Solar Generator
Hi, I am new to posting here but have been reading the forum for some time now. I am still in the planning process so I have been doing lots of research. We will be full-timing in a couple of month...
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Hi,
As others have said--don't buy this overpriced item.
For my detailed thoughts on solar, surf here:
https://freecampsites.net/adding-solar/
If you are staying with friends and using their power, a hybrid inverter/charger is essentially a "must do". Folks get upset *fast* when an overload trips the breaker at 2 a.m. A hybrid inverter will allow you to plug into a standard 15 amp circuit and still have full functionality.
You have two choices. Go with a large solar system and move to 48 volts, or go with a smaller system of 8 or 900 watts and run a generator.
If you decide to go the generator route, my choice would be the Champion 3400 watt inverter generator with remote electric start.
As others have said--don't buy this overpriced item.
For my detailed thoughts on solar, surf here:
https://freecampsites.net/adding-solar/
If you are staying with friends and using their power, a hybrid inverter/charger is essentially a "must do". Folks get upset *fast* when an overload trips the breaker at 2 a.m. A hybrid inverter will allow you to plug into a standard 15 amp circuit and still have full functionality.
You have two choices. Go with a large solar system and move to 48 volts, or go with a smaller system of 8 or 900 watts and run a generator.
If you decide to go the generator route, my choice would be the Champion 3400 watt inverter generator with remote electric start.
BrokenChains wrote:
Hi, I am new to posting here but have been reading the forum for some time now.
I am still in the planning process so I have been doing lots of research. We will be full-timing in a couple of months and I will be working from the road so power is going to be important to us. Plus, with 2 young children and our dog I am sure we will be using the AC sometimes. I cannot see us being without hookups for more than a week or so at a time but will still need power to run laptops, wifi equipment, probably the TV, charge our phones, etc. For the times we are staying on a friends property I am planning on adding a 50a breaker to their box but will still want to supplement power. Yes, I have already looked into this and verified they can handle the additional load.
My question is...does anyone have experience with these solar generators:
https://www.inergysolar.com/product/kodiak/
Here is a review and comparison of it I found:
http://poweredportablesolar.com/
I am wondering if I could use something like this since it has the 30a connection with a 30a to 50a adapter (will have 50a in the 5er) with an additional battery bank and carry a portable gas generator in my truck for backup. Or, would I be better off going with an Onan generator and possibly something like this as a backup?
I looked around and did not see any threads addressing this generator. I am new here so if I missed something already on here please accept my apologies and point me in the right direction. All opinions, thoughts, questions, experience, etc are greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
