We follow the Tiny home movement pretty closely, and we are astonished by the creativity that the tiny house community has shown. This tiny house was built using 3 x 20ft shipping containers. Adam from HoneyBox (www.honeybox.ca) built this stunning off-grid shipping container tiny cabin in the mountains of British Columbia, Canada. This tiny home … Read more
Lithium ion batteries have gained popularity in recent years, and rightly so. With applications ranging from tablets and smart phones to off-grid solar systems and electric cars, Lithium batteries have gained quite the reputation. Still, with all it’s popularity, I’ve been surprised lately by the lack of education when it comes to lithium ion maintenance, and the one critical aspect no one is talking about.
Read moreThe One Critical Weakness of Lithium Batteries No One Warns You About
Lately we’ve been seeing a lot of hype from DIY selling and promoting DIY solar generators that you can build yourself at a fraction of the cost. Honestly, this sounds great! In fact, I love DIY projects! But lets see how much you can really save with a DIY generator, and is the portable solar industry ripping you off like they say?
Read moreThe Secret DIY Solar Generator Marketers Don’t Want You To Know
While gas generators are effective for short-term power outages, their reliance on fuel makes them very limited, or simply useless, when it comes to long-term power requirements. This is why many people are turning to solar generators for more reliable emergency power. However, because many people don’t understand the fundamentals of solar backup systems (including solar generators), and how their various components should work together to provide a reliable system, consumers are being misled by false claims in solar generator marketing.
Read more5 Components You Shouldn’t Overlook When Buying a Solar Generator
With the rising interest in solar energy, many people are turning to solar generators to provide backup power during emergencies. This is exciting to see! Like many of you, we understand the countless advantages solar backup systems have in emergency situations.
However, because many people don’t understand the fundamentals of solar backup systems (including solar generators), and how their various components should work together to provide a reliable system, we’ve witnessed some erroneous beliefs regarding solar generator performance due to the insane amount of false claims in solar generator marketing. These marketing lies have come from a variety of sources: solar salesmen, affiliate marketers, even manufacturers of solar generators marketing their own product!
Read more5 Marketing Lies About Your Solar Generator That Just Might Kill You In A Blackout
Watch Joe Prepper as he buys a solar generator for emergency backup. Poor Joe hasn’t watched our solar boot camp videos and falls victim to the most common mistake in choosing a solar generator. Can you guess what it is?
With the rising interest in solar energy, many people are turning to solar generators for their energy needs. While solar generators provide many benefits for recreational and work use, they can be an critical in providing energy needs during times of disasters.
I want you to think about your current situation as of right now. What would you do if you lost all power for one week, or even two? When most people think of a power outage they imagine it lasting only a few hours, maybe a day at the most. Most people assume the power company will get their power back up and running and everything will be fine. But what if that wasn’t the case? What if you had a power outage that lasted weeks, months, or even more than a year?