Camper and RV Solar Panels

On May 03, 2009 in Links, photovoltaics

I haven’t had much time with work and school to update the site lately, but I wanted to throw some links out here as I have been getting asked more and more about Recreactional Vehicle (RV) and Camper solar electric installations. Questions have ranged from DIY advice to where to purchase equipment. I try to stay away from the where to purchase equipment questions except for giving helpful advice about what to buy, rather than where you buy it.

These links have been added to the Electricity page of SolarDIY as well.

“How to Install an RV Solar Panel“  - Might be a little too step-by-step for some, but has some good points that will make you think about your install beforehand. One thing that I do not like is that they assume the panels will be fix mounted, and a few people have expressed interest in the ability to move around one or two panels to get optimum sun on the panels when in an area with tree cover, without having to move the RV.

RV Boondocking has a set of articles detailing the installation of their 780 watt roof mount setup as well as information on an RV solar tax credit, and their battery bank system.

RV Solar - article on RV Solar Electric Power. I like the way this one was written, and it has some excellent points.

Holy Solar has two articles about the Unisolar 64w thinfilm panel they installed. one and two

12voltsolarpanels.net has a good article about RV Solar Chargers as well

Thanks for stopping by, and if you have any questions about RV/camper solar setups or the links, feel free to leave a comment on this post. I will add more as time progresses, and will also try to free up more time to add content to the site.

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