minimum amount of solar
I am considering starting into the solar age. I currently have 4 group 27 batteries and have no problem going for weekends dry camping with our current battery capacity. All of our lights have been ...
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profdant139 wrote:
More info for the OP: For whatever it is worth, we have a 120 watt portable panel. It keeps us fully supplied with electricity for many days at a time. (This is for two people.)
But we are minimalists -- no TV, no music, careful use of electric devices. We run the furnace only at shower time in the evening -- the furnace is a big energy hog.
For us, the goal of camping is not to replicate the relative luxury of being at home. Instead, it is to listen to the silence, to be reasonably comfortable, and to be as far from other people as we can get.
But everyone has a different style of camping, so (as always) your mileage may vary!!
We have 200 watts (2 people) and boon dock for weeks at a time. The only difference from the above post is the use of the furnace most evenings.
The batteries are usually at 75-80% state of charge first thing in the morning and 100% by mid afternoon.
