That’s right-we are back up at our favorite camp on Mingus Mountain! We are here to do a video about the install and ourselves put on by our solar supplier. Pretty time of year is all the trees are turning...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.
This morning started….late last night when we finally got home from the camp up on the mountain.
🤪🤪🤪 First, the trucks had to be unloaded. Then they had to be reloaded. Here I am getting some conduit from our shop stash. Loading trucks took until about 9pm-about an hour past out bedtime!😄😄🤷♂️ At least I got to...Continue reading
I’m not sure what Denise is doing to this inverter-but apparently it required privacy!😄😄 The truth…
I’m not sure what Denise is doing to this inverter-but apparently it required privacy!😄😄 The truth is, she’s taking pictures of every settings screen on the inverter to ensure that we keep setting the same when we swap out some...Continue reading
Friday morning dawned clear and cold with temperatures hovering around 30.
🥶 Because I’m a big wuss, and hate to be cold, we took care of paperwork in the trailer until the sun came up and started to warm things up. Once it was warm enough to get some work done,...Continue reading
It’s Saturday!
A day off!!! Wooo!! Er-not quite. 🙄 There’s a truck load of stuff to be put away. Two truck and three trailer loads to be precise. Ugg. But at least we are where we like to be best-home! Denise and...Continue reading
Today saw Denise and I in the Scissor Lyft in the wee hours of the morning heading east again.
We had been on the road for a good hour before the sky began to change colors. Our first stop was for a meeting with one of our vendors to talk about possibilities and what we were all up to...Continue reading
Saturday morning saw us up early, and as usual there was work to be done.
Today’s first task was to get the F-350 warmed up so we could move the work trailer into its parking place in the yard where it will likely stay for the next couple of months. I snapped this picture as...Continue reading
Monday morning started at around 4 AM and about an hour later saw me in the office sneaking one of…
Monday morning started at around 4 AM and about an hour later saw me in the office sneaking one of these amazing cinnamon rolls that are made by one of our neighbors that has a farm stand that sells fattening...Continue reading
Tuesday Denise had some things she needed to attend to, so it was up to me to work on the carwash by myself.
Tuesday Denise had some things she needed to attend to, so it was up to me to work on the carwash by myself. With the Freightshaker down, it ment I had to use her F-350, so I moved the seat...Continue reading
This is something I’ve wanted to share for awhile, but I’ve just been too busy.
A few months ago, Denise, Joel,Amy,and myself took a road trip to go visit some friends up at St. Anthony’s dunes in Idaho. We were blessed with a sorta “arrive and drive” experience. I was told I was going to...Continue reading