Hello all - Just wanted to introduce myself as I plan to be doing a lot of reading and asking questions here.

My name is Dean and my wife Lisa and I are from Phoenix and we just bought some property northeast of St. Johns, AZ. We plan to build a modest cabin there for extended stays and it will need to be completely off-grid. I'm in learning mode, trying to gather all of the information I can about solar power and other remote living technologies and concepts.

I'm a computer geek by trade and had extensive training and experience in electronics in the Navy, so I get a lot of the technology; now I just need to learn about the products and how best to apply them to my needs.

I promise to do my best to read and use the search function before asking questions. Looks like there's tons of information here!