This is a prepping channel which places an emphasis on utilizing technology. My goal is to teach people how to use both high tech tools such as solar systems, as well as some very low tech tools to be more prepared for difficult times such as natural disasters, future pandemics, or worse. I will do my best to make these tools and methods easy for the average person to understand and use effectively to get themselves and/or loved ones through difficult times.
I have a background in the US Air Force and made a career as an engineer working as a consultant and trainer for multiple fortune 500 companies and others all over the world.
I own 2 of those Noodle Cookers. 1for my Motorcoach and 1for my Camper Conversion Van. Great "little kitchen" cooking appliances from Dash and MyMini. Very cost effective and functional. Well worth the inexpensive price.
I have a question about the solar charging for the x700. On their website, it states that the solar input is 180W. You mentioned in the video that you can run the 100w solar panels in parallel (200w). Is 200w input okay for the x700? I was looking to purchase a 200w solar panel from another brand and just wanted to make sure that will be okay to use on the x700. Thank you in advance.
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Great video! I recently lost my wall adapter well camping. Having a hard time finding a replacement online, If you have any recommendations of what i should buy, or can use to charge my Golabs R300. Would be very thankful!
I would buy an AC/DC charger with multiple barrel connectors. They are about 12-15 dollars on Amazon. I believe you need a 15V 3.2A Center + Outer - barrel connector (not sure of the diameter). Get as close as you can to those specs for the best charging experience. It may take longer at slightly lower V or A.
I would use propane whenever possible... it burns cleaner. To be thorough and make sure all aspects of the generator are working properly after purchase you might want to try running on each type of fuel at least once though.
Thanks for the video. I use my prep AC every day. I'm in Arizona where the sun NEVER stops shining in the day. I've installed 3 solar mini split units that totally now take the place of both of my home units. The name of the AC units is called "Airspool" I have each of them running on 3 - 455 watt solar panels and they run FULL BLAST in the day. They have two power sources, grid and solar. For the grid, they just plug right in to a 120 volt outlet..... BUT .... "my" grid in more solar, inverters and batteries. During the say, ALL my batteries now get to 100% by about 1PM in the afternoon. SO, none of my AC runs off of the grid. I also use all my solar for my fridge and small freezer. It's amazing how LITTLE watts the fridge and freezer uses!
That's awesome! In a few years, I'll have to replace my roof. My AC is on the roof, and I plan to take it down and replace it at the same time. I have a mini split cooling my garage, but am looking to use them in the rest of the house as well.
Is there a small battery backup that will keep a coffee maker program intact during a brief power outage. (I’m not looking to power the coffee maker to make coffee.) All I want is something similar to a 9 volt battery backup found in old alarm clocks. I was hoping there was a product that plugs into a wall socket and then you plug into it.
Hi! That's a tough one Tom. I believe, without cracking the unit open and modifying the circuits, you'd have to use a small UPS ($25-50). I'm sure the load to store the programming (volatile memory) is small enough that it would probably last for days/weeks as long as you don't use the UPS to actually make coffee.
Do you by any chance know how to restart the device? I bought it, charged it once to full, then left It for around a day, it started beeping (probably was about to get empty), so I put it on charge again, then I noticed the dashboard shows 0 percent and the battery flashing. Stayed that way and did not change even after around 6 hours of charging. Now I cannot shut it down or restart it (after holding POWER/DC the screen goes blank and then gets back up to the same screen). Kept it this way for around a few days with the dashboard blinking, but cannot get AC to work, cannot do anything with it. Plugging in the INPUT does not change its behavior. BTW mine's DLNRG D320. Appreciate any info about this as the manual is rubbish.
I apologize, I've been away for a while. I'll try to take a look at my unit and see if there is a reset sequence/option. I'll try to get back to you asap but am going through a few issues around the house right now. AC/Breaker panel issues... If you've figured it out, please let me know.
My unit can't be used as a UPS, but it is a few years old. They may have changed/upgraded the capabilities with newer manufacturing runs. Have you tried their customer support? I would reach out to them as they'd have the most up to date info.
Yes, it is! That little thing was super cheap and runs like a tank. A relatively weak tank, but I love it for small jobs! It will run a 5k or 6k BTU air conditioner all night long. Good to have that where I live (South). You like yours? I think the price has more than doubled since I bought mine.
Great video. My ice maker will be arriving tomorrow and I have several solar generators but it is nice to know my smallest one will work. Ice is very expen$ive in Yosemite when we go on our family’s camping so having extra ice is definitely going to be great!
tHIS unit will power a portable fridge for days but wont run a majic bullet for a minute. it depends on the surge of item you are trying to power up. My Jackery 500 runs a majic bullet no problem so the idea is that you just have to try items out
I have an old Boy Scout trick I used in 1990 how to improve it . But I didn’t have the idea until I saw your video. So I want to combine both ideas. In scout we took a 55 gallons drum . We copper tube from the 55 gallon tank have a in out one connection at top barrel and 1 connection at bottom of barrel and have 3 full copper loop over the camp fire and the heat would circulate from cold to hot have some pressure but not a ton of pressure.. And we have hot water to clean our dishes wash hands. We always have hot water. But with your system now have pressure for showers We didn’t have a pump But a camp fire can heat water at night to
I have several of them and plenty of fuel and propane (depending on which type) too. Doesn't hurt to have multiple options. If you ever run out of fuel or propane, you always have the sun.
@@zone4garlicfarm What type of Sun Oven do you have? Does it have fold out reflectors? My All American Sun Oven adjusts angle to about 45 degrees and has large reflectors. Don't know if that would help where you live but worth checking out. It was one of the first videos I ever posted. It makes good cookies too!
@@thetechieprepper I have the same oven. The reason I can't use it quite year round is in December and January the sun barely gets high enough to clear the surrounding trees. By mid February I get a long enough period of direct sun to start using it again.
I just thought of a nice touch for your vent holes. If they are the right size, you could get the mini soffit vents. If you were doing this from the start, you could just get the vents and drill the right hole saw size and pop them right in. They may be bare metal, but a dust of black paint, (Golden)
I have multiple solar panel arrays on my property. I use standard connectors (the red one on the front of this unit) on all of them just for this purpose. I can hook it up to any one of them depending on my needs.
Good video. My first source of energy in a blackout is several Portable Power Stations (PPS) (Goal Zero, EcoFlow, etc). I have additional Lithium batteries that I can tether to my PPSs via 12v plugs. Depending on my PNW weather, I would recharge with portable Solar Panels or Gas Generator. I can power everything I have with PPSs for about 48 hours, and I can rotate PPS from powering to recharging as well. I would not want to run a gas genny very often, if at all since it would (1) make noise and draw unwanted attention to my house in the burbs, and like you mentioned (2) burn through my stored gas more quickly. Take care
Suggestion for a safer method of heating the tent and more energy efficient: 12v Electric Blanket. I've used a 110v blanket powered with my portable power station in the past for truck camping, but I'm thinking a 12v blanket would be a more efficient use of power, possibly eliminating excessive power used by the Inverter.
If you're a Prepper and you are running to the store to buy water head of emergency situation, I would call that Reacting, not Prepping. Personally, I keep about thirty 1 Gallon containers of water in the original package from the Dollar Store (Now cost $1.25). Completely sterile and safe. Re-purposing other containers is okay for keeping water to flush the toilets, personal hygiene, etc. Take care.
Yeah, I have long term water storage similar to yours. I only fill up the 2 liters prior to storms etc. You can never have too much potable water laying around in an emergency. You'd be surprised how many people are "reactors" and not "preppers." Every time a hurricane nears, I watch the news and marvel at how people have to go out in crowds and work hard to get the essentials. I just sit back and watch the chaos.
Thank you.... still going strong after several years. The only issue I've had is lights shorting out due to moisture. Everything is fused though. Take care brother!
So I have a Westinghouse 9500 DF and I’ve done break in and I just got my interlock installed on my house but my question is when putting a load like heat pump or AC I know to listen for bog down but is there anything I can see on the display to let me know what’s too much load? I have frequency, voltage, and hours but I know hours isn’t a factor for my question.
You would likely see voltage sag (decrease on display) which is not necessarily good, but you don't want "sustained sag." Some equipment is more sensitive to voltage variations than others. What I would do is load it to 80-90% of its capacity. Write down the values on your display. When you hook up AC or Heat pump and see the values decrease below the values you recorded, shut it down immediately. Your AC may or may not run, but definitely not good for the generator long term.
interesting, i assume the internal battery is just missing the liquid electrolyte inside the cell and then gets activated when dipped in liquid. I wonder if it's the added salt content in the urine that caused it to activate quicker and brighter. what would happen if you used a salt water solution? is sea water enough salt? what if you used a super saturated salt water brine as the dipping electrolyte? would it shine brighter but have shorter lifetime? so many questions 😀
I know right...yes, it is the transport electrolyte. The better conductivity of the liquid, the quicker it seemed to light up and was initially brighter. The thing stayed lit up for about 10 days in my garage without even re-dipping. Pretty cool!
I keep the adapter kit with the generator so I can run on propane if necessary... It's more difficult for me to access in an emergency, to store long term, and diminishes the power of the generator a bit under use. Nice to have the option though!
It's the Cromwell. Not my first choice, but it's a partner hotel for the conference. Not the most conducive for business (a bit dark), but it would be great for a couples getaway or partying with friends. @@TooTallToby
Yeah, I apologize. The website became too much with a career and RU-vid. You can reach me at thetechieprepper@gmail.com. I only check it about once a week, but I'll look for you. Congrats on your first home!
I like the idea of pre-lubing the cylinder by pulling the spark plug, shoot in a modest squirt of Lucas Oil Stabilizer, tipping the generator to various angles to get it to spread around then with the spark plug out give it a number of slow pulls on the starter cord to move the piston - so you don't first fire it up on a dry cylinder.
That's a great idea as well. I didn't mention it because that may be a bit daunting for most of the folks I know personally who buy generators when in panic mode. Thanks for sharing though...hopefully folks will see this and try it if they are up to it.
Stretch your black hose out in the sunshine for an hour or so and you will be filling the bag with somewhat hot water. Actually a black hose can scald you. It just will not last long enough for a shower. Using the bag as an intermediary would work great, just be sure to get it out of the sunlight before it gets hot enough to burn you.
You're right, I've come close to burning myself with mine. In the video I wanted to make it as cold as possible to see if the bag would make up the difference.
