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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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time2roll
Nomad
May 03, 2016
johnm1 wrote:
I'm thinking solar might be more trouble than it's worth since we camp in the shade most of the time.
Yes. More battery and 80+ amps charging may fit better for what you want.

100w of roof solar still makes a good maintainer if you park in the sun without utility power.

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