Living off the power grid involves a little more effort

Today when I came home from working in my weekend shop I discovered that I had run out of propane for my trailer. This happens about every three weeks because all I can really handle is a small 5 gallon propane tank. I swapped an empty tank for a full tank so I can cook my breakfast tomorrow. My propane refrigerator always ices up so I'm waiting for it to thaw out so I can light the pilot again.

Now that I have my solar system pretty well set up it's time to address the water availability question. Currently I have a 300 gallant storage that I draw water from a gallon at a time for washing dishes and such. As a friend jokingly put it. I have running water, as fast as I can run in into my home. I have a water transfer pump and solar to support it available. It just takes time to get things done but I hope to pump water into my trailer before the end of the summer. For now I have a wonderful shower that has a rechargeable submersible pump. The joy of a hot shower, a real treat in my remote home.

I am very much into using solar so I often am able to get my shower water warm enough by using the foil solar cooker pictured below.