already see you are living the life I wanted back in the 70's. Yes I'm an old-timer, and recently retired. Now I'm living the life I wanted 45 years ago. So glad you are enjoying it now. Love the two video I have watched, I subscribed to your channel and blog and look forward to watching and learning more. Rodger
9. This is the correct way to use solar, as part of a modular power system. He uses it as an auxiliary to his main power source. In remote areas, add 2 more modules to maximize juice production: wind and human/animal power.
10. where did you get the portable panels and the batteries are they a 6 volt or 12 volts
11. The best part about this sort of thing is that you can expand it as needed. One to top off the RV. One to top off the battery bank. One for the hot tub etc. That way if one system goes down you don't lose everything. The portability is great! I'm not the most technical guy so the easy connectors are a big plus for me
12. i paid 20 dollar and get 100kwh electricity... solar panels are expensive...
13. hello Hope u fine .plz help me at this
    i want 300 watts solar panel at my roof and 30 Amp Charge Controller,
    100 AH Batry and 250 Watts UPS(invert to 220V Ac + Charges @ 220 Volt
    Ac ) . i want to run 1 Fan which is 220V Ac and 2 Lamp of 24 Watts runs
    @ 220 v Ac will it ????
    now if sun is clear and weather is all fine for solar as often in my
    area .. will my solar panel charge to my batry and give sufficent
    current to UPS to run above mentioned load ?
    does charge controller perform both operation (charging to batry + give
    current to operate ups @ same time? plz answer soon
14. wow, you are living remotely, I wouldn't even say off the grid with no home built and paying more a month in bills than I do living near the city with a 3 bedroom home. you guys did all this horribly wrong. lmao
15. What are your thoughts on portable silent wind turbines?
16. what all will this power?
17. Hi I have a question, I know nothing about solar, but I know I want one like yours. But where can I learn how it all works? can you recommend a channel or book for someone who knows nothing? : ) thank you and I have enjoyed your channel so much, I am looking into getting land. thank you for your inspiration. : D
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