Turn off your wifi router for 5 minutes. What stops working?

That list is your internet dependency audit. Probably longer than you expected.

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ARTE Dokumentation über #Meshnetzwerke
#meshcore #meshtastic #llora #offgrid

https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/126484-047-A

Today's Ready Brief: Internet Outages — What Happens When Connectivity Dies

How dependent critical services are on broadband. Offline alternatives. The mesh network concept.

Free to read: https://thereadybrief.com

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When the internet goes down, what stops working? More than you think: smart home devices, security cameras, VoIP phones, streaming, some payment systems.

What still works: AM/FM radio, cellular calls (usually), battery-powered devices.

Meshtastic: mesh text messaging without internet or cell towers.

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Off-Grid kommunizieren: Das geheime Netzwerk ohne Internet & 5G | ARTE Tracks

#arte #meshtastic #offgrid #offgridtech

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omvhi_6DfCc

St Milburga's Well, Stoke St Milborough, Shropshire, UK

I'm really drawn to springs and Holy Wells for reasons I find hard to articulate, but which have to do with a felt sense of alignment in ancient places. I suspect the sacred importance of these springs predates the christianisation of so-called Holy Wells.

I travel 20 miles each way to fill up water butts for drinking and cooking at this, my favourite well. I can't say if the water is officially 'safe', but my body responds to its pure, clean taste and that's good enough for me.

It's also a beautiful spot to sit and contemplate life, and I've foraged the most delicious watercress slightly further downstream.

#nature #sacredsites #ancientplaces #holywells #naturephotography #nomadism #offgrid

6/6
Overall it's been a huge learning experience, and we are so much more conscious of energy use at home now. I would caution that if you want something that works just like the grid without any maintenance and monitoring on your part, you might be disappointed. But if you're willing to look inside the black box of your energy use, you will learn more than you expect about the comforts we take for granted.

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5/6
We cook on gas in summer & on our wood-fired range in winter (which also does rads & hot water). Might add BBQ & induction plate for summer.

We also have thermal solar panels (tubes). Unfashionable these days, but they are great, and we haven't even gotten to full summer yet. There's an immersion element in our water tank but we haven't hooked it up, so far the range and the thermal tubes have kept the water warm most of the time.

#offgrid #victron #fogstar #solar #energy #selfsufficient

4/6
Instead of just increasing storage capacity, we also decided to get a bigger inverter. It was cheaper to go to a 48v inverter, and I couldn't get a second identical battery because it had been discontinued, so we went with a 16kWh Fogstar eco battery (it is a beast!)

Now we have more than we need, and our victron 48/5000 multi can even handle charging my EV, which is a game changer for an old EV with limited range.

#offgrid #victron #fogstar #solar #energy #selfsufficient #ireland

3/6
This system was good for LED lights, laptops, mini fridge, phones, power tools. We used gas for cooking, had no running water at this stage.

When our deep well was drilled, however, the powerful pump required, along with the water treatment system and circulation pumps, was pushing our system limits during the winter. Had to run the genny a lot more than in previous winters. I was constantly checking battery levels.

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