Solar Panel Project
I do more boondock style camping then anything else. My 2 - 6V batteries do a good job keeping me powered up for the few things I need powered whilst camping....but I have a 7 day trip planned with m...
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westend wrote:
Aim higher. Home Depot also sells the Grape brand controllers that will support up to 40 amps of charging.
Different world here in Canada where many of the products those of you in the US are able to purchase at reasonable prices either just aren't available here in Canada or end up costing an arm & a leg if ordered from a US supplier. :( Nothing wrong with the OP's approach as anything is better than nothing, also nothing wrong with his portable panel approach as camping here in Ontario very often involves camping on well shaded sites where a permanently mounted roof panel would be ineffective much of the time. Personally I wouldn't mind a simple 100 to 130 watt folding portable panel for those few times we do camp without shore power - not the ultimate answer obviously but better than nothing and simple to use. Must just drive the solar pundits crazy. :p
