driver52

just get an 'internet bank' ie Revolut....

when I was in France as a UK passport holder I had a German bank account N26

On 1/16/2023 at 12:26 PM, MJCM said:

Don't forget I am talking about installing them some simple Plugin GTI's

which GTI are you using out of interest?

Just now, KannikaP said:

Finding the steering wheel on the 'wrong' side. 555

i've lived in France for years driving RHD motors.......I actually like it cos I can see how close to the ditch I am when I'm 'tear arsing' around the cuntryside ????

so far I'm concluding I can live off 10-15 quid a day, don't drink, don't smoke, cycle every day, living off OMAD, fifties, underweight and pretty fit....

not bothered about health insurance, I'll do my own 'health' thanks v.much and not the complete sh!te they peddle on the teLIEvision, yes I've recently been back in the UK and seen what 'legal drugs' they're pushing ????(why is everyone like a house end?) ????

PS oh yeah don't do sugar n carbs either ????

On 4/23/2023 at 8:53 AM, still kicking said:

No still have my own place which I could not sell because I can't own land as you know 

Ruenya Homestay Ratchaburi - Bing Maps

that looks really nice, are you taking in lodgers? ????

27 minutes ago, kwak250 said:

Hilux Vigo

must admit I keep looking at those things when I'm out cycling and think 'camper', I could sleep in one pretty much full time then I don't even need accomodation lol

You can buy second hand cars for next to nothing in Japan, just such a shame it's virtually impossible to then import em into Thailand......might look at shipping one to France.......what do I look out for going wrong? cheers

10 minutes ago, LaosLover said:

Got retirement visa done in Hua Hin in 90 minutes, by the way. Ann's Visa; Ann is a sweetie powerhouse

how much? a bloke was telling me the other day that some of them fiddle the 800k deposit 'proof' so you don't actually have to put the 800k in, is this the case here?

22 minutes ago, Hindy said:

er excuse my ignorance,but why did people do border runs anyway?

I do my 90 days in Jomtien

90 day what, reporting? with a visa? a border run is normally for folks who enter 'visa exempt' like me, methinks

2 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Cut and paste from google not helpful 

he might fancy a nice train journey......

Alternative:

1 hour ago, david1806 said:

Rough time it leaves ( I think it's about 5.30am?).... and price of government bus (I'm going cheap!!!) - and the bus for returning. 

this is interesting from google maps, they reckon it's 12 baht on the train lol, have to get to Bangkok first though

try these guys, I was looking at buying something cheap from Japan.....they ship to France, Le havre might be your nearest port

https://www.cma-cgm.com/products-services/flyers

14 hours ago, Crossy said:

The melting-ice coolers do work, but in reality, they only produce a stream of cooled air for a relatively short time.

ok, I did a test overnight and slept without the aircon from 11pm, it was fine

I'll post this here for future reference, I came across the inspiration for this project a few years ago and actually have a never used DPS5020 but it's in a different country

https://gitlab.com/larsfp/esphome-mppt

19 minutes ago, Saigon said:

Do you have a Non-B with a WP or Non-O

on you now?

Visa? you don't need a visa to buy a bike afaik, just 'certificate of residence' otherwise known as TM.18 I believe

I nearly went to Hua Hin last week, it's still on my todo list lol

52 minutes ago, Muhendis said:

for the stringy fellows amongst us,

wow interesting stuff cheers, talking of stringy fellows, those 250Ah batteries weigh more than me!! ????

40 minutes ago, Saigon said:

I have a motorbike (Yamaha Nouvo 135cc / 12yrs old)

hi

I'm cycling around on a push bike at the moment, just exploring options for settling here longer term......

if it's dirt cheap I'll come down and do a deal with you.....pm me if you wanna exchange contact info....

14 minutes ago, Crossy said:

 

Give us an idea of just what you expect to be running and we can come up with some sensible suggestions.

 

Do you want to be truly off-grid or will there be grid backup available for those dull days?

actually I've just had a 'recollection' lol.......I remember those 'DIY aircon' using a 'foam box' full of ice and a hole in the top with a fan......

i know I'm sounding like a tramp but I haven't even found anywhere to live yet........I'm really interested in living a simple off-grid life....

I just bumped into a guy on a bike ride this morning and he was convincing me I don't need a car........just look at those 9-10baht bags of ice you can buy too.....cheaper in bulk surely? I've seen guys delivering them on motorbikes!!! ????

2 minutes ago, Muhendis said:

118k Baht including transport to Bangkok Port. There will be a further VAT bill to come but, after contacting customs, they look like zero duty payable.

cheers, how many watt/hours or whatever they call it are you hoping to get?

i'm trying to calculate how many I need to run say 250watt draw overnight, so say 12 hours which means I need 3kWh......ooh that sounds like a lot......maybe if I got my overnight usage down to 1kWh say, so 50% battery discharge I can get away with 2kw of batteries?

6 minutes ago, MJCM said:

First of all 2 panels is not a lot. 

 

what is the BTU of your aircon? And is it an inverter?

what is the usage of your fridge during the night?

 

Maybe buy a power monitor to check the usage of the fridge and then you can start to estimate your battery setup.

 

Wont you run anything else of these batteries? Lights etc etc

hi, thanks for input......as I'm 'exploring' I'm just between places on airbnb and agoda at the moment so haven't even decided on a 'semi-permanent' place even

i'm just thinking 'small place', small aircon, small fridge (i'm doing OMAD, cycle every day and generally live off Thai street food)........lights are a non-issue to me, as the circa 8watt bulbs don't take any power and I can buy LEDs....and I don't even like hot showers anymore!!!

cheers!

On 4/19/2023 at 11:14 AM, Muhendis said:

I'm getting 12 of these direct from the factory.

They should be here in a couple of weeks.

https://www.cspbattery.com/hlc-series-fast-charge-long-life-lead-carbon-batteries-product/

very interesting, how much did you pay for them? cheers

ok I''m over here 'exploring on my bike' lol

let's say I wanted to live 'off grid' with my collection of bikes including an ebike or 2....

if I got say 2 x 340w* panels, what sort of battery setup would i need to power an aircon unit and small fridge overnight? And a recommended MPPT controller?

I recall i think it was @Crossy bought some amazingly cheap LifePO4 batteries from somewhere online a while ago, still deals available?

thanks!

*I know that's not a lot, I'm a minimalist nowadays lol

3 hours ago, Lookpeter said:

i am from france

ha ha! bonjour, je suis anglais, mais normallement j'habite en France......des ordinateurs que je mentionee ci-dessus etait en France et le router de Orange...

Bon journee!!

PS those fire sticks are pants, as soon as you install some VPN software on them, it confuses the hell out of em lol

23 hours ago, bignbad said:

I do not want to hijack this OP discussion, but can the experts tell me if I can install a hard drive onto a 3BB router, as a network drive, and what is the password for a 3BB router if I need to change any settings?

again I would use a 'modded' Android TV box with armbian on it, it turns it into a 'small linux computer' then you can do 'anything' with them! google, hold on I'll finf it....this is the thread' *************** awesome lol https://forum.armbian.com/topic/26978-csc-armbian-for-rk3318rk3328-tv-box-boards/page/44/

On 4/23/2023 at 5:22 PM, Lookpeter said:

You have to know that I have a Samsung tv not using android system and I can not install a vpn  app if I do not use android. The only way I think is to install the vpn on the router

I try to do it by myself but it is not my job at all and it looks a little bit difficult for me. 

as a bit of FYI, I have used hacked android TV boxes to run kodi and IPTV and it generally works great cos you can install zomboided VPN on it...

I have a gorgeous looking Samsung TV in another cuntry, they spy on you, I also used a router with openvpn on it briefly and reverted back to the original cos the ISP throttled it from a rock steady 95meg link to about 60meg........you can 'bypass' some stuff by configuring your own DNS stuff ie Adguard DNS server is very good