StirCrazy wrote:
I think 10 to 25% is way low especialy for a stationary place they won't be towing home each time. I would still do double the recomendation for batteries this keeps the cycle depth even lower so better for the batteries and you have even more reserve if you there and you get a week of bad weathet.
I have 10 times my max daily use in battery for my camper, and emough solar to fill my max daily use by noon on a good day. I do a lot of bad weather and shaded camping with that one and two years ago with the normal deep cycles I found with 50% duty on the furnace I was realy getting worried on the 3rd night about the batteries staying over 50%. I was going below freezing each night and only just above in the day and I was camped in the trees while it rained for 3 days :R
No harm to go massive overkill...other than to the OP's wallet.
A fixed location would actually lead me to be less conservative as you don't have to build a system for a wide variety of conditions (Ie: you know up front if there are shading issues on the panels)
