I have not yet seen any "template" for creating a moteino driven outdoor sensor node that is waterproof, powered by battery and features solar charging. (I know there has been discussions on the need of solar charging on other topics on this forum).
Would be interesting to just start an open discussion about this, and look at "Seeeduino Stalker - Waterproof Solar Kit" (Found here:
http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/Seeeduino-Stalker-Waterproof-Solar-Kit-p-911.html ) as a good example of this kind of a setup and share links and experiences with alternative materials for this approach.
Personally I've been planning to create some outdoor nodes monitoring temperature, humidity and barometric pressure as a start.
For indoor sensor nodes i find the waterproof casing i linked to, too big and bulky. A smaller white casing with a separate battery room for quick replacement of batteries would be nice. Any tips here would be appreciated.
Already bought some of the waterproof enclosures that I later noticed that the seeduino stalker kit use.
Cost of material per node would be roughly 40$ with this setup. I find that a fair price. You will ofcourse need to add some sensors that bumps up the materials cost depending on your requirements.
Any thoughts / feedback would be nice.
08.12.14 Update: I bought a couple of each of the components on the list i was missing. (Battery, lipo charger and solar panel)
Will update this post when i get a simple node up and running (probably with a temp sensor).