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Off Grid Appliance Power: Using a Juicer

What is a juicer, how much power does it use, and why would I want one?  Ever wonder  if you'd ever be able to drop some of those pesky pounds that seem to creep onto your frame over the years?  Well, something funny happened to me ...

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Transportation Booby Trap and Couch Time

Living off grid in a remote location seems to always keep things interesting.  Just about the time you get used to everything working and being reliable, something happens and Mr. Murphy interrupts your plans.  This year is ...

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Temporary off grid shelter?

Many folks use a recreational vehicle or camper trailer to facilitate their initial off grid move.  Usually this is a temporary move while better living arrangements are constructed.  This is the situation where a genverter can provide full time power without full time  noise ...

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mixing solar panels with MPPT controller? [3]

As described in part 2 we looked at the performance of our solar panels wired at 18 Volts.  Now we look at the data for 36V with the new Outback FM80 solar charge controller.  36V arrangement

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Brink of Winter II

Last year I wrote about the "Brink of winter" that described all the various activities we must complete before we get snowed in and switch to snowmobile transportation.  Every year is different and has its own unique twist, just like the weather.  Below is a quick video of our experience this year (so far).

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Hay management the old fashioned way

When you keep critters the need to graze or eat hay in the winter, working with hay bales becomes important.  The more machines you have the less back work required.  Here is how we did it this year. Each year I spend lots ...

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