JapanRed replied on 15/07/2020 13:25
Posted on 15/07/2020 13:25
Hi all,
Being relatively new to caravanning (18 months into ownership now) we are still learning things as we go along.
We brought the caravan out of storage last week and the battery was dead (no surprise there). What I didn’t anticipate was problems with the alarm, motor mover and heating system due to the dead battery.
We would like to avoid this next winter; it’s not practical for us to go to site every month to manually hook up a charger and I guess removing the battery completely over winter will once again cause the aforementioned problems. I’m thinking solar panels will be our best bet? We don’t go off grid so don’t need the solar panels to generate any power whilst using the ‘van; it will only be to maintain charge over winter.
What wattage would I need? How easy are they to install? Do I need something to prevent overcharging or to work on a 7 day cycle charging for just a few hours per week?
Any advice would be very much appreciated.
Thanks. Rob
JapanRed
Caravanner