Building an outdoor solar powered meshtastic node

Amazon Affiliate Links: -Solar bouy: https://amzn.to/439GUOq -RAK Wireless Mini Starter kit: https://amzn.to/4oSRzFL -MuziWorks 915Mhz Whip antenna: https://amzn.to/4qwNqbX This solar powered meshtastic node works well in full sun and can sustain itself if mounted without shade. I have it hanging from a tree branch, shaded by the tree above, and the battery is slowly getting drained (it's gone from 100% to 68% in about 45 days). Turning off the bluetooth radio (after setting it up to be remotely administered via LoRa appears to allow it to sustain LoRa relaying indefinitely (my battery percentage has stayed in the 93-89% range over the last two weeks after I turned off the Bluetooth Radio). Where I got the cables from: Solar panel connector: ZHR-2 (JST) 1.5mm Solar panel cables: https://www.ebay.com/itm/388764032462 JST PH (Flat Spring Contact) (2mm spacing) Battery cables (NOTE, the black and red wires are in the wrong positions, but it physically fits just fine.. so when you attach it to the battery you'll find yourself soldering a red wire to a black wire, which feels very wrong.) https://www.ebay.com/itm/383731259229