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    Posted: 31 Oct 2022 at 10:38am
I hav e a suitcase solar panel either 100 or 150 - I would have to go to the barn to check.  But I have not found a way to secure it from a snatch and grab thief, which sort of limits its usefulness.  It will keep the batteries topped up in the winter here at home.
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Originally posted by john in idaho

I hav e a suitcase solar panel either 100 or 150 - I would have to go to the barn to check.  But I have not found a way to secure it from a snatch and grab thief, which sort of limits its usefulness.

Maybe I'm living in a time warp but I have never had anything stolen from a campsite.  Knock on wood.  I try not to leave overly tempting items out unlocked, and I may have run a cheap bike cable through the "suitcase" of my solar suitcase.  It would be pathetically easy to overcome that, and I haven't always done it  I know what you're saying though.

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I see that this is an old thread but I'm going to reply with the setup I use. I have two 180w flexible solar panels mounted to the roof with endura bond tape. I also used the tape over the wires as I ran them along the seam of the roof down to the battery area. I used black 4" tape and ran one down the other side just to give the trailer a balanced look. I have two 100ah LiFePo4 batteries and a 30 amp charge controller.

Spent two weeks boondocking in southern Utah in April/May and never had to use the gas generator. Spent a month in MT and ID in July and only used the generator to run the microwave.
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We've since sold our Rpod but our new camper has 380W of solar on the rooftop plus a portable 130w suitcase panel to follow the sun during winter camping. We have 400ah of LiFePo4 battery capacity and a 2000w inverter that services the coach except for the AC. We sold our generator over a year ago. Just didn't need it anymore.
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