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Washington to Florida

Returning to the lower 48, we pause in Washington to visit with more road-friends, Big Big Trip, another Airstream family, that we last saw at the Solar Fest in 2018. Although we lost the...

We made it to Alaska, not once but twice!

A short drive north gets us to Washington and our rally point with 13roads for our caravan to Alaska. We setup in a buddy site and get to work with final preparations and provisioning....

Solar 1.1 – Part 3

Once the feet had set for 72 hours, it was time to reassemble the roof. We placed the panels in their designated locations and attached the wingnuts. Out of an abundance of caution, we...

Solar 1.1 – Part 2

While the feet cured, it was time to tackle the electrical stuff. As we had already been using the charge controller with the flexible panels, not much testing had to be done. With limited...

Solar 1.1 – Part 1

Planning and preparation were the most time consuming parts of our installation. Electrically, this was very straightforward. The solar panels get combined and feed into the on/off switch which feeds the PV inputs on...

Alaska is on the Horizon

With a partial solar setup, we head west from Houston towards Portland, OR via the coast. Our first step is to get out of Texas. It takes us a few days and few stops...

From the Southwest to Canada

What a year we’re having! From the Grand Canyon, we visited Lake Powell and then Bryce and Zion National Parks before returning to Boulder City and Las Vegas. While tackled some renovations, we pondered...