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  1. OffGridEnclave

    Convert Solar to Crypto/Research - A Heating that pays you! An option to use spare electric energy

    Many OffGrid Dwellers and Solar system owners alike have the same thought: How to use excess Electric Energy after the batteries are full ?!? Letting all the spare power go to waste is such a tragedy.. Specially if one lives in an area with real winter and hence the solar is specked for that...
  2. OffGridEnclave

    Have a PROPER medkit if you live OffGrid !

    The key is being well rounded in your skills. It is not enough to have a fully stockpiled Med Kit.. You need a balance of updated information and tools to keep you and your family alive and healthy. Take advantage of your resources, while you have access to the Internet, watch a few First Aid...
  3. OffGridEnclave

    Compost heating - Cheap, reliable and renewable passive heating for OffGrid Life

    presenting my "big" project for this year -> Compost heating to heat a 400m² offgrid house. (czech mountains, proper winter -25°C ) Main benefits: -Cheap -> woodwaste and shredded bushes as material -Reliable -> compost will do its thing, very hard to fock that up -Passive -> after setting it...
  4. OffGridEnclave

    MobileHome made Offgrid

    Greetings all, proudly presenting my 2nd Offgrid Project me and a mate build some 4-5 years ago. TLDR: we bought a used mobilehome, did renovation of inside, added isolation, added heating and chimney, added solar, added rainwater harvest -> offgrid. gg Electricity Tech we used: 1400Watt...
  5. OffGridEnclave

    Redundant Solar-Wind-GenSet power system runs 400m² OffGrid house

    While setting up a basic solar system is rather easy, it gets harder to design once things like redundancy and flexebility come into play. My system is running since about 5 years in the mountains of central europa. We do have periods of 2-3 weeks of no sun and harsch winters, the system is...
  6. OffGridEnclave

    Maintenance and small repairs of a deep cycle lead acid battery

    with covid restrictions in europa keeping ppl at home to find "entertainment", i figured its good time for some battery maintenance.. was slacking a bit on that and did not do anything for almost a year.. in the process i made a short tutorial video on how to do small repairs and basic...
  7. OffGridEnclave

    SolarSuitcase - a small portable system

    This system was done as tutorial and training to get some basic experience. It was my 1st selfbuild "complete system". Been using it ever since 2014... The design was choosen to have a electricity supply for power needs during offgrid renovation works. Small soldering, charge some drill...
  8. OffGridEnclave

    DIY Solar Suitcase - A Complete portable Solar-System in a suitcase

    This system was done as tutorial and training to get some basic experience. The design was choosen to have a electricity supply for power needs during camping and other outdoor activities. Charging the phone, run some small stereo, illuminate a construction site using led’s, etc.. nothing like...
  9. OffGridEnclave

    Reminder why panels on the roof are not always great

    with winter hitting central europa properly, this is a good time to remind people why it is sometimes not the greatest idea to have all your solar on the roof.. -> Most of my panels are setup on ground level (concrete foundation), or on 2,5m high pillars. the pillars are good compromise of...
  10. OffGridEnclave

    OffGrid Life - Living free - Self Sufficient - Sustainable

    Good day fellow OffGridPeople, and those who wish to be. to support other people looking to live offgrid and more selfsufficiant, i collected a lot of information, methods and experience in compressed form on a site. As i noticed it can be difficult to find combined information without the...
  11. OffGridEnclave

    There is nothing wrong with living in a bunker .-)

    Greetings, i am living OffGrid since about 7 years now. Start was an old structure that was in rather bad shape. After renovation it now provides about 300m² (3200ft²) of living space. looking to share experience, information and help people looking to live offgrid and more selfsufficiant...
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