Sized About Right

Not much sun for two days,
Very little wind for two days.
Julie’s son and daughter-in-love (doesn’t daughter-in-law sound cold?) are visiting so we are using extra electricity.

Because of these, yesterday I chose to run my gas generator for three hours to prevent my batteries from dropping below 66% full. This was the first time I’ve run it in five or six months.

Part of the art of living off the grid is having a system that is

• reasonable in cost,
  
• reasonable in materials and energy investment,
  
• gives the opportunity to live comfortably but not extravagantly,
  
• provides an experience of living in harmony with the cycles of nature.
  

I think my system is sized about right.

(Today the sun is shining bright in a cloudless sky and we're leaving for the Grand Canyon! Tonight we'll return home to full batteries. Life off the grid is perfect!)