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Originally Posted by red-beard
Not a workable option. No matter what, you need a small battery in the circuit with the solar panel and charge controller.
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Thanks. The two options you provided are way pricier than I was expecting. Ouch! What would be the smallest setup with a battery? Again, we're not looking for whole house, but something that might power the fridge/freezer and coffepot - life's essentials.
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Originally Posted by Baz
I was looking at some a couple weeks ago.
Like you, I was attracted to the idea of using the sun to re-charge my generator vs. being tethered to traditional fuels sources.
It seems like the idea for most of these is for smaller needs like a fridge and some lights, etc. - and also for camping applications, I think these are fantastic!
I decided to hold off any purchase for now and see how these evolve over the next few years.
The portable generator I have now is a dual fuel (gas or propane) which provides some meaningful options for now, as far as I'm concerned. It's large enough to run fridge, AC, washer, lights, TV, DVD player, and even my dryer if need be.
I love the idea of a whole house but not there yet.
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Baz, which ones were you looking at? I suspect a small dual fuel would work, but we don't want to run into a situation where fuel is not available, and we don't want to store a lot of fuel or get a propane tank.
I appreciate the guidance!