How many solar panels / batteries do we need for our RV?

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8 ай бұрын

How many solar panels / batteries do we need for our RV? Join us in this exciting episode with special guests Wayward Waggs. Todd shares with them insights on how many solar panels and batteries you need to power your RV efficiently. Whether you're a full-timer or a weekend warrior, this video is packed with essential information to keep your RV adventures powered up and eco-friendly. Don't miss it!
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@WaywardWaggs 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for having us on. The team here at the NRVTA and Big Beard Batteries are taking great care of us on the solar install. We can't wait to try it out.

@RickandDarcirvadventures 8 ай бұрын

Seeing you two being serious is the funniest we have seen you be. Lol

@WaywardWaggs 8 ай бұрын

@@RickandDarcirvadventures 🤣

@WaywardWaggs 8 ай бұрын

@@RickandDarcirvadventures We weren't serious behind the scenes. lol

@RickandDarcirvadventures 8 ай бұрын

@@WaywardWaggs I bet. Todd answered our questions about batteries in our motorhome and how to charge them.

@travisbeach338 8 ай бұрын

You guy's sitting there saying OK yeah and don't have a clue what he's saying is freaking hilarious

@dr.richard.w.meyers24 8 ай бұрын

Dursten and Leslie never heard of them. You don’t need a unknown person to keep your show number 1. Your number is 1

@JackWorkz 25 күн бұрын

Im just starting my solar journey on my travel trailer , it currently has an onboard generator but i want a seamless experience, being able to use the a/c on solar but allow the generator to start itself if needed while I'm out riding or whatever

@werejustapassinthru574 8 ай бұрын

Love my #WaywardWaggs

@ryanmicklich3912 8 ай бұрын

My wife and I HATE our 12v fridge. We'd love to go back to our old RV with the propane fridge. Sure, I can spend thousands of dollars for solar panels and batteries to overcome this but why when there was already a better and cheaper option. Seems like the entire market is going 12v and residential. I think that is a huge mistake.

@NationalRVTrainingAcademy 8 ай бұрын

Let us know if you can find an inexpensive propane refrigerator that’s not used or given to you.

@tomandmissynortham9683 8 ай бұрын

Love it !! Can't wait to see the install ! Huge fans of @waywardwaggs !!

@sherieragan765 8 ай бұрын

Very much enjoyed the explanations! 🖖🏻😘👍🏻🙏🏻

@shawnbebout 8 ай бұрын

1st winter having solar. Should I leave the solar active and charging the battery. Or shut the Solar down and pull the battery?

@tracymeskel2839 8 ай бұрын

Hey Dustin and Leslie! Haven’t seen you for a while. We are running 395 south, from Pendleton, Or. to Barstow,, Ca. Heading back to the quartzsite desert for the winter. Happy to see you add some solar. We love ours. It will open new places up for adventure. I’m really thinking of doing the repair course there, with Todd. Have they approved veterans school benefits yet? That’s what I’m waiting for.

@mikelayow815 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for your tech tips. My question is when the rv says solar ready what does that mean. I see the plug on the side of my 5th wheel and the wires go to I think a bus bar what would I need to hook up to the 5th wheel or would it be better to just use the alligator clips with a portable solar panel.

@johnstark4723 8 ай бұрын

I figure you need 2 to 3 times what you think you need as you could end up with no solar for several days in a row. I have a 6.5kWh inverter and 8 415w panels feeding (for now) 2 5.12kWh batteries. I plan on having around 30kWh in batteries when i can afford more of them.

@chrisschiel6741 8 ай бұрын

I have a small system with 600 watts of solar. In the middle of the day, I'm lucky if I get 375 watts due to angle and being in series.

@johnstark4723 8 ай бұрын

@@chrisschiel6741 try angling the panels, made a huge difference on mine. Cloudy yesterday I made 1.826kWh. Already a third of the day I I have 2.4kWh. Before I angled the panels I didnt get more than 1 or 2 kWh all day on bright sunny days. I doubled power by angling them.

@scottwhitesell5476 2 ай бұрын

I have 400 watts of solar and 2 deep cycle 150 AH batteries. Drawing between 225 and 325 watts, my batteries discharge to 50% in less than 10 minutes. Everything is less than 6 months old. Any ideas what might be wrong? Feedback from anyone would be most welcome. (by my math, I should be able to run that load for about 6 hours before getting to 50% without any solar input)

@bobbafett1971 8 ай бұрын

I have 460mah lipo in my tiffin. Residential fridge. I run furnace, TV, wifi, Lights, charge phones. And I'm at 75% to 80% full in the morning? I do not see how 1 fridge would pull that much every hour.

@chrisschiel6741 8 ай бұрын

Why does nobody mention that the solar panels are so inefficient that if you put 2000 watts of solar and the sun is not directly over each one of them. Your lucky if you get half that in wattage. If you run in series, (which is the usual way) if one panel is in the shade and only gets half its rated wattage, that will reduce the rest of the by half also. All I hear is if you need 2000 watts of energy, you need 2000 watts of solar. NOT!!! You need to at least double the solar wattage you need.

@NationalRVTrainingAcademy 8 ай бұрын

So we have done several tech tips on solar panels and we have covered it. Possibly you haven’t seen our video on that.