Testing Solar for the Camper

Camper came with a 50w solar panel and a 75ah battery.
I added 100 watts(150w total now), replaced the 75ah with 2 110ah batteries.

Also have the 3500w inverter generator we are bringing to Colorado with us this year as a suppliment for if/when the batteries need it.

Factory testing shows with just the 12v only fridge on, and their crap battery, the 50w panel kept up the charge for 77hrs in ideal conditions(75F and full sun).


Cloudy here today, breaking up, with sun the rest of the week. Gonna be a bit warmer too. Should get a decent idea on how long it will go. Be cooler in Colorado. June is usually sunny there too.

Been wanting to get this tested, but its rained about 650 days in a row now...finally quit yesterday afternoon. Lake is 10ft high. Ground is super saturated. Humid as the jungle out there now too.

Sounds like you are good to go. Will you need heat at night?


























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Maybe..it gets down into the 40's at least. Maybe lower where we'll be.

I have 3 100 watt panels on the roof of my 5th wheel and 3 100AH batteries. My 12V fridge runs indefinitely with sun and 90+ degrees. Have a 1100 watt invertor to run small things and a 4800 watt generator to run A/C. Need to dump the black water before power goes away unless I act like a bear in the woods.

I'm gonna pick up another 100w panel tomorrow for a bit extra capacity.

Changed the oil and filters in the Truck and RZR today too. Went to the Synthetic Rotella T6 5w40(recommended weight for towing) this time...switched from the regular Motorcraft 10w30 Diesel its been running...immediately quieted down the engine. Put it in the RZR too since I had 3qts left over from the 4gallons I bought.

When I had my diesel I used the Rotella T. I thought it kept the engine quiet, was a good value. Every so often Tractor Supply will have the 5 gallon bucket on sale.

Added another 100w panel. Should be good to go now.

You might want to move those into the sun pup.... just saying.

How'd they work out on the trip?

Did great..cloudy most of the time..used the Gen some...about 2.5gallons worth on that. Rainy, cooler than normal, but a good trip.