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cluelessatcampi
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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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Harvey51
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Apr 28, 2016
Batteries need time to charge. Solar panels have the time most days so they are an effective charging method. We find a 100 watt panel and two batteries adequate to keep us going indefinitely. Just lights, fridge, fan, furnace. Another 100 watts would be required if we watched TV or used a microwave oven.

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