I'm starting small. Want to get off-grid the efficient way (lemmy.today)

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I want only portable devices like solar, and hand-crank chargers. I want to be able to boil water, charge my Laptop and phone, run my induction stove for a few minutes thrice a day, want it rugerdized at some point, and want to depend on my equipment for day to day life as preparation for having no support.

How am I doing so far? Did I waste money?

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

Thank you for the insight. Always nice to see real-world experiences with solar.

Oh I know about that one. Way out of my budget for now, and less portable than I'd like, but it is an option. I'm basically going for frugality/low power. That does sound cheap...except for the bluetti generator. And it is fairly reasonable.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

I got the battery from their official eBay as a refurbished unit so it was a huge discount.

Another option is buying one or more lithium battery such as 12v 100ah and using a charge controller and inverter. Then you can scale or grow the system to your needs, it’s a bit more complicated to setup but way more versatile.

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