Solar pay off?
I have a question for those who added solar to their RV. In hindsight was it honestly worth the expense, and how long do you think it has taken you to recoup your investment by boondocking, camping w...
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Almot wrote:
Let me draw the members attention to the original post."our single deep cycle and generator work well for us. Im just curious because i see videos and read articles about folks just going crazy adding solar to their rv's. One guy spent $5000.00 on Lithium batteries alone"
Will be happy to hear the OP clarifications if I got this wrong, but... conclusions that seem obvious:
Little knowledge about how things work, how much they cost or what is needed. 5K Li is only relevant to big systems and/or if you are trying to run A/C on it. One can have a solar with the same 2*6V at $250 cost as somebody who has no solar.
Unclear energy needs (or again little knowledge about battery charging and inverters). Could be single battery with inverter and, say, 1 hour generator time because their energy needs are low. (Battery will likely remained undercharged then). Or - single battery, no inverter, generator running all day or whenever they need, for example, to charge cellphone (yes, I've seen people doing this) or to watch small TV. Or - single battery, no inverter, generator running all day to power many 110V devices. He never explained.
To clarify i was just asking what folks thought about their solar systems. I'm not in the market to add solar on my RV. My generator and single battery is fine for us.
