how to make a portable solar mount frame?

Originally Posted by joe&Nance

Finally finished my master bath remodel and got it made, thanks...
Nance

Well, we finally got to try out the solar panels on trip to Shasta/whiskeytown.
We found that even though we were in a very shaded area for most of the day that our 160w system kept the batteries fully charged without any issues. we used our television some and kept all phones, computers etc charged without issue. We were very impressed, too bad that the 1st 24 hours was continuous rain and there was no way to set up right away to see if it would do anything during the rain... thanks again for all the help. The stands worked wonderfully. I was lucky to have enough pvc left over from other jobs so the cost for the corners etc was minimal! Glad u all helped with ideas. Thanks again.
Nance

Sounds like a great project and that you did a great job.

FYI...I've been camping in the mtns during heavy cloud cover and rain and was surprised to see that the panel still managed to put out enough of a charge to bring the battery back up. Not as good or fast as bright sun of course, but it still worked. Your 2 panels should be even better. I only have 1 80W.

Originally Posted by Redhawk

Sounds like a great project and that you did a great job.

FYI...I've been camping in the mtns during heavy cloud cover and rain and was surprised to see that the panel still managed to put out enough of a charge to bring the battery back up. Not as good or fast as bright sun of course, but it still worked. Your 2 panels should be even better. I only have 1 80W.

thanks for letting me know about your exerience!

I'm curious as to how you were using the tv and charging the computers, is it a 12V tv? Thanks....