Jaws
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- Sep 26, 2008
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- since 2006 ( I think ! )
Last time we went on a hook up was weeks ago
At Prestwold we bought a pair of 110a batteries and another, bigger, solar panel to go with the other one I fitted after Newark
After 3 days we still had the same battery levels as when we started.
We watched TV for about 2 or 3 hours in the evenings using the sat system ( to be fair to us, we sort of have it on while we play gammon or cards or some such )..
Amazingly, the biggest drain I saw was when ever the pump was used !
We intend to be keeping this van for a while ( with any luck ! ) and going on sites with no hook up saves anything from 2 to £6 per night.
We are away more weekend of the year than at home so I reckon ( again with any luck ! ) after about 5 or 6 years we will have paid for the posh batteries and the solar panels ( sold on the old panel and batteries as they were fitted FOC last year when we bough this van )
Of course there is also the point that we can wild camp for weeks at a time if we wanted to with a good confidence level :thumb:
Solar panels rule ! :thumb:
At Prestwold we bought a pair of 110a batteries and another, bigger, solar panel to go with the other one I fitted after Newark
After 3 days we still had the same battery levels as when we started.
We watched TV for about 2 or 3 hours in the evenings using the sat system ( to be fair to us, we sort of have it on while we play gammon or cards or some such )..
Amazingly, the biggest drain I saw was when ever the pump was used !
We intend to be keeping this van for a while ( with any luck ! ) and going on sites with no hook up saves anything from 2 to £6 per night.
We are away more weekend of the year than at home so I reckon ( again with any luck ! ) after about 5 or 6 years we will have paid for the posh batteries and the solar panels ( sold on the old panel and batteries as they were fitted FOC last year when we bough this van )
Of course there is also the point that we can wild camp for weeks at a time if we wanted to with a good confidence level :thumb:
Solar panels rule ! :thumb: