Dry camping electrical questions
Hey all, so we've been camping for quite a while now and are starting to transition to no hook-up camping and have a couple of questions. We are looking to add an inverter and solar charging and could...
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smkettner wrote:
Shade in any form is a solar disaster. Panel really needs full sun to give the power you expect. This why going bigger can help as you may only get an hour or two of good sun.
Those big 24v panels start to get heavy and awkward to use portable. Your call.
Always keep the controller near the battery.
Got it. Unfortunately we very rarely get to pick a site that has full sun access since there are pine trees everywhere, most sites have good sun within 10-20' of where the camper generally is which is why something semi-portable would be nice. The controller will be mounted within 3 ft of the battery bank.
