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Off Grid Charging: Add Juice To Your Devices Anywhere

Does getting too far from an electric outlet make you skittish because you're afraid of your phone dying while driving between cities or going on a camping trip. Have no fear. Off grid charging is much easier than most realize and also affordable. Below are some of our favorite ways to charge up your USB-compatible devices. Solar Cell Phone Charger This Solar Cell Phone Charger is the perfect companion for any outdoor adventure because of its rubber water resistant, dust proof, shock proof, drop resistant and non-slip outer shell. Included with this product is a built in emergency LED torch, LED charge display, and hidden dual USB/micro charging port. Uses: Supports iPhones, Android phones, GPS devices, cameras Color: Black Charging Time: 4 - 5 days of full sun Includes an emergency LED torch and hidden dual USB/micro charging ports Built-in 20 Wh lithium polymer battery 0.2 W mono-crystalline solar panel Shockproof rubber exterior provides a non-slip surface LED lig

The Best Appliances For Your Off Grid Homes

Off grid homes let you lead a fully independent lifestyle without the need of remote infrastructure, the power grid, or municipal plumbing. The best part about these innovate homes is that you don't have to live like a rustic hermit. Solar panels and other forms of alternative energy keep you autonomous. But what about appliances for your off grid home? What about cookers, coolers, light sources, and chargers for your electrical appliances?  We're glad you asked! Turns out there are plenty of great solar-powered appliances that make living in your off grid homes as convenient as possible.  Below are some of our favorites. GoSun Grill This is the flagship solar cooker from GoSun. Bake, boil or steam a meal for eight people, (4x more food than the GoSun Sport) using only the sun. Gosun Chill Meet the solar cooler that doesn't need ice. GoSun engineered a cooler that can keep colder temperatures longer and is more sanitary than anything else

Solar Light: Illuminate Your World Without Electricity

One of the most transformative technologies that has yet to reach those who need it most is a solar light. An estimated 1.1 billion people – 14% of the global population – do not have access to electricity. They have to rely on kerosene or other dangerous forms of fuel that are a fire hazard and threaten smoke inhalation damage. A solar light can be a boon to off-grid families in need so they can live safer, brighter and more productive lives In order to provide the best solar lighting on the market, GoSun is proud to partner with Greenlight, a company that has done tremendous work designing and selling solar lights throughout the developed world.  Greenlight Planet’s Sun King™ Pro series is the industry’s new gold-standard phone-charging solar lantern. Its Pro 400 packs nearly double the battery storage and double the solar panel power, offering twice the phone charging capacity of its predecessor. It provides light for 5 hours, or for 100 hours at its lowest brightness set

The Best Solar Phone Chargers For Travel

A solar phone charger for travel is essential on any long trip where grid energy is unreliable or even non-existent. This includes long drives in the country where electrical outlets are few and far between. They are doubly useful on camping trips deep into back country. GoSun has two types of solar phone chargers for travel: our standard model and the flex. Below are descriptions and product specs for these two items. Go Sun's Standard Phone Charger for Travel The GoSun solar phone charger will charge your phone, flashlight and more for hours. Our charger can charge your phone up to five full times without having to recharge, and that doesn't count it trickle charging with the sun. The phone charger can also add power to any of your other USB-compliant devices such as a solar flashlight. This Solar Cell Phone Charger is the perfect companion for any outdoor adventure because of its rubber water resistant, dustproof, shock proof, drop resistant and non-sli

Cooking with solar ovens

THE GREAT OUTDOORS — Solar ovens might not be commonly used here in Utah, but they’re making a big impact internationally. According to Solar Cookers International, 3 in 7 people in the world lack the modern fuel needed to cook food. Additionally, indoor air pollution from cooking is a major issue in developing countries, leading to hundreds of thousands of premature deaths each year. Using a solar cooker provides solutions to both these dilemmas. They’re free to operate, require no fuel and produce no pollution. If you enjoy DIY projects, you can actually make your own solar cooker with these plans from Popular Science. The materials cost about $30, and it will only take a couple of hours to complete the oven. Just note that this type of oven, though easy to make, has limitations when it comes to cooking your food. For the fastest and most reliable solar oven experience, you may want to check out some of the modern options available on the market. Here’s a look at one of the

Solar-Powered Refrigerator

A solar-powered refrigerator uses photovoltaic or solar thermal energy to keep food and supplies cooler. The solar-powered refrigerator has existed in primitive forms since the nineteenth century, but newer variants have been developed in the last century. This article will explore the three types of solar-powered refrigerators: Lead battery solar-powered refrigerators Thermal energy solar-powered refrigerators Lithium batter solar-powered refrigerators (GoSun) Lead battery solar powered refrigerators The earliest modern solar-powered refrigerators and vaccine coolers (which were critical for disaster relief groups who worked far from any electrical grids) used a combination of solar panels and lead batteries, which stored energy for cloudy days and at night in the absence of sunlight to keep their contents cool. Such fridge required heavy lead-acid batteries, which could quickly deteriorate in hot climates. The batteries also wore out quickly and had to be replac