Costs/benefits of solar/battery upgrade

[ab56452001]

Mods feel free to move thread if it doesn't belong here. Today i counted up the cost of my upgraded ( 2nd AGM/DC and 2nd Smart Charger , plus wiring to Camper and new Inverter ), gave myself a shock ! , over 1.000$ in gear and the work was done for free , mainly by myself . Ive had my Camper about five years and done about 30th KM and 60 to 70 night stays with it , Kimberley's , Gulf , Kakadu and many smaller trips , most free camping or 10$ no power sites. I reckon the free camp and cheapie sites have paid for my very basic Camper and set up until now . Besides retaining the value of the asset and the enjoyment of being able to travel and stay where i want , i reckon ill have to spend another 50 to 70 nights free/cheap camping to square up ! , oh well gives me an excuse to go eh ! , i have posted this elsewhere , cheers.

[nab]

Good stuff! I setup my battery system not to save $$$ but to give me theoretically unlimited lighting and fridge power. I did a trip for 6 weeks and never had the camper externally charged (either 240V or from the car) and had a full battery at the end of each day.

Just remember the more you use it the cheaper it becomes!!!!!

[weeds]

The benefit is hassle free camping.......cost well that's a distant memory 


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[Bigfish]

Yep...you cant put too much worry into being able to camp, enjoy life and see the bush.  Once your dead...your dead!  Buy once and buy right..

[two up]

The benefit is hassle free camping.......cost well that's a distant memory 


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[ab56452001]

Thanks for replies . Yes having sufficient power all the time is great , as I move every or every second day the 4wd does most of it . Only problem is if one wants to run an A/C , the only thing that will do is a Gennie !