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shaker

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last year the wife and I took the foster kids to Disney world and needed a tonneau cover to keep our stuff sfae and out of sight
here's what I came up with. Since then I have added a battery and inverter to give us power for camping as well as to charge my cordless batteries and it can also run a skill saw.

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battery and inverter
 
Pretty cool. I'm sure it complements the 12v outlets in the truck nicely.

I use a cheapo portable jump starter kit from an auto parts store. Think car battery with with booster cables built in and a carrying handle. It can be charged off the main or 12v outlet and outputs 12v power. Enough to keep a smartphone going for well over a week.
 
Shaker.. nice installation... do the panels put up with vibration well?... a couple of panels is in my future, just to play with solar, but last hurricane season I upgraded my portable power somewhat... I bolted a 12v cigarette receptacle to the negative terminal of a deep discharge battery, and connected with a fused link to the positive terminal... I've standardized my hurricane electronics to AAs (Sanyo Eneloop AA) but still have a couple of 12v fans and digital portable TV... and can use this to charge the Eneloops if necessary... a protective cover for the positive terminal was added after the pic

 
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Les I have had those panels on my truck for about 16 months (including this past Canadian winter) and they have held up great. They are made to withstand winds of well over 120 miles an hour when installed on rooftops and ground mount solar installs. I do a lot of highway and offroad driving a
 
thanks tknife,, I have ordered some custom made rails to make it more water and dust proof. will take about a month to get them I hope it turns out good. ill post updated pics then
 
shaker said:
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Les I have had solar panel on my truck for about 16 months (including this past Canadian winter) and they have held up great. They are made to withstand winds of well over 120 miles an hour when installed on rooftops and ground mount solar installs. I do a lot of highway and offroad driving a
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It looks awesome..Must be very effective for long trips.. I will get similar system very soon..
 
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shaker said:
not sure what happened to my reply?
I'll try again
Les I have had those panels on my truck for about 16 months (including this past Canadian winter) and they have held up great. They are made to withstand winds of well over 120 miles an hour when installed on rooftops and ground mount solar installs. I do a lot of highway and offroad driving a
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It looks awesome..Must be very effective for long trips.. I will get similar system very soon..
 
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