Earth 4 Energy Review

January 21, 2009 | By admin In Reviews |

Our Rating:

Plenty of people will provide an Earth 4 Energy review saying the product is great, but few actually tell us why or whether it can really benefit our efforts to take advantage of wind and solar power in the home. For those of us who are prospective buyers of this type of product, often one of the foremost questions we have in our minds is ‘will this really give me the information I need to get the job done?’. The reality is, a lot of the online ‘tutorial’ type packages are a bit light on when it comes to the all important details of actually purchasing and installing the necessary components to a wind power or solar energy system.

Without wanting to sound too much the cynic, if I purchase a guide on how to build a windmill…I want a guide on how to build a windmill, not a fluffy overgeneralized guide which blankets basic info with unpersuasive propaganda about how good I should feel for ‘doing my part’ for the environment. Not that saving the planet isn’t high on my agenda…it is, but I want to make sure that any info product I purchase showing me how is worthy of the investment.

Fortunately, Earth 4 Energy is one of the guides which doesn’t skimp on the details. In fact, it’s positively brimming with info and that is one of the major reasons it tops our product list.

In short…we like idiot proof.

The Facts

Earth 4 Energy is a downloadable ‘ebook’ and video product which primarily comprises a 70+ page pdf document and associated tutorial video’s. Ahhhhh video’s…thank goodness for videos. It is quite literally a step by step, fully integrated guide to purchasing and installing alternative energy systems and if the vids aren’t enough the book is fully illustrated to help the handyman handicapped among us.

What immediately impressed us was the ease of use of the guide, and the emphasis on affordability of alternative energy systems. It literally takes a step by step, paint by numbers approach to to the task of implementing solar and wind power supply using readily available materials. For those living outside the States (like me) you’ll need to make the odd metric adjustments, but one other huge benefit of Earth 4 Energy was the provision of exact specifications and material requirements. Did we mention we loved the video’s? Anything that lets us be a home hardware expert by mimicry alone gets our thumbs up.

We’re not left in the dark wondering which battery we need, guessing what the appropriate height of our wind tower should be, or how to set up our relay to figure out whether they are actually charging and saving us money or whether we’ve simply constructed an expensive garden ornament. Those with a bit of technical knowledge will probably want to skip over some of the more obvious guidelines, but can still benefit from the designs.

The Nitty Gritty

Our power saving efforts cost us a paltry $197, sneaking in under the suggested $200 budget. This included all necessary materials although we did cheat by using (with permission) some aggy pipe from the neighbours who are still building, and this gave us the blades at nil cost. Had we used more recycled parts we probably could have saved more.

Whilst I did have the assistance of one of the lads who is fairly handy, I honestly believe I could have followed through with process on my own, although I did take the odd bit of advice from the local hardware store. We’re in the process of testing out just how much power we’re generating and what the savings will be in monetary terms, so stay tuned for updates. Our next project will be the solar panels, which we initially thought would present the bigger of the two projects but certainly seems do-able.

What Will It Set You Back?

Ordinarily Earth 4 Energy will set you back $89.95 but it’s currently sporting a $49.97 sale price. Whilst I suspect the ’sale price’ is probably nothing more than a marketing ploy, these things are prone to change without warning, so it’s probably best to get in under fifty clams whilst you can. My view on the purchase price was pretty simple…I was positive I could easily waste more than the cost of the guide by virtue of the mistakes I would make trying to build this stuff without it.

The Skinny

One of the problems we’ve found with rating info-products is that some are genuinely so crap that the bar for excellence is too low for a high rating to carry much weight. However, we gave Earth 4 Energy a very satisfied 5 stars and can happily recommend it to those DIY enthusiasts looking to reap the advantages of both wind power and solar energy.

Having this guide made the process a fun challenge rather than a confusing, frustrating exercise, and my better half was acutely appreciative of the lack of thrown hammers and expletives which normally accompany any home project. We say jump on this one while its hot.

Get your copy of Earth 4 Energy now.

EARTH 4 ENERGY BONUS

Yep, here’s a bit of an incentive for ya. If you do decide to nab a copy of Earth 4 Energy through our site, we’ll throw in an added bonus called ‘Renewable Energy - Eco Friendly’. It retails at $27 and includes additional tips about how to get the most out of renewable energy solutions, like water power, bio-diesel and how to deal with renewable energy and tax credits (after all, if you go to the effort of creating an energy source at home, you want to make the most out of it).