Category: Outdoor Technology
Portable Power Pack
I recently built myself a portable battery pack out of 48 used 18650 cells that I got from https://batteryhookup.com.
Adding Smarts to the Solar Powered Pump
I’ve begun integrating the solar pump into the home automation system running in my house (Home-Assistant) using the MySensors platform. The goal is to be able to control the pump via Home-Assistant, and have Home-Assistant automatically water the garden when needed. So far, I’ve setup a MySensors Gateway, connected it to my Home-Assistant instance, and created a…
Solar Powered Pump
One of my many projects this summer has been the installation of a rain barrel to collect water via the downspouts. Though the barrel portion is not entirely complete yet, I have just about wrapped up the solar powered pump that will be used to pump water out of the barrel. Parts & Components: Plano…
Garmin eTrex SummitHC vs eTrex Legend
I recently went geocaching with my sister, who I gave my eTrex Legend to, and was able to finally use my new eTrex Summit GPS unit. It was a great opportunity to compare the two GPS units. I quickly noticed that the Summit seemed to be a lot quicker at acquiring a GPS signal than the…