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Living Off-Grid: A Conversation with Rick Harrison

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Battle Born Batteries are a great choice for an off-grid lifestyle, thanks to their safe lithium chemistry and versatility. We enjoy checking up on customers such as Rick Harrison and hearing howย heโ€™sย able to get out there and stay out there with technology that canโ€™t be beat!ย 

Meet Rick:

Rick Harrison ofย Historyย Channel’sย Pawn Starsย has been able to make his off-grid ranch in Oregon as efficient as possible thanks to our LiFePO4 technology.ย Runningย a massiveย 48ย Battle Bornย battery system,ย Rickย canย powerย three buildings that make up the property, plus his machine shop.ย Rickโ€™s property is powered byย solar, wind, and waterย with Battle Born Batteriesย being the perfect solution forย storingย all that energy. His system allowsย himย toย powerย heavy machineryย and make his own lumber now that the energyย is stored efficiently.ย 

Inย ourย latestย video, Rickย spokeย with ourย CEOย Denisย about how his setup has significantly improved. Lead acid certainly weighed down Rickโ€™s property in the past, and heโ€™s impressed by how our LiFePO4 technology has paired so well with his solar, wind and microhydro setups.ย After usingย our products for a few years,ย Rickย believes that the investment has paid off when compared to lead acid!ย 

With a main house, guest house,ย caretakerโ€™s quarters,ย and his machine shop,ย it takes a lot to power Rickโ€™s property. If he had guests over, he said that the generator would turn onย late at nightย when lead acid batteries failed to supply his system with enough power. Having the wrong power system can ruin the peace that peopleย look forย by going off-grid. Splitting his time between Oregon and Las Vegas, Rick would come home after a few weeks of being away to a ton of problems. Most of his time on the property was spent maintaining the batteries or running generators, so he couldnโ€™t relax and enjoy the solitude.ย 

With Battle Born Batteries,ย Rick is now able to enjoy his property without all theย hassleย that comes with a lead acid system. Thereโ€™s a peace of mind now that he never had with his earlier system. Not only is Rick able to enjoy his time up in Oregon, but he no longer worries about his family being at theย propertyย withoutย himย there, he knows they are safe with our LiFePO4 batteries and that his family will have reliable power.ย โ€œYou guys came up with something thatโ€™s really made a world of difference. Itโ€™s so reliable!โ€ย Rick said. โ€œIf thereโ€™s no sun for days, Iโ€™m still able to have power when Iโ€™m up here.โ€ย 

On a sunny day he generatesย fourย kilowatts of solar and the hydroย plant setup generates 1,700 watts of power all day, every day.ย With Battle Born Batteries, the most Rick does is check on them about once aย week butย boasts about how trulyย maintenanceย free the batteries are.ย 

A setup of multiple Battle Born Batteries at Rick Harrison's off-grid property..

What’s Next?

When you are out inย exceptionallyย remoteย parts of Oregon, the last thing you want to experience is a loss of power when you need it most. This was a serious cause of anxietyย forย Rick,ย becauseย ifย he or his guestsย were ever caught inย a storm,ย gettingย to the nearest town would be difficult. Reliable power is an absolute mustย when living off-grid.ย At Battle Born Batteries, we are here to help provide peace of mind with a reliable and safe power source forย allย our customers!ย ย 

For more informationย and to see previous videos onย Rickโ€™s awesome off-grid ranch, check out our previous blog postย here! Weโ€™re glad to hear that he no longerย has battery anxietyย when being far away from town.ย Check out Rickโ€™sย Instagramย and theย Gold and Silver Pawn Shop websiteย for more informationย about what heโ€™s up to.ย 

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One thought on “Living Off-Grid: A Conversation with Rick Harrison

  1. Fascinating! Thanks for sharing this. I am always amazed to see how these ‘off-grid’ estates can run without power lines.

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