Malinda -
As I understand it, he has devised a very clever way of temporarily putting the panels on the roof of the rear shell. It is not a permanent installation, so he can remove them at will, and store them inside. While they are up there, the panels lie flat on the roof, and so are not particularly susceptible to wind. And since they are invisible from the ground, they are not a target for thieves. I like it. The only disadvantage I see is that the panels cannot be tilted to face south, and so do not harvest quite as much power as they would if they were tiltable.
On our last trip, I put our panels on the rear roof by simply sliding them across the roof. And I scratched the roof. Bummer. And when the wind came up, I had to weight them down with rocks on the mouting brackets, which made it difficult to open and close the shell. And when the wind got stronger, I had to remove them, and set them up on the ground, where I left them.
Overall, Wayne's approach is better.
Hope that helps, but Wayne will chime in with more detail, I'm sure.
Bill
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