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Forum: Class A Motor Coach

02-22-2020, 03:09 PM

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...7 reasons you don't need SOLAR : )

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That’s great that you can install 1,225 Watts of...

That’s great that you can install 1,225 Watts of solar on your roof. :thumb:

I’d expect that a typical solar system that size should make about 4 kWh of energy on average days. That’s over 300...

Forum: Class A Motor Coach

02-21-2020, 10:24 PM

Replies: 66

...7 reasons you don't need SOLAR : )

Views: 7,956

Posted By Chance

James of The Fit RV confirms in “real-world”...

James of The Fit RV confirms in “real-world” testing that solar doesn’t “move the needle” when a Travato Class B with higher-capacity 11,600 Watt-hour battery bank is compared with and without...

Forum: Class A Motor Coach

02-21-2020, 04:24 AM

Replies: 66

...7 reasons you don't need SOLAR : )

Views: 7,956

Posted By Chance

Lithium battery weight (chemistry used in most...

Lithium battery weight (chemistry used in most RVs) is approximately 30 pounds for 100 Ah, so roughly 25 lb/kWh.

At night, when it’s cooler, an efficient typical RV A/C runs on about 1,000 Watts...

Forum: Class A Motor Coach

02-20-2020, 09:57 PM

Replies: 66

...7 reasons you don't need SOLAR : )

Views: 7,956

Posted By Chance

Your trip was exactly the kind of RV use that...

Your trip was exactly the kind of RV use that makes me want a small motorhome with Volta-like design and capabilities. It doesn’t need to cost $20,000 though.

We want to be able to park just...

Forum: Class A Motor Coach

02-20-2020, 03:53 AM

Replies: 66

...7 reasons you don't need SOLAR : )

Views: 7,956

Posted By Chance

Considering how expensive motorhomes and RVing...

Considering how expensive motorhomes and RVing are, I wouldn’t spend much time estimating relative costs of solar versus generators. Does it really matter? Not to me. When it cost up to $200 to...

Forum: Class A Motor Coach

02-19-2020, 08:10 PM

Replies: 66

...7 reasons you don't need SOLAR : )

Views: 7,956

Posted By Chance

Because our van is small, we stay in rest areas...

Because our van is small, we stay in rest areas sometimes just to sleep and rest a few hours, parking along cars and away from idling trucks and RVs running generators. When driving late I don’t...

Forum: Class A Motor Coach

02-19-2020, 04:26 PM

Replies: 66

...7 reasons you don't need SOLAR : )

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Posted By Chance

With due respect, what you went on to describe...

With due respect, what you went on to describe was COMPLETELY different in every respect. I agree that adding a few “no hook-ups” “parking-only” sites to a regular campground doesn't make sense.
...

Forum: Class A Motor Coach

02-19-2020, 01:54 PM

Replies: 66

...7 reasons you don't need SOLAR : )

Views: 7,956

Posted By Chance

On theme of things we can do without ....

We pay for full hookups when available, which isn’t always the case since we don’t make reservations in advance as often as we use to. A few times we’ve gotten stuck with a tent site that actually...

Forum: Class A Motor Coach

02-18-2020, 04:49 AM

Replies: 66

...7 reasons you don't need SOLAR : )

Views: 7,956

Posted By Chance

You mean charging $25 for roughly 10 cents worth...

You mean charging $25 for roughly 10 cents worth of electricity? :eek:

That should be a crime. If not, I want to invest in that business. :rolleyes:

Forum: Class A Motor Coach

02-16-2020, 02:57 PM

Replies: 66

...7 reasons you don't need SOLAR : )

Views: 7,956

Posted By Chance

I agree with you on solar becoming more popular,...

I agree with you on solar becoming more popular, and that it’s “LIKELY” to be expected as a future feature. However, I can imagine a few changes in technology or design that may change the need for...

Forum: Class A Motor Coach

02-15-2020, 03:53 PM

Replies: 66

...7 reasons you don't need SOLAR : )

Views: 7,956

Posted By Chance

First thing I’d look at is how much energy your...

First thing I’d look at is how much energy your fridge is estimated to use. All new RVs are required to have a sticker like the one below — this one showing 387 kWh per year. Your motorhome should...

Forum: Class A Motor Coach

02-15-2020, 02:57 PM

Replies: 66

...7 reasons you don't need SOLAR : )

Views: 7,956

Posted By Chance

Excellent. It’s good to depend on measured data,...

Excellent. It’s good to depend on measured data, and then confirm it’s in right ballpark just to make sure there wasn’t an error.

A picture of a new 31W shows the fridge energy consumption...

Forum: Class A Motor Coach

02-15-2020, 01:40 PM

Replies: 66

...7 reasons you don't need SOLAR : )

Views: 7,956

Posted By Chance

You should look at fridge energy rating. Larger...

You should look at fridge energy rating. Larger RV residential refrigerators (the models built for houses) use well over 1 kWh of energy daily (many around 2 kWh), and 200 Watts of solar panels...

Forum: Class A Motor Coach

02-14-2020, 05:40 PM

Replies: 66

...7 reasons you don't need SOLAR : )

Views: 7,956

Posted By Chance

Or ...... 7 reasons you don’t need a slide ...

Or ......

7 reasons you don’t need a slide ;)

Forum: Class A Motor Coach

02-14-2020, 05:02 PM

Replies: 66

...7 reasons you don't need SOLAR : )

Views: 7,956

Posted By Chance

You didn’t say what would happen if you didn’t...

You didn’t say what would happen if you didn’t have solar on days you don’t run generator? Obviously on days when generator is run for A/C, it can do job of solar at same time (i.e. — charge...

Forum: Class A Motor Coach

02-14-2020, 03:50 PM

Replies: 66

...7 reasons you don't need SOLAR : )

Views: 7,956

Posted By Chance

I can’t justify solar because we mostly drive...

I can’t justify solar because we mostly drive during the day, and when boondocking at night solar doesn’t do anything anyway.

I would add a few negatives as they apply to me:

Parking in shade...

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