solar power for dry camping & cpap machine

MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
ANY ANY ANY 12 volt light fixture can be tapped to run a duplex wire to feed a CPAP 12 volt machine. Running an inverter is not quite up to minimum intelligence specifications.

So you are suggesting I cannibalize the light fixture over my bed to run two 5A 12V CPAP machines? I just peeked at my dc fuses, and it is 15 amp for lights. So maybe that would work. But then I would either have to try to install two DC outlets, or have the wires hanging over my head when I sleep. I really hate to mess with my trailer, as I have very limited electrical skills, and I don't want to do damage do it.


Right now I am planning on a solar panel starter kit that includes a controller, a separate battery, a 3000W true sine wave inverter connected to the separate battery, and an extension cord plugged into the shore power outlet when I am parked. This would all be separate from the trailer, and the only connection would be through the 30 amp shore power cord, and I can use my existing AC outlets throughout the trailer. Yes I will waste lots of power in the inverter and the converter for that matter. But it will be KISS

What I am trying to figure out now is where to put the 24 inch long inverter!