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Stromboli
Explorer
Oct 29, 2018

Help with picking out components, and do I need solar.

Do I need solar? I’m up grading and setting up the trailer for long term dry camping. I’m installing a Honda 3000i generator onto the tongue of my Nash 17K. I’ve also decided to add lithium batter...
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pianotuna
Nomad III
Oct 29, 2018
If you can get to 80 amp-hours of recharging per day, that works out to just 960 watt-hours.

The fridge running on propane may use about 1/3 of that.

If you go with just 200 watts of panels then the maximum harvest under totally perfect conditions would be 800 watt-hours. I do not think that is likely.

500 watt hours (after the fridge consumption) means being ultra careful with power use.

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