![]() ![]() Many have asked for some details about my solar setup, so I’ll do my best below to outline what I bought and why, what I’ve learned, and how I’m making it work. Though my solar panels were still charging at a far reduced rate despite the smoke, I really wanted to be able to run my A/C to get some clean air for a few days until this blows out. The one thing I hadn’t counted on? Wildfire smoke. I had planned to keep this up a while longer but today I packed up and moved to the local state park to hook up to power. And even better? Life is simple, relaxing, and amazing. Incredible!Īnd now here I am, wrapping up 17 days of solar-powered living. So off-grid yes, but maybe comfortably off-grid? For the last 17 days, I’ve been living on full solar power right here. *Yes, I’ve been technically off-grid, powered only by solar, though I’ve had easy access to a septic dump and water as well as hotspot reception for my tech job. To this day, I haven’t regretted a single one of them. I’m still not completely sure what I was thinking but I’ve said that about many things in life. Then at the end of August, I jumped right into solar-powered off-grid* living. ![]() Since hitching up my Bambi August 9th, most of the time I’ve spent in it other than a short 3-day weekend boondocking trip was hooked up to full power in my friend’s driveway while finishing the remodel of her guesthouse. I’ve lived in small homes my whole life and I’ve done a lot of extended trips sleeping in my Jeep and truck, but I’d never RV’d. When I first thought about getting a 19′ Airstream and actually living in it for a while, I had no idea how it would go or what to expect. ![]()
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