Help needed for hunting cabin setup

[BowKill17]

That Kodiak setup you linked is amazing but way out of my price range . This will likely be 2-3 days in November here . Generator would be great if it were quiet enough the cabin is deep in the woods where we hunt . Are any affordable power packs good enough to run some LED lights and maybe charge a couple cell phones over a weekends time? Our farm house is jsut up the road so can easily charge something up during the day if need be but it's really hard on a car battery from our experience .

[adoublee]

I'm not sure I'd say this fits the "cheap" option but you might find useful: https://www.inergysolar.com/product/kodiak/

This is light and portable but still packs a decent punch for energy if you ware wanting to power LED lights for weekends. You can bring it charged, charge it with a generator, or get a small solar setup if you want a fuel-less "reserve".

[SunEagle]

Our family has a very remote cabin in the woods . It is 12x16 and has no utilities only a 500 gallon propane tank we use to power up a ventless propane heater . The past few years we have used LED light strips hooked to a car battery . This works great until the battery gets low . We would like to be able to keep the lights going good all weekend . This cabin only gets used a week a year so we want something cheap and portable . I have researched and researched and still don't see the best route to go .

Hello BowKill17 and welcome to Solar Panel Talk

I see three possibilities for you.

The first would be using solar panels and battery system but be aware that to safely generate even 1kWh a day might run you $1500 to $2000 so knowing what your daily watt hour usage is a critical data point because most people under-size their system and kill off their batteries.

The second option would be to get a quite inverter style generator. You can get a 2000 watt unit that can run for hours for about $1000.

Since the cabin is very rarely used IMO going with a portable solar / battery system would be a waste of money because the generator will get you more power for longer hours and can be used anywhere and at any time of the day.

The third possibility would be to use a generator and battery system. That way you will not have the gen set running all night yet still have some power.

[BowKill17]

Our family has a very remote cabin in the woods . It is 12x16 and has no utilities only a 500 gallon propane tank we use to power up a ventless propane heater . The past few years we have used LED light strips hooked to a car battery . This works great until the battery gets low . We would like to be able to keep the lights going good all weekend . This cabin only gets used a week a year so we want something cheap and portable . I have researched and researched and still don't see the best route to go .