Part 5. How To Install A Fixed 12V Solar Panel For Your Dual Battery System
If you have a dual battery system, then installing a 12V solar panel is a great way to keep your system charged. Here’s a few simple installation ideas.
Firstly, exactly what is an “expedition vehicle”?
Well, if you were to set up a vehicle with the purpose of travelling to remote and distant places… being self-sufficient for extended periods of time… able to travel over pretty well all types of terrain… then you’d have an expedition vehicle.
So we’re talking long range fuel tanks, lots of water storage, storage space for lots of food and so on. We decided to set up such a vehicle. Our plan is to travel indefinitely to some of the remotest parts of Australia. So it made sense for us.
Or some people call them truck campers. Whatever the name, they’re an ideal way to travel!
We’ll give you some ideas:
We’ll keep adding posts along the way, so be sure to check back here from time to time.
Have a question? Please ask! We’re happy to help.
If you have a dual battery system, then installing a 12V solar panel is a great way to keep your system charged. Here’s a few simple installation ideas.
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