When you’re enjoying your cabin, surrounded by nothing but nature, the last thing you want to worry about is a problem with your power. Whether you’re preparing for a hunt or enjoying a peaceful weekend in your cabin, having the best solar setup for off grid hunting cabin can make all the difference.
A great first step in having a reliable power source is to make sure you know what system capabilities you need by using the FREE Off Grid Estimator planning software. Using the Estimator can make a huge difference. By first understanding your system requirements, you can avoid costly upgrades, system replacements, and performance problems.
Once you have a solid definition of your system requirements, you can choose the inverter, batteries and solar array that best meet your needs. Especially in remote locations, having everything you need when you arrive to begin work is critically important. Not having the correct materials when you need them can result in improvising “creative solutions” (i.e., jerry-rigged) that are often unreliable and could even result in property damage or worse.
The Off Grid Power Center from Off Grid Solar Works is an alternative to component-by-component DIY installation and offers a significant advantage for remote locations.
Off-Grid Power Center.
The PowerCenter is built for rugged, remote off-grid use – all aluminum and steel, insulated and air conditioned. All models utilize the same industrial strength materials. Each PowerCenter is built with cold-formed steel—the same material used in commercial buildings. It’s fire-safe, mold-resistant, insect-proof, with the life of the steel rated for over 50 years. Plus, the solid steel base plate with forklift hooks makes it easy to move if needed—especially helpful for cabin owners who may relocate their setup.
Off Grif Solar Works can also supply a rapid deployment solar array. After you install your solar array, you can simply plug it in to the PowerCenter’s pre-installed MC4 connectors which include breaker and lightning strike protection — the PowerCenter is truly “plug-and-play” on the DC side of the installation as well.
Off Grid Solar Works offers three PowerCenter models, each suited for different user requirements.
- PowerCenter PRO
The PowerCenter PRO helps a DIY solar installer to quickly achieve reliable, professional results because the inverters, batteries, electrical components and balance of system are all professionally pre-installed at the factory. And, with the pre-installed electrical outlets for 120 volt and 240 volt power, you have immediate power available upon delivery, even before you install your solar or a generator.
In addition, the pre-installed 240 volt generator inlet plug means that you can immediately, upon delivery, plug in your generator to recharge the batteries. The PowerCenter is a true plug-and-play experience. For those looking for the best solar setup for off grid hunting cabin, the PowerCenter PRO offers a rugged, quickly installed and dependable option that reduces reliance on fuel-based generators.
If you are running on generator power now, the PowerCenter, without any solar, can greatly improve life by reducing your generator use to part-time. What is part-time generator use? When you run your generator, the PowerCenter not only provides power to your appliances, but it also charges the PowerCenter batteries at the same time. For example, this means that you could run your generator during peak appliance usage periods in the evening and then turn off the generator to coast on battery power until the next morning. The duration of your “battery autonomy” (i.e., the period of time that you can run on battery alone) will depend on your usage and battery capacity.
- PowerCenter SR
The PowerCenter SR is perfect if you have your own batteries and inverters but want everything else to be pre-installed and ready. The SR is Solar-equipment Ready, meaning that it is designed to make things easier for you with code-compliant installation and pre-wiring of the essential components, so you can focus on the solar side of things – inverters, battery, and array.
- PowerCenter FLEX
The PowerCenter FLEX is ideal for DIYers who want a tough, all-steel and aluminum, insulated and ready-to-install enclosure that provides the freedom to use their own equipment. It gives you the flexibility to design and build your own system, ideal for someone with a detailed understanding of DC and AC wiring codes and who already has their own solar and electrical equipment.
Should an Off-Grid Solar System be a Priority for You?
When you’re far from town, power isn’t just about power—it’s also about lifestyle. The more you use your off-grid get-away, the more not having an off grid solar system impacts your lifestyle. Some people really enjoy roughing it. Most don’t, especially if you get away more than once in a blue moon.
The typical fallback plan when you don’t have solar is to use a fuel generator. Transporting fuel, it’s smell, trying to conserve fuel to last for your entire visit, the maintenance issues especially with inexpensive fuel generators, the noise at night, using candles or kerosene lamps …. all impact lifestyle and the enjoyment of the experience. Ready to find the best solar setup for off grid hunting cabin or other remote location? Try the FREE Off-Grid Solar Estimator now and start planning your ideal system.
