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POLL - What size is your solar panel (camping)

80 watt
11 (8.9%)
100 watt
5 (4%)
120 watt
39 (31.5%)
140 watt
10 (8.1%)
160 watt
27 (21.8%)
180 watt
1 (0.8%)
200 watt
4 (3.2%)
220 watt
0 (0%)
240 watt
9 (7.3%)
Larger than 240 watts
18 (14.5%)

Total Members Voted: 117

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Offline GregS

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Re: What size solar panel do you use for camping
« Reply #25 on: September 26, 2014, 10:39:19 PM »
450W on the van and 120W folding (as an extra for the van or for the vehicle, whichever needs it)
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Re: What size solar panel do you use for camping
« Reply #26 on: September 27, 2014, 05:26:14 AM »
I have had a 120 watt folding type for a while with a set up to plug into the tug via 10 amp controller.
This was enough to keep up with the 100 litre trailblazer.... just.
Now we have toys, LED lights and a water pump, I have just got a 120 watt folding blanket from Jetcrew and have set up a 30 amp controller in the CT so I can plug both panels into it.
I did some calcs and discovered that the pump, lights and toys (mostly the toys) draw the same amps over a day as the fridge.
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Re: What size solar panel do you use for camping
« Reply #27 on: September 27, 2014, 05:56:28 AM »
3 x 100w Mandrake panels.

They're carried in a frame on top of the front box on the camper, and plugged in.
They can be used in the frame, or demounted for use around the camp site.
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Re: What size solar panel do you use for camping
« Reply #28 on: September 27, 2014, 07:17:59 AM »
3 x 100 watts on Penguin , 1 x 100 watts on DMax plus a couple of 80 watt foldups for emergency use .
The CF50 and the 110 in Penguin draw about 7 Amps together so I'm well covered ..
1 x 120 Ah , 1 x 100 Ah in DMAx , 2 x 45 Ah and 2 x 40 Ah in Penguin ... 390 Ah of sparks enough for 6 days of dark weather ..
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