Footprint Hero with Alex Beale

Hope y'all are all staying warm and safe during this winter storm! Freezing rain is no joke. We lost power for about 5 hours yesterday but it's been back since.

Fortunately I was prepared for outages thanks to the power stations and solar setups I have, which felt reassuring. I was able to cook food on my electric stovetop, keep our fridge and wifi running, and plug in some electric blankets to help us stay warm.

One thought I had: a decent-sized power station plus an electric blanket could literally be lifesaving in an extreme situation. A space heater, even a small one, can drain a power station in an hour or two. An electric blanket could last many hours.

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2 weeks ago | [YT] | 218

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Are you interested in Balcony Solar? (aka Plug-in Solar Panels)

2 months ago | [YT] | 44

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Are you a renter or homeowner?

2 months ago | [YT] | 38

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You can only choose one... who you picking?

3 months ago | [YT] | 69

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Thanks to everyone who put up with some insane technical difficulties to join me on my livestream today 😂. Had a blast even though I somehow completely disabled chat lol. In the end the Starlink cut out on me, but hey we made it like 45 minutes in 95+ degree heat so I'll call it a win!

6 months ago | [YT] | 46

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A global Starlink outage can't stop us! Stream starting in 2 hours. See y'all there!

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UPDATE: I’m aware of the Starlink outage, and I am still going to try to make the livestream work. (Talk about bad timing…) I don’t know how I’ll do it if Starlink is still down when I plan to go live. But I’m still gonna try! I have very spotty service at my campsite, so this will probably be the only update I’m able to post here. Wish me luck lol, and I hope to see y’all tomorrow afternoon on the livestream!

ORIGINAL POST: I’m out here in the middle of the woods with a solar-powered live-streaming rig, and in 24 hours I’m going to attempt my first-ever livestream on this channel!

Tune in at Friday 3:30pm ET / 12:30pm PT to see if I succeed or not 😳

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When it comes to power stations, what's MOST important to you?

6 months ago | [YT] | 27

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Are there any American-made brands of power stations / solar generators that I should be keeping an eye on?

8 months ago | [YT] | 26

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THANK Y'ALL for 100k!!!

Wild to think that 100,000 of y’all have clicked a button indicating you wanna see more of me awkwardly talking to my phone about my nerdiest hobby. The internet is a weird and wonderful place.

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