Suggest a wind generator
We like to do off grid camping, haven't done any in a while since we had our son, but he is 4 now so we want to get back into it now that he is getting older. We did have a small pop up and I have a 1...
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bgum wrote:
Beware of false replies. Turbines are proven technology just like solar panels. Both have their +/-
Personal I like solar over turbines but they don't work in the shade.
Wind generators are really dying out (not talking about the giant commercial units).
They are noisy, have limited wind ranges where they produce (too slow they produce next to nothing...too fast and you have to shut them down).
As someone else suggested, add solar until you run out of space...then you can consider other alternatives.
If you've set it up correctly, an occasional cloudy day won't be a big issue with a properly set up solar.
PS: had solar and wind on our boat but the wind generator needed a repair...10yr on when we sold the boat, we handed the box of wind generator parts to the new owner...never needed it.
