My Journey to Off-Grid Internet: What Works

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  • Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
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    Our remote off grid cabin is far from cell service, internet or electricity. I am trying out Starlink as a solution. I am using solar power to run it. Trying to find out how many watts of solar panels I need and LiFePO4 batteries to run it when the sun isn’t shining or it is cloudy. So far Starlink is working well here where we have never had internet.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 67

  • @WilsonForestLands
    @WilsonForestLands  Місяць тому

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  • @calebdoner
    @calebdoner 2 місяці тому +13

    Im pretty sure you are my favorite UA-cam channel now.

  • @vanderfleet-martin
    @vanderfleet-martin 2 місяці тому +14

    Wow what a beautiful place

  • @John-i6m8k
    @John-i6m8k 2 місяці тому +13

    I am off grid and for refrigeration i run a 7 cu ft chest freezer with a programmable temperature controller the Inkbird ITC-308. The whole setup cost 230 usd and averages 30 watts. Very Happy with it.

  • @kris8165
    @kris8165 2 місяці тому

    That truly is a beautiful place to work!😊
    America is a beautiful country!
    I'm glad UA-cam recommended me this channel!
    Greetings from Croatia from Kris 😎

  • @Dustin_the_wind
    @Dustin_the_wind 28 днів тому

    Yeah, it is pretty neat some of the things they have going on nowadays.
    Thanks, Wilson.

  • @trevorwhat
    @trevorwhat 2 місяці тому +5

    That’s a whole bunch of useful info. Thanks for putting it together.

  • @marcweber4599
    @marcweber4599 2 місяці тому +3

    What an incredible property! Thanks for sharing it with us! 👍

  • @pettere8429
    @pettere8429 2 місяці тому +3

    Fun activity in preparation for the winter: convert a gas/diesel generator to run on gasified wood. This was done with a lot of cars here in Sweden during the second world war. They would have this little gasifier trailer behind them and a hose to bring the CO and other gases to the engine.

  • @scottperine8027
    @scottperine8027 2 місяці тому +1

    We need more ranch in our lives!

  • @hobbyfarmer62
    @hobbyfarmer62 2 місяці тому +2

    Thanks for all the very cool information, I have been intrested in stuff like this for awhile now but to cheap/poor to actually start doing it.

  • @Syncop8rNZ
    @Syncop8rNZ 2 місяці тому +3

    Lovely grounds!
    The problem with Startlink is that it was built off the back of a large grant from the government and those initial satellites that were launched will need to be replaced soon... who is going to pay for the next ones?

  • @brotherkith
    @brotherkith 2 місяці тому +2

    Like many others I run my off grid Starlink from 12 volt so eliminating the inverter. My generation 2 version uses about 40 - 45 watts. Your Gen 3 is or as efficient as but you would still use a lot less power than you do at the moment. A Starlink mini would only use about 25 - 30 watts and still give speeds over 100 mbps.

  • @pauladams3789
    @pauladams3789 2 місяці тому +4

    How cool is that. I see a sprinkler running in the background. Is that off a cistern?

  • @lpeterman
    @lpeterman 2 місяці тому +2

    Real men use Solar power. 'Nuff said
    Cheers from your 7kw PV Solar system neighbour in Linn County

  • @Forgeinthegorge
    @Forgeinthegorge Місяць тому

    Starlink is the bomb. Only reliable way for me to get internet, too.

  • @JohnComeOnMan
    @JohnComeOnMan 2 місяці тому +3

    Solar power is amazing for remote living. A propane/gas/diesel generator for cloudy day backup is your friend.

  • @awldune
    @awldune 2 місяці тому +3

    I ordered a Bluetti system earlier this week, didn't take note of the shipping time. It's coming late August! I don't have a pressing need for it, but I wanna play with my toy 😡

  • @edwinlikeshistractor8521
    @edwinlikeshistractor8521 2 місяці тому +2

    Pretty cool trick indeed. I water my garden from the pond with solar. Nonexistent technology 30 yrs. ago. Sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. A.C. Clark I think.

  • @markf6829
    @markf6829 2 місяці тому +3

    I had that chair. It's Costco, $199 I think was the latest price, I paid less when I bought it. LOL, you seem to love it as much as I did mine...but mine broke, the arm rest is part of the frame and it eventually cracked. Sad day...

    • @TheUrantia001
      @TheUrantia001 2 місяці тому +1

      199? they def saw you coming...haha

  • @scottlaakso9372
    @scottlaakso9372 2 місяці тому +2

    Great setup!

  • @thespringer69
    @thespringer69 2 місяці тому +2

    How about a bloopers video, keep up the good work.

  • @GR-qo2tm
    @GR-qo2tm 2 місяці тому

    Solar experiments are cool...good to see you with plenty of power from the panels and good connectivity.
    Can you take the Starlink back with you ?

  • @jackdawg4579
    @jackdawg4579 2 місяці тому +3

    the Chuck Norris quip gave me a good belly laugh...

  • @snowgorilla9789
    @snowgorilla9789 2 місяці тому +2

    Fun vid

  • @swaggersauce
    @swaggersauce 2 місяці тому

    Looks great out there!

  • @GR-qo2tm
    @GR-qo2tm 2 місяці тому

    To answer your question about where is UA-cam - Google runs a data center (or two) in Oregon, a few in California and a monster one in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Your video most likely got uploaded to the Iowa one, although Oregon is also quite likely.

  • @3075stephen
    @3075stephen 2 місяці тому +2

    nice

  • @joseromo4196
    @joseromo4196 2 місяці тому

    I will get a Dometic cooler, b/c of your video.

  • @bard44
    @bard44 2 місяці тому

    What gives you the water pressure for your lawn sprinkler? Does that battery also connect to your well pump? One can see the sprinkler going in the background.

  • @daviddaigrepont8622
    @daviddaigrepont8622 2 місяці тому +5

    What runs the sprinkler for the treatment plant

    • @pettere8429
      @pettere8429 2 місяці тому +2

      Gravity? And a gas powered pump possibility.

  • @bigDbigDbigD
    @bigDbigDbigD 2 місяці тому +1

    I see that you are watering your yard.. where does the power to run the pump come from?

    • @kdub3890
      @kdub3890 2 місяці тому

      The cistern must be well up the mountain to provide the water pressure.

    • @bigDbigDbigD
      @bigDbigDbigD 2 місяці тому

      @@kdub3890 ah. Thx

  • @kenbrown2808
    @kenbrown2808 2 місяці тому +4

    I believe the official term for the temperature control thing is "doohickey"

    • @jdhtyler
      @jdhtyler 2 місяці тому +1

      Usually manually controlled with a "thingmabob"

    • @lesahanners5057
      @lesahanners5057 2 місяці тому +1

      If you get brain stumped you just call it a, "whatchamacallit."

    • @pauladams3789
      @pauladams3789 2 місяці тому +1

      The Doohickey for the thingmabob on the whatchamacallit???

    • @lesahanners5057
      @lesahanners5057 2 місяці тому +2

      Let us not forget the thingamajig.

    • @DanielAtkinsFirewood
      @DanielAtkinsFirewood 2 місяці тому +2

      🤣🤣🤣

  • @susanholmes9671
    @susanholmes9671 2 місяці тому

    You so funny😂

  • @daviddaigrepont8622
    @daviddaigrepont8622 2 місяці тому +1

    I was asking about the sprinkler in the back of you

  • @barntt
    @barntt 2 місяці тому

    Sweet.... You Might want to consider about 4 fuses to protect your power system from the Ole Shit happens of Life! Just something I noticed! Don't fall for the BMS will save me crap. Un-fused 12V can start fires. Hate to see that happen to Anybody! Enjoy your channel.

  • @gdot9046
    @gdot9046 2 місяці тому +2

    Can I come work for you?

  • @Bushman9
    @Bushman9 2 місяці тому

    I was starting to get excited about those batteries until you mentioned freezing temperatures.
    Oh well, maybe climate change will warm up Canada enough to be able to use them all year.

  • @TheBloodyKnuckle
    @TheBloodyKnuckle 2 місяці тому +1

    If you have internet, you are not off grid.🤔😉

  • @kenbrown2808
    @kenbrown2808 2 місяці тому +6

    personally I went with Howard Hughes' system instead of Elon's. it's a little bit lower performance, but it's also lower price and I don't have to do business with Elon.

    • @scottalan4655
      @scottalan4655 2 місяці тому +6

      Whats wrong with elon?

    • @kenbrown2808
      @kenbrown2808 2 місяці тому +3

      @@scottalan4655 he's a spoiled brat.

    • @mgdubya27
      @mgdubya27 2 місяці тому +5

      How so? Have you seen him pulling fiber cable out in Memphis? He seems to be a very hard working person.

    • @kenbrown2808
      @kenbrown2808 2 місяці тому +1

      @@mgdubya27 Elon Musk? he's another silver spoon nepo baby. I guarantee you hard work is not a habit of his.

    • @mgdubya27
      @mgdubya27 2 місяці тому

      @kenbrown2808 Nope, you've been programmed by deranged elon haters. Believe what you want, I don't care. It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.