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Saturday, June 6, 2026
The OGLS Newsletter
Today across off-grid: builds, gear, gardens, and grid-down know-how.
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Why pushback is growing against New Jersey’s crazy e-bike law (4 minute read)
New Jersey’s controversial new e-bike law was pitched as a way to improve safety, but with its July 19 implementation date rapidly approaching, a growing number of riders, advocates, and even lawmakers are arguing that the state may have gone too far.Fraunhofer Wants Solar Cells On Vehicles — To Help The Grid (6 minute read)
The idea of putting solar panels on vehicles has been around for decades. I can’t say how many companies I’ve seen come and go that planned to produce and sell solar-powered cars. It’s just not the safest and most efficient place to deploy solar panels. However, I’ve never really seen ... [continued] The post Fraunhofer Wants Solar Cells On Vehicles — To Help The Grid appeared first on CleanTechnica.Livestock
The Pacemaker Patch (9 minute read)
A pacemaker is implanted to send signals that regulate a patient’s heartbeat, and to do that, you need power. That means they require battery changes, and when the device in question happens to be inside your chest, that means surgery. Sometimes as often as every five years. [Alex Music] writing in Spectrum notes that researchers have a new paper discussing a possible alternative: a tiny patch stuck to the outside of the chest that uses ultrasound to pace the heart rhythm. Rats, pigs, and human heart cell samples have all responded to the system. You might wonder how ultrasound could make yourCamping & Hiking
What’s the biggest ‘sticker shock’ in RVing today? (5 minute read)
Not too many years ago, one of the biggest selling points of RV travel was affordability. Sure, there were fuel costs and campground fees, but many RVers felt they could travel comfortably without breaking the bank. These days, however, it seems like nearly everything associated with RVing costs more than it used to. And it […]Why i’m hiking the CDT (9 minute read)
Hi, my name is Tom Y, and this year I’ll be hiking along* the Continental Divide Trail and sharing my journey with you on The Trek. In this post i’ll explain some of my motivations for undertaking this journey, how i got into hiking and share the guidelines for this trip. So why am I planning to spend 6 months walking across the USA, instead of lying on a beach somewhere warm, drinking cocktails? I’ve tried to distil my varied motivations into three main reasons : 1: I really like long distance hiking. ... The post Why i’m hiking the CDT appeared first on The Trek.RV & Overland
