Solar System Purchase for Weekend Boondocking
Looking for some advice on our upcomming purchase of a DIY 12v Solar System. We've done lot's of research and we are on a small budget. Our frequent trips are usually 2-4 days at a time. We really ...
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I am wondering how the battery is being charged between trips.
We use to be ultra low power users and a single grp 27 could last us quite a while if furnace isn't needed. Then as West said, we got solar and started camping like pigs power wise. Lights,fans, furnace, etc. etc. etc. If it has a switch, we are not worried about using it.
I was never a fan of the kits as I could pick up the parts separately and do better while getting better gear. Lately the kits have been so inexpensive that they are hard to ignore. Their weak point is the no name controller but for very little you could buy a tested reliable and change it out in the event of a failure.
As far as battery goes, we have been using a single grp 27 with our solar and as long as we don't get 3 days of clouds in a row, it keeps up even with furnace usage. Should you expect bad weather you may want more battery or a alternate means of charging. That could be a generator and stand alone charger or even a simple pair of heavy jumper cables to the truck.
We use to be ultra low power users and a single grp 27 could last us quite a while if furnace isn't needed. Then as West said, we got solar and started camping like pigs power wise. Lights,fans, furnace, etc. etc. etc. If it has a switch, we are not worried about using it.
I was never a fan of the kits as I could pick up the parts separately and do better while getting better gear. Lately the kits have been so inexpensive that they are hard to ignore. Their weak point is the no name controller but for very little you could buy a tested reliable and change it out in the event of a failure.
As far as battery goes, we have been using a single grp 27 with our solar and as long as we don't get 3 days of clouds in a row, it keeps up even with furnace usage. Should you expect bad weather you may want more battery or a alternate means of charging. That could be a generator and stand alone charger or even a simple pair of heavy jumper cables to the truck.
