I remember looking up the prices at the time and the Sailor 600 unit they got costs about $25K and with the modem uses 200+ Watts of power (plus $1K a month)
- They got the dish/connection (I believe) free, they did an episode on it.
- As far as I can tell (I've watched all their episodes) they've never actually said it is any good, so maybe that tells me something? I don't know, I'd love to hear a yay/nay from them.
> As far as I can tell (I've watched all their episodes) they've never actually said it is any good, so maybe that tells me something?
They've also hardly mentioned their solar panels, which tells you something? They've also hardly mentioned their their LiFePO batteries, which tells you something? They've also hardly mentioned the generator they got in South Africa, which tells you something?
People don't notice when things go right. The fact that that the gear blends into the background is probably an indication of it just working.
They did a live stream during one of the lockdowns (when they were still in the Bahamas?) when they did comment on it being very good. They said that without it they couldn't really have done much content during 2020(?).
He seemed to like it when I spoke with him. It draws 200ish watts, so you don’t want to leave it running over night.
I was able to pull down weather/email and surf the web a bit at the Dry Tortugas. The connection seemed solid even while swinging on anchor. It wasn’t too swelly, which would make for a more trying test.
I run an Iridium Go for weather now. It’s easier on energy and the wallet, but the trade off is a slow uplink.
Pretty sure they got the dish free, they did an episode on it. I've watched Delos since the beginning. I'd be surprised if they make that sort of money.
IDK, don't think it's far off. Just from there patreon income alone they'll be pulling over 500k/y (this just by calculating there base fee $5 per vid, they have 2,062 patreons, so assuming some will be paying more, they'll likely be getting more than 500k/y just from patreon) ex taxes, fees etc.
Nevermind the income they get from merch, sponsors and YT ads.
Not trying to be negative, I say good on them, they worked hard on it, and have been doing it for years.
> I say good on them, they worked hard on it, and have been doing it for years.
Oh for sure, I support them on patreon :) GOod on them for finding a way to live their best life.
I think you have to take into account patreon monthly limits people can set too. It still seems like it's a high estimate.
One site I found estimates the income much lower, https://socialblade.com/youtube/c/svdelos, though I have no idea of the accuracy, and this estimate seems pretty low.
I'd be really curious to know for sure, but I'm sure they won't say :)
* https://svdelos.com/sailing-videos/how-to-get-super-fast-int...
Not cheap, but it seems you can get roughly DSL-equivalent speeds.