Our DIY off grid solar power system provides all the electrical needs for our homestead, but learning how to put it together was no small task. Here's the top 5 questions we've been asked about how we researched, purchased and installed a system to suit our tiny home and homestead buildings.

0:00 Intro
0:26 Specifications
4:05 Did you really DIY?
5:20 Lifespan
8:47 Mistakes
10:29 Real Costs
12:48 Worth it?

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RESOURCES

Here's just a few of the videos I studied when learning how to do this. I've linked to just a single video from each of these channels, but honestly I pretty much watched every video these guys made, especially Will Prowse and Nate Yarbrough (explorist.life).

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