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No solar on the 5th wheel. Reason is, it stays at home and is always plugged in (I live in it about 9 months out of the year there). I would love to set it up for off-grid solar but due to its location (in the forest) I doubt it would be worth the investment. Too many trees and mountains, too much shade. If I ever took it anywhere I would rig something up, but it never moves. I have the truck camper for that.
Is your 50-watt panel helping? I used to have one 50-watt panel on the Truck Camper, and two batteries. That wasn't a problem when I first installed it because, like MonaK, my boondocking trips were weekenders, and the batteries always would last at least that long. But after I retired and started boondocking for 5 and 6 weeks at a time, it became a big issue. I'd be good for the first 5 days but thereafter was constantly fighting with low batteries (no generator either, for a variety of reasons). This year I finally got serious and bought the three new panels and a good charge controller, plus upgraded the solar system wiring. It's working great now.
Is your 50-watt panel helping? I used to have one 50-watt panel on the Truck Camper, and two batteries. That wasn't a problem when I first installed it because, like MonaK, my boondocking trips were weekenders, and the batteries always would last at least that long. But after I retired and started boondocking for 5 and 6 weeks at a time, it became a big issue. I'd be good for the first 5 days but thereafter was constantly fighting with low batteries (no generator either, for a variety of reasons). This year I finally got serious and bought the three new panels and a good charge controller, plus upgraded the solar system wiring. It's working great now.
