On another thread, @ocbiz1 posted a link to a post he made after he installed his Solar system where he describes how his camping style has changed since adding Solar to his rig.
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Naturally, I thought it would be a good idea to ask everyone here to post their stories of how adding Solar to your rig has changed/enhanced your camping style.
Since I asked the question, I will share my thoughts...
Boondocking was always my ideal camping style, early on, I bought a generator to allow us more flexibility in where we camped. Eventually, I installed a robust Solar system and Inverter that allows us to camp anywhere we can park the camper. This has allowed us to find some pretty interesting spots and really makes traveling with our RV very comfortable. For example: if we want to pull off the road to have lunch or take a nap, we can do it while having full access to our microwave and Air Conditioning.
This flexibility extends to where we camp, or choose to spend the night while traveling. Once, while returning home one Christmas, we hit stop and go traffic along the way and I decided I didn't want to play that game for hours like I had the previous year on the same return trip. So, I pulled off the highway and found a dead-end road where we set the stabilizers, opened the slides, cooked dinner and watched television until the traffic dissipated.
We were able to surprise our grand daughter with a stay at an Alpaca farm where we parked in the middle of the farmer's field. Thank you Harvest Hosts for providing that opportunity, and of course, we thank our hosts for sharing their wonderful farm and allowing us to give our grand daughter an experience learning about the animals and feeding them she wouldn't otherwise have been able to experience.
We have traveled to Quartzsite and spent a few days in the desert. One of our favorite campsites are the equestrian campsites at O'leno State Park in Florida. In the winter, when we don't need to run our air conditioner constantly, these sites are wonderful and you can book them when the normal of the sites are full. Being fully self contained and not needing an electric hookup allows you to get into some campgrounds that are otherwise full, this is how we were able to get an overnight site near Cape Canaveral to watch a night launch of a SpaceX flight, what a sight!!!
How-an-8000-rv-solar-upgrade-made-our-retirement-travel-dreams-come-true
Naturally, I thought it would be a good idea to ask everyone here to post their stories of how adding Solar to your rig has changed/enhanced your camping style.
Since I asked the question, I will share my thoughts...
Boondocking was always my ideal camping style, early on, I bought a generator to allow us more flexibility in where we camped. Eventually, I installed a robust Solar system and Inverter that allows us to camp anywhere we can park the camper. This has allowed us to find some pretty interesting spots and really makes traveling with our RV very comfortable. For example: if we want to pull off the road to have lunch or take a nap, we can do it while having full access to our microwave and Air Conditioning.
This flexibility extends to where we camp, or choose to spend the night while traveling. Once, while returning home one Christmas, we hit stop and go traffic along the way and I decided I didn't want to play that game for hours like I had the previous year on the same return trip. So, I pulled off the highway and found a dead-end road where we set the stabilizers, opened the slides, cooked dinner and watched television until the traffic dissipated.
We were able to surprise our grand daughter with a stay at an Alpaca farm where we parked in the middle of the farmer's field. Thank you Harvest Hosts for providing that opportunity, and of course, we thank our hosts for sharing their wonderful farm and allowing us to give our grand daughter an experience learning about the animals and feeding them she wouldn't otherwise have been able to experience.
We have traveled to Quartzsite and spent a few days in the desert. One of our favorite campsites are the equestrian campsites at O'leno State Park in Florida. In the winter, when we don't need to run our air conditioner constantly, these sites are wonderful and you can book them when the normal of the sites are full. Being fully self contained and not needing an electric hookup allows you to get into some campgrounds that are otherwise full, this is how we were able to get an overnight site near Cape Canaveral to watch a night launch of a SpaceX flight, what a sight!!!
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