Pam, you are the best demonstrator as to how things work and produce the results we need. Thank you again so much for all you do! Have a great weekend!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!! You made this so simple! Solar has confounded me for the longest time! This video is one i can certainly follow easily. Yea!! Love watching your adventues!!

I love me some Pam and Jim. Pam is the perfect narrator. She explains everything so logically and clearly. I just love listening to her speak. I recently bought a solar generator myself. This is very good info for me.

When I bought my sister one of these gennies, I also bought her a dolly to permanently attach it to. This makes it easy to establish it where ever she needs it. Because they ARE heavy. I recommend one with large wheels.

Wow. I’ve often thought about getting something like this in case the power goes out. We live in Florida and have plenty of sun. It just seems so complicated. I guess once you’ve done it it doesn’t seem so mysterious.

Pam, Thanks to your video my husband and I purchased a Bluetti about six months ago. We finally got around to setting up the solar panels today also with the help of your video. The process could not have been easier. Thanks so much . Another important part of our preparedness journey in place.

I trust this women with my life

Thank you Pam and Jim for all the great information. I bought a solar generator last year, but have not set it up yet. Math and angles are not my strong point 🤦🏼‍♀️, so I researched a little more to help me with that. I happened to come across this tip that I thought I would pass along: As a rule of thumb, solar panels should be more vertical during winter to gain most of the low winter sun, and more tilted during summer to maximize the output. The optimum tilt angle is calculated by adding 15 degrees to your latitude during winter, and subtracting 15 degrees from your latitude during summer. Hope this helps!

Thanks for the explanation.

Thank you so much for the simple efficient tutorial. I’ve been a little hesitant to purchase any solar panels due to not knowing how they worked. Looking forward to your review of the generator!

This was awesome. Thank you!

You made that look easy. I'm glad I learned something today.

Awesome! Thank you!

I didn't know RoseRed Homestead had another youtube channel!

We too bought the Bluetti this summer as an investment in our preparedness. We are very pleased with the quality of the entire system that includes three portability and flexibility solar panels.

Love my Bluetti Battery banks. I have 3 of them.

I never knew you had this channel until I saw the Bluetti video on RRH! I'm going to have to binge watch this channel now. :)

Wonderful! I cannot wait to see more of these videos. My husband and I are actually going to purchase a set up like this for our new forest home that we moved into on October 1! We really don’t know that much about the whole situation yet so this input will be valuable.

We LOVE LOVE LOVE our bluetti. We also got an extra battery with ours and it is just a BEAST of power.

Excellent demonstration!!

Great demonstration. Thanks Pam.

Thank you so much for taking the time to explain something than can be intimidating.

GREAT VIDEO! EASY TO UNDERSTAND....Now I will try to do the same thing.

Thank you Pam & Jim.

Thank you! Very helpful!

Very cool video.

Wondering if you carried the Bluetti inside! 😉I can barely lift mine (62 lbs.). You are blessed to have that sweet husband to help you.

Thank you so much!!!!!

Thank you for the video. I have been wondering about this.

What a Great set up, and an excellent demonstration.👍 TFS TG, take care & keep busy everyone. ❤🙂🐶

Sounds like you're at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally! Sounds fun, great demo..best wishes..

Looking forward to your review of the Bluetti unit :-)

Once again dear friends thanks for the great teaching on the Bluetti. After watching Your videos I decided to jump in and make a purchase hope that your page will get the proceeds.

Absolutely fabulous set up for power

This was an excellent video Pam. We just ordered an EcoFlow Pro from Costco that includes the 400w solar panels. We are new to all this new technology so with your video today, we'll have a much better idea how to hook up our solar panels to our Ecoflow Pro when they arrive. Thank you and keep the video's on both channels coming. I watch every one 🙂

Such good information!! Thank you for this secondary video to the Bluetti! You 2 are the best!!

Hi Pam, so happy you got a BLUETTI! I boughtbon July of this yr and I'm very happy with it. I also chose to buy the regular panels but I got 2 200 watt ones Funny how great minds think alike., Glad your having a good time camping. I myself am still preserving food like a chipmunk. Processing my 25 meat birds today.. last of the yr, mabe I'll load up my horse and head up to mountains next weekend. I could use a vacation too. God Bless and stay safe.

Thankyou for your hands on demonstration Pam, you make it look easy unlike some. 🤗♥️

Those solar panel connectors (MC4) are a pain to work with. I find them very difficult to disconnect. Particularly without the special tool. I found out later that they are not designed to cycled very often. I changed all of mine to Anderson Powerpole connectors and now connecting and disconnecting is a joy. The only issue is you need to be more cognizant of polarity as the Anderson Powerpole connectors are genderless, but they are color coded (red/black for +/-).

Excellent demonstration. We have a solar power system too, now I know how to set it up. 😎 The angle of the panels was something I didn’t know corresponded to one’s latitude. 👍🏻

You made that look so easy. I only hope I can figure out the right extension cables to buy!

Its nice that the Generator can handle a variable DC volt/amp input. A dedicated Charge controller that can do that costs about $300. This helps justify the cost of the product. The connectors you are using are standard for a permanent installation and dont lend themselves to constant connecting and re-connecting. Also, you'll notice that the gauge (diameter) of your patch cables is much larger than the adapter cable (i assume it has a fuse), since you are in series, the guage "could" be smaller, but its nice to have more than you need. This is a great demo of what can be an overwhelming project (in-series vs parallel, amps vs volts, what type of charge controller, etc.) Well done!

Great video. I have bought 3 Goal zero's( 2-1000w and one 3000W) from Costco on line. I live in Arizona so more useful then gas generator. One day, I took the panels, linked them all up and recharged the Unit. No problems. Always need a practice run before the power goes out. Always put your generator inside or in shade to protect from sun.

What if the sun moved and the earth really stood still (Joshua 10:13)🤔 😉. I really enjoy your videos, you both are amazing 🤩!!

Thank you Pam for showing the basics. Sooooo helpful!! So fantastic you know the degree of angle at which to tilt the panels! Would you share the formula for figuring that out ?

Just wondering why you’d want the Bluettie so far away when it takes far less amperage to use the AC extension cord. Keep the storage unit close to the solar panels?

All the links on both of your Amazon stores say WEBPAGE NOT AVAILABLE. I can click on anything to order

LOVE your setup! Would you mind sharing the link to the solar panel stands you're using??? Thanks for sharing.

Very neat. Thanks for posting. Can't wait for the review. Slightly off-topic. I'm sorry you had such a bad time on your trip. I'm glad you weren't seriously hurt and although the other campers were annoying, at least they weren't aggressive. I was wondering if those corkscrew type stakes would work for you? Sort of like a dog tie-out stake. They come with a bar to put through the loop so they're easy to turn in and out of the ground. You may only need a couple just to keep your tent and screen house from blowing completely away as a last resort.

I just bought my Bluetti

I'm interested in a link that would take me to the Bluetti model that you have. I might have missed that somewhere on your channel. Thank you.

Thanks for the video. Recently got a power station and was trying to figure out how to hook up solar panels so your video is timely. Trying to find out where to get the cart for the generator. The Amazon site for store says not available.

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Thumbs up just for the science lesson of the day 😂 Where did you get the solar array?

Where did you get that cart with the handle...really cool.

How to you transport your panels to keep them from being damaged? I am the Lone Ranger in my family trying to be prepared. Even after watching numerous solar setups I still feel lost. Your video was most helpful. I will order some of these panels etc. I purchased the ECOFLOW Delta Pro and 2 of their portable 160 watt panels but feel we need more than 360 watts. Your panels would allow for more wattage / $. Many thanks for all your great info.

Nice setup, good demonstration, computers at camp? You're braver then me to bring computers camping.

How long does it STORE a charge if unused for how long? no one seems to answer this question, and are all the bluetti cords extra, and how much was the cords from Amazon...I'm sorry if these questions seem stupid but we ARE looking for all the Bluetti info and trust you!!! never have used a SOLAR generator before so to that respect we are solar stupid, HELP, please

What size of Bluetti. I see theres quite a few. Not sure what size to get.

Pam can I please ask a question? I assume when you leave camp on the quad bikes that you cannot leave the solar panels and bluetti out but have to lock them away for security. Does that apply to the screen tent and your kitchen equipment etc.? If so that must be a pain. If I am asking something silly please forgive me I know nothing about camping outside of "Swallows and Amazons" etc.

Are you connecting your panels in series or in parallel? I think you said "series", but I'm confused. I thought when you connect panels in series you added up the voltage and when you connect in parallel you add up the amperage, but I could be wrong. When you connect the 4 panels are you connecting them in series to achieve a total output of 48 volts?

Is everything waterproof…I’m always nervous it will start raining and I’ve left it all out.

I have ordered the AC 200max and two B230 batteries. I have found that the Bluetti customer service is lousy. They don't answer their phones. I have called over 30 times today and cannot get any of their departments to answer. You can't even leave a message for a return call. All I am trying to find out is what connectors come with the purchase of that equipment and are there additional connectors needed to charge the equipment. I run my house on solar and have plenty of panels. Do you know... Are there specialized connections required for fast charging of all equipment?

Can you give to name of the solar panels and cords you used? I have no idea how to set them up but I'm surely interested in doing this.

Where did you buy these solar panels

Blimey, those "neighbours" were annoying ME with their noisy music. 🙄 Thanks for the educative demonstration although, ahem, I did wonder at times whether I'd wandered into the wrong class...(yes sorry, I'm a cheeky ol' thing!) 🤣 Cheers! 🦘

Where did you order your Bluetti at? And what are the long cords you ordered off Amazon called?