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Home Assistant Conference

Posted on December 13, 2020December 13, 2020by Aaron Bockelie

Today I will be presenting a short talk about our bus’s Home Assistant development. Here’s a link to the youtube live stream: https://www.home-assistant.io/conference/

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Clean vs Dirty Solar Panels

Posted on July 15, 2020July 15, 2020by Aaron Bockelie

I washed my solar panels for the first time in a few months. Here’s the difference on two nearly identical solar days.

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Pantry and Fridge Latch System

Posted on April 29, 2020April 29, 2020by Aaron Bockelie

Several people have asked how we keep the fridge doors latched. Basically, we use a door lock latch, like this one. (Click for details!) We started with adhesive child lock latches on the fridge, but it was weak and would pop open occasionally for a big surprise when driving – not the safest. The inspiration […]

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Tiny Home Tour Video

Posted on April 20, 2020April 22, 2020by Aaron Bockelie

Recently we opened our bus for a video on the Youtube Channel Tiny Home Tours.

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Skooliepalooza 2020 Solar Discussion

Posted on January 26, 2020April 20, 2020by Aaron Bockelie

Here’s the slide deck for the presentation. I’ll be presenting at 3:00 PM MST on January 26, 2020 right about here:

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Getting caught up!

Posted on January 2, 2020January 26, 2020by Aaron Bockelie

Hello Reader! I am back-posting a lot of content right now, so it might appear that I just up and disappear from the planet – let me assure you that is not the case. May the next decade bring you prosperity and positive change!

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Reverse Osmosis

Posted on December 7, 2019January 2, 2020by Aaron Bockelie

We’ve been buying bottled water for a while as we live in places where the water is a little less than savory. It’s fine but I get tired of all the containers carting around and the waste they generate. We used those pay water filling stations a bit with a larger bottle, but having to […]

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Las Vegas, Nevada to Utah

Posted on April 23, 2019January 3, 2020by Amanda Bockelie

We loaded up and hit the open road headed for Utah. Took awhile to leave since he had to find a truck stop and check the tire pressure. The monitor he installed indicated 80psi and it is supposed to be 100. The hand held radios were not acting right so we tried to fix it. […]

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Desert Time

Posted on January 27, 2019December 13, 2019by Aaron Bockelie
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Completed Lithium Battery Overview

Posted on January 4, 2019June 20, 2020by Aaron Bockelie

25kWh of total capacity. Charge and discharge limits fence this to 19kW of usable capacity with an expected lifetime of 14-18 years before replacement of cells is necessary. 3kVA in split phase. So about 6kW total outputish. Recharges via 50 AMP RV connection or 2.5kW of roof solar. Remote monitoring via cellular data with packet radio fallback. Weighs about […]

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