Wind generators not common?
I've wondered why wind setups are not that common for boondocking times. It is understandable that if one is going from place to place, taking time to set up and tear down a wind tower isn't worth ...
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Monaco Montclair wrote:
well I have seen the wind turbines on sail boats, so why not. now its all happy-camping
Correct me if I am wrong but doesn't sail boats DEPEND on wind?
If my understanding is correct Sailboats ARE designed for WIND, to be USED in wind and even parked in wind.. A 15MPH - 20 MPH wind across a sailboat would be nothing to worry about..
RVs, not so much..
Not to mention if you can afford a big enough sail boat to put a wind gen on you could afford to buy a wind gen.. Price them, they are not cheap for the measily few watts of power you might get out of them..
