I'll be going Super off grid..I'm getting Solar

[murphysranch]

My son works at Tesla for over 10 years now, and for the last three, works in the power wall division. They are coming out with a new one very very shortly. Hang tight until then. He says they are amazing!

If power wasn't so cheap here in my town, I would consider it too. About 10K US dollars for an amazing piece of technology.

 

[livinglandnz]

My ex’s grandparents had a Cervel propane gas refrigerator. Propane gas heater, single lightbulb in the center of the ceiling and maybe 2 wall outlets per room. We bought their place after his grandparents passed. The toilet came with a jug of antifreeze for sub freezing nights-to keep the tank from freezing and busting.

You are already living the life you love, part time. Congratulations on making the move to full time. Can you get a gas refrigerator and/or freezer in Australia?

You mean New Zealand 😜🤣. Yes there are gas refrigerators here but I honestly dont think I will need one, I must have a deep freezer due to how much I hunt and store meat/fish. There is very little I have in my fridge at the moment..Benefits of being a pure meat eater I guess, take it out the freezer leave to defrost, eat and repeat.

 

[flowerbug]

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Strange how now it's "off-grid" when it used to be just daily life.😁. Of course, back then no freezer or frig, just a cold spring or hole in a hillside. And no phones.

a hole in a hillside is very appealing to someone living on the flatlands...

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Now my off grid journey is really about to start.

Woo Hoo - how exciting!

 

[baymule]

What an exciting time for you! Your shed looks good!

 

[livinglandnz]

Just realised there is a Solar power section 😆

 

[CrealCritter]

Modern deep freezers don't use much power, especially if you keep them pretty full. Fill jugs with water to fill space if the food gets low.

The new ones are pretty efficient and come with a risk of fire or explosion warning label. I have two of them, here's info on C5H10 refrigerant

What else can I say?

Jesus is Lord a s Christ 🙏❤️🇺🇸

 

[Hinotori]

The new ones are pretty efficient and come with a risk of fire or explosion warning label. I have two of them, here's info on C5H10 refrigerant

What else can I say?
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Jesus is Lord a s Christ 🙏❤️🇺🇸

Looks like a California warning. Everything will kill you or cause cancer there. Or they pass laws about flammability that make cushioned furniture have so many chemicals in them that they cause cancer.

It's the dishwashers and clothes dyers that really sneak up and burn your house down.

Many refridgerants have a fire risk. Of course so does a bottle of rubbing alcohol or a butane lighter. Don't rupture the refridgerant lines with something that sparks.

 

[livinglandnz]

From the people I have spoken to here in NZ that have it they are blown away by the speed and reliability of Starlink.

 

[murphysranch]

Starlink only does Internet. I have Century Link again, now. Its slow DSL. It especially slows down in the afternoon when the load is heavier.

Once you have extremely fast internet, then one can stream TV, using YouTube, Hulu, and others with terrific speed and clarity.

I have Netflix and Prime and it hiccups sometimes, due to Century Link.