Part 5 in our series showing some Alternate energy systems. This 2 part set shows a VERY INEXPENSIVE (as far as AE goes) alternate energy setup that’s used at a hunting camp. If you already have a generator you have a power source and can build a small system like this cheaply and effectively. This becomes a great STARTING POINT for a larger off grid alternate energy system that can be done a little at a time as finances permit. www.survivalreport.net tags- solar, wind, micro hydro, pickens plan, alternate energy, off grid, homesteading, survival, self- reliance, self- sufficiency, preparedness, survivalist, alex jones, 911, prepare for terrorism, war, hurricane hurricanes energy shortage, fuel shortage, peak oil, economic collapse, crash, dow, market, aig, bear stearns, ron paul, anything else that will bring in people 
Video Rating: 4 / 5
Warning! This is for entertainment only, do not attempt any of this material for yourself. It is purely fiction. Any similarity of this material to other people or creations is coincidental and unintentional. This show was made between 2008-2010 and had been sitting on a hard drive collecting dust. Neither of us had any idea what we were going to say or do before filming, it was all improvisational. It is boring at times but a lot of the people we showed it too seemed to like it. It is our hope others will enjoy it and maybe be inspired to try something themselves. It was a lot of fun and also challenging to come up with and develop characters, and be put on the spot both in front of and behind the camera.
February 5th, 2012 at 11:34 pm
The Kyocera 135 watt panels can be had for around $375. now
February 6th, 2012 at 12:28 am
in the middle of alabama…..
February 6th, 2012 at 12:58 am
I know its only a seasonal use cabin, but with the amount of $ invested why not use an MPPT charge controller? You get more bang for the buck! Xantrex even makes one now! I like Blue Sky and Outback, but whatever one that has MPPT is better than ANY PWM STYLE charge controller!
February 6th, 2012 at 1:38 am
Hey why don’t u put the eq charge on auto
Oh and how much was the pannel
February 6th, 2012 at 1:47 am
You could run a alternator in a waterproof box next to a river. I mean have the propeller just spin on the axle, with ball bearings, for the alternator, then charge some car batteries. Use for lights? How bout wind?
February 6th, 2012 at 2:47 am
Gotcha. Figured we needed to be clear for sake of others reading.
February 6th, 2012 at 3:28 am
Yes of course it makes sense, of course we must use a CHARGE CONTROLLER from panel to batteries. I was asking the question regardless of that and figured that goes without saying. And i guess I was correct in assuming to connect one positive lead of the controller to one side of the battery bank and the neg to the other side of the bank. Thanks for confirming , just wanted to make sure.
February 6th, 2012 at 4:02 am
Kinda hard to explain when not in person but I have laid out the battery bank in this one in a rectangle- 2 batteries wide, six deep for a total of 12. All aligned exactly the same- i.e, pos and neg on same sides.
I drew an imaginary X and disregarded one part / and hooked the inputs from the CHARGE CONTROLLER to the ends of that line- one on the pos, one on the neg on the corners.
Do NOT wire direct from panel to batteries, you need the charge controller in between. Does that make sense?
February 6th, 2012 at 4:13 am
Question about battery banks ( or even 2 batts wired in series)
When the battery bank is completed and is ready to be hooked up to solar panel/s is it best to hook up the positive lead to one end of the bank and the negative to the opposite end of the bank instead of just hooking the pos-neg leads to just the first battery of the bank?
February 6th, 2012 at 5:11 am
The Kyocera 130′s can be had for less than $600. if you search around.
February 6th, 2012 at 6:06 am
how much dopes the panel cost?
February 6th, 2012 at 6:55 am
moonshine can be used as AE.
February 6th, 2012 at 7:06 am
nice video presentation
February 6th, 2012 at 8:02 am
LOL, no I didn’t even know what the heck oBsec is!!! Thanks for watching
February 6th, 2012 at 8:06 am
Ahh.. it sounded like OBSEC, which was Organization of Black Sea Economic Cooperation so I thought you were paranoid.
Good video – thanks.
February 6th, 2012 at 8:26 am
OPSEC,”operational security”. It means don’t give out too much info regarding specifics.
February 6th, 2012 at 8:30 am
what is OBSEC reasons mean?
February 6th, 2012 at 8:42 am
These are designed for true AE use. Prices for a decent 12v deep cycle battery are going to be similar to these Trojan T105′s and they will outlast the others.
February 6th, 2012 at 9:37 am
Whats the difference in the batteries that you use and just 12 v deep cycle batteries.
February 6th, 2012 at 10:28 am
Have never checked the output of a crockpot, but I would have to assume that it would be a pretty large draw. Anything that uses electricity to provide HEAT will in general be a large draw.
When there was 2 panels at the hunt camp, the fridge was used more, it’s rarely used now.
February 6th, 2012 at 10:56 am
Spot on. Thanks!
February 6th, 2012 at 11:30 am
Harvest the SUN!!!!!!!!!!!!
February 6th, 2012 at 11:46 am
TY for responding to both Trazom24 & SurvivalReport.
A mini-fridge and fans are good ideas (skip the AC units). I also think an outlet that would support a crockpot would be useful.
February 6th, 2012 at 12:26 pm
CFLs, small televisions (13″), and laptops. That’s about it.
Anything that generates heat (hair dryer, microwave, toaster, a/c unit) is obviously out.
It is possible to run a refrigerator for a while with just one panel. But you would deplete the batteries long before you could charge them again. You would need at least 3-4 of these panels to keep up with the load. This is predicated on only about 4-5 solar peak hours per day, the main disadvantage to this technology.
February 6th, 2012 at 1:15 pm
He hunting camp there has lights and ceiling fans in every room 7 plus bathroom. Guys plug in cellphones and laptops to recharge. TV hasn’t run there in almost 3 years- no one watches it. There is a little apartment size fridge and it will draw the batts down in 2 days if used during a couple bad solar days. This size system would be the perfect size for a “backup” for a regular house. Course you can ADD to it as money permits also. A couple more panels wouldn’t hurt. Thanks for watching! SR