Quote Originally Posted by fred View Post
Ouch!! So is their house wired up or not?? Probably not eh! In that case you really need 12 volt bulbs which are still pretty cheap.. This Ebay page has a 200 Watt solar system for 700 Quid and bulbs are 1.75 so not too bad.. Hopefully it will all fit in a Balikbayan box..
(Actualy they say they will ship to remote countries free) Might even get one myself!!
.......Other then that the only other option is a small Petrol generator?? A 1000KW unit is about 80 Quid here..
Yes you're right fred, no eleccy on the island
I would love to buy an expensive system like that but we regularly send money over there for their house etc., and we are a one income family here in the UK with a new baby recently.....
My wife's parents have wisely saved the money and we are buying the wood for their new roof and new second storey too in the New Year.
I will look at the pennies and may get a cheaper solar set-up as they go to bed when the sun sets there.
The genny would be a problem as it would require regular boat costs for petrol on top of the cost of the juice anyway.