HQST 200 Watt Solar Kit:
200 AH Renogy Gel Battery: Use the code ColoradoCamperman to save 10% off your order
30Amp In-Line fuse:
250 Watt Power Inverter:
Solar Battery Power Banks:
0:30 – Our 200 Watt HQST Solar System
1:22 – Is 200 Watts Of Solar Enough?
1:33 – Why Is 200 Watts Enough?
3:21 – Factors To Consider For Solar
4:16 – Our Experience/What We Run On 200 Watts of Solar
5:30 – How To Figure Out If 200 Watt Of Solar Is Enough For You
5:59 – Summary & Closing Thoughts
In this video, I talk about our HQST 200 Watt Monocrystalline solar setup. Since I installed this kit, a lot of people have asked me, is 200 watts of solar really enough for your RV? Well, in this video, I answer that question! We primarily boondock and camp without hook-ups. So I answer this question from a boondocking perspective.
Around 9 months ago, I installed the HQST 200 Watt Monocrystalline solar kit with a 20A PVM charge controller. Here is a link to that video:
So far we have really enjoyed this solar setup. Our solar system’s backbone is our Renogy Deep Cycle Gel battery which has 200 Amp hours. That thing is a beast! Without that battery, our system would probably not be as great as it is. I also did a video about that battery:
Please let me know if you have any questions about our setup. Thanks for watching!
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This video helped me determine that 200w of solar is enough for my converted camper bus. I put on two 100w panels with a 100/15 victron mppt charger and it’s keeping things topped off with 2 max air fans and a chest refrigerator running on sunny days. Thank you
Did you Disconnect the Inverter when you hooked up the Charge controller
What size Fuses did you Use
I am gonna Using in line fuzes after Solar Panel’s too
Well now I bought 4. 385 watt solar panels for 110.00 each.
1520 watts tota in solar.l
The battery I have a chins 5120 watt battery 48 volt.
I have a 2500 watt pure sine wave inverter.
Some time in the future I want to put it on a 7×16 or a
8.5×16 cargo trailer.
My question is, is this set up enough to run my Starlink device?
So if 200w is enough why have you got a generator ? and if you have got a generator why do you need solar panels?