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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theoldwizard1 wrote:
Quick math. 100 watts is about 7A @ 14V (charging a battery take at least 14V). That will NOT recharge your battery especially if you have a furnace fan kicking on all night long.
Page #1: "I’m not even sure we’ll need the furnace".
That's why I am (usually) against solar as small as 100W. People don't factor the worst case scenario in, and then weather makes correction and what could've work, suddenly doesn't. Not completely intentionally, my solar was overbuilt by 40-50% for those loads that I am running. Additionally, uncertainty of a furnace draw was eliminated by eliminating the furnace in favor of propane heater, so the worst case solar scenario is still within the requirements.
