Outlets Off while Boonedocking
My wife and I are gearing up for boonedocking, and we just discovered that none of our outlets in the trailer work when not connected to Shorepower. Aside from a generator, what alternatives to we ha...
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pianotuna wrote:
Hi,
They weigh 41.9 lbs each.
My daily cost for purchase of generator(s) has been $2.45 per day since 2009. The daily cost for solar is $0.66 per day since 2009. I actually bought them in 2005 which means cost has been $0.39 per day.
Cost to keep the solar running $0
Cost to keep the generator running 451 liters of fuel @ 0.979 per liter = $441.53 plus oil changes plus motor tune up.atwowheelguy wrote:
64" x 39" x 130 lbs. x 7 panels = 121 sq. ft. and 910 lbs.
2000 watt generator = 1.6 sq. ft. and 46 lbs.
Looks like I'm running a generator.
Sorry I got the weight wrong. The web site says 130 pounds on one tab and 41.9 pounds on the other tab. Unnecessary confusion there. My camper has 174 sq. ft. of roof area, much of which is occupied by an air conditioner, two vent fan ports, refrigerator vent, sky light, plumbing vents and antennas, all at the most inconvenient places. No way could I occupy 70% of that entire roof space with solar panels even at 293 pounds. Point is that sometimes the all-solar-power solution is just not practical for some.
If I were a penny counter, I would never have purchased a camper to tow around the country at 10 mpg. Hotels are cheaper. The pennies are not the end game. Yes, a silent campsite all the time would be great. I just can't see how it would be feasible for everyone.
