Solar paneling or generator
Hello and thanks to all in advance I was wondering if this is even a good question. I plan to mostly camp in places with hookups but would like an occasional option to camp in dry places. I was w...
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Hi,
Long pay back is far better than the generator eating your lunch on a daily basis.
Initial cost of a remote start generator large enough to run the roof air in Canada is about $3000.00, then you have to buy a rack to carry it (on a class C), and have a way to get power to the shore power cord (another $300). For those costs, I could have had 1100 watts of solar which would be nearly enough to run the roof air.
If you need air conditioning then it is almost always cheaper to find an inexpensive campground. https://freecampsites.net/
Long pay back is far better than the generator eating your lunch on a daily basis.
Initial cost of a remote start generator large enough to run the roof air in Canada is about $3000.00, then you have to buy a rack to carry it (on a class C), and have a way to get power to the shore power cord (another $300). For those costs, I could have had 1100 watts of solar which would be nearly enough to run the roof air.
If you need air conditioning then it is almost always cheaper to find an inexpensive campground. https://freecampsites.net/
Ivylog wrote:
The savings of boondocking will pay for a generator fairly quickly but the cost of solar plus the inverter and batteries necessary to make it work adds the cost to where it's a long payback, even in the West.
