Dry camping and solar power

Tinagtnp wrote:

kerrlakeRoo wrote:
I guess you can see that solar and batteries dont play well with an AC system. But , do you really need them? Are you looking at moving frequently, or largley staying put? What region will you be in? You may not need much if any AC if you will be moving during that time frame to match the weather to your needs. Elevation as well as moving farther north will give you cooler temps. Just realize that the nice shaded spot in a forest is also shading any solar panels you install and reducing their effectiveness.

Give us an idea of what your goals and conditions arer and folks will be glad to offer advice and assistance.

I'll be in Wyoming so it doesn't get terribly hot here, but I'll have my dog with me and I don't want to leave her in a hot rv while I go to work. Idk about shade just yet, I haven't had an opportunity to scope out the area. I would even be willing to run a fan, but how does that affect my battery / charging options?

A fan is far different than AC in power consumption. Now you are talking about batteries and solar power. It opens the door to just about endless conversation. If you leave the rig all day you probably dont want the panels on the ground so they are in the sun they could disappear. If you leave the dog in the RV you need a bullet proof plan for someone to check on the dog just in case the fan quits or it gets too hot for the dog. If there is any way possible it would be better to be plugged in somewhere.

This is the issue when people want to live in everything from a car or van to an RV. You could leave your dog all day if it was cold out and you came back and it was 20 or 30 degrees inside but if you come back and it's 120 in there he may not do well. I was just telling DW that our rig for example in 80's weather the ac will probably only pull it down to about high 60's. It ran all day and never dropped below 70 because of the sun beating on it. The next thing to do is get it under a carport structure.