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Old 08-17-2012, 05:29 AM   #11
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Very nice placement for everything. Hope to do something similar before we go out west next time.

Now that Everglades N.P. has electric sites, the only other place we dry-camp out east is the Smoky Mountains N.P. And that's, well, pretty "smoky" when we're there in the spring and fall.
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Old 08-17-2012, 07:49 AM   #12
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Yeah, we do 50/50 parks and dry camping, the biggest factor for me is that I can't get the camper to the house to charge the batteries, so this is a good solution for keeping them topped up.

With China flooding the market with solar panels, prices are pretty good for a decent panel right now.
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Old 08-17-2012, 09:41 AM   #13
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We keep our TM (Elkmont) in a storag lot with no power or water. And we can't bring it home to charge the battery or fill with water (14 story condo) on a cul-de-sac. So we had a solar panel 80 watt installed when we ordered it. We do not dry camp and the batterys always have a good charge and I'm able to mess around fixing stuff at night in storage.
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Old 08-17-2012, 02:40 PM   #14
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Never heard that rationale for solar before, but it really makes a lot of sense.
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Old 08-17-2012, 03:43 PM   #15
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I am waiting to buy solar until the new version that works in the shade becomes available.
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Old 08-17-2012, 05:32 PM   #16
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I am waiting to buy solar until the new version that works in the shade becomes available.
Is that tongueincheek? They really will have them work on the shade???
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Old 08-18-2012, 11:25 AM   #17
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I am waiting to buy solar until the new version that works in the shade becomes available.
I'm waiting for the night capable version.

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Old 08-18-2012, 01:42 PM   #18
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If you don't have a good contoller, they work very well at night...only in reverse. I guess that would apply to shade too..
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Old 08-20-2012, 12:15 AM   #19
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I always try to park the TM in the shade. In deep canyons with tall trees all around this is not difficult.

I could park in the bright sun. Then the solar panels would work. but I would need to run the a/c nearly all day. I doubt that is a reasonable trade.

So I'll stick with my generator and a pint of gas per day.

I do sometimes wonder, if you camped in the desert (100+degrees) and ran the a/c from sunrise to sunset, how many solar panels and what size battery bank do you need to run 13,500 BTU on solar.
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Old 08-20-2012, 07:26 AM   #20
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I'm waiting for the night capable version.

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You just need to order the Lunar Panels.
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