Old thread here but I guess we're reviving it.
OP I went through the same thing you did. You don't HAVE to use galvanized pipe, you can go regular pipe and save nearly half the cost or even check into square tubing instead of pipe. It's a little cheaper.
I ended up buying a complete ground mount kit from ReadyRackSolar. It was the ground screw type ground mount but comes with everything you need for ground mount minus the actual solar panels. Here in oklahoma it has already withstood 70-80MPH winds no problem. It's rated for 110 mph wind.
OP I went through the same thing you did. You don't HAVE to use galvanized pipe, you can go regular pipe and save nearly half the cost or even check into square tubing instead of pipe. It's a little cheaper.
I ended up buying a complete ground mount kit from ReadyRackSolar. It was the ground screw type ground mount but comes with everything you need for ground mount minus the actual solar panels. Here in oklahoma it has already withstood 70-80MPH winds no problem. It's rated for 110 mph wind.
