Powering Your Off Grid Retreat - Part One – Say No to Solar Panels!

I’m not into solar power anymore but it does have advantages like cost and ease of use compared to other options and some systems are ”plug and play” ridiculously easy these days.

Let’s take a look at some easy to use systems anyone could figure out.

One thing you get to benefit from when living in the wilderness is you don’t need as much power as you would in the city.

So you can plan for less. The summers are cooler when surrounded by trees so you won’t need Air Conditioning. You probably won’t want the lighting in your home as bright or as many bulbs as you would be comfortable with in the city. Though if you wanted it wouldn’t be that hard to manage. Winters would use wood stove for heat and the great outdoors for refrigerating.

Good balance of utilizing the seasons, a skill too many city folks have lost but I know some of you country folks know what I am talking about.

http://offgridhomeplans.com/?p=1070

So let’s assume you need to produce enough electricity to power your satellite internet, computers, TV, fridge and some other small appliances to keep feeling like you're still in touch with society when really you’re not. You will have ample supply with a 10 Kilo Watt system the surplus can be stored in batteries for a rainy day, ahh, did ya hear that, get it..

So anyways, I’ll talk about some pretty cool power storing devices in another post maybe I will link some good posts that Steemers have written about storing power.

I am not going to blab a lot about solar power. I don’t think it is the best option especially if you’re trying to be as green as possible about going off grid. And there is just too much over information online about it that it’s pretty boring now for me and probably most of you.

I don’t like solar power because manufacturing the panels creates so much pollution it pretty counteracts whatever “greenness” you thought you were achieving. From global shipping to harvesting the raw materials from nature to the smog pumped out of the factories, Nasty reason they make them in China and not too many western nations. But don’t worry Trump will fix that too!

There are plenty of greener options I will discuss in future posts. I just need to get his one out of the way.

With a 10 KW system you should be able to power your life especially if your frugal with your consumption. There are many brands, styles types and the panels keep getting better and easier to use. In an end of the world scenario you could make them yourself out of scrap you can find in the junkyard.

They take up a lot of space for the power they produce. Do you really want you wilderness hideout to be covered in solar panels? I think it would take away from the atmosphere of being in the wild but maybe that’s just me. Even if you put them at a different location that’s an area you will need to cut down trees, of course tree will be felled when living in the bush but it doesn’t have to be for this reason. You will need that space for food and fun more so then to keep your house lit up.

Do you want your wilderness paradise looking like this? ‘F’ NO!!

https://www.goodenergysolutions.com/blog/tag/solar-pv/

If you are so inclined to go solar, after all I did create my name based on the stuff; but I’m more into the ultimate power of the sun, physically and spiritually, try checking out these systems. They work have great reviews.

It’s hard to believe it’s cheap with these prices but after 3 years or so, depending your current rates, trouble free at least, you will start getting the savings.

Like this easy to set up kit. Will take time, tools and some muscle.

https://www.gogreensolar.com/products/10000-watt-10kw-diy-solar-install-kit-w-solaredge-inverter

https://www.alibaba.com/showroom/home-solar-system-india-price-15kw.html

Or maybe you want just some lights and the other power you need could come from another source. When living in the wilderness you need to have that “prepared for anything” mentality anyways. I lived in a 3 man tent for 2.5 months in the Canadian wilderness, I do have a good idea what is needed and what can be substituted.

Best home I ever had…. Not haha.

The truth is there are many power options and solar just isn’t cutting it…. yet but it will. I got some cool innovative power makers for you coming soon. Hang in there it’s possible and you won’t have to rely on some greedy corporation to take your money and make you feel incomplete.

You can take control of your destiny and be free of the things that bother you but of course you can go visit them anytime.

Stay tuned I got some cool stuff coming up about power and creating fuel from food scraps that will change your whole perspective on getting off grid and staying connected to the Online world we love so much.

In the meantime if you missed my last post about going off grid. Check it out here.

https://steemit.com/off-grid/@solarguy/going-off-grid-doesn-t-mean-going-off-line-staying-connected-when-you-re-in-the-wilderness