We spent our first two nights in the mobile condo at the new location. There are still several things that need to be done but we've been busy and distracted with packing, giving/freecycling/craigslisting everything else, unpacking and buying our mini truck to take the place of the two scooters. The next project will be DC power, which will be used to run the water pumps, refrigerator, toilet fan and a few other things. There was no need to rush that part since we have shore power and access to a bathroom in the building next to where we park. Although, I'm looking forward to doing dishes in my own sink and buying groceries only once every week without worrying about it going bad. Hopefully there will be time to get it done this weekend.
I know I've skipped over a few other things that have been completed recently, but I'll catch up with everything soon when I have more time. I also have lots of photos to upload as soon as we find the camera, which is probably somewhere out in the trailer.
We really lucked out finding a great parking spot about three days before we moved the truck. There were other options but I'm much happier about wintering in a somewhat secluded place with amenities to make the transition easier. Plus, the property owner couldn't be any nicer. Overall, things are going really well.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
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Since you have batteries and a solar panel I was thinking power would be a done deal. Glad you have had your first couple nights in the truck. You have to tell us how it was and if you think it's going to be good!
ReplyDeleteHi Don. :)
ReplyDeleteWe actually decided to wait until spring to install the solar panels but everything else electrical will be finished soon. We were really cutting it close with our deadline so we figured that waiting until John has some vacation time would be much easier. Since there will be ten large panels that will cover most of the roof, it seemed important to leave plenty of time to design the mounting brackets and everything without rushing it.
My only complaints about the first few nights in the mobile condo were directly related to the lack of DC power and a little clutter since we're not done unpacking yet. However, knowing that these small issues should be resolved shortly made it not such a big deal. Other than that, I couldn't be more pleased with the way everything turned out so far.
Have you bought the panels yet? If not, because you are in a high latitude, you may be able to save some dough and be more environmentally friendly by using reflectors, I have a blog post about that up here : http://towardsabettertinyhouse.wordpress.com/2010/09/22/cheaper-solar-power-collector-array/
ReplyDelete(really a lot of greenhouse gasses are released during the production of solar panels, some people argue that they contribute almost as much to global warming as the fossil fuels they replace, but then I'll grant those people might well have been paid to say that....)