Putting Solar Panels on RV

BadPirate
7 min readJun 11, 2021

Sometime before COVID came in, we decided to remodel our home, and in the process ended up upgrading our solar panels. This left me with a pile of 230W Sunpower solar panels with no proper home. I gave a few to my Dad for his RV, kept a pair of them for myself and sold the rest on Facebook. My plan was to mount them on top my Jayco Featherlite camper, to provide a little extra power while camping (play the tunes, keep the lights on) and to keep my battery healthy while it is in storage. Solar power systems are actually pretty easy to self install, if you feel confident with a drill, screw driver, and working…

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BadPirate

Kevin Lohman, Software Engineer, Father, Story Teller, and former US Navy Sailor (who never set foot on a ship)