It’s probably something @wash11 and I mutter under our breath about each other half-jokingly pretty often. 😄😄 The truth is, our two households depend on each other, and we take comfort in the fact that no matter the task, if...Continue reading
A Day in the Life of an Off-Grid Solar Installer
This is our project journal — field stories from off-grid solar installs around Northern Arizona. The 4 a.m. starts, the parts that don't show up, the problems solved on the fly, and a behind-the-scenes look at how these systems actually get built — plus a bit of life on the fringe along the way. Originally posted on the River Daves Place forum; you can read the full thread here.
Seeing as I’m on a roll today, here’s a sneak peek into someone else’s future post in another…
Seeing as I’m on a roll today, here’s a sneak peek into someone else’s future post in another thread 😄😄… Your browser is not able to display this video.
Anyone who has been following along here has likely noticed at least a couple of our dogs.
You’ve seen them in a couple of @monkeyswrench posts too when he visits our place. Our dogs play a pretty important role around here. In addition to just being great dogs and our fur babies that we love, they keep...Continue reading
A good friend of mine used to wrench on all our stuff for years before he went to work for a shop.
One day, he had to crawl under the dually to adjust a shift cable or something. Even though the dually is a 4×4, it sits pretty low to the ground and there is just barely room to sorta wiggle around...Continue reading
So, anyone who ends up talking to me for any length of time is likely to end up having to hear about our dogs.
I can’t seem to help myself. They are just great dogs, with amazing personalities, and amazing character traits. Yesterday I was planning on sharing with you all some stories of our mutts, but something pretty cool happened here locally that...Continue reading
Man, there has been a lot going on around here and we have been incredibly busy.
Unfortunately, too busy for me to really share much of what has been going on. I have a few minutes today and I will try and give a little bit of an update. Exactly one month ago, we landed back...Continue reading
Day three at camp broke with me not really feeling so good, and neither one of us having slept all…
Day three at camp broke with me not really feeling so good, and neither one of us having slept all that great for the last couple of days. Additionally, the cabin that we were staying in, had no Wi-Fi and...Continue reading
As usual, things are crazy around here, and I’ve had no time to add stuff here.
I’ve got just a couple minutes this morning, so here’s some random updates really quick. First is this beat up old shop cart I’ve had for a long time. It’s nothing great, but holds a huge sentimental value to me...Continue reading
You may recall the sump system that I built for our plasma table a while back?
Yeah, the submersible pump for the filter system didn’t last long at all. A seal let go and filled the pump with water. It should be under warranty, but of course the Amazon vendor that I bought it from has...Continue reading