Boondocking In The Space Age
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From the looks of the Starlink coverage map nearly the entirety of the interior west is covered.
“Power consumption is an important consideration when boondocking and living off your vehicle’s battery. Starlink reportedly draws between 60-70W an improvement on the 80-100W draw from just a year ago.”
Rough costs math below, though the first step is powering Starlink off-grid. Don't forget to factor the costs of battery and some quality PV into the budget.
** Don't rely on the car battery. **
300 Wh * 0.85 / 65 watts = 4 hrs of juice
Starlink = $600
Yearly sub = $1320
Add "Portability" to sub = $300
300 Wh solar generator = $300
100 watt PV = $150
Justifying costs for many folks will be even rougher math.
