Running the Solar Numbers

WHERE ARE WE? Pahrump, Nevada

We are hanging around here for another day.  The weather is wonderful so there is not hurry to move on.  We are not wanting too hot of weather so we will move south as we see the temps moderate.  For today we want to be here.

If we leave here tomorrow and head to Las Vegas.  The temps are going to be nice there for a week or so while we wait for Quartzite to cool down just a wee bit.  Next week even the overnight temps look good.

Then after the weekend it will be safe to head down to Quartzite.  We want to spend some time there doing some things.  It will be nice working weather.

And of course La Penita is where we want to be however we will have to let it cool down for another month I think.

So like I said it was a do some computer work type of day.  I did look up and saw this van conversion go by.  We get some real doozies out here in the desert.  I feel sorry for lots of these people because they don't have a pot to pee in and probable the window they throw it out is broken.  This van has a wooden top on it.  I guess they cut the roof off and built on top of it.

So the work I am looking at is putting solar on the Motorhome.  Now this is looking like an expensive affair.  The solar itself isn't that expensive, but we need an inverter and transfer switch along with 4 AGM batteries.  Here is the breakdown of the parts I will need and the cost.  OUCH!!  But solar or not, we need batteries and and inverter so we may as well spend a bit more and get the solar. Right now we are spending about $50 a week just running the generator. So 24 months and it is paid for.  But we only run the generator for 3 month of the year so payback is about 8 years!!  I have broken out the costs to 3 functions, the inverter, the batteries, and the solar.  There is no labour involved because I will do the project myself.  What do you think??  We have a couple days to discuss this and then we have to order to get the stuff to Quartzite in time.  

So lets go back to today.  It is Halloween!!  Here is our family in pictures for Halloween!

Lincoln, Silas, Abby, Emma

Grace

Kenia, Katherine

Max

Sheri, Dani

Speaking of Sheri, She did a real good job of putting on a community function for Halloween.  Her restaurant, Cj's on Ice spearheaded a Monster Mash in the Hockey rink.  Because it is sometimes cold and slippery out on Halloween, she decided to put on a halloween skate from 5 to 9.  She had a DJ with lazer lights and smoke and eerie music and she got her suppliers Forbidden Flavours to supply free hot chocolate, and Pratts Wholesale supplied a bunch of candy.  The local Rec Department donated the ice time.  Cj's on Ice (Sheri) sponsored the DJ.  She said there were lots of people there enjoying themselves.  They gave away some prizes and our Grandaughter Grace won one of them.  It was a gift certificate to Cj's I think so it won't be much use to her cause she gets everything from Aunty for free anyway!!! Anyway it was a hit.

Well that was our day and we have some things to think about.  We had another sunset again today and it was just as good as the others.

Here we are sitting in the desert and loving it.  Hope your day was great too!! Good Nite!!

PS.  The back is fine now!!!