Practical use of solar
I have always thought that solar would be a nice mod to make and there seems to be a wealth of knowledge here about solar. However, I'd like to hear your thought processes before you did this mod. Is ...
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Gjac wrote:
I have 60 gals of FW and It lasts about a week if there is no other water sources around. After a week my 2 Sam's Club batteries will be around 50 % SOC. I don't need the genset to recharge the batteries for the week. I was just wondering how many days in a row do you dry camp before you decided you needed solar power? From some replies it sounds like some decided because needing/wanting 120v conveniences like TV,etc.
We have solar to run the basic trailer functions first, mainly the furnace, the rest is fluff. There is just so much extra power that it really opened up the possibilities and it's about time too. After decades of roughing it, we were ready for some fluff.
You don't need 120v to watch TV or DVD's. There are lots of low power, 12 volt TVs and players. There are also 120v TVs that use power brick that can be converted to 12v.
