Home panels on my camper?

[Desertprep]

I have seen new solar panels that are thinner, lighter and are slated for use on top of RVs, or other portable uses. I have a camper on my pickup that has a 104" by 84" space that is begging for solar panels. I was looking at some of the larger, higher capacity panels. I think, using the standard home size, I would get at least 1,000 watts at 48v. The RV panels are less efficient. Is there any reason why I would use the rv panels? My truck can handle the weight.

[solar pete]

Hi Desertprep,

Welcome to Solar Panel Talk, look I'm no expert in RV or off grid solar BUT I think you will be fine with regular panels as they are cheaper and do the same job, this has been done before and there is a bunch of good solar info to be found here, our search on site is not great often it works well to google " solar panel talk.com fitting solar panels to my RV" and the other to search in the off grid section of the website, good luck with it, cheers

[SunEagle]

I have seen new solar panels that are thinner, lighter and are slated for use on top of RVs, or other portable uses. I have a camper on my pickup that has a 104" by 84" space that is begging for solar panels. I was looking at some of the larger, higher capacity panels. I think, using the standard home size, I would get at least 1,000 watts at 48v. The RV panels are less efficient. Is there any reason why I would use the rv panels? My truck can handle the weight.

Hi Desertprep

Just make sure the panels are secure enough when you are driving the RV

[SOUOPower]

I think you are in trouble. If you only install solar panels, you need to use inverters and batteries to combine electricity. Why not consider a high-power solar backup generator kit? You can choose a 2400w-5000w kit, which is enough for you.

[Desertprep]

I think you are in trouble. If you only install solar panels, you need to use inverters and batteries to combine electricity. Why not consider a high-power solar backup generator kit? You can choose a 2400w-5000w kit, which is enough for you.

Yes, I plan to have an inverter and battery pack. I may go for the "backup generator" kit (though I don't know why they are called generators because they are only storage devices). They are certainly convenient, a little more expensive to get off the ground with but tend to be much more expensive in the long run if I am going to expand...

[SOUOPower]

Yes, I plan to have an inverter and battery pack. I may go for the "backup generator" kit (though I don't know why they are called generators because they are only storage devices). They are certainly convenient, a little more expensive to get off the ground with but tend to be much more expensive in the long run if I am going to expand...

Yes, I am talking about this backup generator. Choose according to your needs. There are too many companies doing this in China. You can buy it based on the cost. Of course, you can take a look.