travelnutz wrote:
The thread OP is from/living in the Midwest where solar is very iffy at best and there's trees everywhere too which virtually block out the sun's rays anyway. Note that the promotors of solar are from the desert/bleak/virtually treeless areas of North America. We know the difference as that's where we live in the Midwest also and very smartly opted for dual alternators on our ordered diesel truck and been so happy we did.
Remember that the alternator works equally fast in recharging in any area/location you might be in unlike with iffy solar. Alternators are not affected by cold, altitude, clouds or trees, rain or snow, and is very fast and dependable.
We had solar on our boat in Michigan and it put out fine. Yeah, if you are in dense woods it won't do much but more often than not in Michigan, we have a decent amount of sun.
The big advantage is if you aren't moving daily, you still get charging with no fuss.
