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Hot Day on the Mesa

Ka-Hoon Campground

Nothing like sitting outside and enjoying the moonlight after a hot day!

We’re still having issues with getting the videos edited. Hopefully soon this issue will be resolved and we’ll be putting out videos regularly again!

We are still having issues with the solar system that the controller had gone out on.. So we are putting building the new system in overdrive. We’ve picked up the lumber for Phase 1 of the build!

#artoftinyliving #plateauhamedecolquhoun #modernpioneerism #rvpark #camping #solarsystem #offgridhomestead #offgrid #homestead

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Day 2 Solar Energy

Ka-Hoon Campground

Second full day home, since we were lazy yesterday and just did few small things.. Today we got the 3500 watt solar setup (one the controller went out and overcharged the batteries) back up and running. We have electricity! Though limited no a/c, can’t run fridge on it nor washer/dryer.

We are hoping to start on the big solar setup it’s a 8 k is 48v with 16 200 watt panels and 12 200 ah batteries. Our 3500 watt is 24v has 6 195 watt panels with 2 100 ah batteries..

Now that the 3500 w solar is back up.. It’s time to wait out upcoming storm!

artoftinyliving #plateauhamedecolquhoun #modernpioneerism #floodwarning #solarpower #offgridliving #offgrid

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Delivery frustrations

Ka-Hoon Campground

Delivery isn’t easy even where it’s accessible.

Since having larger items or even smaller ones delivered can be an issue for us at home. We are trying to get few things we need delivered while visiting family here in Minnesota. We finally was able to get the manufacturer of our smaller solar setup to stand behind their warranty and send the replacement controller and batteries (which we had sent here).

Now we are working on our phones since all 3 of ours are old and not working right. We decided to go through #motorola and order new ones. After 3 days of bickering with them and telling them they have until Friday to the phones delivered(we head out Saturday morning). We finally got confirmation of the new phones and shipping date of Thursday.

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Issues

Ka-Hoon Campground

We’ve been having phone and camera issues, which had been making it hard to release videos and post pictures. We are working on a solution and hopefully this issue will be resolved soon!

Update on our adventure!
We are in MN and will be enjoying our time with friends and family for another week, before heading back. Once back we are hoping to jump into building the new solar (will positive thoughts that the price of lumber will be lower)! We already have campers (#plateauhamedecolquhoun)booked for August (only a few spots left!) and looking forward to get back into the role of our modern Pioneerism!!! #modernpioneerism #artoftinyliving

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Echo-Worthy Solar

Ka-Hoon Campground

This is what happens when a controller on your solar setup fails and over charges the batteries.. This setup us less than a year old. Still under manufacture warranty.. We have another 3 yr extended warranty in top of that.

Yet the company #echoworthy ignores all attempts We’ve made to contact them. They keep telling us tech support will call or ema us back.. that they’ll mark it urgent.. 3 weeks still nothing, we have filed a complaint with BBB but idk if that’ll help as there’s already many complaints filed.

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Cleaning Day

Ka-Hoon Campground

Cleaning day.. We don’t fill up the tank in the RV so means boiling up hot water. For drinkable water we fill up 4 5 gallon jugs at walmart to use. This will change once the new solar is up and going… Once the solar is up we have 3 / 330gallon tanks full of water that will be hooked up to a well pump. Progress part2.

So, until then we run the generator to vacuum, and remain in travel mode for showers. When will the solar be up, you may ask? We had planned to have it built and up by now.. But with shipment delays and  price of lumber we have decided to wait until after our upcoming trip.

Gotta love camping #plateauhamedecolquhoun  #artoftinyliving #modernpioneerism #art_of_tiny_living #offgridliving #solarsystem #solarpower #rvliving #rvlife #camping #dishwasher #cleaning #vacuum #Genny

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Busy Week

Ka-Hoon Campground

Sorry this weeks video will be late.

This week has been busy with trying to get promised shipments delivered. Many of you know we have a much bigger solar set up coming.. Well most is here, we are now waiting on the 2000 lbs of batteries to arrive!

Our old solar set up the controller died which caused the batteries to overcharged and killed them. (Luckily they didn’t explode!)
It’s all under factory warranty but the company has ignored every attempt We’ve tried contacting them. 6 phone calls as many or more emails, posted on their Facebook and still nothing back from them..

If your thinking of purchasing a solar setup stay away from Eco-Worthy  Them!

On the plus side we do have our upcoming trip all planned (hopefully), booked and ready!

And it just…might…..rain?
勞…no way.

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No Electricity

Ka-Hoon Campground
Ladrone Peak

Sitting here this morning listening to the wind hit the RV, wishing we had electricity to charge up our devices, watch TV. Yes we can run the generator and do all that. But that also means a noisy generator and using gasoline. But it’d also mean missing the sound of the wind blowing, or even sound of Dreugan at my feet snoring.

Soon we will have the new solar built, set up and it’s big enough to run the RV and Brent’s studio. Which means we can finally get Brent’s stuff out of storage and get the container set up. Then hopefully for the first time since we started this adventure on the West mesa ( or as we call it “Plateau Hame De Colquhoun”) we can feel at home.

Don’t get me wrong we are home, we love it here. But a huge part has been missing and it’s been in storage.

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Solar malfunctioned

Ka-Hoon Campground

Update on the solar

Haven’t heard back from the solar company, we are thinking the controller malfunctioned which allowed the batteries to over charge  😦 we were lucky that the batteries didn’t explode.. 

It’s usually not this messy and as much sand, had wind storm when we got home, we where so fet up we just left the mess and closed it up..

#echoworthy #solarfailure #Battery #artoftinyliving