slvfox1954

3 hours ago, Ivylog said:

Unless you do more dry camping than FHU, spending serious money on solar is probably a mistake. Based on usually being the only big rig dry camping, we are the exception. Yes, 150W of solar to keep your batteries charged in storage is worth the investment.

I DIYed 1000W of solar for $1200 knowing I’d not live long enough to reach a payback because of our usage. Only half timers and only 2 months of dry camping during the summer where shade is more important than being in the sun. 

I also built 600AH of Lithium batteries this year for $2/AH which I thought was pretty good considering B Born was getting $8/AH. Recently bough some more cells that brings the price down to $1/AH assuming they eventually arrive from China. That makes them cheaper than AGM with 3X the life. Like so many “new” things, the longer you wait, the better the price.

If you are a FHU to FHU camper having 300+ Watts of solar is not necessary nor cost effective. The same is true of 300+ AH of batteries… not needed.

Would be interesting to see how many dry campers we have on here??? Not sure how you’d do a poll on here?

I must be one of the few that dry camps quite frequently. I have 400W of solar that keeps the batteries full during a sunny day. I also have a Residential Fridge with 8 6V batteries. I run a portable generator when the sun goes down just to top off the batteries. 

'05 Windsor, I'm interested

I will take them. I will PM you my info.

On my '05 Windsor, I removed the chassis batteries and moved them into the engine compartment with a custom battery bracket. I then put four more house batteries into the battery compartment. I normally use Interstate batteries directly from Interstate and they last about 5-6 years. This time I replaced them with Trojans. Hopefully I can get longer life out of these.

We almost always boondock with a residential fridge and never had a problem. I do use a small 2000W generator which I start about 7-8  so the wife can watch TV and cook. I will run it until about 10  pm to charge the house batteries for the night.

Tim

05 Winsor PDQ

2 hours ago, Steven P said:

This is what I am currently using based on a post somewhere.  And plastic scrapers. On warm days. 

Orange-Sol De-Sovl-it Contractors Solvent 10131 33 OZ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000P0MJRC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apap_HzCJhoTHs4EgM

How is the solvent working? I'm paying a guy to take off the shield using a steamer. It removes quite easily but the adhesive film is the issue. I have tried WD-40, gas and  goof off. 

I read a post about removing the adhesive after removing the 3M film. I don't remember if it was in the old forum or this one. I have tried searching but am unable to find it. Does anyone know how to remove the adhesive after removing the 3M film?. Doing a google search has quite a few products but i'm looking for someone that has had real life experience removing it.

Tim K

05 Windsor PDQ