4th Annual Quartzsite Rally Jan 11 - 13, 2019

[Cate&Rob]

You guys better bring a cat with you if you have Coyote problems .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88eHXSKMl1c

Rob

[JColeman]

Yeah. No. Having seen one of our cats carried off in a coyote's mouth I can state that is not a reliable method.

OTOH, sometimes being clueless about animals is a good thing ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFpQuXRbdx8

[Canyonlight]

I want to see the video of Gracie chasing Florida gators, Rob.......now that's awesome !

Sorry, Keith.....you know how things get off the rails at times !

Dan

[ReiMan1776]

Our first time at this Mega RV happening.

I have been looking at the Renogy 100 watt portable RV solar kit to charge up my batteries, around $390 with 20' of cable online.

Has anyone seen this kit or similar at the RV show and if so any advantage to purchasing there versus online? Looking for a suitcase model that I can put up on the roof.

Happy New Year

[DaveMatthewsBand]

Our first time at this Mega RV happening.

I have been looking at the Renogy 100 watt portable RV solar kit to charge up my batteries, around $390 with 20' of cable online.

Has anyone seen this kit or similar at the RV show and if so any advantage to purchasing there versus online? Looking for a suitcase model that I can put up on the roof.

Happy New Year

100 watts isn't going to do much for you I'm afraid.
Course it depends on how many aH you have total, and how far down you're using them.
But there are a ton of threads on this already.
100w is basically a trickle charger to keep them topped off, when not being used or if you're
only using very low draw equipment like LED lights and not draining your batteries very much at all.

[JCZhome]

Our first time at this Mega RV happening.

I have been looking at the Renogy 100 watt portable RV solar kit to charge up my batteries, around $390 with 20' of cable online.

Has anyone seen this kit or similar at the RV show and if so any advantage to purchasing there versus online? Looking for a suitcase model that I can put up on the roof.

Happy New Year

I would suggest that since you're going to be in Quartzsite anyway, stop by Solar Bill's on Main Street and discuss with him what your needs are/are going to be and find out what he suggests or recommends. He is about the most knowledgeable regarding solar that I know of and is very well respected among RVers. He's got videos out but here's a link to his web page..... http://solarbill.com/

[WhittleBurner]

100 watts isn't going to do much for you I'm afraid.
Course it depends on how many aH you have total, and how far down you're using them.
But there are a ton of threads on this already.
100w is basically a trickle charger to keep them topped off, when not being used or if you're
only using very low draw equipment like LED lights and not draining your batteries very much at all.

we've been 2 weeks with our 100 watt panel with no problems. When camping we don't spend much time in the camper. Were either out running around or sitting around outside with a fire or just sitting outside. No TV or other electric devices. We have a peculator for our coffee that gets made over the fire or gas grill. So no we don't use a lot of things that will kill the battery but we do enjoy ourselves a lot outside.

[DaveMatthewsBand]

Originally Posted by DaveMatthewsBand 100 watts isn't going to do much for you I'm afraid.
Course it depends on how many aH you have total, and how far down you're using them.
But there are a ton of threads on this already.
100w is basically a trickle charger to keep them topped off, when not being used or if you're
only using very low draw equipment like LED lights and not draining your batteries very much at all.

we've been 2 weeks with our 100 watt panel with no problems.
When camping we don't spend much time in the camper. Were either out running around or sitting
around outside with a fire or just sitting outside. No TV or other electric devices. We have a peculator
for our coffee that gets made over the fire or gas grill. So no we don't use a lot of things
that will kill the battery but we do enjoy ourselves a lot outside.

Which is pretty much what I said above. You don't need more than that 100 watt panel because you're not really even using the batteries.

[el Rojo]

Our first time at this Mega RV happening.

I have been looking at the Renogy 100 watt portable RV solar kit to charge up my batteries, around $390 with 20' of cable online.

Has anyone seen this kit or similar at the RV show and if so any advantage to purchasing there versus online? Looking for a suitcase model that I can put up on the roof.

Happy New Year

I guess you can see it depends on how much you depend on your batteries. One usage many people over look is the 12 volt fan on your furnace. It uses more AH than most people realize if the wife likes to stay toasty. It also depends on where you camp, how sunny and how cold it gets. We'd be glad to help but might need a little more information.

I'm sure somebody can report on the AH of the furnace off the top of their head.

Red

[kregli]

We have 210 people registered for the Quartzsite Rally, a few more than the 150 we planned for. We've had a number of folks who had to drop out, so we're just under 200 who plan to attend. For those who didn't notice the dozens of posts about the rally over the last seven months, I'm sorry and we'll try to be louder next year. While the desert is plenty big, we don't have food, prizes, support, etc. for more people.

If you just got your rig or just got online and really want to come, send me an email ([email protected]) and if I can swap you for someone who can't make it, I will. If you're just stopping by to visit friends for a couple of hours, it's public land and we don't have a gate. If you're really trying to attend the rally, but want to avoid paying 50 bucks, you should wear a bag over your head, it's not really fair to everyone else.