Considering DIY Long distance from panels

[Supervstech]

You can get a mobile wireless hotspot like a T mobile on Amazon for under $20 and just have your phone company add it as a device on your account and use that to monitor remote equipment that has a wifi app.

That is done all the time and I can control my home security camera and monitor my wifi equipment from anywhere that gets cell phone service.

Costs me a whole $12 a month for an extra hot spot for my truck.

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Yes, you have already stated this as an option for the task... why are you repeating it?

 

[Solarcabin Channel]

Yes, you have already stated this as an option for the task... why are you repeating it?

For the people that didn't look back and read it.

 

[Zwy]

OMG man you really have no clue and I have all the modern appliances of any home and a few you probably don't.

I don't need anything more than what I currently have. I do have a sauna, wife thought I needed it.

Thinking you are impressing me or anyone with your huge expensive system is just you pissing in to the wind..

It's yuge I tell you, just yuge. ?

I have enough to meet my needs and live comfortably.

I've lived in the desert for 5 months straight with no shower, no toilet, no bed during the war. I choose not to have to live like that now.

But it's yuge, I tell you, just yuge. ?

 

[SilverbackMP]

I don't need anything more than what I currently have. I do have a sauna, wife thought I needed it.



It's yuge I tell you, just yuge. ?

I have enough to meet my needs and live comfortably.

I've lived in the desert for 5 months straight with no shower, no toilet, no bed during the war. I choose not to have to live like that now.

But it's yuge, I tell you, just yuge. ?

I had showers. You didn’t have showers? Solar water bag slung on a Mk19 barrel. Lol. Plenty of hot water too…just grab a potable water jug and add it to the bag.

 

[Zwy]

I had showers. You didn’t have showers? Solar water bag slung on a Mk19 barrel. Lol. Plenty of hot water too…just grab a potable water jug and add it to the bag.

Field bath, that's it. Fuse crate for a toilet, watch for slivers, just nasty after awhile.

Only hot water is what you warmed up with a squat stove in a canteen cup. 3 MRE's a day.

 

[SilverbackMP]

Field bath, that's it. Fuse crate for a toilet, watch for slivers, just nasty after awhile.

Only hot water is what you warmed up with a squat stove in a canteen cup. 3 MRE's a day.

I forget how good we (as in the last two letters in my username) have it. We had mostly Area Security duties (with other random shit like route security and convoy escort thrown in) and usually work at smaller echelons. Set our own agendas, grabbed kebabs, stopped at ice houses for ice blocks, bought cases of Fanta from road side merchants, etc.

Best toilet? Downed palm tree. Leaves a nice hole and provides a back rest.

 

[tialiden]

My wife has a Samsung Tablet that has a SIM card installed. It talks to the cellular network and has a WiFi radio for talking to access points.

My Samsung tablet only has WiFi for talking to access points.

Imagine you working as a salesperson in a store:

Customer: "Can I use this tablet to access the internet when out of reach of a WiFi network"
SolarCabinChannel: "Yes, it has WiFi which means you can use it anywhere"
Customer: "ok, so why is this tablet over here $200.00 more and requires a monthly data plan?"
SolarCabinChannel: "I've been doing this for 50 years, I said it has WiFi didn't I, don't make me school you!"
Customer: "I'm just curious about the difference, I'm trying to learn"
SolarCabinChannel: "Well they both have WiFi, they each just have a different kind of WiFi. The more expensive tablet has more expensive WiFi than the cheaper tablet that only has the less expensive WiFi"

Valid on all points, Checkthisout! When I expected the antagonist in this thread to snap back with something like use of a WiFi repeater / microwave wireless transmission device, and he responded with a cellular hotspot (and to add to confusion simply referred to it as 'WiFi' all along with a duh mentality... My top blew. And I've got cool nerves most of the time. Isn't it time to clean house of the troll, he seems to be straight from a fake reality TV Show specializing in drama (don't they all?).

 

[tialiden]

Plenty of crap in the thread.

Things certainly changed from off grid to grid tie once it came down to money.

Went on a parts run before noon and stopped by a friend's RV repair shop. He was telling me he had a woman that had spent over $4k on a 4Kw inverter and batteries at some RV solar shop, (not his). She told him the roof air quit in the middle of the night. He tried explaining the batteries will only supply X numbers of watts and once it was gone there won't be any power.

She could not get it thru her head.

I think many times people have expectations just a few solar panels can run things for a long time. In this thread, the expectations went from off grid to just getting "feet wet". Two entirely different scenarios. Plus planning on running inefficient appliances is a money and energy losing proposition. I always try to explain that practicing energy conservation is paramount to installing a solar system. Once that is done only then should one consider installing a system.

@Zwy Wisdom sir is not an easy to obtain gift. One of my favorite quotes:
“Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.”
― Vernon Sanders (Baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates)
This goes hand in hand with another one that comes to mind: My most valuable lessons in life have proven to be the ones that cost me the most.

 

[Daddy Tanuki]

asdfy asdfy

 

[Daddy Tanuki]

No actually a few tried like you but when they put their numbers in the calculator they found out the drop between AC and DC using the same specs is insignificant.

You tried to use your DC numbers without factoring your conversion to AC for house use and then made the comment that you would be running your home off 400 watts HVDC. I would like to see that!

The AC numbers I provided already include that conversion.

Now you just want to argue and claim you somehow won.

Now if you go back and read through my posts you will see I did not recommend AC over DC and it is just another option for the OP to consider and if you read through the other commenters you will see many reasons a direct HVDC would also have drawbacks.

Not everyone has your large expensive system or issues!

careful when he does not win a discussion he tries to bate you into an argument so that he can go and cry to the mods to get your posts removed....

 

[Daddy Tanuki]

STOP IT!

AKA... You might want to learn something about confrontation, arrogance and sexism.

Problem with Solarcabin Channel - AIBU?

To all including @Will Prowse, @Supervstech, @upnorthandpersonal... Am I being unreasonable or do others have an issue with @Solarcabin Channel? This new member has been here for only one week, but has made already over 290 postings, a number of which contain technically inaccuracies...

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whoa! pot meet kettle!

 

[Daddy Tanuki]

This person's responses have gone crazy. He is wasting everyone's time on here.

PLEASE SOMEONE BLOCK HIM.

I can understand that my posting "Problem with Solarcabin Channel - AIBU?" is "Awaiting approval before being displayed publically", but this thread and the others I referenced are ridiculous.

as are many of you by arguing with him. you call for him to be removed like you are some earl or duke of old... Of with his head i don't like his answer...how dare you argue with me peasant? he might be totally wrong but with an argumentative authoritarian like yourself i think i will put both of you on ignore...

 

[Zwy]

careful when he does not win a discussion he tries to bate you into an argument so that he can go and cry to the mods to get your posts removed....

It is best to stick with facts and not opinions/conjecture.

Sorry Dan, it wasn't me who reported any of your posts to the mods. That is a fact, not conjecture.