Enough Solar for conservative boondocking?
Hey Guys, I looked for the "Dumb Questions" thread, but didn't see it, so I'll post my question here. I want to be able to boondock for 3-4 nights with my family of five on our 28 foot TT. I don't p...
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Isaac1 gave you a GREAT analysis! Wonderful information.
I have similar electricity usage to you, but I have all LED lights. When we first got the trailer it didn't have any solar, and we went boondocking on a 5-day outing. I brought an extra battery, with the plan being to switch to that when and if the trailer battery got weak. The battery was discharged enough to swap it out after 3 days. Like I said, we don't use a lot of power. Oh, and the furnace was not used at all.
Now I have a single 100-w solar panel on the roof and a decent controller (don't remember the brand and model without looking it up). This is almost always enough to restore what we use on a daily basis. But again, I rarely use the furnace.
How much solar you choose to invest in is going to be determined by your budget. You might "get by" on the same 100-w system I have, but you'd be pretty sure to be all set if you go with 200-w.
-Speak
I have similar electricity usage to you, but I have all LED lights. When we first got the trailer it didn't have any solar, and we went boondocking on a 5-day outing. I brought an extra battery, with the plan being to switch to that when and if the trailer battery got weak. The battery was discharged enough to swap it out after 3 days. Like I said, we don't use a lot of power. Oh, and the furnace was not used at all.
Now I have a single 100-w solar panel on the roof and a decent controller (don't remember the brand and model without looking it up). This is almost always enough to restore what we use on a daily basis. But again, I rarely use the furnace.
How much solar you choose to invest in is going to be determined by your budget. You might "get by" on the same 100-w system I have, but you'd be pretty sure to be all set if you go with 200-w.
-Speak
