Solar for the rig portable what are you uasing

[DEDennis]

Would like to get a briefcase style solar to keep the 2 rv batteries charged we do a bit of boondocking would like not to have to run the Gen. to charge the batteries , what are you using thanks DEDennis

[Heavy Half Ton]

To keep charged, or recharge? The first thing is to figure your energy budget, and go from there.

[jmbopp]

200W of portable panels fed into a MPPT controller mounted in the pass-through.

[Flat top]

We have 200 watt Renogy Portable unit and it works great keeping 2 12 volt batteries charged. We use all the lights we need and run heater all night. It all depends on what you can afford.

[RickLight]

We have an Accopower 120W semi-flexible suitcase system. It's too early to know about longevity but it seems very well put together, except for the very cheap controller.

When in full sun we get about 5A at 12V. So 10 hours does about 50AH.

Since we like to camp in tall trees it's been of limited value.

[Dentil]

We have a 120 Watt GoPower Solar Suitcase. It comes with accessories to plug into the Furion Solar port on our Grand Designs. On sunny days, it keeps our two 12 Volt batteries charged while boondocking using lights, fridge and furnace.
Dennis

[Bill & Tori]

I started with 100 watt harbor freight amorphous panels. Surprisingly they worked pretty good. I measured 72 watts at peak sunlight. We could make it through the night. I am currently installing 600 watts with 300 ah of lithium phosphate batteries.

[DaveMatthewsBand]

Would like to get a briefcase style solar to keep the 2 rv batteries charged
we do a bit of boondocking would like not to have to run the Gen. to charge the batteries , what are you using thanks DEDennis

I have several permanent panels on my roof but I've heard good things about the Renogy portable kits.
They have a nice 200 watt kit on Amazon, includes the wiring and a charge controller. It's expandable up to 400 watts.
They're a little pricey though. Here's a link: https://amzn.to/2UnZlKF

[DEDennis]

Thanks for all the help , I do like the Renogy suitcase models for the size and ease of storage . One ? I have on the Furrion port on the trailer for solar to plug into it states 10amps does that mean I have to use a 10amp controllerI see some are 20 and 30 amps. Thanks in advance Dale/DEDennis

[RickLight]

No worries!
It means 10A maximum or about a 120W panel. There should be a fuse behind the port to protect the wires.
A larger controller won't hurt anything unless you also have a larger panel, in full sun, straight on. MY 120W one does about 6A max.