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johnm1
Explorer
May 03, 2016

Do I need solar or more batteries and a better charger?

OK - I'm starting to wonder if I'm looking at this wrong. I was planning on solar and starting small with 1 or 2 portable panels and eventually put them (and more) on the roof but now I'm really wo...
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Boon_Docker
Explorer III
May 03, 2016
Solar is good for boon docking.
I have two 6v batteries (230 ah) and 200 watts of solar. We go boon docking for 30-40 days straight at a time and I have never needed to fire up the genny to re-charge the batteries. And we do use the furnace, gets chilly in the mountains at night.

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