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  1. R

    Solar panel for 12v battery

    I’m in the market for a solar panel to keep my travel trailer battery topped off when not being used. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
  2. H

    FYI Interesting situation with LiFePO4 batteries and freezing temps today

    Kevin, I'm of the same battery frame of mind as you. Our old 32' Bounder does quite well on 4 GC2 batteries and 860 watts of solar. No weather worries. No converting to Li needs. Guess those 82 candles I blew out this year, keeps me in the old school. GRIN! Richard
  3. Rich-MLsRV

    Question Roof solar pre-wire access

    In the photo below is the marked area where I should find the solar pre-wire? I understand one needs to drill thru the roof covered by the metal plate to access the solar pre-wire?
  4. B

    How to connect solar generator to Electrical Panel from inside

    Hi Everyone We recently experienced during a trip to national park that we cannot run generator during quite hours. I have got a solar generator Jackery 1000 explorer to have my Refrigerator, fan and few lights running based on need. Do you have any recommendation on how to connect it to the...
  5. Joe Hogan

    FYI Interesting story regarding RV choice and solar install

    https://odysee.com/@undecidedmf:a/off-grid-rv-living-going-solar-on-the:4
  7. T

    Battery reset

    Using the under hood generator while driving, plus solar. When camping we usually hook up with 30 AMPs
  8. Jim

    Stella Vita! - The worlds first solar camper car.

    Today, Solar Team Eindhoven presents the world's first solar powered mobile home called Stella Vita. The vehicle generates enough solar energy to live and drive on. With this, the students are taking the next step towards a sustainable future. On 19 September, the solar house on wheels will hit...
  9. Neal

    URPOWER Solar Lights

    ...lights at the four corners of my coach, I actually removed the forward left one as the slide tipper was triggering it. These motion activated solar powered solar lights are great for security, illumination when you walk in areas so you don't walk into slides, etc. etc. I use the 3M hook tape...
  10. lostinfla

    Question Replacing house batteries

    I am aware there is no connection with solar, but most that I have seen go Lithium with solar panels for off grid camping. I just want to loose some weight on the drivers side of the coach and have power without having to worry about going below 60% SOC. I think I'm sold on LiFePO4, but just...
  11. B

    solar/inverter/autoswitch set up.

    So I have a fifth wheel that has a built in generator, had it installed at the dealer when it was new. I want to put in a solar set up with an inverter and auto switch so I don't have to run the generator as much when dry camping. Because of the built in generator there is already an auto switch...
  13. R

    Kitched questions.

    ...generator or do you plan on buying a portable generator. For the first three years of owning my Class C, I always used my generator for the microwave. Seven months ago I installed solar and only on a rare occasion will I use the gas generator. I have not been hooked up to shore power for 7...
  14. H

    CA strikes again with CARB ACT

    You also don't need major tax breaks to make ethanol viable. You wouldn't see any wind or solar farms anywhere if it wasn't for the tax advantages.
  15. T

    Can’t find pre-wired solar connection

    We just bought a new 2021 Coachmen Chaparral 373MBRB that is pre-wired for rooftop solar. We see the connection on the roof, but cannot find the other end of the wires and/or the charge controller. Any suggestions?
  16. M

    Remove SAT dish or leave it?

    ...motor still worked for orientation). Have kept all the equipment in place for resale purposes but at this point probably is becoming more of a liability. Would rather have more space for solar, but the cost of adding more solar is too high to find any positive ROI, except for “fun” value.
  17. Kevin D Pem

    Solar for Dummies

    ...4 people close to me living in tents and cars! They use jackeries and blueitties.( don't know the spelling). These devices are referred to as solar generators. The charge system consists of 100 to 200 watt solar panels! Here's the kicker!!!! They love the things! A far cry from the lifestyle...
  19. Soniccruzer

    MOD My new solar boondocking toy!

    My wife Cindy and I have been RVing for over 25 years owning three different motorhomes with solar panels on the roof. The first two had 400W of ridged tilting panels that required me to climb and manually tilt the panels to gain optimum output while boon docking. Both of these motorhomes had...
  20. T

    What Class A should we replace ours with?

    ...to drive around until she got done. Been there done that don't want to do it again. On a different note the current Class A we live in has solar 300 watts and we would like to find a similar system or better. If we cannot find one we are considering moving the current system to the newer...
  21. S

    FYI Amazing inflatable solar light

    A friend showed me this inflatable solar lamp that work really well. They are great outside near the camp site. Slightly expensive but very portable and effective. Hopefully full link works now. MPOWERD Luci Outdoor 2.0 - Inflatable Solar Light, Clear Finish, Adjustable Strap...
  22. R

    Going off grid.

    ...I have the option to charge the 3600 wh capacity with one or two of the 600 watt arrays on the roof (I also have 1 120 and 1 450 watt portable solar panels (Redundancy). I can also plug it in and charge it off the gas generator at up to 1800 watts. I also have a dc to dc charger hooked up to...
  23. Joe Hogan

    Thinking about 500 watts of solar

    Here is a discussion of the basics of solar power https://solairworld.com/solar-panel-voltage/?expand_article=1
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