Solar or Generator for Boondocking
This is for a truck camper, no a/c. This would be to keep batteries charged. I was putting together a solar kit (on paper, for purchase at a later date) and started thinking about a generator and wh...
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Salvo wrote:
Not sure you need that much solar. I've been using 130W for 8 years. It's adequate for us. The 2 x 6Vs (220Ah) are in absorption by 1 pm.
It's important to have a balanced system. 400W solar and 220AH battery capacity is not balanced. There will be a lot of wasted solar energy. You'll need 440 AH.Ace! wrote:
Thanks. I've been able to mock up a 400 watt system which should be in the $1,200 range and I can buy a sub-$1,000 generator too. I guess that should put me in a good position for a week or more without shore power...or at least I hope it will.
From what I gather though, my conditions will provide much less solar energy for the panels than someone in So Cal. It still may be overkill though.
