Wanderlost Overland
Adventurist
Solar panel recommendations welcome!
I ran a search and all I found was a few old threads. I'm sure technology and availability has changed since then, so here's another post on "what's the best" solar panel.
We're in the very early stage of researching them so we would greatly appreciate any help you can give us that would steer us down the right path. Turns out there's a much larger selection out there then we initially thought, most are ridiculously cheap too (price & quality). The panel would be used in camp to help keep our secondary battery charged up as much as possible when the vehicle isn't running. We don't want to spend a huge amount but are willing to invest in a reliable, properly functioning panel.
Here's what we're looking for:
# 150w preferred(?) but a little less would be fine as long as it's TRUE output. I'm learning many panels are rated much higher than they really are.
# Portable, foldable, compact, and light. I like foldable over rolled. It would store better for us. Not a big fan of glass either. With our luck and abuse of equipment it would be shattered in no time.
# No controller needed. We'll be plugging it directly into our Redarc DC-DC charger with built in solar controller. If it should happen to come with an inexpensive charger we could always use that in our camper wiring.
I ran a search and all I found was a few old threads. I'm sure technology and availability has changed since then, so here's another post on "what's the best" solar panel.
We're in the very early stage of researching them so we would greatly appreciate any help you can give us that would steer us down the right path. Turns out there's a much larger selection out there then we initially thought, most are ridiculously cheap too (price & quality). The panel would be used in camp to help keep our secondary battery charged up as much as possible when the vehicle isn't running. We don't want to spend a huge amount but are willing to invest in a reliable, properly functioning panel.
Here's what we're looking for:
# 150w preferred(?) but a little less would be fine as long as it's TRUE output. I'm learning many panels are rated much higher than they really are.
# Portable, foldable, compact, and light. I like foldable over rolled. It would store better for us. Not a big fan of glass either. With our luck and abuse of equipment it would be shattered in no time.
# No controller needed. We'll be plugging it directly into our Redarc DC-DC charger with built in solar controller. If it should happen to come with an inexpensive charger we could always use that in our camper wiring.