Day 2 in the Andes

I awake in the cold and look outside to see snow has covered the valley and the roofs of the homes. I wonder if this is going to slow down our...

Day 1 in the Andes

My head is throbbing, I can barely walk straight, and I'm freezing, but I'm carried on by the siren song of "Otra casa, otra casa!" (another house)....

Suction Cup Solar Panel Mount

Last week we introduced special zipties as a way to mount our panels outside. Today, we are making a suction cup mount available. The suction cup...

Ikea Solar Phone Charger Hack

Nicola from Italy just sent in his hack of the IKEA SUNNAN solar lamp so that it can charge his electronics. He increases the power to the lamp's...