[cuban leaf]

We're looking at wind too. As you can see in the first picture (our property includes two "knobs" with two "hollers" with streams) there can be some good wind sometimes.

[JOAT]

We get 300+ days of sunshine here, but the short winter days along with snowstorms make a full charge harder.

Don't know a thing about Kentucky sunshine, but if you got wind frequently, why not harness it too?

[jonose]

Don’t see a lake. Do you have a large cistern, or a shallow well?

[JGT]

I'm not trying to sound like a jerk, but why in the world would you post photos of your homestead and bug-out location?

[familyop]

If you haven’t already done so, consider downloading and composing a technical library by printing it for storage (DIY information on technologies). Some links that might be helpful:

http://www.arrl.org/
(very useful, no regular payments for service required for use)

https://www.outernet.is/en/
(possibly useful, no regular payments for service required for use)

Some recommended low tech. pursuits: residential construction, mechanics (start by repairing something, but study safety precautions first), thermal tech. (focus on heaters that use less wood, etc.), electrical work and electronics. There’s much more beyond that, when time allows (casting metals, machining, etc.).

And the movie, “Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil.” It’s a very entertaining movie (hugely funny, although it contains scenes of horrible injuries with special effects—not for kids), but it can also bestow a certain important kind of mental readiness for what may come (finding one’s real friends, in time: those who are really technically inclined in useful ways). Very much a necessity for those who are serious about getting by in much rougher economic times. If you’ve been well supported by the current establishment of recirculating debt, prepare to meet and respect some different and interesting people without unnecessary conflicts and losses.