Solar. What Can It Do?
We've got dual batteries on our camper and 90% of our trips are with electric sites. The other 10% of our trips are dry camping and we take along our Honda 2000. I've also got a 300W PSW inverter ho...
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If details are desired, I live on 650 watts of panels.
My full energy audit is available here.
I work full-time so laptop runs about 10 hours/day. I have a satellite receiver but rarely use it - maybe a month or two during the winter.
I run a BiPAP machine about 8 hours, every night.
Summer/when power is available in excess:
I am at high altitude. I watch TV a couple hours per day at most (TV, tuner, digital media player). I use electric coffee maker (one pot per day). Microwave to warm/thaw things. Charge laptop, phone, tablets, cameras, etc. I run ceiling roof vent/fan and Endless Breeze fan if it is warm. LED lights are not used much. Refrigerator/freezer run all the time (LP).
Winter/when power is in short supply:
I am in the southwest, low altitude. I watch TV a couple hours per day at most (TV, tuner, digital media player - maybe satellite receiver). I use stove top coffee maker (not electric). Microwave to warm/thaw things. Charge laptop, phone, tablets, cameras, etc. LED lights are used several hours per day as light is in short supply. I set furnace to about 45 degrees overnight, warm things up to 65 when I wake, then shut it off (outside daily high temps typically around 60 degrees, overnight lows 35-ish - obviously varies). Refrigerator/freezer run all the time (LP).
Water pump use is pretty much the same all year.
Slides are electric but I don't bother to account for that power as they are only used when engine has just been shut down or about to be started (engine charges battery bank).
My full energy audit is available here.
I work full-time so laptop runs about 10 hours/day. I have a satellite receiver but rarely use it - maybe a month or two during the winter.
I run a BiPAP machine about 8 hours, every night.
Summer/when power is available in excess:
I am at high altitude. I watch TV a couple hours per day at most (TV, tuner, digital media player). I use electric coffee maker (one pot per day). Microwave to warm/thaw things. Charge laptop, phone, tablets, cameras, etc. I run ceiling roof vent/fan and Endless Breeze fan if it is warm. LED lights are not used much. Refrigerator/freezer run all the time (LP).
Winter/when power is in short supply:
I am in the southwest, low altitude. I watch TV a couple hours per day at most (TV, tuner, digital media player - maybe satellite receiver). I use stove top coffee maker (not electric). Microwave to warm/thaw things. Charge laptop, phone, tablets, cameras, etc. LED lights are used several hours per day as light is in short supply. I set furnace to about 45 degrees overnight, warm things up to 65 when I wake, then shut it off (outside daily high temps typically around 60 degrees, overnight lows 35-ish - obviously varies). Refrigerator/freezer run all the time (LP).
Water pump use is pretty much the same all year.
Slides are electric but I don't bother to account for that power as they are only used when engine has just been shut down or about to be started (engine charges battery bank).
