Hey everyone,
I am a kayak fisherman that is planning to fish/camp several weekends this year. I have an Iceco 45L fridge that I am wanting to power. I currently have a DIY box with a 100AH Litime Mini battery. I am primarily only concerned with powering the fridge for 3-5 days on average. I have a Hyndai Santa Cruz and have looked into adding a DC to DC charger but I'm a bit intimidated by the complexity of the install. I am considering two things:
1. adding a second 100ah battery in parallel to make sure it will last several days or
2. buying a 200w portable solar panel system to charge the system while parked
Am I heading in the right direction here? I wish I had a way to monitor the existing battery's state of charge but I have not been able to figure out exactly what's needed. Do y'all think I need to add the second battery or just do solar or both? I'm trying to stay on a budget and can really do only one or the other at this time. The panels I'm looking at are on sale and include a charge controller as well.
Thoughts???
I am a kayak fisherman that is planning to fish/camp several weekends this year. I have an Iceco 45L fridge that I am wanting to power. I currently have a DIY box with a 100AH Litime Mini battery. I am primarily only concerned with powering the fridge for 3-5 days on average. I have a Hyndai Santa Cruz and have looked into adding a DC to DC charger but I'm a bit intimidated by the complexity of the install. I am considering two things:
1. adding a second 100ah battery in parallel to make sure it will last several days or
2. buying a 200w portable solar panel system to charge the system while parked
Am I heading in the right direction here? I wish I had a way to monitor the existing battery's state of charge but I have not been able to figure out exactly what's needed. Do y'all think I need to add the second battery or just do solar or both? I'm trying to stay on a budget and can really do only one or the other at this time. The panels I'm looking at are on sale and include a charge controller as well.
Thoughts???