Wild Camping

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Wild Camping

· Posted: 30.09.2015 · #1

Hi,
can anyone give me some information on solar panel and inverter, will a 100w solar panel with a 500w inverter be plenty for wild camping. I will be purchasing 2 new leisure batteries to make sure they dont let me down. At the moment my leisure batteries are NOT being charged while i'm driving (have to get this sorted )
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Re: Wild Camping

· Posted: 30.09.2015 · #2

100 watt solar is enough for us but of course it all depends on your usage and what you expect to run.

What do you plan to run on the inverter?

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Re: Wild Camping

· Posted: 30.09.2015 · #3

Hi Ally, just for charging mobile phones and laptop, maybe some music!

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Re: Wild Camping

· Posted: 30.09.2015 · #4

You can add a usb socket to the batteries and save having to run the inverter for that as you can use it while driving.

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Re: Wild Camping

· Posted: 30.09.2015 · #5

The most important task is to get the batteries charging, no point in having an inverter if the engine doesn't charge, even withe solar panel. IMHO.

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