Living A simple green Life: 80LED Solar Floodlight with PIR : Solar PIR Security Lights : Maplin

Welcome

Welcome to my wee blog.My name is Andy ( The Dafthermit ) . For the last 20 odd years i have ben trying to get back to a simpler way of life and finally in my old bus up here in the Scottish mountains i am finally getting there. My time now is spent taking pictures of the highlands ,making films to show the world the beauty all around and writing something that has surprised me having had a few of my stories published , Having picked up a camera and laptop in 2008 i have really enjoyeed the journey the camera has taken me on again having had a couple of pictures in national magazines, last year three of ,my films where shown at the Loch Ness film festival. anyway i hope you enjoy your visit to my wee blog

love and light

Andy

Saturday, 4 June 2011

80LED Solar Floodlight with PIR : Solar PIR Security Lights : Maplin

brilliant wee bit of kit have a few of these and will be getting some more to light the inside of the bus and studio up and they come on automatic when the door is opened , the easy free life

Security around the house and garden
Add light to any outdoor space with no other power source
Quick and easy way to provide lighting for small buildings such as sheds, stables, garages, greenhouses, gazebos etc
80 bright white LEDs provide strong, lasting light
Installed in minutes - no wiring required, no electricity costs
Can be mounted anywhere inside and out (mounting kit included)
Amorphous solar panel collects sunlight to charge the unit even on cloudy days
90 adjustable solar panel helps to maximize power output
Easy to adjust settings on PIR
The PIR motion sensor switches light on when movement is detected within its range
Sensor level switch allows you to set the PIR to be activated later than dusk
Duration switch allows you to determine how long the light stays on for
PIR sensor can be swiveled up or down and has a 10m / 150 detection range
Includes DC 6V 2Ah sealed lead acid rechargeable battery
Waterproof design
Manual on/off switch

This solar floodlight is an easy way to provide light inside small buildings where there is no access to mains electricity. It is ideal for use in sheds, garages, stables, summer houses as well as for camping and other outdoor activities,
The solar panel charges the internal rechargeable battery, located in the light unit, during the day ready for operation at dusk. This solar flood light has 80 super bright LEDs and is connected to the remote solar panel using the included 5m cable.

Love and light from the wee rusty tin can here in the Scottish highlands............ Alba gu brath

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A wee film about us on STVs the HOUR SHOW click on STV logo to see the film

Andy the Daft Hermit lives 45 minutes outside Inverness with his wife Mel in an old bus parked in a layby. This current home of theirs is the longest they have ever stayed in one spot. “I’ve been travelling now 25 years,” said Andy Lowe. “Mel’s been travelling 15. One of the reasons we’ve come and stayed up here is because of Mel’s health. I wanted to bring her to the mountains for fresh air and clean water and just a slower pace of life.” Mel has had breast cancer twice, skin cancer once, and for three years believed she had bone cancer after being wrongly diagnosed. Andy’s belief in the restorative powers of the north made them pack up ‘The Black Bus’ that they live in and cross the border into Scotland. New Highland home for hermit couple Andy and Mel “I think we both believe in trying to get to a more simple way of life,” said Andy, “but it’s strange for us because we are sort of hermits, or we like to live separate, but it’s not being anti-social… it’s just the way we are that allows us to be creative.” Andy first began travelling when he left the army. Fed up with bureaucracy he packed a rucksack and left for France and has been travelling ever since. By investing any money the couple have earned into solar panels and wind generators they now live a self-sustaining existence, without electric bills, and collect rain water “straight from Heaven”. “It’s not easy,” said Mel. “There might be time when there might not be enough facilities around, but you always find a way, you know?” Rather than rejecting technology, Andy blogs about his travels online and collaborates with artists from around the world via his ‘Scratchy Heid Film Studio’, which he runs from a static trailer next to the couple’s bus. He explained his philosophy: “My belief is that if you can go through life and you drop dead and you’ve got a balance there that slightly outweighs the good than the bad, you’ve done alright. “Yesterday, with what Mel’s been through with the cancer and all that, I had a woman on one of my sites there that thanked me for the writing, for the positive things, and to me that’s worth everything. You can keep your millions, we’re not interested. That is what we do.” To check out Andy’s artwork and video projects check out his website. MORE FROM THE NORTH