Residential fridge and dry camping
Sorry if this is an old topic. I didn't find too much on a search. With the big push (it seems) for residential refrigerators in new Class A's, I wonder what some are experiencing when camping witho...
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$2 per watt for DIY. That is up since the tariffs were instituted.
The biggest cost is "getting it wrong". For example the solar charge controller I have is maxed out. Replacing it is far more expensive than adding panels.
Two https://www.solarblvd.com/products/12-volt-240-watt-solar-panel-kit/ would be 480 watts, total cost for all materials $600.00. Add a MSW Cobra 2500 watt inverter for $200.
Based on 5 solar "hours" per day the harvest would be 2.5 kwh. That is enough to run a residential fridge.
Solar Blvd suggests such a system would produce about 77 kwh per month.
The biggest cost is "getting it wrong". For example the solar charge controller I have is maxed out. Replacing it is far more expensive than adding panels.
Two https://www.solarblvd.com/products/12-volt-240-watt-solar-panel-kit/ would be 480 watts, total cost for all materials $600.00. Add a MSW Cobra 2500 watt inverter for $200.
Based on 5 solar "hours" per day the harvest would be 2.5 kwh. That is enough to run a residential fridge.
Solar Blvd suggests such a system would produce about 77 kwh per month.
Gjac wrote:
If one were to add the solar that others like pianotuna talks about to maintain the batteries, I see folks advocating between 400 - 1000 watts of solar what would those cost be?
