Portable panels wire size

AStinker- wrote:
Thanks tuna will keep that in mind. No not full time. If all goes as planned we will be leaving form home the middle of May heading to Alaska for the summer. Will be living in it till the middle to end of October. Will see how that goes The DW thinks she want to go full time but I want to check out the water a bit more first.

Being on the road Rving and stopping at off-grid parks (as with most BC provincial parks, which are in the woods -no good for solar) brings its own challenges for keeping the batts up.

You don't have time in the morning before heading out to do any generator recharging. (BC parks have gen hours 9-11am and 6-8pm) so you need to get there early enough to do the 6-8pm or else go to a private park with full hook ups. Also back to the big charger to get it done in two hours!

In fact we have to go to where there is shore power every so often on the road or the batts will die---there is no hope for the 7-pin charging pitiful amount or any real solar while on the road.

If your solar is on the roof you could get a bit done while driving before you go into the woods for the night. I have a portable panel I leave on the roof in its wooden tray strapped down with bungee cords while travelling but can set it up on the ground too.. max flex!

If pressed, I would figure out a way to run the trailer's converter from the Honda that is in the truck bed for going down the road instead of relying on the stupid 7-pin. Would need a 120v, 15a line alongside the 7-pin line back to the trailer.

One issue with that is when I have tried to run the Honda in the truck bed going down the road, every so often it quits. Something to do with the air supply in the vortex back there I think. Just have to keep an ear open to hear if it is still running and pull over to restart it as required.