Solar strategy in the east
I'm from Illinois. Camping out in the AZ desert at the moment, I can see that solar is easy out here. Do the math, install it right, and you are golden. Camping in the eastern 2/3rds of the US, i...
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Shadow Catcher wrote:
Our 6X10 teardrop was designed for serious boondocking with LED lights... There is a 185W 66cell high voltage panel which required a Morningstar MPPT controller. We also have a 135W flexible panel which can be staked out in the sun. but have never had to use it. The advantage of the high voltage panel is that it produces usable current from sun up to sun down and when shaded. We spent 8 days on the north shore of Lake Superior and the camp site had maybe one hour with no shade on the panel.
We powered the Waeco 12v refrigerator XM radio TV/DVD and twin computer case fans in place of a fantastic fan. at the end of eight days we were at 64% SOC with out using the 135W panel.
So yes you can go solar, I have yet to use a generator.
Nice info, thanks. Any idea how many amp hours of usage you averaged per day on that 8 day period? It looks like the fridge would be far and away the biggest load.
Can you or anyone expound on the part I highlighted in bold? How does a high volt panel make a difference in the shade? Thanks.
PS: what voltage is it, exactly?
