It's the end of summer, and I'm getting ready for my future, highly-anticipated American Driveabout... conceptually, much like the Australian Aborigine's walkabout.

I bought a used 2001 Ford F150 with only 55000 miles on it, 4x4 off-road truck.  It has a V8, which should pull better than the 1998 Jeep Cherokee I was planning on using.

Right now, my friend Weldon and I have started playing with Solar Power... both of us have recently purchased some Solar Power components and are testing various configurations to see what works best for us.

I plan on using Solar along with my Driveabout.  Weldon plans on using it as a backup to the power grid .  Possibly, replacing being on the grid as much as possible.