Thanks for the detailed info on the lead acid maintenance routine. Can't afford the elegantly recyclable saltwater batteries from Austria, so the next best thing (we thought) would be lead acid. Sounds like there's alot to consider there, though. x
We're happy with them overall but you do need to tend them a bit. One of the reasons we chose lead acid is their availability. If SHTF, we could easily scavenge them from golf carts and fork lifts! Ha!
Yeah, we've concluded the same about lead acid availability...although golf carts aren't a thing here, sadly. (It's all caddies who drag your clubs around on foot and hold a huge umbrella over you while you tee off.) But fork lifts are!
Thanks much for this, it's nice to think were are not all that far apart, (Portland...)...Getting through February is a very real thing, I have found over the decades. There is always a point in Feb. that just seems unduly harsh...even more than those Ides of March coming up. The news here for me is that a 2 story 4 plex is being (right now) erected next to me that seems to be about the size of a decent ship. I spose its needed, but certainly lots and lots more apartments here than when I arrived 30 years ago. Feeling the 'you will own nothing...' mantra...and I am now alone in my house, my ex and her son having moved out, which I am glad of in most ways. Miss the dog, but also glad to be able to have people over, (the dog was a biter....)...so thanks for the bit on your pooches, precious. I am still leaning towards leaving here, to avoid being locked in to the imminant 15 min city that Portland is sched to become, but some nicer neighbors are saying I should try to stay. Feel like I know too much, eh?
Not possible to know too much as long as it doesn't paralyze you. I think the impetus to act probably comes from an internal conviction. Eventually, the cognitive dissonance becomes too strong to ignore. One just can't go along with things that are inherently wrong anymore. Eventually, the Atlas' will shrug.
Thanks for the detailed info on the lead acid maintenance routine. Can't afford the elegantly recyclable saltwater batteries from Austria, so the next best thing (we thought) would be lead acid. Sounds like there's alot to consider there, though. x
We're happy with them overall but you do need to tend them a bit. One of the reasons we chose lead acid is their availability. If SHTF, we could easily scavenge them from golf carts and fork lifts! Ha!
I think my post called Harnessing the Sun has a bit more info on batteries, if you're interested: https://loveoffgrid.substack.com/p/harnessing-the-sun?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2
Yeah, we've concluded the same about lead acid availability...although golf carts aren't a thing here, sadly. (It's all caddies who drag your clubs around on foot and hold a huge umbrella over you while you tee off.) But fork lifts are!
Thanks for the link, I will check it out.
Thanks much for this, it's nice to think were are not all that far apart, (Portland...)...Getting through February is a very real thing, I have found over the decades. There is always a point in Feb. that just seems unduly harsh...even more than those Ides of March coming up. The news here for me is that a 2 story 4 plex is being (right now) erected next to me that seems to be about the size of a decent ship. I spose its needed, but certainly lots and lots more apartments here than when I arrived 30 years ago. Feeling the 'you will own nothing...' mantra...and I am now alone in my house, my ex and her son having moved out, which I am glad of in most ways. Miss the dog, but also glad to be able to have people over, (the dog was a biter....)...so thanks for the bit on your pooches, precious. I am still leaning towards leaving here, to avoid being locked in to the imminant 15 min city that Portland is sched to become, but some nicer neighbors are saying I should try to stay. Feel like I know too much, eh?
best -jackie
Not possible to know too much as long as it doesn't paralyze you. I think the impetus to act probably comes from an internal conviction. Eventually, the cognitive dissonance becomes too strong to ignore. One just can't go along with things that are inherently wrong anymore. Eventually, the Atlas' will shrug.