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Stick up the link. My search saw a few elements for 12v house type heaters. Nothing that small. Im seeing several off griders missing out on collecting this waste solar. Troy's system is pressurised. Lots of enegy lost to the ether........

I have a Peltier device to experiment with. I suppose it might be possible to arrange some of them on the side of the wood stove. On those cold cloudy days and also all night while the stove is burning, you could be making electricity. Any other situation, it would be simpler and more effective to i...

I'm having my memory refreshed as I continue to research links. There are two brands. The other one is "Hot Shot Lightning Rod". I see one on ebay with free shipping now for 69.99 This is the brand I have installed in my camper. The seller gives you the choice between the 425 watt for 6 gallon heate...

I was spelling it wrong. It's actually "Hott Rod". Here is the companies web site. It seems they've changed the product over the years. I remember them beeing 600 and 1000 watts. There are 450 watt and 675 watt versions now. You'd be fine with the 450. Would be close to running on your wasted solar ...

Here it is again??? Might be the smaller one, the probe looks shorter than the Amazon listing. And it's cheaper. Anything on Amazon is available 10-15% cheaper elsewhere if you dig. The commission to Amazon is 15%. Don't buy there and you don't pay it. http://www.adventurerv.net/hott-rod-electric-co...

Here is the 1000 watt unit from Camco listed on Amazon. I'm still looking for the 600 I have.

http://www.amazon.com/Lightning-Rod-Wat ... ank+heater

I don't know everything about Troy's camper, but if it's a normal camper, it's got (or had) a 6 gallon hot water heater. I have had 4 RV's with such water heaters. I've been wondering if Troy is overlooking a free (energy cost wise) hot shower. My current camper for work, I have installed an electri...

An off grid solution. http://diy-renewable-energy.com/articles/chickens-try-off-grid-living-and-enjoy-year-round-christmas/ It's not a full detail but about what you'd expect, they use solar, battery and a 110v timer, but interestingly, they are driving a string of LED Christmas lights. There is no ...

Here is a Wiki Answers page that seems to have a good write up giving the why's. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_can_you_make_chickens_lay_more_eggs I don't want to infer that I am any kind of an expert chicken chaser. I've purchased a couple of books in the past as the wife and I have been joking abo...

Troy, here are some links. The site below is pretty cool. He talks more about how to do it and less about the reason why. http://www.byexample.com/homestead/livestock/egg_laying_chickens.html The whole page is chicken info, the last segment at the bottom is: Supplemental Chicken Light I'm betting yo...