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cluelessatcampi
Explorer
Apr 28, 2016

solar panels or wind turbine battery charging?

Hello My wife and I just bought a new horse trailer with living quarters and finally realized that everything is 12v. My question is what do people recommend for charging the batteries while camping ...
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pianotuna
Nomad III
Apr 28, 2016
Hi,

First find out how much energy you use. Create a battery bank to cover that energy for 3 to 5 days. Then design a solar system to recharge the bank.

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