I follow several "vanlife" channels, and yours, by far, is the most informative. Thanks again for making me aware of something that will genuinely improve my outdoor living.
Great solar panel !! I have a rockpal 100-watt briefcase and a dokio 110 watt briefcase but with no cheap effective way to place the panels as they have no legs nor did they come with a stand....
Hey Jay! Yeah, I think I have that Rockpals panel too. It’s surprisingly inefficient given that it’s just a few years old! It’s amazing how fast the solar technology has improved in the last few years.
Purchased! Thanks for the review and for the code. Just trying to stay ahead of the game for hurricane season. I have several power stations, but only one portable solar panel. Have you ever tried putting this in your front window when you are parked to see if it works from the inside as well? If so, does it work?
@@jayburke1601 I was thinking more of an overnight situation where one is not wanting to leave the panel out so it doesn't get stolen, but is able to catch the first morning rays of light to charge without having to get up to do it. Then once up and about, the panel goes back outside.
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Hey Marilyn! I usually use it on my roof, and put the battery inside. That seems to work pretty well. The bad thing with extensions is it lowers your wattage a bit- but so does putting the panel flat on the roof. 🤷♀️
@@minivancampergal1554 thank you for your response. I guess if you wanted to use it away from the van, you would need to shade the power station somehow.
Hey, I am searching for a good panel and that lead me to your recommendation. Is this panel good enough for charging my laptop, smartphone, portable fridge and USB van? I want to travel and work a little bit from everywhere. Which powerstation do I need then? Hope to get some answers, I'm new to that things. Thanks in advance! =)
Hello! Well, it's all very location dependent. Meaning, if you have super bright sun, and you move the panel every hour, then you might get 80 watts or so. My computer takes about 40 watts, and my fridge takes about 40, so best case scenario, you'd break even with those two. Worst case scenario, like I'm facing this minute, is it's raining, and I haven't gotten more than 10 watts of solar all day. But that's why you have a battery. If you have room, I say get the biggest battery possible, and go for LiPoFe-4. They don't catch on fire as easily as lithium ion in the heat. You might consider putting solar panels permanently on your roof. If my home base wasn't in such a hot place, this is what I'd do.
@@minivancampergal1554 Thank you so much! That helps me a lot! :) I would go with this one: BLUETTI EB3A 600W Solar Generator LiFePO4 Battery plus a 200 W Solarpanel. I hope it's enough though. I thought about a permanent Solarpanel on the roof, but then I can't use the roof as storage or something.
