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I kinda like the new display that came with the new charge controller.  It has several useful measurements buried in menu's to include a history of charge/discharge as measured in Kwh. And even keeps tabs on all three points in the system separately on three scales. Redundant?  You betcha!  Redundant is insurance. As you can … Continue reading Yah, we’re good! (Delayed Friday post)

Yeah, last weekend Murphy was ensconced quite tightly in the comfy chair of my life.  I truly hate it when he visits, but I'll be danged if I know anyone that has never had a visit from that rude character. Anywhoos, the gremlin he brought with him ate the charge controller to my batteries.  It … Continue reading A little about Murph 

"The LEAST you should know" series from SiGB. If you are shy on learning how the smoke makes things work, and how to keep the smoke in things were it belongs, you really really need to read these posts.  Especially if you are building DIY alternate power systems.  Trust me, a battery storage system is capable … Continue reading A hat tip to SiGB and a thank you to him as well

​The sole capital that is 100 percent safe is intellectual capital: what you know. They can’t nationalize self-reliance and your self may be the only one on which you can rely. If you have not already started, expanding your knowledge of skills useful in a time of collapse and chaos would be well-advised. And I … Continue reading Quote of the year IMO

Being of active mind, healthy (relatively ) body, and steady spirit, I have noted many things in my life. Being an INTJ, most of those things are about me, LOL. One thing, and you may have noted this yourself in your own life, is that sometimes, no matter what, things just ain't gonna go right.  … Continue reading Ya may have already heard this

A beginners guide to off grid living Ht to Joel I have read a few of these "guides " and the one thing I seem to always take away from them is; "this person has never spent more than a weekend living like this". Off grid living is a challenge, it's not cheap, and it … Continue reading Yeah, and, uh, r u gonna finish?

Voodoo here, dad's 'sleepin's and I don't wants him to know I know his passwords. Just wanted ya all to know that he actually managed to get his poop right for once, and this new genny is working quite well.  He won't leave it alone though; still fiddlin' with the shiny bits at the ends … Continue reading Shh! Don’t wake Dio!