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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by BeardedBlaze@lemmy.world to c/meshtastic@mander.xyz

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Just received my first meshtastic device. Unfortunately, as I expected, I couldn't connect to another node from home. Drove to the top of the skiing hill by my house, and was super excited to see nodes pop up. Tried DMing the closest one, but I didn't have much time to stick around for the response. Thinking about asking the general manager of the ski resort permission to put a router on top of the mountain (if I'm wrong about the mode, let me know, but seems router would be best fit). Does anyone have recommendations for outdoor solar panel ready-to-go kits?

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[–] vulpes 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The whole mesh network thing seems very cool, but I am just not really sure what I would use it for. Given it seems really cheap, I might get some device anyway, but just wondering if anyone actually has more of a use case outside of messaging random nodes?

[–] Quexotic 4 points 1 month ago

Off the grid item/child/dog tracker

[–] BeardedBlaze@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

There are a lot of areas around me that do not have cellular coverage. Also, nice to have a fall back plan if shit hits the fan.