We recently moved to a 70-acre, uninhabited island in Southeast Alaska. Please subscribe and join us as we share our day-to-day experiences living this remote, off-grid lifestyle. We will try to upload at least one video every week, showing the struggles we face in this unique setting, along with the natural beauty and the wildlife encounters we experience.
The best possible controller for them is the midnight solar classic 250. It has the right algorithm and handles all temp and moisture and arc variations, and puts out 63A
Have you ever tried a Victron BlueSolar mppt? I bought 8 of them for my solar array project (1 per panel) it can be manually programmed via a USB dongle. Just wanted to know your thoughts. I looked at the Midnight solar classic 250, the specs look great, but their prices are quite high
Nice video. I have the 135hp version of the engine (non vtec). They are great engines. My couple of tips are 1: apply some dish soap to the new impeller to lube it up when first starting. Probably not required but it makes me feel better. I don’t like greasing them as the grease will go into the cooling system which seems daft to me. 2: I use a ratchet strap hooked to the engine cowling and looped under the prop to support the lower unit when refitting. It saves the back and it allows ample time to check the shafts are aligned before sending it home. To be fair you managed great in this video just with lifting it, but I often find they don’t want to slide in that easy, and being able to pause and leave it supported whist you wiggle is helpful. Good work.
Felicidades por su elección de batería alcalina Edison NiFe. Me alegra conocer su experiencia con ella. Espero tambien que estén bien viviendo offgrid. Un saludo desde España.
Can you explain more on the pump? I looked at doing a rain collection here to supply a drip system, but I need so much pressure to make it work. I have a sump pump, but it pumps in bursts. I was curious as to what you had, if it was continuous, and if it was small enough to run on a small, localized solar power system.
We use a small 110 volt pressure pump, which is continuous and runs off of our inverted battery system. We tried a 12 volt pump on a separate, smaller solar panel, however, it did not have enough power to meet our needs.
The tank was so large, we needed a lookout on the bow, along with a separate pilot boat to safely navigate our way home. The weight was centered, so we had no issues with steering.
We use #2 diesel for our generator and skid steer. We use #1 diesel (stove oil) for a couple heaters in our house, although our primary source of heat is a wood stove.
No, but we do need to replace the rope every couple years. We use lead core rope to prevent it from floating so it doesn't get tangled in our outboard.
Just when I thought I was running out of topics to video! We will do a video of splicing the next time we have a rope project. Thanks for the suggestion!
We are looking into buying another set from China. Exact same batteries, cost including shipping to Alaska is less than half the original price we paid I wish we would have done a little more research before we bought our batteries, we would have saved quite a bit of money. Thanks for watching!
There is a great Chinese company called CIYI they make any chemistry you could think of with military quality. Prices are very fair. Speak with Linda Zheng. She will help you out.@@off-gridislandlifeinalaska
Iron Edison finally started selling these dry today (Jan/2023)..so you aren't paying to move a ton of water anymore. Your entire setup is about $2k now and ships with a dry powder that you mix and distribute to the cells on-site.
We hope so too! You can see the tracks in action in our video, "New Steel Tracks for the Skid-Steer (Part 2)". Towards the end of the video, at 3:44, you can see us testing them out. We'll get another video uploaded of the tracks in action on the next project we work on. Thanks for watching!
How many amp hour combined do you have in your battery bank? My wife and I are considering these batteries for an off grid home in Northern Nevada. Thank you for posting your video!!
Yes, we have a water distillation system, which we purchased from the same company as the batteries (Iron Edison). I think we may have mentioned it in the video, but we really should have spent more time talking about it.
Those are David’s favorite pair of pants :). We live about 20 miles from Petersburg, which has a decent hardware store. Some items can’t be found locally and we have to order online, then have shipped to our PO Box in Petersburg.
Dave I’m just curious how do you know so much about how to do something like burying these. I imagine you do a lot of research but you and Dawn are amazing and hardworking.. keep up the videos I enjoy keeping up with you both
so before the actual move...did you know what was possible up there with regards to growing seasons etc...and things that grow naturally etc? just astounding..like you discover soemthing new every day....well done...indeed.
Actually, the sea asparagus was listed as a selling point when we first looked at the property. I guess it isn't very common here. We knew nothing about the growing season or what grew naturally here. We have had quite the education over the past couple years!
@@off-gridislandlifeinalaska then that gardening and cokking book must be a go! I can see the recipes and hand drawn sketches etc...that would be terrific. well done though....
On sunny days it gets very hot inside the greenhouse, even with the built-in ventilation. The fan helps keep it a little cooler in there. It also simulates an outdoor breeze to aid the plants in polination.
