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Nathanbates114
May 02, 2023Explorer
Hey everyone,
Thanks for the quick responses. I understand everyone's concerns and also understand everyone's input. I guess I shouldn't have been so vague when I said I want to run everything on Solar. I understand you can't run the A/C and other electronics that draw a lot of power off of the two solar panels that came pre installed on our TT. I guess what I'm trying to figure out, is whether my wife and I can convert our Travel Trailer in a way that won't have to run off shore power. Reason being, she's a traveling nurse and we'll be living full time out of it on the road. We'll always be at an RV park, we're just trying to figure out if it would be worth while to upgrade our TT with more Solar... that way we don't have to spend money on a monthly fee for power. As someone else in the comments stated, it might not be worth it because the electric bill would be so insignificant. However, we would be living full time for ten years, would be doing laundry and would be staying in areas where the A/C would be necessary. I'm so new to the RV lifestyle, I don't even know if this is doable off of Solar alone. I'm just looking for advice and any tips to save some extra cash. And if it's not reasonable or it doesn't make sense to get more Solar, please let me know. Thanks in advance
Thanks for the quick responses. I understand everyone's concerns and also understand everyone's input. I guess I shouldn't have been so vague when I said I want to run everything on Solar. I understand you can't run the A/C and other electronics that draw a lot of power off of the two solar panels that came pre installed on our TT. I guess what I'm trying to figure out, is whether my wife and I can convert our Travel Trailer in a way that won't have to run off shore power. Reason being, she's a traveling nurse and we'll be living full time out of it on the road. We'll always be at an RV park, we're just trying to figure out if it would be worth while to upgrade our TT with more Solar... that way we don't have to spend money on a monthly fee for power. As someone else in the comments stated, it might not be worth it because the electric bill would be so insignificant. However, we would be living full time for ten years, would be doing laundry and would be staying in areas where the A/C would be necessary. I'm so new to the RV lifestyle, I don't even know if this is doable off of Solar alone. I'm just looking for advice and any tips to save some extra cash. And if it's not reasonable or it doesn't make sense to get more Solar, please let me know. Thanks in advance
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