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I am installing a 100 W panel on Saturday, I was told 100 W was enough to keep up with the compressor fridge (80 liter), if not I’ll add a second panel

[So Cal Adventurer]

I am installing a 100 W panel on Saturday, I was told 100 W was enough to keep up with the compressor fridge (80 liter), if not I’ll add a second panel

I ran the 100 watt Renogy panel with my 65qt ARB and it kept up so good I didn’t shut my fridge off for over a year; and my truck isn’t my daily driver

[ottorogers]

I ran the 100 watt Renogy panel with my 65qt ARB and it kept up so good I didn’t shut my fridge off for over a year; and my truck isn’t my daily driver

my understanding is that if you don’t use the furnace a lot, 100 W should be more than enough to run the compressor fridge and never run out of battery, if not, like I said, I can add another hundred watt solar panel

[So Cal Adventurer]

my understanding is that if you don’t use the furnace a lot, 100 W should be more than enough to run the compressor fridge and never run out of battery, if not, like I said, I can add another hundred watt solar panel

I have no experience at all with a Furnace and how much it consumes but I guess I’m about to learn! Hahaha!

I am currently planning my solar setup and due to (2) panels not fitting easily with dual fans, I am going to start with the 175w NewPowa panel as it seems to get amazing reviews. I sold my (2) Renogy panels with my camper shell I just sold.

I am thinking I’m going to have my camper 100% separated from the truck, electrically anyway and want it to be self sufficient.

It’s personal preference but I’m a firm believer in the rigid panels. I know the weight difference, but I’ve had nothing but great experiences with them.

Are you running single bats or dual batts otto?

My .02

[ottorogers]

I have no experience at all with a Furnace and how much it consumes but I guess I’m about to learn! Hahaha!

I am currently planning my solar setup and due to (2) panels not fitting easily with dual fans, I am going to start with the 175w NewPowa panel as it seems to get amazing reviews. I sold my (2) Renogy panels with my camper shell I just sold.

I am thinking I’m going to have my camper 100% separated from the truck, electrically anyway and want it to be self sufficient.

It’s personal preference but I’m a firm believer in the rigid panels. I know the weight difference, but I’ve had nothing but great experiences with them.

Are you running single bats or dual batts otto?

My .02

dual batteries, We normally don’t Boondock for more than three or four days, I can almost get four days now out of two batteries fully charged without solar, so I’m relatively sure 100 W of solar will extend my time dry camping to 5 to 7 days or so, which is more than enough

[ottorogers]

I have no experience at all with a Furnace and how much it consumes but I guess I’m about to learn! Hahaha!

I am currently planning my solar setup and due to (2) panels not fitting easily with dual fans, I am going to start with the 175w NewPowa panel as it seems to get amazing reviews. I sold my (2) Renogy panels with my camper shell I just sold.

I am thinking I’m going to have my camper 100% separated from the truck, electrically anyway and want it to be self sufficient.

It’s personal preference but I’m a firm believer in the rigid panels. I know the weight difference, but I’ve had nothing but great experiences with them.

Are you running single bats or dual batts otto?

My .02

I also agree with you on the rigid panels versus flexible panels, but I’m so overweight now that I don’t wanna add any more unnecessary weight, so I’m going to try the flexible panel to see how long it lasts, I just talked to a guy today who had his flexible solar panels on his roof for over two years, and he said they are working perfectly

[ottorogers]

Solar panel installed, I had a little bit of trouble with the polarity on the plug sticking up from the roof, it was what I considered backwards, it was the opposite of the rear one at the back of the camper, I was able to pull the back one out by the back door, and look at the red and white wires, I assumed (wrongly) the roof one was the same, but it wasn’t, it was the opposite, luckily my solar controller could handle reversed polarity, I spliced the wires in the reverse order and everything works perfectly

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