#31

RE: Portable solar PV panels

in Anything Eriba-related Mon Jul 09, 2018 5:46 pm
by steamdrivenandy (deleted)
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I'm still marvelling at the thought of an inflatable step ladder.

Inflatable Donald Trump I've seen but inflatable ladder neh.


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#32

RE: Portable solar PV panels

in Anything Eriba-related Mon Jul 09, 2018 5:51 pm
by Pepé Le Pew | 2.753 Posts

Quote: Randa france wrote in post #30
...but she's a good friend of mine on Facebook...
Is that what she told you?

She tells everybody that. She's just collecting mugs, and you're the latest in a big collection ...

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#33

RE: Portable solar PV panels

in Anything Eriba-related Mon Jul 09, 2018 8:08 pm
by swa49 (deleted)
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The outlay vs payback thing is a valid one, but there are some aspects of the decision making which need to be considered:

- Are you planning to keep the van for a long time or is the novelty likely to wear off after 2/3 years?
- Do you love the far superior (IMHO) and wilder campsites that have grass pitches and do not offer EHU?
- Do you have a healthy interest in being self-sufficient (without resorting to a generator)?

Each to their own as always, but rocking up somewhere remote and having everything you need feels good. That's why we went for a washroom in the end, and a solar panel, wind turbine or water wheel is the next on our list :-)


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#34

RE: Portable solar PV panels

in Anything Eriba-related Mon Jul 09, 2018 8:38 pm
by rs540 | 262 Posts

Quote: swa49 wrote in post #33
That's why we went for a washroom in the end, and a solar panel, wind turbine or water wheel is the next on our list :-)



Maybe biomass?

Or even a geothermal pump? You could spend the first week on site digging your 100 metre deep bore hole to sink the pipes... think of the all the free energy!



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RE: Portable solar PV panels

in Anything Eriba-related Mon Jul 09, 2018 8:40 pm
by Pepé Le Pew | 2.753 Posts

Quote: swa49 wrote in post #33
That's why we went for a washroom in the end...
Which end?

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#36

RE: Portable solar PV panels

in Anything Eriba-related Thu Aug 20, 2020 12:21 pm
by chrisr1 (deleted)
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I'm thinking of putting a flexible one behind the poptop and using velcro strips to secure to the roof, i can then take the cable either through the zipped end of the pop top or down the outside of the van. Should be fairly easy i think.


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#37

RE: Portable solar PV panels

in Anything Eriba-related Thu Aug 20, 2020 7:28 pm
by Eribanut (deleted)
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Quote: Pepé Le Pew wrote in post #35
Quote: A guest wrote in post #33
That's why we went for a washroom in the end...
Which end?

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Middle end !


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