Hey Don, what I learned about the meat there, is that the cattle eat grass down there, which makes the meat leaner/tougher, and US meat is force-fed corn, so the meat is fattier and tastier. But as you said, if you're in Manta, seafood is where it's at.
I don't know about their availability in Ecuador, but portable power banks have gotten pretty popular here in the US. Most can be charged via three different methods: grid power; solar power; or the 12 volt outlet from your car. They range in capacity from a few hundred watt-hours to several kilowatt-hours or more. If you use grid power, many of these units can also serve as an uninterrupted power supply. Depending upon your energy usage, one of these units might allow you to bridge these outtages with little to no disruption? Most of these power banks store energy with lithium iron phosphate batteries too. Much safer than the lithium ion technology and many makes are advertised to last for thousands of cycles before degrading to 80% of their listed capacity. Just a thought. These devices may be useful to the folks who dont want the hassle of using a gas-powered generator but would like to have backup power for lights, fans, or computers? Hope this all passes soon...
You'd want to get a solar generator. At least 500 watts for the essentials and maybe Don should also look into getting an inverter power bank and hook that up to the fridge. It'll automatically switch on when the grid is down and should last at least 5-6 hours.
good point on the beef-use a pressure cooker/instapot to soften the meat first..same in costa rica ..the reason is that the meat processors do not hang the beef for 7=15 days before going to markets to drain all blood and relax the muscle of the meats..they slaugter in the morning and at market by noon which will always be tough....crazy..
@Grumpy hey! Love your channel! Thank you for being you! I have a suggestion for your tough red meat. I have lived places with grass, fed cows, and grass starved cows were the meat was closer to leather than tender. I don’t know if you care or if you would like the outcome, but I found that there are several different ways to tenderize. One is canned milk. so your meat in the fridge for almost 24 hours and canned milk and it will remove any gaming flavor at the same same time as tenderizing it. More economical way is to crush Kia over the top of the meat and then bed it in some crushed papaya for several hours. That’s the best. The enzymes in the papaya breakdown the muscle tissue and soften it right up. Just a thought because I can’t live without some red meat and I’m sure when I’m there with you bro, I’ll be stocking up on papaya
@@DonShader with canned milk, at least overnight. With papaya, depends cut of meat and end result desired. For stir fry, cut thin and papaya is effective in 2-3 hours. Full steak, very tough, I prefer overnight and then turning it into more of a teriyaki style steak
I am cooling off about moving to Ecuador as I follow your experiences of living there. I know that no country is perfect but some offer more than others. Electricity is an essential need in this century and any country that cannot supply that has deeper problems.
Boy you said it. It blows mw away that we have to lose our power nine hours a day for this week. It really pisses me off because this country has had power for a very long time but they have neglected the system.
On the other side of the border , Peru is building a powerline to supply Ecuador with cheap electricity. Overproduction of energy coming fron different sources hydro , wind , solar and natural gas
Yet another fine video from Don. You really added realism to it when you said you’d better have a “swig of beer.” 😂 If my feeble memory serves me correctly, you had previously done a video where you got a good steak from a butcher. I don’t doubt that one bit since I think the supermarkets in Equador probably sell the same grade of meat as they do in Costa Rica and Mexico: Crappy! Keep up the good work and I look forward to the next one.
Don, thanks for the update. Can you get portable generators there? I have one here in FL to power my fridge and a small window a/c unit, just in case. Also, do your internet and cell services work during the outages? I work remotely, so just trying to get a handle on this latest monkey wrench. Thanks as always!
Oh yeah. That's the only thing keeping me going. I just yesterday realized that even though we lose our power (in my building), and by using the generator-powered circuit, and a couple nice long extension cords, I still have WiFi and TV. When the power is off from 6-9PM, that's the longest three hours one can imagine and for a type-A personality like me, sitting alone in the dark with nothing to do can be disasterous.
Mine doesn't. I use an extension cord to plug my router into that now gets it's power from our generator, and I run another cord to my TV so I don't have to sit in the dark with nothing to do.
The energy situation is pretty wild to be honest, I’m not even sure how to talk about it in a positive way other than “at least we have power”. The rationing in some parts of the country (according to articles) can go up to 14 hours. I just hope we get crazy amounts of rain out of nowhere to temporarily resolve this situation and that in that process we (the government) starts moving at light speed (assuming they aren’t already) to give us alternative power sources and maintenance to our current ones.
It's very distressing to me and also causeing a lot of financial distress for local businesses, not to mention the impact on digital nomads. I'm really perplexed as to how a country today can even let something like this happen.
Hey Don, can you give me a little more information about those Banks over there that you say they are paying 9% monthly on CD I’m really interested to deposit some money there to later on buying some property. Thank you.
It is for this week only but who knows about next week. This is an ongoing problem but most expats that live in the more modern highrises have generators We have a generator in our building that powers our refridgerators, garage doors, elevators and hall lights but that's it. Yes, at some point I have to start thinking of a strategy for either learning how to deal with this, or get the hell out and go somewhere else.
I’m not sure how Ecuador can justify landlords raising rent prices when there are these continued serious power outages. However, due to less people renting rents are usually raised to make up the difference of not having regular renters. Crazy, right? You mentioned Florida and yes, a lot of people are leaving there, can’t even afford the house insurance anymore, because they keep getting pounded once and twice a year with devastating hurricanes the past couple of years. Helene is about to hit Florida today. 🌀 I guess the only way I could survive there is with Starlink Internet, power banks, and generator out the Wazoo. For now I’d rather spend my money other ways.
Ecuador has hydroelectric power. Ecuador is currently experiencing a drought along with increased electric usage. That's why the power outages. This inflation is part of global economics. The U.S. has higher inflation.
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Hey Don, what I learned about the meat there, is that the cattle eat grass down there, which makes the meat leaner/tougher, and US meat is force-fed corn, so the meat is fattier and tastier. But as you said, if you're in Manta, seafood is where it's at.
I don't know about their availability in Ecuador, but portable power banks have gotten pretty popular here in the US. Most can be charged via three different methods: grid power; solar power; or the 12 volt outlet from your car. They range in capacity from a few hundred watt-hours to several kilowatt-hours or more. If you use grid power, many of these units can also serve as an uninterrupted power supply. Depending upon your energy usage, one of these units might allow you to bridge these outtages with little to no disruption? Most of these power banks store energy with lithium iron phosphate batteries too. Much safer than the lithium ion technology and many makes are advertised to last for thousands of cycles before degrading to 80% of their listed capacity. Just a thought. These devices may be useful to the folks who dont want the hassle of using a gas-powered generator but would like to have backup power for lights, fans, or computers? Hope this all passes soon...
Thank you for that.
@@kilo2bravo007 I was going to ask the same question. I see them advertised on my device.
You'd want to get a solar generator. At least 500 watts for the essentials and maybe Don should also look into getting an inverter power bank and hook that up to the fridge. It'll automatically switch on when the grid is down and should last at least 5-6 hours.
good point on the beef-use a pressure cooker/instapot to soften the meat first..same in costa rica ..the reason is that the meat processors do not hang the beef for 7=15 days before going to markets to drain all blood and relax the muscle of the meats..they slaugter in the morning and at market by noon which will always be tough....crazy..
@Grumpy hey! Love your channel! Thank you for being you! I have a suggestion for your tough red meat. I have lived places with grass, fed cows, and grass starved cows were the meat was closer to leather than tender. I don’t know if you care or if you would like the outcome, but I found that there are several different ways to tenderize. One is canned milk. so your meat in the fridge for almost 24 hours and canned milk and it will remove any gaming flavor at the same same time as tenderizing it. More economical way is to crush Kia over the top of the meat and then bed it in some crushed papaya for several hours. That’s the best. The enzymes in the papaya breakdown the muscle tissue and soften it right up. Just a thought because I can’t live without some red meat and I’m sure when I’m there with you bro, I’ll be stocking up on papaya
Thanks for the tip. I'll give that a try. When you say "several" hours, what exactly does that mean? How long do you let yours marinate?
@@DonShader with canned milk, at least overnight. With papaya, depends cut of meat and end result desired. For stir fry, cut thin and papaya is effective in 2-3 hours. Full steak, very tough, I prefer overnight and then turning it into more of a teriyaki style steak
I am cooling off about moving to Ecuador as I follow your experiences of living there. I know that no country is perfect but some offer more than others. Electricity is an essential need in this century and any country that cannot supply that has deeper problems.
Boy you said it. It blows mw away that we have to lose our power nine hours a day for this week. It really pisses me off because this country has had power for a very long time but they have neglected the system.
@@DonShader Ecuador relies on hydroelectric power. There's a drought so that's why power is at a premium.
I agree. This place is pretty messed up and I would think differently about coming here for now.
Excellent follow up! Thank you
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On the other side of the border , Peru is building a powerline to supply Ecuador with cheap electricity. Overproduction of energy coming fron different sources hydro , wind , solar and natural gas
Yet another fine video from Don. You really added realism to it when you said you’d better have a “swig of beer.” 😂 If my feeble memory serves me correctly, you had previously done a video where you got a good steak from a butcher. I don’t doubt that one bit since I think the supermarkets in Equador probably sell the same grade of meat as they do in Costa Rica and Mexico: Crappy! Keep up the good work and I look forward to the next one.
Txs for the updates.
Don, thanks for the update. Can you get portable generators there? I have one here in FL to power my fridge and a small window a/c unit, just in case. Also, do your internet and cell services work during the outages? I work remotely, so just trying to get a handle on this latest monkey wrench. Thanks as always!
Oh yeah. That's the only thing keeping me going. I just yesterday realized that even though we lose our power (in my building), and by using the generator-powered circuit, and a couple nice long extension cords, I still have WiFi and TV. When the power is off from 6-9PM, that's the longest three hours one can imagine and for a type-A personality like me, sitting alone in the dark with nothing to do can be disasterous.
@@DonShader I understand too well. Isn’t it funny how the same three hour period can feel like a day!
@@kathyandthedogs626 Absolutely!
Does the internet go completely down with the electricity off, or is it just the pc's go without power.
Depends on who you are using.
Mine doesn't. I use an extension cord to plug my router into that now gets it's power from our generator, and I run another cord to my TV so I don't have to sit in the dark with nothing to do.
power out....do you have food in freezer? in USA we do,,,,,
The energy situation is pretty wild to be honest, I’m not even sure how to talk about it in a positive way other than “at least we have power”. The rationing in some parts of the country (according to articles) can go up to 14 hours. I just hope we get crazy amounts of rain out of nowhere to temporarily resolve this situation and that in that process we (the government) starts moving at light speed (assuming they aren’t already) to give us alternative power sources and maintenance to our current ones.
It's very distressing to me and also causeing a lot of financial distress for local businesses, not to mention the impact on digital nomads.
I'm really perplexed as to how a country today can even let something like this happen.
Looked it up, 2024 inflation for Ecuador has been estimated to be around 1.28% for the year.
Thank you, I appreciate that.
Hey Don, can you give me a little more information about those Banks over there that you say they are paying 9% monthly on CD I’m really interested to deposit some money there to later on buying some property. Thank you.
Its true. They're called CDs and some places offer 10%. If you've got 150k, putting those all into CDs and you could live off the interest each month.
@@joshuacarpenter4477 I love it. That's how life used to be.
Don, power is off 9 hrs per day? Is that everyday? How do you keep food in your fridge? Do you have any plans on moving?
It is for this week only but who knows about next week. This is an ongoing problem but most expats that live in the more modern highrises have generators
We have a generator in our building that powers our refridgerators, garage doors, elevators and hall lights but that's it.
Yes, at some point I have to start thinking of a strategy for either learning how to deal with this, or get the hell out and go somewhere else.
I’m not sure how Ecuador can justify landlords raising rent prices when there are these continued serious power outages. However, due to less people renting rents are usually raised to make up the difference of not having regular renters. Crazy, right?
You mentioned Florida and yes, a lot of people are leaving there, can’t even afford the house insurance anymore, because they keep getting pounded once and twice a year with devastating hurricanes the past couple of years. Helene is about to hit Florida today. 🌀
I guess the only way I could survive there is with Starlink Internet, power banks, and generator out the Wazoo. For now I’d rather spend my money other ways.
Can one bid down the rents with real estate rentals?
Everything here is negotiable.
71 % of Ecuador power hydroelectric. Drought has minimized output. You need lots of rain .
Ecuador has hydroelectric power. Ecuador is currently experiencing a drought along with increased electric usage. That's why the power outages. This inflation is part of global economics. The U.S. has higher inflation.
I guess most views go to the liars-to the people spouting views people want to believe. I hang out with you to get the truth.
Do you know how long these outages will last? Will there be more outages in the next few months?
I haven't heard anything yet on how long this could go on. Until the rain season hits, there's no telling how long this could last.
@@DonShader theres rain in forecast now
There are a lot of fires going on right now. That's a concern for the Whole world it seems...
It means your in a third world country!
REALLY!!??
Thanks for that!
@@DonShader 🤣🤣