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Choosing a Portable Generator with Shawn Mills – Epi-3338

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Today Expert Council Member and professional engineer Shawn Mills joins me to help you sort out the right portable generator for you needs. Of all my preps over the last 20 years the ones that have most saved my ass are my generators. No prepper should be without a generator or two. Tune in today to find out which ones are right for you. Shawn has worked in and around the power generation industry since 2000 and decided shortly after the Great Recession to build a lifestyle that was more self-sufficient. He has lived on his off grid homestead with … Continue reading →

Screw You Guys I’m Going Off Grid with Towdy Meyer – Epi-3124

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Towdy Meyer is a former financial executive who was fired for not mandating the jab to his employees.  So he made a big life decision to take back freedom in his life.  To do so he and his wife moved off grid an amazing home they built themselves. They now live with absolutely no tie in to the utility grid. They now produce all their own water, power and a large portion of their food. He has built a YouTube Channel with the purpose of spreading freedom. Towdy’s channel is small but growing, recently hitting 3k subscribers. Their channel is … Continue reading →

Remote Off Grid Property with Shawn Mills – Epi-3084

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Shawn has worked in and around the power generation industry since 2000 and decided shortly after the Great Recession to build a lifestyle that was more self-sufficient. He has bought an off grid property and designed and installed a solar PV system from scratch, achieving grid parity from day 0. In 2017 Shawn started a consultation company hackmysolar.com to help others demystify solar and other alternative energy systems and implement them in their own lives. His customers have included new construction projects, remote hunting properties, and exiting homes and outbuildings with a variety of installation types. He has been a … Continue reading →

Episode-2300- Shawn Mills on Solar Power

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Shawn became intrigued with self-sufficiency around the 2008 financial crisis. Working in and around the power generation market for 18 years led him to increase his knowledge of renewable energy generation. In 2012 he purchased an off grid home and he designed and installed his own off grid solar photovoltaic system. Shawn, his wife, and two daughters have lived off grid since 2012 in Middle Tennessee where they utilize solar pv, solar thermal, rainwater catchment, and other appropriate technologies to live a more self-sufficient and positive cash flow lifestyle. In 2017 he started a consulting business, Hack my Solar, to … Continue reading →

This Week on PETV Presentations

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You can find the recorded presentations on the PETV On Demand Page This week PETV has two free LIVE Presentations Tomorrow, Tuesday, August 02 Episode 05 – Brandon Williams of Iron Edison Topic: Off Grid Battery and Solar Systems Register Now Thursday, August 04 Episode 06 – Heather Grove of Fleet Farming Topic: The Fleet Farming business model Register Now Keep up to date with, and register for, all of the free live presentations here. Did you miss a presentation? No worries, all of the presentations are available On Demand and every presentation’s Q/A sessions are available for free. Check out … Continue reading →

Episode-1439- Gary Collins on Remote Homestead Scouting and Set Up

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After an exciting career in military intelligence Collins worked for the U.S. State Department, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a Special Agent. His career took him around the world and gave him a unique perspective on not only how the United States, but the world is affected by our food, drug and healthcare policies. The highlights of his career took him from protecting some of the most powerful people in the world to investigations involving the biggest tainted pet food death case in the U.S. to the intricate dealings of one … Continue reading →

Episode-1040- Steven Harris on Battery Back Up Systems Part 2 of 2

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Special Note – Steve put all of the info in these two shows and more into over 5 Hours of professionally produced HD Video that walks you though every single thing about batteries and back up systems you could even want to know. For all TSP Members these videos are available for only 24.95 at Battery1234.com. Steven Harris returns to TSP this time to discuss battery back up systems. As is typical with Steven he did so much research and prep that we had to break this into two episodes. Today we cover everything you will need to know to … Continue reading →

Episode-987- Jeffery Yago of DTI Solar

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Jeff Yago P.E., CEMj is a licensed professional engineer and certified energy manager with over 25-years experience in the energy conservation field. He is also certified by the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners as a licensed solar installer and a licensed journeyman electrician. He has extensive solar, thermal and solar photovoltaic system design experience and has authored numerous articles in magazines including Backwoods Home, HomePower, Mother Earth News, Solar Engineering Magazine, Energy Users News and Engineered Systems Magazine. He is also the author of a book “Achieving Energy Independence – One Step at a Time“. Jeff joins us … Continue reading →

Episode-859- Jack Dody on Off Grid Homesteading

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Jack and Marilou Dody live on a homestead on the plains of Colorado, within sight of Pikes Peak. Jack has been designing and building “alternative” housing since the late sixties. His workbook entitled Abundaculture gives the details of his homestead construction, including solar and wind power, a rainwater catch system, indoor garden, passive solar, and a composting toilet. Jack runs workshops to train missionaries, homesteaders and homeschoolers on the knowledge he has gain in his years of actually living the life of a truly off grid homesteader.   His work has prepared many for trips to remote ares of the world … Continue reading →

Episode-566- Cam Mather on Off Grid Living

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Cam Mather who originally appeared in Episode 364 is back to share another round of wisdom about living off grid. Cam and his family unplugged from the grid about 14 years ago, today they are continuing their journey by expanding agricultural production, expanding their solar arrays and more. His first book “Thriving During Challenging Times, The Energy, Food and Financial Independence Handbook” provides a road map for readers to deal with the converging challenges of climate change, peak oil and resource depletion and the economic crisis. His second book “The All You Can Eat Gardening Handbook” shows how to turn … Continue reading →