08-11-2014, 10:48 AM
what did I learn? GO solar! We were ALWAYS thinking about it. But we are more serious now than ever and this opened up our eyes to just how UNIMPORTANT and remote we are, Puna is pretty low on the bucket list. Listen this wasn't even hurricane status and if it was it was the LOWEST on the scale. Could you image how much worse it would have been if it was a cat 3 or 4??? And went up the chain causing massive damage to Hilo, Maui and Oahu? Can you guess what supplies would have been USED up first?
So... I have $ now to buy an Outback Charger and 3K watt Inverter. I'll be saying Bye Bye to Helco when I buy the Panels and Batteries in the second half. I already asked the Wife if going down from a 18CuFt refrigerator to a 10CUFT would be ok, and we will also be converting to a coldstone 500 Watt 12 Volt one.
We are so lucky it was a Cat 1/Tropical storm status and it only did damage to Puna side. Also, a chainsaw and small honda generator will be on hand as well.
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So... I have $ now to buy an Outback Charger and 3K watt Inverter. I'll be saying Bye Bye to Helco when I buy the Panels and Batteries in the second half. I already asked the Wife if going down from a 18CuFt refrigerator to a 10CUFT would be ok, and we will also be converting to a coldstone 500 Watt 12 Volt one.
We are so lucky it was a Cat 1/Tropical storm status and it only did damage to Puna side. Also, a chainsaw and small honda generator will be on hand as well.
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To email me click on Link http://is.gd/QMfVEX