inexpensive panels

Gdetrailer wrote:

RLS7201 wrote:

BFL13 wrote:
http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/30148343/gotomsg/30148770.cfm#30148770

Scroll down to Tom-M's photos

Thanks for the link. I see nothing repulsive about the side mounted panels on that class C. No climbing on the roof to tilt. Nice piece of engineering. Those panels would be out of place mounted on a high end rig.
I have a space on the curb side of my ol Bounder that I've considered mounting a panel but that got put on hold when I installed the SolaRVector lifts on the roof panels.

Richard

Never said it was "repulsive".

More like not everyone's cup-o-tea..

Also have to be aware that those panels will add some extra width to the rig, while 1 or 2 inches to EACH side doesn't sound like much, it is if your rig is already 8.5ft (102") and generally the max allowed width without oversized permits is 9' (108") :E

Have run into a few construction zones that were UNDER 9' and my trailer at 8.5ft on the outside of the tires barely had an inch to spare on each side..

There are a lot of 8.5' RV out there with awnings making them over 8.5'. Montana used to crack down on them when they crossed the state line. But when RV sales deteriorated some one stepped in and fixed the problem.
If you're running close with a 8.5' trailer, don't buy a MH. 8.5' MHs are about 10.5' at the mirrors. Of course safety devices don't fall under the 8.5' or 9' laws.

Richard



Richard