I went and ordered some solar.
Been looking and asking questions for a couple week about solar, didn't want to spend the money right now but I also don't want to run out of juice while hunting for 2 weeks so I ordered this kit, Win...
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Almot wrote:rjxj wrote:
I should have said seasonal travels as we are trying to stay were it is as warm as possible.
A seasonal site is a different creature. A lot easier to have a solar there than when you're constantly moving around. Doesn't have to be roof-mounted. 4 or 5 100W panels sitting on the ground, along the South side of trailer, propped with 1"x1" sticks or metal angles. At 40-45 degrees, for FL in winter. Once or twice a day you turn them towards the sun if you feel like. When you move, you throw them into storage closet.rjxj wrote:
Now I have a quiet gen and a 15.3 v battery charger and have done full charges in 4 hours.
2 things:
1) There is no guarantee that it's "full" after 4 hours, even if you think it's full or OEM green light on the wall says so.
2) There is no such thing as a "quiet generator", though this belief depends on whether you own one or not. 45 DB is enough to wake a sleeping person, and the quietest generators that I heard of, still roar at +60 DB within 10ft. If this is "quiet", then this word needs to be re-defined. Manufacturers call it quiet, alright.
No, I mean seasonal as in leaving those places with all that white stuff that makes me slip and fall.
When the hydrometer says full, it's full enough. I'm not new at this.
The silly thing on the wall is good for nothing. Maybe worth some idea of where the fresh tank is at.
It's quiet compared to many and even quieter when enclosed and ventilated. I try to use my generator in a courteous manner. I like to think of others as I use it and try to pick spots that are off from others as much as possible and never fire it up first thing in the morning. I watch for others to get up or leave for the day etc. It's hasn't been hard to get along with others so far.
Yes, I lean towards having the panels on the ground some day but my mind isn't made up yet. Niner has given me some basic tips in that direction and I see that I now have a new source to ask questions of and read their posts pertaining to solar.....YOU.
One step at a time brother, one step at a time. :)
