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Schulz11 I Think you are over estimating the advantages of your mppt controller.Where are you getting these numbers from? Just because the website says 30% more efficient than pwn doesnt mean it true. The only real benefit of the mppt is the ability to use a higher volatage solar panel on a...

Interesting concept, I guess if you can cleanly control the wires that would work ok.

I first used speaker wire on my solar setup, the common black/red combo. After a year or so the plastic became very brittle and the plastic cracked so I replaced it. Ill have to see how long this new one last. I know what you mean about hard to find UV wire, its also very thick plastic and hard...

http://www.amazon.com/Optima-150-34178-Digital-Battery-Charger/dp/B009M3PQFA/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1411506032&sr=8-1-spell&keywords=optimacharger maybe you can just wire up an optima charger and run off the batteries and have the charger charge it back up? most good quality chargers are...

Dont waste your money on an mppt charge controller for such a small system and short wire runs. As stated by others Handybob blog is worth reading through, my favorite out there. http://handybobsolar.wordpress.com/ I would not get that system, like joe said controller is crap. A good...

You look like you have all area's covered and I would feel safe going into baja with that setup. Remember that the fridge will auto shut down when the voltage gets low so your even more safe. Ive had my edgestar kill my batteries a few times. I can tell the batteries are hurting when I start the...

Do you need to charge laptops? Cause I would just go with the anker 15000mah for only $40 right now and its tried and true. you 20w solar can recharge that pretty fast. 20w/5v= 4amps so roughly 5hrs of good sun. I have the 10000mah and it can charge my phones a few times...

Good for you, nmo is the way to go. its scary but its a solid connection and best antenna setup. You can get diff antenna sized also. My buddy has a 5/8 wave for trips since its even better and keeps the 1/4 wave on around town. Dont even bother making your own cables. most NMO mount kits comes...

I vote for wither the hood mount or the diamond mount. Ive got some pics in my build for the diamond mount, So far its great. Its mounted on the rear hatch on the 4runner and seems to get out well. Glass is a big no go.

any sat internet remotely affordable needs someone to setup with a computer and special tools, anything you can setup in the field runs like $7 a megabit.

What about a clamp mount for the back door? Look at my install on my 4runner. something like that could mount to your back doors and still get the antenna at roof height! The bumper is about as bad as you can get it unless you can't have a riser to get the antenna starting at the hood lvl. the...

Sleeping naked only give you less insulation since you removed some clothes. This has been proven many times look it up. I use a heated blanket at night in my 4runner charge the battery with my solar or engine. If you had batteries and a sine wave inverter that would work for sleeping but wont...

ahh, ok that makes more sense. So have you just left it running continuously yet? batteries always back full each day?

I know your kidding about the + on one batt to - on the other as that would give you 24v. + to the + and - to the - for 12v. And I see your at 12.6 on meter haha He has all high quality product and an amp flow meter. when it says 100% it will be at 100%, It monitors ever amp leaving the...

yea my buddy has a system very simalar to yours on his trailer. main diff is he has trojan batteries. camping for a week he always had the arb fridge on, used a heated blanket every night, brewed up a small pot of coffee everyday and used the nights a bunch. even with 2 trojans drained to 50%...

I love it man. you have a system most RV would be jealous of haha. Even on a cloudy day your solar will make good amount of power. handybob is the man! glad you did your homework. I read ever inch of his site when my friend told me about it.

read some of the stickies in this section and just get your ham license.

Ive gotta chime in for Eddie Bauer! Eddie Bauer put the First american on Mt Everest and they have a lifetime warranty so they are def not just a name. The first accent line is as good as it gets. Ive always had a Marmot sleeping bag but my Eddie Bauer down jacket is my favorite.

For my setup I went overboard and ran a 6gauge speaker wire to the back and wired it onto the stock cig lighter plug. I also have a 2 gauge wire going from the batt to under the driver seat into a fuse box then the 6 gauge on a fuse to the back of the car. Its nice having the thick wire back...

Yup when I first got my edgestar, i plugged it into the rear cig lighter on the 4runner but it would stop running showing low voltage when the battery volts were still 12.3v. I ran a 6 gauge to the cig plug and its been fine first. Does it start to work then stop or just never turn on? If your...