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We have considered dummy cameras, just not sure how effective they would be. The problem is mainly petty vandalism.

That's not a house in the image, just a barn with no power. Looks like internet is not an option, the satellite fee is too expensive.

300m to wifi? Or to a nice hardline connection? What about satellite internet? No chance of hard wire. I don't know what's involved with satellite but believe it is expensive. I've attached a JPEG showing the location to give an idea of the problem, the one building visible at the edge is just a barn with no power.

Probably at least 300m from anywhere with wifi. Location is SE UK.

Thanks for the info, I'll check those out. I'm a long way from S. Carolina, all the way across the Atlantic.

Unique problem you have here but not impossible. I would go with solar panels on the top of it (if you don't think they will be vandalized) to a battery in an enclosure in the container. I would go with a wireless camera so that you can connect directly to a Wifi hotspot (Verizon and several cell providers offer this for a monthly fee). The hotspot can just be permanently charged and stay on all the time. However, with the data rates charges and limits this might prove expensive. Any reason you can't just go with local storage? We could use local storage but, because there might be periods of weeks when we don't visit the site, it would be useful to be able to check it remotely.

Thanks for your reply Don. Can I run a router without having mains power?

I'm a complete novice at this, I work with a local charitable group in my spare time & we have a 40ft steel ISO container used for storage. The container is in a remote area with no power or WiFi but reasonable mobile phone coverage. We have suffered from vandalism in the past & 1 serious but unsuccessful attempt to get into our store. Is there any possibility of having a CCTV system to keep a watch in this area? The site is mostly unattended so ideally we would access the camera by phone periodically to check. We could erect a pole for the camera which I guess would have to be solar powered & the pole could be against the container so that other equipment would be inside. Any advice or information you can give would be gratefully received.