The August 2017 Solar Eclipse

There many wonderful sites out there showing the path of the eclipse.  This is my favorite:  http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/solar_eclipses/TSE_2017_GoogleMapFull.html Missouri has just opened up their reservation page for the three day minimum reservation of the eclipse dates (8/18-8/21/17).  Normally MO won’t allow reservations for future years (one need wait til Jan 1st).  So, reservations are filling fast. […]

Solar

There are many ways to go about adding solar to your arsenal of energy generating– essential for boondocking(non shore power situations). It seems just the propane detector and fridge (running on propane but still pulling electricity for the electronics) drain the battery in a day or two.  Solar makes a gas generator unnecessary for keeping […]