Our Location today is Tecumseh, Ontario, Canada.
Whatever it was that had us feeling so down in the dumps the other
day was totally gone by the time we woke up this morning. Of course the
recovery time varied slightly because I’d opened the curtains and was busy
catching up on my reading on the computer before 7:00. As soon as I heard Kathy
walking in the bedroom just after 8:00 it was time to make breakfast. Even
though we had errands to run we settled back at the computers to finish off
other chores. Sorry no luck with the photo issue on the blog.
As mentioned the other day we had planned on installing Solar
Panels to our trailer for quite some time. Trying not to break the bank we have
been adding to the system slowly. We started by my making racks to vertically
store our batteries in the forward storage cabinet behind our landing gear. Next
we started adding AGM Batteries with the plan to add more in
the future. While staying at the Glades RV Park in Florida I ran welding cable to a
junction box I’d mounted to the roof guaranteeing we’d have heavy enough wiring.
This last week we finally installed the first of our solar panels.
This afternoon our first stop was to Unconquered
Sun which has been in
the area for just about five years. What we found out is that they are no
longer into equipping RVs with solar power but have become more of a distributor
to companies that are installing solar systems on farms, homes and businesses.
However they did give us the name of a company here in Ontario that does take
care of equipping RVs with solar. The reason we were looking into a company
here is so that we can get higher powered panels at a cheaper price than the
panels we already have cost us.
Our next stop was at Boss Auto Recycling to pick up a heater motor for the car
that decided to die the other day. They had a used unit for less than half the
price of a new unit that would’ve had to be ordered.
Down the road we stopped at Kathy’s doctor’s
office so she could
pick up some vitamins that help her arthritis but are only sold at the in-house
Pharmacy.
Next we stopped at Home Depot to inquire about the Solar Systems that
they were selling earlier this year. In this short of a time they are no longer
selling them but have people qualified to install them.
Crossing the parking lot we stopped at the Dollar
Store where we got in a
bit of walking while we picked up a few needed supplies.
We then headed across town before stopping at the Credit
Union to do some
banking before driving across the street to Walmart. We spent some time browsing around the
store and besides getting a few more needed groceries we manage to finish
getting the last of the gifts on our list. Kathy was happy to announce that we are now
finished our Christmas Shopping for this year.
Today when we left the apartment around noon even though it
was windy we were comfortable wearing our denim jackets. By the time we were
heading home this afternoon we were starting to get cold and the temperature
for our area is only going downhill for the next week.
After supper Kathy finished wrapping the last of the gifts we purchased today. Thanks
for following along and feel free to leave a comment. Be Safe and Enjoy!
It’s about time.
Krackers
The World's Great Proverbs
We
must learn to walk before we can run.
Just wondered if you have considered 24v or higher panels?
ReplyDeleteLess panels for same amount of power, however downside is
Controller is more expensive. I just mentioned it because of weight and roof space. At least you have a winter project.
We just had ours all done very reasonable in Quartzsiste Arizona, everywhere you go there is Rv solar panel, suppliers down here. Very reasonable even with the exchange rate.
DeleteYou make me feel guilty. We are cutting way back this year. It even was the girls' idea. Our family is doing a bigger food drive than last year.
ReplyDeleteGlad you both are feeling better.
It's always a good feeling when you can find what you're looking for and then being happy with the purchase.
ReplyDelete