Enough Solar for conservative boondocking?
Hey Guys, I looked for the "Dumb Questions" thread, but didn't see it, so I'll post my question here. I want to be able to boondock for 3-4 nights with my family of five on our 28 foot TT. I don't p...
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Almot wrote:
With LEDs there isn't much to look into - just plug them in. If yours are a common "wedge" socket, These are what I bought. Or get it with a different socket if you have to.
The price is for pack of 10. Quite a few people on the forum bought from this guy. Brightness and color are indistinguishable from 18W RV lights. Not all the Ebay LED are same good. Simple unregulated boards can be better than more expensive ones, less radio interference.
Yes, small solar will let you stay longer before batteries drop down too low. Try not depleting them below 50%.
On a bright day and without furnace 100W solar might even keep batteries fully charged, but don't count on it.
EDIT: my mistake, the link is to lights with G4 socket. Same LEDs with T10 "wedge": Here. To match the brightness and color of 18W "old" bulb, use boards with 24 LED, color "warm white".
I use that seller exclusively for my LEDs.
I was also (in my mind) the one that could get by with 100 watts of solar. I can't, but when we are in our 5er, we live in our 5er, not survive. That means what lights she wants to use, she can use. If she wants to watch 4 hours of tv, she can. The furnace gets set to 60 at night, and if it runs, it runs.
That being said, 200 watts of solar will just get us by in the middle of summer, so I have more solar to add to my roof this summer. But I like tinkering with that kind of stuff, so it is fun for me.
