Finally added the solar Next up, water storage

[jdc1]

I took 1-1/2 hours out of my day to add solar to the 5th wheel. 100 watts. Hardest part was deciding where to mount the controller and how to run the wires to the batteries.
Next I'll be looking for a way to add more water storage. 40 gallons in a 26 footer just isn't enough.

[Lwiddis]

“When I had my 37'motorhome, the 100 gallons would last just over 3 days, comfortably. 40 gallons is only good enough for 1-1/2 days, at most.”

How many people? And the size or type of RV doesn’t increase water use.

[Lwiddis]

“The one panel that Open Range sells, think it is a Furrion and think it is only 50 amp.“

End your debate and do some reading on solar.

[Lwiddis]

“Water weighs around 7.2 pounds per gallon” Try 8.34 pounds per gallon.

[Yosemite_Sam1]

jdc1 wrote:

ppine wrote:
How long are you going out there for? Water weighs around 7.2 pounds per gallon. Train your crew to use less water as an alternative.

When I had my 37'motorhome, the 100 gallons would last just over 3 days, comfortably. 40 gallons is only good enough for 1-1/2 days, at most.

We must not be showering often enough to more than once a day.:E

We have a 52 gal capacity and we never ran out of water in our 4-day camping cycles.

In fact, I was about to buy an auxiliary water-bladder but never came to doing it because we don't run out of water anyways.

[jdc1]

ppine wrote:
How long are you going out there for? Water weighs around 7.2 pounds per gallon. Train your crew to use less water as an alternative.

When I had my 37'motorhome, the 100 gallons would last just over 3 days, comfortably. 40 gallons is only good enough for 1-1/2 days, at most.

[rrupert]

ppine wrote:
How long are you going out there for? Water weighs around 7.2 pounds per gallon. Train your crew to use less water as an alternative.

Water weighs 8.3 pounds/gallon.

[2oldman]

ramyankee wrote:
it is a Furrion and think it is only 50 amp.

50 watts. A 50a panel would be a monster.

[ramyankee]

Debating solar. The one panel that Open Range sells, think it is a Furrion and think it is only 50 amp. Is the plug on say an Open Range a generic plug so most any panel will connect? For an example the panels from Harbor Freight.
Thank you...

[2oldman]

100 watts won't be enough either, unless your power usage is very low. Carry extra water in the tow vehicle and pump it in.

[ppine]

How long are you going out there for? Water weighs around 8.3 pounds per gallon. Train your crew to use less water as an alternative.

[Lwiddis]

Will 25 to 30 amps on a good day be adequate?