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[Bob Denman]

Some sort of wind-generated electricity would be easy: set yourself up some wind turbines that you can grab power from; as you go down the highway...

...No waiting for the breezes to pick up!

(We had a wind turbine in our hunting camp back in 1958... )

[Chance]

Originally Posted by JamieGeek

Don't forget too that while camping you could setup a portable windmill and generate some electricity that way--even at night.

Yeah yeah ok a windmill (Home Depot) has similar size issues that solar does (to get somewhere around 4k - 5k it is too big to haul around with an RV).

Yes, Devil is in the details.

I didn't see the 4k or 5k version, but the 2,000 watt unit is listed at 350 kWh per month in 12 MPH wind. That works out to around 500 watts average, not enough to run small window A/Cs full time. With standard RV roof A/C, we'd only get a few hours per day of cooling on an ongoing basis.

[saddlesore]

Originally Posted by JamieGeek

Don't forget too that while camping you could setup a portable windmill and generate some electricity that way--even at night.

Yeah yeah ok a windmill (Home Depot) has similar size issues that solar does (to get somewhere around 4k - 5k it is too big to haul around with an RV).

Or camp next to a flowing stream and use a water wheel connected to a generator......

[Bob Denman]

Sleeping next to a running stream? I'd be in the bathroom all night long!