This is the book on solar power systems you've been looking for. It's packed with details of real-world, tested methods and equipment by a man who lives off-grid every day.No matter the weather, he harvests the power he needs from the sun on a daily basis to run everything a modern person could want; from a coffee maker and microwave oven to TV and video game system and even a swamp cooler and air-conditioner. All without ever needing a generator or hooking up to land-based power.There's no heavy jargon or endless acronyms. Just solid facts backed by research and copious amounts of trial and error.Learn everything you need to know to build a sustainable and reliable mobile solar power system with detailed explanations, stories from the author of successes and failures, followed by a simple recap of the most important details at the end of each section.-- Learn how to distinguish theory from reality when it comes to equipment and expectations.-- Learn where you can save money by cutting corners, but (more importantly) where you can't.-- Have the confidence to speak intelligently with salespeople and share your concerns and challenges on blogs and forums.-- Never have to rely on using a generator or connect to external power again.-- Succeed in building a sustainable and robust solar power system so you too can laugh out loud when you sit down to watch TV with a bowl of microwave popcorn - all brought to you by free sunlight.