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Running all of that separate network equipment seems particularly power hungry when not plugged into a campsite. I wonder why the author didn't consider a Pepl

by f3lds 5y ago

Running all of that separate network equipment seems particularly power hungry when not plugged into a campsite. I wonder why the author didn't consider a Peplink router which can handle redundant cellular/wifi connections out of the box. That's how I recreate a setup akin to this while I'm on the road in a single device. Not to say this isn't awesome as is and I'd love an excuse to install a full Ubiquiti stack in my own camper!

ghuntley 5y ago
Oh, this _seriously_ chews power. I need to do a blogpost up about the eletrical system that makes it all possible. Leave your digits at https://ghuntley.com/newsletter https://ghuntley.com/newsletter to be notified when it ships. I looked into teltonika (ie https://teltonika-networks.com/product/rut950/ https://teltonika-networks.com/product/rut950/ ) but stopped because the modems are Cat4 (similar story with Microtik).
- Integer 5y ago
  FYI, Teltonika RUTX14 has CAT12.
  - ghuntley 5y ago
    Cheers. If anyone at Teltonika wants to send me a RUTX14 I'd love to try it out.
- conk 5y ago
  Why did you opt for a UDM-Pro instead of virtualizing the router on exsi? It would save space and power over running another appliance.
- fouric 5y ago
  Care to give us a sneak peak - say, what your typical power draw is like? :) I'm particularly interested in this topic because I've been thinking about power a lot after the Texas blackouts (considering building a bike generator so I can have power in case of a disaster like that one).
  - bronco21016 5y ago
    Have you considered any of the solar “generators”? Basically they incorporate a solar controller, inverter, and battery into one easy to use package. I typically get at least one outage/year here in the Midwest. I bought a kill-a-watt to measure what my fridge is using (about 2kwh/day) and it looks like one of these devices could keep that running through a longer outage. If you want to go even further you can buy more batteries!
  - aaronfitz 5y ago
    You will likely be disappointed in cellular availability during a long blackout. I'm in the Midwest in a metro area of ~200k. We had a major weather event which took out power for 1-2 weeks. Almost all cellular towers went offline as soon as their batteries died. It seemed there were only 1-2 towers in the entire area that had generator backups.

by f3lds 5y ago

ghuntley 5y ago

Oh, this _seriously_ chews power. I need to do a blogpost up about the eletrical system that makes it all possible. Leave your digits at https://ghuntley.com/newsletter https://ghuntley.com/newsletter to be notified when it ships. I looked into teltonika (ie https://teltonika-networks.com/product/rut950/ https://teltonika-networks.com/product/rut950/ ) but stopped because the modems are Cat4 (similar story with Microtik).

Integer 5y ago
FYI, Teltonika RUTX14 has CAT12.
- ghuntley 5y ago
  Cheers. If anyone at Teltonika wants to send me a RUTX14 I'd love to try it out.
conk 5y ago
Why did you opt for a UDM-Pro instead of virtualizing the router on exsi? It would save space and power over running another appliance.
fouric 5y ago
Care to give us a sneak peak - say, what your typical power draw is like? :) I'm particularly interested in this topic because I've been thinking about power a lot after the Texas blackouts (considering building a bike generator so I can have power in case of a disaster like that one).
- bronco21016 5y ago
  Have you considered any of the solar “generators”? Basically they incorporate a solar controller, inverter, and battery into one easy to use package. I typically get at least one outage/year here in the Midwest. I bought a kill-a-watt to measure what my fridge is using (about 2kwh/day) and it looks like one of these devices could keep that running through a longer outage. If you want to go even further you can buy more batteries!
- aaronfitz 5y ago
  You will likely be disappointed in cellular availability during a long blackout. I'm in the Midwest in a metro area of ~200k. We had a major weather event which took out power for 1-2 weeks. Almost all cellular towers went offline as soon as their batteries died. It seemed there were only 1-2 towers in the entire area that had generator backups.