I NEED POWER!

[James Jackson]

im thinking if thier is a weather condition where sun is blocked out, say, ice age conditions ect ect... solar will be good, but if their is no sun your screwed, this is nice way to get past it, also it cooks. So good for multi use, and its mall + light so if trying to keep low profile i think it will fit the bill

[Hrusai]

if theres snow and you got solar cells your cool, you can build a snow reflector to capture more light, after all you can get blinded by the suns reflection off of snow! so it stands to reason that you could use the snow as a reflector, possibly even as a heat reflector

[Skvez]

[Skean Dhude]

If the sun is blocked out for any length of time we will be deep frozen.

Think how cold it gets overnight, then imagine the sun not warming the place up all day, How cold will that get. Think Alaska and its long nights.

Our stored fuel will only last so long, we won't be able to grow anything, that includes trees to burn.

An event that blocks out the sun for years is only going to leave those in nice nuclear powered bunkers.

[Chris]

Keep it simple - 4 things - Lighting only
I have posted and built what I preach - Simple Calculations !!
Do not worry too much about Loss . . If the Battery is Low the Charge Controller lets you know - Next day Charge the Battery Bank, and if need be ... get out the jump leads