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wbwood
Feb 16, 2015Explorer
Agree that the GoPower is way too much money....go with Renogy.... Since you were looking at paying that much for 120 watts with gopower, get some flexible panels and put them on top. You can get a 200 watt renogy kit for $560. That way, no one will even know it's on the roof unless they climbu up on the roof. You can also get a 200 watt kit from Renogy a lot less than that, but you will need to mount it unless you get the suitcase option, which is still a couple hundred dollars less.
I like both the mounted and portables. I like the mounted for the simple part that they are always out there. I don't like them that you do not get the maximum use of them. You can't park under a tree and get the effectiveness as you would in full sun. I like the portable because you can put them and point them directly to the sun. I also like the fact that I can get a couple of batteries and keep in my garage and pull out the solar panels to use at home during times that our power may go out. Of course the fact that they are more easy to steal and you will have to constantly move them around during the day for optimal performance, is a pain. Do like technomadia does...800 watts on the roof and 600 watts portable. But then you will also want the lithium battery bank they have...lol
I like both the mounted and portables. I like the mounted for the simple part that they are always out there. I don't like them that you do not get the maximum use of them. You can't park under a tree and get the effectiveness as you would in full sun. I like the portable because you can put them and point them directly to the sun. I also like the fact that I can get a couple of batteries and keep in my garage and pull out the solar panels to use at home during times that our power may go out. Of course the fact that they are more easy to steal and you will have to constantly move them around during the day for optimal performance, is a pain. Do like technomadia does...800 watts on the roof and 600 watts portable. But then you will also want the lithium battery bank they have...lol
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