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I may be leaving my campervan and solar system for approx 3 weeks  and am unsure if i should leave the system on so it will trickle charge the battery bank  or shut it down completely and then do an Equalise charge when i return. Thanks Roy

Does any one here use this substance i watched a lot of videos and it seems to good to be true which usually means a warning  seems like a good thing if there are no harmful sside effects http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diatomaceous_earth

 This week (Friday ) I am flying out to my property in St Johns area Arizona ;) I will be living in my campervan for at least a year and maybe longer  :huh: I do not post much at present as i really do not have much experience to share  ,but I have learned a lot here to help me in making this...

I am looking for a solar battery charger for AA and AAA batteries most of the ones i have looked at seem to have very low out put  taking upwards of 2 days to recharge if you have good sunlight  perhaps i would be better to get a small 50 watt panel and CC from HF anyone have a solution Thanks Roy

I do use the Thanks button quite a bit though this is a special thank you to someone who is not yet on the forum i have sent him the link. Jeff has a good website on youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZC3ICLaNJZJPKd57SFsRIQ showing how his off grid activities have been progressing apart...

would like some recommendations for a smallish microwave usually will only need to cook for one person but am always open to finding the space for slightly larger if perhaps i could shelf mount it Thanks Roy

I am currently looking for a way of providing hot water to my campervan has anyone done such an addition I see plenty of temp shower units that run off propane tanks but not something that i can install into my van like maybe a tankless heater I mostly want to do this so that i can make use of...

after the recent password change i could not get back as dodge so 1977 is the same person Roy

while doing my land search i came across this interesting place http://www.landwatch.com/Apache-County-Arizona-House-for-sale/pid/302416091

not sure if this is the right place but I am looking to purchase a property around the area of Snow flake +/- 25 miles am interested if any members here live close or know the area so i can get some additional Due Dilegence done this is for my retirement to place my camper van and solar setup...

doing reserch into solar system for my camper i see mention of facing panels in magnetic south as opposed to just south would this matter if the panels are flat mounted to the roof ,i have not decided on fial mounting format yet but was interested if anyone has figures for the difference...

i have been thinking about using the interior wheel arch boxes of my campervan for putting my 4 solar batteries in , if i seal them in and make them accesable from the outside would it matter that as they are wired in series that the connections from battery #2 to battery #3 were some distance...

Has anyone tried this in a van /camper van Rockets are supposed to be more efficent than plain wood stoves interested to see hear if it worked out for you Roy

I just purchased this book by Micheal Boxwell online and have found it very usefull it is online linked and on the web page there are dozens of questions that the Author answers plenty of calculators,wiring schematics and general guides to cost and what you may need for different types of...

Has any one here used or own one of these i have seen good reports and they have low current draw a lil expensive but would be nice to have ready made cold /food .drinks available .i only have a cold box in my van and i think this would make a good replacement...

I recently have been looking at land in desert areas in Nevada, Utah, and Arizona apart from the obvious like not much greenery ie trees and such the lack of readily available water unless carried on board vehicle and the possibly wild variations in temperature. what other drawbacks has anyone...

Does anyone here use one of these units has it made any difference in battery life Thanks Roy

I am looking to purchase/rent a piece of land not sure where but it would be nice to have some trees maybe and water access but not set in stone. my question is what websites are out there other than Land watch ,Billyland, i dont want to use Ebay Thank you Roy

Water I am currently scouring the web for a small parcel of land to setup my RV OFF grid have looked at a few places with creeks or streams but that seems to go hand in hand with lots of $$$$$$$$ My search shows me that mid and south west parts of the country are more reasonably priced but most...

Was on here previously but got called back to work and semi abandoned the van dwelling off grid scene but have come back to see about going off grid on a permanant basis Always found this forum friendly and hope i can ask some more expereienced people about off grid