I want to make a #diy "#solar #generator" (aka: solar panels hooked up to a #battery or two with nice output ports like usb, 12v car/cigarette, and an #inverter).
Here's my current list, which may or may not be acquired through amazon: http://a.co/9nTiPA3
Still need the box (toolbox or similar) or make my own out of wood.
Purpose: for camping either with the #RV or not, hence not built into the RV. Also, just in case of The Big One :)
Anyone here done one? What's yours look like?
@Greg my diy version looks like a house with solar panels on it, so not too portable ;)
I'd skip the inverter unless you're running something that demands AC power. (And if you are much, this 100 watt system is likely undersized.) Get a vehicle adapter for laptops, that is more efficient than converting to AC.
@Greg I also have a very small portable system, a 1 foot square panel (17 watts iirc) with a lion battery and usb and laptop ports. Light enough for backpacking and it's charged a whole family's gadgets including laptops when camping in sunny summer conditions.