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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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Veebyes
Explorer II
May 06, 2016
Battery power is king. Since you have room for more batterys, get them. Recharging with solar is nice but if you are an in the shade camper the solar will be useless.

Running the genny & using a multi stage programable charger will be money better spent & charging done much faster no matter where you are, day or night, or weather.

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