> and to reduce weight and bulk as much as > possible. Solar seems as though it will fill my modest needs (20Ah/day). > Sure, I'd have to "remote" the panel(s) on a wire to get them into the > sun (park in the shade, myself), but that's the kind of constant > puttering around the campsite that I do that Mrs Squirrel finds so > amusing anyway. I've always liked the look of the folding portable panels <http://www.solardyne.com/sol25watfolp.html> myself. 25 watts is about 2 amps, and you could probably get 10 hours of full sun during the summer. Even if you can't break even, you can stretch a good battery out for quite a while like that. If you can find a place to stow a 3'x1.5' 6.6 pound rigid panel, this 32 watt one that also works in partial sun would probably be even better <http://www.solardyne.com/un32watsolpa.html>. You'd have to rig up some sort of frame to prop it up at the right angle, but to me that sounds like FUN rather than WORK! |
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