Thanks. To answer this:

• 3 small solar panels, using this case.
• I plan on leaving the rope or fishing line attached so I can bring it back down if needed
• Luckily it’s in a forest on my property, and the branch it would be on is more likely to kill someone, but it’s good to consider either way
• It’ll definitely have an affect, although I’m not sure how much. Maybe I can choose a part of the branch with little foliage?
• They definitely will
• I plan on resin coating the case and using silicone around the panels. We do get a ton of rain here, but hopefully it wouldn’t matter too much if it died from rain since it’ll be relatively cheap

Yep, that’s the plan! This is what I’m going to put up there, ideally.