The first thought I had.....those are going to be sail in a wind storm. I'm really glad he walked us through how he tested those type of scenarios. Another Great Video!!
doesent change the fact its a sail.. in a storm where the bus is starting to rock i would not like to be the one that climbs the roof it needs a butten and some hydralic pumps, but then we have a system that is not new some people might also install this on something lighter
What would be a big improvement on that system would be instead of making it manual to adjust the solar panels is to have some type of automated system so you can raise and lower them without getting on your roof.
That's a very nice system. We did kind of the same principle 6 years ago, but we went through the sidewall of the caper through the aluminum 2 / 4 I racking on the roof That holds our 2880 W of solar.
This is an incredible solution to the “I don’t want to have to plug in somewhere. I want to wander far away from plugs, and still have all my comfort” dilemma.
My concerns about this solar option are the weight of the system. I followed a similar endeavor, but with a “solar rack bed” that would tilt via actuators. My rack would have allowed ten 440W bifacial panels to be placed on our 37 ft RV. My rack design was heavier than his design, and I think his rack design is better than what I had planned. However, my idea for a solar rack came crashing down. Part of my design process included an estimated weight for the designed system. The solar rack was 341 pounds, the solar panels were about 480 pounds, and the solar components (inverters, batteries, etc.) were about 400 pounds. This added weight was offset by the older solar system that was to be removed, leaving about 850 pounds of added weight. My initial calculation indicated that I could add up to 930 pounds with the new system. Everything looked good. But then I weighed the motorhome, fully loaded. This meant the fuel tank was filled, the propane was filled, the fresh water tank was filled, and 5-gallons in the black tank. Whoops! I was already overweight by about 50 pounds, without any additions to the RV. The first thing that I ditched was the solar rack. Then, I compromised on a smaller system and fewer batteries. Eventually, I got it down to a weight that I could live with - about 240 pounds overweight when fully loaded. This meant that we would not fill the fresh water tank until we got to our destination (so that we didn’t travel overweight). I don’t think most people realize how little weight they can add to their RV. I would recommend they weigh their RV before looking into this solution to ensure that the proposed system could be safely added. Another thing that I noticed was that the solar panels tilted above the air conditioners. I’m assuming that some solution allows for these components to be serviced regularly.
The first thought I had.....those are going to be sail in a wind storm. I'm really glad he walked us through how he tested those type of scenarios. Another Great Video!!
doesent change the fact its a sail..
in a storm where the bus is starting to rock i would not like to be the one that climbs the roof
it needs a butten and some hydralic pumps, but then we have a system that is not new
some people might also install this on something lighter
Awesome video, love seeing a smart guy get a business going like this. Super impressed, thanks Todd
Thanks Scott!
Love the imagination! Heck the scenery in the area makes it worth going to them!
It’s a beautiful place for sure!
What would be a big improvement on that system would be instead of making it manual to adjust the solar panels is to have some type of automated system so you can raise and lower them without getting on your roof.
Yep, we thought about that too, it would be amazing!
Wow. Mind blown. Happy Holidays.
Happy Thanksgiving to you!
That's a very nice system. We did kind of the same principle 6 years ago, but we went through the sidewall of the caper through the aluminum 2 / 4 I racking on the roof That holds our 2880 W of solar.
What a cool racking system!
I believe they were at Quartzite RV show this past January
Yes I think you are correct in that.
thank you
This is an incredible solution to the “I don’t want to have to plug in somewhere. I want to wander far away from plugs, and still have all my comfort” dilemma.
Great video, this system is amazing
My concerns about this solar option are the weight of the system. I followed a similar endeavor, but with a “solar rack bed” that would tilt via actuators. My rack would have allowed ten 440W bifacial panels to be placed on our 37 ft RV. My rack design was heavier than his design, and I think his rack design is better than what I had planned. However, my idea for a solar rack came crashing down.
Part of my design process included an estimated weight for the designed system. The solar rack was 341 pounds, the solar panels were about 480 pounds, and the solar components (inverters, batteries, etc.) were about 400 pounds. This added weight was offset by the older solar system that was to be removed, leaving about 850 pounds of added weight. My initial calculation indicated that I could add up to 930 pounds with the new system. Everything looked good. But then I weighed the motorhome, fully loaded. This meant the fuel tank was filled, the propane was filled, the fresh water tank was filled, and 5-gallons in the black tank. Whoops! I was already overweight by about 50 pounds, without any additions to the RV.
The first thing that I ditched was the solar rack. Then, I compromised on a smaller system and fewer batteries. Eventually, I got it down to a weight that I could live with - about 240 pounds overweight when fully loaded. This meant that we would not fill the fresh water tank until we got to our destination (so that we didn’t travel overweight).
I don’t think most people realize how little weight they can add to their RV. I would recommend they weigh their RV before looking into this solution to ensure that the proposed system could be safely added.
Another thing that I noticed was that the solar panels tilted above the air conditioners. I’m assuming that some solution allows for these components to be serviced regularly.
Refraction or did you intend reflection?
Another elf in the hole!😂😂😂 Great Video, Todd!
Interesting 🤔. 🍻
Thanks for checking it out.
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Under bunk air conditioners
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Thanks Kevin
You should really let the person who is the professional talk and not you and comb your hair
Oh... your new to channel...lol.