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Skibane wrote:

Lantley wrote:

In his case he doesn't need or want to run his A/C 24/7.
He spends his days hiking,sightseeing,or just enjoying camping life outside and away from the trailer.
However on Hot nights he has the ability to run the A/C to cool down the trailer for sleeping.
For the most part he can do this wherever he camps and he manages this quietly while being fully self contained.

So he has adopted a lifestyle that allows him to live within the limitations of his solar system.

Do you think the average RVer would accept a scheme that only allowed him/her to operate their AC for 5 hours per day - and required the RV to be parked in the sun in order to use it - and paid a hefty price premium for it?

I don't.

Solar allows you to have A/C without the noise it is a came changer.

Until its very obvious disadvantages and limitations are addressed, it is NOT a game-changer.

You claim to have brushed up on solar but its obvious you have not. 5 hours is not the run time limit for solar powered AC. The sytem I mentioned is limited to 5 hours but that is simply because the owner only has 4 batteries. 4 batteries is not a defining limit.
You can easily improve the run time by adding more batteries.
One can develop any run time scheme they desire.
Large solar system are now being installed as OEM equipment by many major manufactures. You mention paying a premium, but prices on solar equipment is dropping. Batteries are getting cheaper. Panels and controllers are getting cheaper. Meanwhile as prices drop the equipment is getting better and more capable.
10 years ago when I purchased my rig solar powered AC was an impossible pipe dream. 5 years ago it was an expensive possiblity.
Today there are affordable DIY packages available. Give it another 5-10 years and solar AC will be commonplace.
Yes there are lots of RV'ers that want to go off the grid a boondock away from everthing and everyone. They don't want to rely on fossil fuels for electric. Renewable solar energy gives them lots of options to develop power schemes. They can stay for months on end with solar power. They don't need to rely on gensets and gas for power.
As for shade, depending on your camping style many will carry a small portable genset to recharge batteries when required. keep in mind this genset may not be AC power capable but it is capable of charging batteries
At this point if you don't realize solar has changed the game you may have been sitting on the bench too long!