I must say you've got settled in very quickly!
How long can you run that enormous monitor off your energy system for? I'm guessing it's something of a luxury with only a 100 Watt panel?!?
I'm heading down next Sunday, any help finding land would be most appreciated, no clue what I'm doing TBH! Just have this need to be over there!
hehe.. perfect question! it has an eco mode that uses i think around 30 watts.. then i turn my mac screen off.. so its not much different.. last night power was low but i have thiss 100 Watt li ion powerbank.. with builtin invertor.. so i tried it and it worked for three hours and still had some life in it.. that was NICE to see.. I also have a tiny 700 watt generator for emergencies.. GODDA have that screen really.. my eyes are just not up to laptop .. and its at the wrong height totally for my neck...
yEAH your coming huh! excellent news! I think we best meet up and I can hook you up with some locals.. avoid agents.. they just rip you off..
do you know where your staying yet?
I guess monitors have come a bit further than I thought in terms of power efficiency, three hours is pretty impressive.
30 Watt screen , 100 watt power pack and 3 hours use, anyone would think there was some kind of relationship going on there!
I've got an Air B and B booked for 8 nights initially, after that no idea, just going to see what's around really! I am set up to camp or maybe an apartment, maybe hop around a bit.
I've never been this relaxed about anything in my life, normally I plan intricately, I quite like this new approach!
A local land hook-up would be great!
yeah.. u can get them to work on 20 watts.. but not the biggg 4k ones.. LED is really the best for low power..
glad you got something hooked up.. Once you are we we can chat, and i can also throw you a few options.. i can offer you both camping and an apartment option.. im still not 100% if i should keep it or let it go.. it can be hard to rent here, most properties are for sale.. at least in Penamacor.. Castelo Branco is the nearest city where im sure you can rent for cheap.. but thats a 45 minute drive and a different world..
i klook forward to meeting you sometime soon! let me know if you need any travel advice also.. from the airport etc.. x
Hey cheers! Any assistance getting settled would be most appreciated. I might just take yr apartment over for a while, maybe camp, need to get the feel of the place!
I'm driving over as I've got a fair bit of stuff with me.
It'll be great to finally meet - happy to help out with any work on yr land - I'm most at ease when I'm working on something!
Are you on Discord btw?
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yeah camping may be a nice option. i am planning to buy a huge canopy in the next few days that would be big enough to plant a tent under.. i think would make a lot of difference in the rains.. It's not yet that cold.. and at least finally we can make fires again. There is bone dry wood everywhere on this land!
The apartment is a nice cheap option.. though its unfurnished it does have hot water and power.. if you planned to stay a while you could in theory get some basics going there and use it to sleep in mostly..
im sure you will know what to do once you get here!
Feel free to chat with me on discord. the easy way is join the ecoTrain community then you can see me
https://discord.gg/nXANrAb
I'm surprised I haven't joined already, then again I do try and limit my Discord time, it can be a bit of a hole!
Sick! Sounds like your well on your way!! Time to unite 👌