Is solar the way to go?
Looking for some input from those of you that use solar to charge your battery. What are good kits to buy that are affordable and portable? How long does it take you to charge in all conditions? Is so...
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profdant139 wrote:
The only downside of solar is that it does not work well if you usually camp in deep forest shade, as we do. If I camped in the open more often, there would be no question about it. Even if solar is more expensive than a generator, I would pay almost any price not to have to hear my generator. I have one of those super-quiet Honda 2000 units -- it is very quiet, but not silent. We almost never run it. Silence is one of the main reasons that we go camping.
Since we went solar, I've had to change where I pick my spots when in the forest. If we are going to be more then 2 days, I'm looking for a spot with about 6 hours of sun per day. That is enough for us to keep enough of a charge to go over 1 week, but we never go over 1 week at one spot.
Rareiy do I bring the Honda with us - I do if it's a one week+ trip, and that is just in case. Even then, I usually don't use it - just lock it up.
