Wind Generator?

Great! And here it is in Truckcamper magazine! Perfect.

"Wind generator article truck camper mag. 1/2013"

This is the brand I bought. FreeSpiritEnergy. Looks like the price is going up though. There are other brands out there but I talked to the owner and though he knew his business and was honest about what the unit would do. Good luck

@Explorer, good to know. Do you remember the brand of the wg? trickle charge is perfect.

I bought one for my last truck camper and was very satisfied with it. First, they are designed to trickle charge your batteries, not give you a full blown (ha ha) charge like a charger or a solar panel. Second, the one I bought was very inexpensive and it performed well for my needs. i didn't buy it to run a microwave or air conditioner. Its intended purpose was to trickle charge my batteries while I was boon docking. I also made a very simple connection with wing nuts and studs and mounted it at the top of my ladder. Then I installed a negative and positive set of water proof quick plug connectors and ran the wires down the vent opening on the roof at my refrigerator then under the seat of my dinette and into the battery box. Worked just fine for the small amount of money I paid for it. Maybe about $275.00. I sold the truck camper and the new owner asked me to sell him the wind generator. He is satisfied with it as well. It is a great backup to solar for people that boon dock.

dadwolf2 wrote:

Mello Mike wrote:
We get lots of wind here in the desert southwest...Solar power during the day, wind power during the night. :)

You remember that the wind usually calms down at night?

Usually, but not always. Where I camp there never seems to be a shortage of wind.

I saw quit a few of them at Quartzsite this year. They were usually turning fairly well, but I didn't talk to any of the owners. I wouldn't think they'd be worth using / putting up and down unless you were in a known windy area for at least a week.

Bill

Mello Mike wrote:
We get lots of wind here in the desert southwest...Solar power during the day, wind power during the night. :)

You remember that the wind usually calms down at night? It's called atmospheric decoupling.

This is my favorite type of solar power.

following the thread :)

I was thinking about something like this. Only needs 7mph wind. Used on boats. Picture of one on an RV. Doesn't need to be 30ft up. Portable. They are a bit pricey. Maybe solar better.

Windy generator clicky

I'm seriously looking at getting one. We get lots of wind here in the desert southwest. I see the wind turbine as a supplemental way to recharge your batteries. The wind turbine I've been looking at will produce up to 250 watts of power. That won't be sustained, of course, but if I could get an average of 80-100 watts during the night, I'd be pretty happy.

Solar power during the day, wind power during the night. :)