Almost Horsepower! Sun Scoop Tracking Solar Reflector to Steams Soil Improve Garden Production, and Dehydrates Fruit Too!

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Almost Horsepower! Sun Scoop Tracking Solar Reflector to Steams Soil Improve Garden Production, and Dehydrates Fruit Too!

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The sunscoop is vastly superior to my old solar concentrator, because it allows easier access to the cooking pot or dehydrating fruit.

Supplies

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saws, lumber abs sheet of plastic

Incremental But Very Large Production Improvements

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Improved solar reflector increases both the power and the ease of use. I steam 5 or 6 times more soil per day and it is done to a better standard

Dehydrating Food

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It is now a solar dehydrator too. But it needs some work due to temperature differences along the way.

Improvements for the Future

I will be adding a fan and thermostats to the dehydrator. I will do a small version with 2 sun scoops on it too.