💥New 2024 Off-Grid Solar Meshtastic Build💥

I want you to know, I paid 100$ each for four Gotenna's, then they stopped all android support and turned their company into a military contractor. This meshtastic project doesn't rely on a company like that, which is amazing. I will buy 4 kits this summer when I have more time for radio experiments. Hopefully you're also shipping to Canada.

Would Definitely be interested in a complete ready to run out the box build. I'm sure a lot of people would actually prefer that.

Not only is this an upgrade, the video production quality is amazing! The only thing I'm missing is your etsy piece. Yes please!

I'd definitely be interested in purchasing a kit, in fact if you offered the complete set up you have shown in this video, I would happily buy the complete set up.

Very interested in the kits. I know a number of people who want to get into meshtastic & who would likely buy a kit that includes EVERYTHING (or as close to it as possible) needed. I've been compiling a bill of materials but I'd much rather send them a single link and support someone who is involved in the project.

Now THIS is what I call an upgrade

This is great. I've been overwhelmed by meshtastic but you have made it so simple. Thank you!

Would absolutely purchase some of your kits if your make more. Thank you for the helpful videos. A tornado separating my wife and I for a couple hours with the grid down was my final wakeup call to get a Mesh Network setup at least for our immediate area. Your videos have helped me figure a lot out and get started with 2 T-Beams for testing/learning and eventual mobile applications. And now these solar videos have paved the way for setting up a home station and eventually nodes at strategic locations throughout town.

All good stuff, but for me, the most useful info in this video was the brief mention of the extended Bluetooth range. I was thinking I'd need to get a Meshtastic transceiver with WiFi to pole mount it and access it from inside the house. Either that, or have a separate Meshtastic Bluetooth node inside the house that acts as a bridge between the pole mounted solar powered Meshtastic transceiver and a Bluetooth tablet. As soon as the WisBlock starter kit is in stock, I'll order a couple and start experimenting. Until then, I'll watch the rest of your excellent videos. Kudos to you for selling kits to help others get started. I currently 3D print everything. I have a CNC shop that I never use. Rather than laser cutting an acrylic adapter board to attach to an outside enclosure from Amazon that I had to drill and modify, I'll CAD a custom enclosure that has internal mounting bosses for everything, an antenna hole on the bottom, a hole on the bottom for a vapor vent plug, a cutout and mounts for the solar panel, a C clamp for mounting to a PVC pole mast, etc. It's a completely custom solution that is much easier to assemble and install, for much lower cost. When I get around to designing this, I'll upload it to Thingiverse and Printables so others can print their own.

A very clean build, I really like the extended battery pack that in theory would allow for a rubber heating pad to be included for use in cold areas.

Definitely interested in 2-3 of these

Excellent update design. Just ordered some wisblock kits for mine this week. Just about all similar. Only thing I'd recommend is shoot for some more used yet good batteries but way cheaper. Batteryhookup has some 10x 3200mah for only $12. Otherwise this is a great lowcost build.

Man, I wish I could justify getting into a meshtastic setup! I just have no real use case for it to justify the expense. This is BY FAR the cleanest build I have seen yet for a solar powered node. Your attention to detail is fantastic.

Love that you use the Anchorage ATC traffic for your intro. 👍

I will be ordering 2 of your mounting plates with the 3 battery mounts. You are doing great work and I have almost everything to start building my nodes. Thanks!!

I'm very thankful for this and hope to see more in the future. I'm also interested to see what a complete build would costs with shipping. 👍

Just getting started into Meshtastic - great video series - thanks! One thing about solar panel angles, I live in Ohio which gets snow. I have 2 100 watt solar panels on my tower. one is at aprox a 45 degree angle, and the other is more like 60 a degree angle. The panel set at 45 degrees collects snow on it more often than the 60 degree panel. As far as getting less power from the 60 degree angled panel, I don't see a difference. I will someday re-set both panels to be more like 70 degrees. My reasoning is this: In the winter the sun is lower in the sky and there is less daylight. So the increased angle will actually be better in the winter as it will be at a better angle with the sun being lower in the sky. Not to mention less snow buildup. I also have a small 6 volt 5 watt panel that powers an off-grid Arduino equipped with battery voltage monitoring. This one is oriented vertically like your earlier Meshastic setups. It works just fine with zero snow buildup. When I start my Meshtastic builds, I will probably set my panels vertically like your earlier builds and just buy a slightly larger panel. Thanks for all you do!

I am.*digging* on your Meshtastic solar setup! Getting out just by sitting it in the window. Can't wait to affix it higher. Thanks so much, Kevin.

Just what I was looking for. Subscribed

Awesome videos. Yes for the bracket with two battery holders.