Backcountry Tech Solutions
Based in Ranchita, CA · 50-min emergency response · 2017–present
🚨Emergency? Call (760) 782-8476 · Press 1

When your internet goes down
at 6am, your IT guy
shouldn't be in San Diego.

BTS builds and maintains the connectivity, power resilience, and web applications that let backcountry businesses operate like they're in the city. Emergency response within 50 minutes for Julian, Borrego Springs, Warner Springs, and Santa Ysabel.

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Clients Served
From Human Contact
Infra Projects
AI Models
LIVE SYSTEM STATUS
ALL GREEN
Weekly Revenue+18% ↑
Claude Sonnet 4.6Active
Neon PostgresActive
Vercel Edge NetworkActive
What We Build & Fix

Five services. Full execution.

From emergency incident response to AI-powered web apps. Each service is a complete solution — not a starter pack. You get enterprise quality without enterprise overhead.

Enterprise Web Apps

Full-stack Next.js applications with AI assistants, admin dashboards, e-commerce, and real-time analytics. Built to the same spec every time.

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Wireless & Starlink

Point-to-point backhauls, mesh networks, and Starlink installations for ranches, farms, and rural properties. Real deployments in Ranchita terrain.

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Network Design & Deployment

Enterprise LAN/WAN design for backcountry businesses. Structured cabling, switching, routing, and managed Wi-Fi that actually stays up.

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Microsoft AD Environments

Active Directory setup, Azure AD integration, and identity management for small-to-medium businesses that need enterprise-grade access control.

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AI-Powered Dashboards

Claude, GPT-4o, and Grok integrations built directly into your admin panel. Lead scoring, FAQ bots, business insights — not bolt-on, built-in.

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AI Infrastructure

Three AI models.
One integrated stack.

Most agencies pick one AI tool and call it done. BTS routes each task to the model that handles it best — speed, power, or real-time data — without you ever noticing the switch.

Claude Sonnet 4.6
Anthropic
Active
Primary — Chat, Insights, Lead Scoring

Powers the prospect chat on this site, on-demand business analysis, and AI lead scoring on every contact form. Handles nuanced reasoning and long-form generation.

GPT-4o
OpenAI
Integrated
Secondary — Embeddings, Code Review

Handles vector embeddings for semantic search, code review pipelines, and structured data extraction. Integrated in the AI router — provider key pending.

Grok
xAI
Integrated
Tertiary — Real-Time Data

Routes queries that need real-time web data or current event context. Fastest response latency for time-sensitive automations.

Claude Sonnet is live on this site right now — answering prospect questions in real time.

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Live Work

Software and steel.
Real clients, real results.

Web apps you can visit right now. Infrastructure that's been running through bull season, frost season, and PSPS outages.

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Clairemont Water Store

clairemontwater.store

Walk-in water store with full admin panel: email management, newsletter, FAQ AI, Square sales analytics, compliance calendar, document vault.

Next.js 16Claude HaikuDrizzle/NeonAuth.js v5Resend
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Volcan Valley Apple Farm

harvest.volcanvalleyapple.farm

U-pick orchard with AI FAQ assistant, Square analytics, newsletter platform, Gusto payroll tracking, and a full e-commerce store with multi-vendor fulfillment.

Next.js 16Claude SonnetDrizzle/NeonStripeVercel Blob
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Carrisito Ranch

Infrastructure project

Two homes with no internet and no utility power. BTS built a solar-powered relay — 200W panel, dual batteries, Ubiquiti NanoStation hub — and bridged both homes. No monthly ISP cost added.

Ubiquiti NanoStation ACLiteBeam 5AC Gen2200W SolarAGM BatteriesJoBox
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Warner Springs Ranch Resort

Infrastructure project

Resort lost internet and credit card processing when the Cisco core failed. BTS arrived on emergency call, restored POS same day, and replaced the routing core in a 12-hour live migration.

TP-Link ER7212PC OmadaSFP Fiber TransceiversEmergency ResponseTelco Cleanup
All 10 case studies — software and infrastructure
Clients Served

Every name below is a real neighbor. Every backcountry prospect will recognize at least one.

Steampunk Farms Rescue BarnRanchita, CA
Semper Vets RealtyRanchita, CA
Volcan Valley Apple FarmJulian, CA
Rancho La SiestaJulian, CA
Coldwell Banker BorregoBorrego Springs, CA
Carrisito RanchSanta Ysabel, CA
Warner Springs Ranch ResortWarner Springs, CA
Birdsong RetreatChihuahua Valley, CA
Western BroadbandSan Marcos, CA
Clairemont Water StoreSan Diego, CA
Quietmind Mountain LodgeJulian (Lake Cuyamaca), CA
Druliner RanchPalomar Mountain, CA
C4 FoundationAngel Mountain / Mesa Grande, CA

“I know that my solutions will allow backcountry businesses to operate as though they are in urban and suburban settings, and I want to better the lives and livelihoods of my backcountry neighbors.”

— Erick Tronboll, Ranchita, CA
Security Promise

NSA-exceeding protection.
Documented. Public. Verifiable.

Every BTS client project ships with application-layer column encryption, immutable audit logs, zero-trust auth, and SOC 2–ready data handling. We publish our security baseline so you can hold us to it.

Column-level encryption
Sensitive fields encrypted at app layer, not just at rest
Immutable audit logs
Every admin action logged and tamper-proof
Zero-trust auth
Magic-link + password dual-factor, locked to one email
Edge-first deploys
Vercel edge network, zero cold-start admin routes
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Real clients. Real results.

We were juggling a shared Google Sheet, three email threads, and a whiteboard to manage properties and vet placements. Now I open one screen and everything is there — who's placed where, what's due, what needs attention. I don't know how we ran without it.

Starlene Bennin
Co-founder, Semper Vets

Harvest season used to mean handwritten order forms and a stack of sticky notes. Now customers order online, I see what's selling in real time, and the newsletter goes out without me chasing it. I actually get to focus on the orchard.

Chris Laidlaw
Operator, Volcan Valley Apple Farm

I was paying for a website that did nothing except exist. Now my customers can see water quality reports, check store hours, and I can send updates without calling everyone. The store finally feels like a real business online.

Cathy Cullen
Owner, Clairemont Water Store

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Backcountry Tech Solutions

Your neighbors are already on this list.

Julian. Borrego Springs. Warner Springs. Santa Ysabel. Chihuahua Valley. Shelter Valley. BTS has been doing this work since 2017.

Tell me what you're building — or what just broke. I'll tell you if BTS is the right fit, honestly, not salesy. If it's not, I'll point you somewhere that is.

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