Author: Mashy P

  • Sunny Bins Solar generator crowd funded for the Northern Beaches Music Festival

    On October 21st/22nd/23rd 2016 in Collaroy, site of the recent climate change driven destruction, there is a music festival called the Northern Beaches Music Festival. Thanks to a crowd funding campaign driven by Daniel Robins from Lock the Gate Alliance the components for this Solar generator was made possible. The Sunny Bins Solar Generator will be used at the festival to create an off grid Solar Stage. Performers on the stage include The Lurkers, Scarlets Revenge, Patrick Harte & Jo Bolan, Adder’s Fork, Ian’The Punp’ Macintosh,Stu Tyrell, Under The Weather, D.J Dr Karimantan, Mashy P.
    A set of 4 times 40 amp/hr batteries in parallel drive a 1500w inverter meaning off grid 240v power can enable live bands to play through self powered Sunny Bin wheelie bin sound systems. Bands with their own demands of stage power for amps, mixing desk etc will be catered for, also off grid cinema events can now be put on. We look forward to testing out the new unit.

    The buggy can be positioned in any direction to soak up maximum solar rays
    Also has built in wall charger
    1500w invereter powered by 4 times 40am/hr batteries and two solar panels
    In Solar House mode

  • Sunny Bins providing the soundtrack to the Sydney’s Spring Cycle

    Sunny Bins Spring Cycle

    Sunny Bins at Spring Cycle
    The Blue Whale at Leichhardt

    For the second year in a row Sunny Bins has provided the sound track for the Spring Cycle by having mobile wheelie bin sound systems at some of the various stops on the circuit.

    Sunny Bins at Spring Cycle
    The Cockatoo Cranka at Haberfield

    Once a year I have to get up at 5.30am with my trusty dog Piccolo and lug several Wheelie Bin sound systems to spots around Sydney so when the cyclists turn up theres a party happening.
    Yes we were in a car ( and trailer ) but you try lugging 5 heavy wheelie bin sound systems on a bike.
    So Piccolo the ever eager hound and I weaved our way through the springy emerald city from Leichhardt to Western Sydney Parklands dropping off the sound systems with a special Spring Cycle playlist before the 10,000 riders started their circuit.

    Sunny bins at Spring Cycle
    The Love bin

    Since 1984 the Spring Cycle has been attracting riders of all ages and abilities, on bikes of all shapes and sizes. By showcasing Sydney’s growing cycling infrastructure and facilities, the event promotes cycling as a viable and sustainable recreation and transport option for everyone.
    Sunny Bins at Spring Cycle
    The Panda bin at Merrylands featuring Piccolo the trusty Sunny Bins hound

    My journey through Liechhardt and Haberfield took me past the shocking building sites/loss of public lands to the disastrous Westconnex project before heading out west to greener pastures.

    Great to see so many cyclists out on a sunny spring day managing to get about despite Westconnex’s attempt to destroy this town for needless badly designed toll roads.

    Sunny Bins at Spring Cycle
    The Lion Bin at Western Sydney Parklands

    more pix from the day on the Spring Cycle Facebook page

  • Sunny Bins Solar stage

    Sunny Bins are expanding the possibilities of off-grid gigs with this crowd fund campaign to get an inverter for the Sunny Bins solar stage at The Northern Beaches Music Festival this October 22nd, its free so come along or donate to the campaign if you can.
    Click below to find out more…

    Sunny Bins Solar Stage featuring 'The Inverter Buggy'
    Sunny Bins Solar Stage featuring ‘The Inverter Buggy’

  • The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever (Sydney)

    What a fantastic fun community celebration at Sydney Park, the now worldwide Kate Bush Wuthering Heights cult dance link up has grown since 2013 starting in the the U.K, its now all over the planet. Sydney park was one of the venues for the ‘The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever’ and it went off in fine form. Sunny Bins proved 2 speaker bins wirelessly linked up, check out the facebook live feed.