kjbann@verizon.net wrote:
> Wish I had power run to the cabin. That would be a nice approach.
> At present, we only have generator power. I've thought I could
> probably power the network equipment at the cabin with 12 volt
> batteries if we don't want to run the generator. Seems like most of
> the equipment I've looked at is </= 12 vdc.
>
> Ken

Lots of stuff for 12v (check the trucking and RV'ng newsgroups), however,
what sort of bushes/trees/etc are in the line of sight at your intended
place... We ended up doing the ditch/power/powerline networking, cuz in the
spring all sorts of stuff grew, and green leafy stuff atentuates a WiFi
signal BIG time.... Line of sight was fine in the winter, but during the
spring and summer, forgetaboutit... too much green stuff grew in the way..

Just an aside, our cabin/guest house, was about 1000 ft back on our acreage
(in the forest area).. We just bit the bullet and ran a direct burial AC
cable to the outbuilding (was about $600 for the cable, and $180 to rent the
"ditch witch" to dig the ditch)... A bit more than we intended to spend,
but figured we may as well kill two birds with one stone... (actually 3.. we
also buried a 20 conductor utility cable in the ditch while we were at it,
use it for phone/intercom/etc, was another $180 bucks.. Direct burial
electric cables only have to be about 2ft down (perfect for a ditch witch,
it only makes a 2 ft deep trench), it's water and sewer that has to be
buried about 4ft down ((or at least below the frost line for your area, and
sewer has to be angled/graded))).