Yeah we know some people live off the grid with them and some folks can afford to line their roofs and heat their pools with them.
Build your own solar panel generator.
Follow these practices and your solar generator will last for a long time.
So i saved a large portion by building my own solar system since a commercial solar panel would have cost 400 on up for just the solar panel itself.
In a recent podcast i did with ken from the prepper podcast we talked about grid down scenarios and what we can do about them.
Right after that podcast i decided to build my own diy portable solar generator.
To most of us solar power still seems like a thing of the future.
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But it turns out that you can generate real usable solar power in your very own home or wherever and it ll cost you less than 300.
Simply place the solar panel in direct sunlight and fire away.
I also will add extras such as integrated led flood lamps a high current port for attaching jumper cables and some others.
The trick is to make your panel easy to disconnect from the solar generator unit when you want to move it.
Ready made cost much more than their components.
Take care when deciding whether or not to leave your generator outdoors.
On the side of the container drill a hole where you will run the solar panel cord into the generator.
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The solar panels will not be affected by water or stormy weather but the electrical components inside your case might be.
My plans are to build a solar generator that will run my well pump in a grid down event and while this generator does not have the power to continually run it i have set it up to be able.
Not only is this system portable all of the guesswork is taken out of the equation.
Not most of us.
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The second best is the south.
Find a sunny spot on your property to set up the solar panels and make sure they face the sun if you live in north america the ideal direction in which to point your panels is west.
In any case give solar power a look for your emergency power needs.