Ditch Solar Panels! Is THIS The Future of Off Grid Energy?

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@johnmea5140 2 ай бұрын

Wow! $1900 for this, I can buy a single solar cell that can produce 2x the power for only $200. I wonder if it can last as many years as a solar cell.

@RichardQuaid 2 ай бұрын

But it comes with the ratchet.

@ventoraveritas2853 2 ай бұрын

Made in Danmark, like everything in Scandinavia is overpriset do to regulations taxation from hell . Nårje

@mrlinklady 2 ай бұрын

Plus it’s kinda big when set up takes way too much space

@yoohootooboo 2 ай бұрын

Well, I do appreciate this guy is doing such a good job with his videos that companies are willing to send him new items to test and review. I think this all helps us (the viewers of his channel) to see alternatives that we might not have known about. Of course, not being on an endless budget, I think I would opt for the EcoFlow 800W Alternator Charger over this (especially, if lack of wind is an issue), seeing he has the supporting EcoFlow product.

@MR-ub6sq 2 ай бұрын

@@ventoraveritas2853 Overpricing is not only due to taxation. One important reason for the high prices is that the workers belong to their "interest" unions, which compete against the constant increase in the cost of living by demanding higher wages for their members under the threat of going on strike. A simplified example: So when union X gets its way, and its members get a pay rise - for a while they are happy with their victory, but because their labor became more expensive, it also became more expensive to buy their labor. The result of this is that other industries such as Y and Z will soon also have to demand wage increases in order to continue to buy X's service, which has just become more expensive. When Y and Z receive a salary increase, it will soon be reflected in the price at which the services they offer can be obtained - that is, as a price increase. Now they are satisfied with their situation for a while, but the X group will notice that their salary is no longer enough because the services produced by Y and Z became more expensive. So X starts thinking about ways to get more income... The underlying idea here is that everyone needs to have the means to buy everything as much as before. People are greedy.' The old wisdom, "Not big income, but small expenditure" is still true. But few realize its wisdom. So when everything gets expensive, let's blame the tax collector, whose task is to maintain the structures of society - both physical and mental. When you use free public services in your residential area, the taxman needs money for that. The task of the taxman is never to make a profit - unlike private individuals.

@ben31tube 2 ай бұрын

We've been hearing this for 15 years!

@vinniemon-i5h 2 ай бұрын

I like the vertical wind generators

@XCX237 2 ай бұрын

Don't ditch the solar panels. Windmills are finicky and unreliable. If you live with one thru a winter , you will be ditching it by spring. I've had them, they suck.

@AdventureGearTV 2 ай бұрын

Interesting. I haven’t had that experience yet, but might find out this winter.

@XCX237 2 ай бұрын

@@AdventureGearTV I went through about a dozen. Storms destroy them

@MrRacerhacker 2 ай бұрын

@@XCX237 even when the windmills got good mechanical breaks?, sure if windmilling id se them get destroyed in high winds

@browntownpr 2 ай бұрын

This 100%

@TheTruthMatters 2 ай бұрын

@BeatMalls-pl1sg It wouldn't be much money. A simple cam/crank sensor attached to a braking system would make it always turn at the same rpm and "breakaway pin" for the blades if the wind gets too strong. Then you can use a V.S.T. system, maybe running backwards, or a gear reduction could be designed. Then you could use beefier materials so it don't break as easily

@tndeerhunter4812 2 ай бұрын

I like it! Looks easy to set up while at camp and an easy/quiet solution to complement the campsite. I’d like to see it set up at the beach and see what type of return you’d get with the higher winds.

@DTA-me3kv 2 ай бұрын

Solar wind and rain. All work together.

@AdventureGearTV 2 ай бұрын

Exactly!

@ianrhodes9289 2 ай бұрын

Yes true most don't realize sun drives all energy on the earth

@jamesrcoleii4577 2 ай бұрын

5 to 6 hours of sun, I have sun from 6:30 am to 8:00 pm. I use solar and wind. I would love to use hydro but no rivers near me. My wind here goes from 15 mph to 60 mph. Living in the desert of West Texas does suck cause of the heat but you can create so much power out here it's unreal. I am 100 percent off grid and it is so great to not have an electric or water bill. Hell my closest neighbor is about 5 miles away. Real nice. Be safe mate.

@Jokerwolf666 2 ай бұрын

Having both is the best option.

@zarroth 2 ай бұрын

On paper it would seem that way, but no. Wind is horrible with these small installations. Solar and Hydro if available, but not wind. Vast majority of places simply do not have strong enough winds on a regular basis to make it effective.

@Jokerwolf666 2 ай бұрын

@@zarroth For those kind maybe, but there are new designs for residential that are leaps and bounds above this kind.

@CarlAyers-x8h 2 ай бұрын

I turned my solar panels into a windmill.. So I have both at the same time.

@rogermccaslin5963 2 ай бұрын

I turned my solar panels into a boat and powered it with a windmill. It's an airboat.

@lukeford5970 2 ай бұрын

Put solar panels on my windmill then put my windmill in the lake now I have a hydro powered solar windmill

@marvenlunn6086 2 ай бұрын

That is a good idea that would help keep the solar panels from heating up and loosing efficiency

@tromtacular 2 ай бұрын

I burn plastic to power a steam turbine.

@lukeford5970 2 ай бұрын

@@tromtacular to offset the offset of your carbon footprint i like it

@garys6898 2 ай бұрын

I just bought 20 455 watt solar panels off fb marketplace for 115 dollars each, this thing can't compete

@jhjustinlee 2 ай бұрын

(Sudden cloudy day appears) wind has its uses too.

@garys6898 2 ай бұрын

@@jhjustinlee definitely does, but that price per watt is ridiculous

@quevicular 2 ай бұрын

Lower the price.

@mikespangler98 2 ай бұрын

Current wind speed, 3 mph. Sigh.

@Bwanar1 2 ай бұрын

Once they get the price down a ways, and the out put a little higher, it would be good for power production at night (full time power), so you don't have to have huge battery banks. Your power consumption is usually less at night also. Unless your charging your EV. ;-)

@rtsrts2317 2 ай бұрын

Wind is unreliable and always will be. Yeah, I know. It's just to supplement solar panels. Still, it has moving mechanical, electrical parts. That means inevitable down time, maintenance and cost.

@timlad5 2 ай бұрын

I am off grid with solar panels and a windmill. When it's sunny out the panels work. Rain, snow, clouds and nighttime render them null. With the windmill I don't have enough tower to put it above the treeline but in the winter it turns enough to almost make power. I'll keep both but it's more panels for me.

@ygrittesnow1701 2 ай бұрын

Solar power is coming down in price. I am dirt poor and I have a variety of solar panels. Unless this is competitive in pricing. No one is going to look at this let alone buy it.

@brakmaster 2 ай бұрын

I think you need a combination of solar, wind, geothermal and gas in order to say that you've covered all your bases. Also collecting rain water just adds to your autonomy.

@crazynok5511 2 ай бұрын

I've researched windmills and for what I need , my power station ,100w panel and buck converter setup works fine for $250.

@TenorDad 2 ай бұрын

@7:15 Recommendation: instructions should tell the consumer to leave the foam sleeves on during installation, to avoid blades contacting the ground.

@josephshantimba8124 2 ай бұрын

You need it side by side, with solar technology, because of it mechanical natural there will be alot of Tire and wear in the long run, thereby giving a lot of advantages to Solar panels.

@ChopsticksDIYGarden 2 ай бұрын

Make sure your city is cool with it. I remember watching a KZbin video where the city comes and takes down a guy's wind turbine. Something like that.

@lowermichiganadventures 2 ай бұрын

Congratulations on 100,000 subscribers

@AdventureGearTV 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@guillermohermosa1717 2 ай бұрын

Every invention have its advantageous and disadvantageous aspects, aldo I would likevto thanks all creators of DIY that brought us knowledge about their concern and contribution to improve our energy source program, to duscover the best thing to help needs that everybody wanting to, instead of having opposite or dislikes we will improve our talents to create the good source to build our world eith greatest cooperation to have a unity to enjoy life to everyone, thanks.

@go56dofro 2 ай бұрын

Timing-wise, solar is ideal for powering AC. Wind is good for pumping up water.

@jeremycrisp4488 2 ай бұрын

Here in the valley of the sun, we can have days with just a slight breeze to no breeze, while the sun is shining bright and clear without a cloud in the sky.

@willamettehops 2 ай бұрын

Seems like solar is better for you.

@IvanhoeWolfe-zn6fc 2 ай бұрын

As a person that has been off grid for 12 years and has had wind and solar. Nothing beats solar. No matter where you are. The only exception is Alaska and Antarctica. But even during thier winters. You can collect power. Heck, if you have the panels. You can charge your system on half moon and better. Be one big system.but it can be done.

@MtnXfreeride 2 ай бұрын

That thing is huge and a lot to set up for camping

@randomx4289 2 ай бұрын

Looks super safe to just stroll by the blades as its running. Sarcasm btw.

@Elate2093 2 ай бұрын

This is a good addition to solar to give more energy when sun isn't as good

@wkmac2 2 ай бұрын

The video did not address dump load or otherwise called diversion loads. Does this wind generator system come with a means of dump load? If not, how does the system divert excess power?

@garytatum8298 2 ай бұрын

With a name like KiteX, I hoped I would see a kite that somehow reached winds at heights above the ground, since it can be windy a few meters up, even when there is no wind at ground level. Good video, though!

@magickladycj 2 ай бұрын

My Dear Friend. for your information... wind mills are in Washington DC .... Wind Turbines are what you are setting up. Just a little information. Thanks for the Video.

@ferebeefamily Ай бұрын

Thank you for the video.

@brucec2635 2 ай бұрын

Good video. Looked into wind power starting in 1979 in flat, flat western Ohio. Home on what they called a hill, about 25 ft. elevation over flat flat land which kept the old farmhouse comfortable. Still not enough steady wind to make the leap possible. Most folks would never get this up. I am sure there is a place where this is a viable option. Is it bird proof.

@terremoto..6809 2 ай бұрын

Wind is not common where i live but sun shines most of summer and winter here in Idaho

@meikgeik 2 ай бұрын

We regularly get freak 70+ mph winds in my state with little to no warning. This thing does not look like it would handle that well. Meanwhile in the same footprint I could probably fit 3-4 550w panels for less money.

@ElevatedHTC 2 ай бұрын

Solar for day, wind for day and night. Potentially 24hr of power

@franical 2 ай бұрын

underrated comment

@newolde1 2 ай бұрын

Better off putting that money towards more batteries and/or a generator.

@matthewconnor5483 2 ай бұрын

Micro hydro for all the time.

@ianrhodes9289 2 ай бұрын

Wind mostly does at sunset day!

@IvanhoeWolfe-zn6fc 2 ай бұрын

Hmm and nights you don't have winds? Just stop ____ around and have the battery bank and panels to catch enough during the day. For that price you can build a great system of solar far better.

@awesomusmaximus3766 Ай бұрын

Cool looking design

@Maurice1151 2 ай бұрын

Have to agree with the limitations of wing generation. I’ve been off grid for over 7 years and I do have a 1.1kW wind generator which has only added about 1.4% of my total energy supply; not the best solution.

@DiedLiu 2 ай бұрын

Great video for new tech, maybe you should show the charge watt on EcoFlow, not from the app.

@b.k.5843 2 ай бұрын

If you're in an off grid situation or seek to be as anonymous as possible the last thing you want in an SHTF situation are wind turbines advertising to folk you've got what they need. Period.

@michaelvanallen6400 28 күн бұрын

*All practical tests of ground-based small wind displays show the same thing: 1) They hardly produce any electricity. 2) They do not last long!* Because of the extremely gusty winds near the ground, 9 out of 10 small wind turbines stop working after just a few years. *PV panals, on the other hand, generate green electricity at around 2% to 5% of the cost of small wind turbines!* They also function reliably and require little maintenance for 25 to 30 years.

@johnseals3559 2 ай бұрын

VAWT= Verticl Action Wind Turbine. Just saying! Much Love & Light to ALL of You!!!

@zaks4434 2 ай бұрын

I would much rather see one with more like a squirrel cage type blade that wouldn't need it to change direction with the wind.

@barenekid9695 2 ай бұрын

Geeez this makes Sunshine seem as 100% reliable . Any idea of what turbulence and laminar flows are?? Didn't think so.

@Akdale777 2 ай бұрын

Im running numbers. Nothing beats mass generated power. Independence is the goal. It is expensive no matter the route you take.

@user-fy7ru4ii1i 2 ай бұрын

I have WAY more reliable sun than wind, where I live, south of Toronto. You need a lot of very consistent wind to make a turbine work. Way more maintenance too. Solar for the win!

@1voluntaryist 2 ай бұрын

Put at the top of the power poll, get more wind energy, easier set up, easier removal.

@rockygrindstaff7312 2 ай бұрын

I haven't had luck with wind generated power. Maybe a weekend camping trip this might be ok if you have money to throw at it but I am sticking with solar. More predictable and more cost effective

@kellyeye7224 2 ай бұрын

Just look at the 'wobble' on that thing. It'll shake itself to pieces in a week - at the most.

@1rockscar 2 ай бұрын

Fair review. Holy crap, The Kite X-ploder… that thing was shaking so badly in low velocity wind. Should come with a free 3D printed… HELMET Would definitely turn into shrapnel in a 30mph wind. I wouldn’t kcuf with this thing with Elon’s D

@hermancm 2 ай бұрын

I saw on your phone the wind generator was making 24 watts, not much really but I supposed the more wind the more power.

@henrycarlson7514 2 ай бұрын

Interesting , Thank you

@lowermichiganadventures 2 ай бұрын

I love ❤️ it you are the king of educational videos on off grid solutions

@AdventureGearTV 2 ай бұрын

I appreciate it, Jamie!

@markarca6360 2 ай бұрын

Daytime: Solar panels Nighttime: Wind turbines

@YuToob7 2 ай бұрын

A few days of still, cloudy days: Sorry you're SOOL.

@antubasak2719 2 ай бұрын

Wind doesn't flow reliably everywhere(actually a very few areas on Earth gets reliable wind flow round the year), everytime. As an example I can say that here in my area we feel strong flow of wind only during storms but we get bright sun almost throughout the year. So no matter how cool wind turbines look, they aren't even a considerable option here(most of the time they won't even move a centimetre) but solar panels are. There's no silver bullet in the renewable energy market at least for now.

@injectionAI 2 ай бұрын

I think this is cool if you’re just a tech enthusiast. The price for performance is not anywhere close yet, but solar has had longer and more investment so I’d expect these prices to go down

@Kanuka-Forest 2 ай бұрын

I like the idea of a portable wind turbine for some alternative power supply, but you aren't going to replace solar panels with this. Yes you can get wind day and night, yes you get dull days with little sun, but you actually do need quite a bit of continuous wind to get any decent charging power from a wind turbine. As you saw you were getting 20 watts which will do virtually nothing, up to 200 watts which is reasonable but still not fantastic.

@aleksmilenkovic1592 2 ай бұрын

I own both, wind is unreliable compared to solar even on a bad day however if you had the perfect wind location i could see having three being very useful

@GundamExia88 2 ай бұрын

This is awesome!... but if I'm taking it to camping... bring my 3D printer just in case! Not a bad idea though. lol

@Yehoshuasministries 2 ай бұрын

What happens when you get Snow, Rain and Ice?

@Lol-h4d4q 2 ай бұрын

Solar and battery storage is king 👑

@DonalldArmentor 2 ай бұрын

Here in south Louisiana windmills are useless. No regular sustained wind, especially if you need 15+ mph winds before it starts generating even 50% of its rated power. Probably need to raise windmill up 50 or higher to be above treetops. 30w-250w isn't much. The power they rate these on is with a sustained wind at the maximun wind speed prior to self destruction

@kurayamix 2 ай бұрын

something with this many movements will eventually fail. 😂 On the other hand the solar panel is pretty solid.

@eliinthewolverinestate6729 2 ай бұрын

Just make some earth batteries (aka Stubblefield coils) which with enough can always be charging a battery bank. Add a super capacitor bank to battery bank bank to use wind and solar better. Batteries have low voltage but last a long time also take long time to charge and super capacitors have high voltage but charge don't last long but charge in seconds.

@alangray8241 2 ай бұрын

Any power generator with moving parts will always give you more trouble than fixed solar panels. I have learned this the hard way after 35 years of using solar, wind, solar trackers etc.

@autoboto 2 ай бұрын

Next needs testing and wind conditions /charge tests

@Nibiruranch 2 ай бұрын

Should make it to where you can collect energy from multiple sources.

@rowe39425 2 ай бұрын

You should encode the question mark using %3F instead of the question mark in your referral link because the way it is written now the question mark ends the URL the link so you're not getting credit for the referrals.

@65johu 2 ай бұрын

How about removable blade tip covers for setup?

@bitmor2628 2 ай бұрын

Solar panels are easier to maintain. If you don't have enough wind, the turbine won't move fast enough to get to the right voltage to charge a battery.

@lowermichiganadventures 2 ай бұрын

12:19 now that I watch the entire video. It looks a little bit on the complicating side as far as putting it together. It looks like a lot of parts, but the nice thing is like you said everything is color-coded.

@scoremoore4280 2 ай бұрын

Can I ask an unintellegent question? I am not sure but why is it many offgrid people are using dynamic energies? Whether its solar or wind, these are all dynamic energies which relys on a constantly changing source. The amount of energy produce is determined by the amount of sun or wind provide for that day, they recieve so many changes and are not stable. I notice many of you have a backup gas generator which is a controlled energy, meaning this will work for the most part whenever you provide gas to it, it does not rely on natures elements. You can use your gas generator and connect a stablizer and connect this to your solar chargers. If you wanted to go a step beyond this, you can build an HHo generator to then connect to your gas generator this way you run your gas genertaor with the use of water and perhaps some KOH. Anyways, its just something Ive noticed, dont worry about it.

@1SqueakyWheel 2 ай бұрын

Yes solar and wind can't be relied upon for full consistency, but that's why there's a method to it in order to maximize daily intake. The generators are costly to run, but it's nice knowing that backup is there.... the trick is to try not to use it's supplement often, and that's how an off-gridder comes out ahead.

@rogermccaslin5963 2 ай бұрын

HHO? Yeah, that's the secret sauce to making water a fuel. 🤣Of course, I suppose you could use solar panels to provide the electricity to make the Brown's gas and then burn that in your generator. That'd sorta almost make you net zero. After a whole day of full sun, you'd probably get ten minutes on HHO before you need to switch back to dino juice.

@engrahsan 2 ай бұрын

Good one 👍 I m Having same no of subscribers as you same content too on solar technologies Best of luck

@dansklrvids7303 Ай бұрын

IMHO, the cost of this product is much, much higher than it appears. It seems to me that the price per watt per year over the likely lifetime of the product is somewhere between 20 to 50 times the price of adding another solar panel.

@quantumquestions5849 2 ай бұрын

Definitely not ditching my BLUETTI

@garythomas2137 2 ай бұрын

Good luck getting a wind turbine permit

@chevyvangundy4290 2 ай бұрын

Looks like a nice beginners children’s toy lol

@flyingdutchmanindustries5877 Ай бұрын

Windcatcher, windcatcher, windcatcher! Yes, we get it - WINDCATCHER. Soooo ... how many of the wind-catcher-intherye things would be needed to run a window shaker? 🤔 Leave the toys for the boys.

@KA-KJF 2 ай бұрын

wind is its only enemy, i mean like one storm and its dead for sure 🤣😅

@Mebeknob 2 ай бұрын

Why does it look like that thing will fall apart if it gets any more windy?

@rayherriott6517 2 ай бұрын

Sure, wind can generate enegy but where I live there is a lot more sunlight than usable wind!

@dmatty2373 2 ай бұрын

I don't think it's a this or that situation. I plan on adding a wind generator to my boats system. A combination of different sources should keep your batteries charged. My 2 cents.

@kipper2k 2 ай бұрын

so where do you live that has 24/7 wind ??

@neogeo227 2 ай бұрын

How about concrete for ground anchors?

@ThanosFrl 2 ай бұрын

This is much more expensive and where i live never blows

@lowcolin 2 ай бұрын

Is it just me but it sure look wobbly

@garyhopkinssr8561 2 ай бұрын

Can you use that without the app or Wi-Fi

@bveryafraidsc 2 ай бұрын

I want to love consumer wind turbines, but $$$ to W isn’t there. Without getting above tree tops, not getting the power that commercial turbines get.

@maximusmeridius3253 2 ай бұрын

still ...................... solar still the best and affordable and works better than anything out there

@silverpc4611 2 ай бұрын

I don't think either wind or solar is the future. Curious on how many rpm's the generator gets. Gravity Generators need no sunlight or wind. Add 3 or more 1:3 gears so you get descent rpm's. Add a flywheel. Maybe a little elbow grease.

@johnmorris1637 2 ай бұрын

What if you don't have much wind.?

@Stephen_Strange 2 ай бұрын

Wow! $1900 for this, I can use my stored pop bottles and tin cans or spare wood planks to make me a windmill, that will probably last me longer than the manufactured shaky thing you purchased. Being totally off grid for me, means paying as LITTLE as possible and as LOW tech as possible. And when I say off grid, I mean off the radar completely.

@user-McGiver 2 ай бұрын

I use a 1200w/h power station in my trips, powered by 2X 100W panels, I recently added a 200W tourbine [the sphairical type, more compact than this...] between them [solar-wind] my power station is always at max load... the entire system didn't cost me 1900$... more like half of that... Thank you eBay!... (this thing is HUGE!... and dangerous!...)