Comments by "Ray W" (@rayw3332) on "Off Grid Cabin: Upgrades To The Chicken Coop And Solar Power" video.

  1. I previously mentioned those aluminum adjustable brackets (Lowe's, Amazon) to hold your 100 watt solar panels. So then, adjusting the sun declination is easy. I guess you could build a wooden rack to say hold two of those solar panels and brackets. Mount that on some sort of bottom nice and solid. Then put a four inch diameter pole solidly in the ground (perhaps cement it) and then come up with a swivel mechanism for the top of the post. That swivel then attaches to your twin solar panel bracket construction above. So then you can swivel to the direction of the sun, a couple of times during the day.
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  2. Take down the trees as needed. Understory regrowth will be vigorous so no existential guilt. Look at the big picture, i.e., your low carbon footprint with solar. Besides you'll use the wood in fireplace. Transplant the conifers in October. If you have chicken wire left over, form 4 foot diameter compost pile bins (cut and wire ends together). I'd buy a bunch of those water proof solar camping lamps, charge them in the sun daily, hang them on posts around cabin. No mullet, please! Just have Cierra cut it, save $15-20 per.
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  3. Yeah, hardware cloth.
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  4. OK, Ray did a little snooping. I couldn't find anything other than the tilt angle adjustable brackets for sun declination. I mean something that could be used to make a swivel base underneath your solar power panel rack. So then you can easily rotate your rack towards the movement of the sun across the sky! I'm pretty sure you could use a "bar stool swivel" that will allow you to mount on to a solid bottom plate (6" x 6" x1" pressure treated wood) that you have mounted on, say, a 4 ft tall post. Then attach the upper plate of the metal barstool swivel to the bottom of your solar panel rack. Boom.
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  5. I'm sure Kyle would be interested in the specifics of the swivel mechanism. Good job.
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  6. A pompadour! (giggle 🤭)
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