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Please realize that the effectiveness of solar totally depends on where you camp while boondocking. We camp mostly at state parks and USFS campsites in the NE. I rarely see any significant solar input while camping as it is almost always shaded. Even a portable panel that you could theoretically move into the sun won't work much where we camp.
Having said all of that, with our absorption fridge on propane and 200 Ahs of AGM batteries those will get us through 4 nights of camping without going below 50% SOC. Then the chassis alternator will recharge it pretty well on our way home, starting at 30 amps and dropping to less than 10 as it gets home.
Our 100 watt rooftop solar panel is really only good for keeping the batteries topped up in storage. It does a great job of that, despite the cloudy, rainy weather we have had most of this summer.
David
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