2021 Coleman lantern edition 285BH
Did a walk through of a 285BH tonight as we are in the process of selling ours. Salesperson mentioned fridges are ran off the batteries, which are charged via a 160 watt solar panel on the roof. Now t...
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Relying on roof-mounted solar panels to keep a high-drain appliance (like a DC-powered fridge) working is a dicey proposition.
Typically, at a campsite, you want to park your RV in the shade to keep the interior from getting too hot. You can't do that and still get any power output from roof-mounted solar panels.
That's one of the reasons I've decided that portable, ground-mounted solar panels are much more practical (even though they're inconvenient to set up and more vulnerable to theft).
Typically, at a campsite, you want to park your RV in the shade to keep the interior from getting too hot. You can't do that and still get any power output from roof-mounted solar panels.
That's one of the reasons I've decided that portable, ground-mounted solar panels are much more practical (even though they're inconvenient to set up and more vulnerable to theft).
