Right now they are 3 and 5 but I want them to have some room to grow into. Thanks!
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Right now they are 3 and 5 but I want them to have some room to grow into. Thanks!
flipmachine
Adventurer
Give me a call some time 587 224 9768
mep1811
Gentleman Adventurer
Yes that is true but that is not sufficient to charge a depleted battery. Having a depleted battery, by camping for a couple of days ,and no way to charge it is not really an optimal situation.
WU7X
Snow on the Roof
That’s about it. We have only used it once or twice as a frig/freezer. It works well if you prefreeze meals like spaghetti, roasts, soups, etc., and use the regular side for everything else. Most of the time we have pulled out the dividers and used it as a giant refrigerator.
For an experiment I am going to try freezing a meal in a ziplock bag that sets inside a rectangular Pyrex bowl. Once the contents are frozen I can leave the glass container at home. Less stuff to transport and much easier cleanup. The frozen bags may even stack more compactly.
flipmachine
Adventurer
you wire it into the redarc already? super simple.
Vogold
Member
Not yet, I thought about wiring up the way I think it should be... I’ve got a 50/50 chance of getting it right and if it’s wrong I just have to reverse the connections. But, since I have some time before we are taking the trailer out again, I sent an email to Overland Solar to verify the wiring of the solar panel. As I understand it, not all companies wire panels the same way. But yes, it looks real simple to connect it to the redarc. It looks like you have a ground lug right below the redarc too.
mep1811
Gentleman Adventurer
I wire up the input with the correct polarity. I then use a gender bender if the panels cables are reversed.
Stuckincitymud
Member
I'm In Akron, Ohio area if you want to see one in person. And will be exploring WV this summer plenty.
Stuckincitymud
Member
Not working much on the trailer until the weather warms up and dries out so I can spend time outside. Anxious to get camping and playing with the trailer to fix a few things.
BTW I believe we will have three on the East Coast by summer time. Any others please chime in.
1) Me in Ohio
2) Fla
3) PA on order
That has been my experience, as I mentioned further up. So I now have 200W of permanent solar panels on the roof, plus another 200W of deployable panels in case I need them. If that fails, I will be bulk charging via booster cables from my vehicle to the battery bank directly.
The trickle from the tow vehicle is sufficient to run the fridge without depleting the battery bank, though.
mep1811
Gentleman Adventurer
I'd rather have a proper charging system so I'll just wire one up when I get the trailer. I will also add a couple of panels on the roof for when sitting.
WU7X
Snow on the Roof
I don’t have a rack either. Because of the potential long distances between gas pumps on my planned Heart of the West trip in September, I’ve talked with Mark about installing a dual Jerry can holder on the driver’s side and possibly a tie down system on the passenger side. I’d mount my propane fire ring and possibly a second propane tank there. This would also get me setup for trips to Baja and Canada/Alaska.
Nanc and I both see the T4R and Beastie combo, now that we are retired, as the tool for slowing down and spending more time at each campsite. This is in contrast to the past perception of constantly racing around. It is also the perfect replacement for the cabin on the lake lifestyle. We can now visit as many lakes as we want, spend as much time as we want at each, then move on. One month on the ocean, the next in the mountains. Every time I’ve pencilled it out it always is less expensive too.
im getting awfully windy here. Sitting around the house while my knee heals is driving me nuts! Sorry. ?