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Posted By: James'
on 12/22/11 10:18pm
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I just took off my 50 watt solar panel and adding this: http://www.solar-electric.com/kykc130wasop.html * This post was edited 12/23/11 02:38pm by James' * 2006 Chevrolet 3500 HD 4X4 dually, crew cab. 6.6 diesel, Allison trans. Air bags. 2011 Lance 992 duel pop-out, 2200 gen, 135 watt solar panal, Yakima skybox. |
Posted By: Chief 2
on 12/23/11 04:20am
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James, Are you removing the stock Lance panel and if so what upgrades do you need to run the 135 watt panel? Thanks Gary 2005 Lance 1181 Loaded 2005 Chevy 3500 4X4 Duramax, Edge Attitude Tuner, 5" Exhaust, Airaid, Ranchos, Air Bags, Hellwig Big Wig 2007 38RL3 Mobile Suite 2001 Bass Tracker 185 |
Posted By: James'
on 12/23/11 09:11am
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Chief 2 wrote: ![]() James, Are you removing the stock Lance panel and if so what upgrades do you need to run the 135 watt panel? Thanks Gary Hey good morning Gary! The panel i'm removing was not stock so no upgrades are needed. Not sure you would need to do anything even if it was stock. |
Posted By: btggraphix
on 12/23/11 11:16am
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Dug it out from the 36" of snow that fell in about 18 hours.....taking it out for an xmas weekend trip:![]() ![]() ![]() 2006 LanceMax 1191 - loaded and well-used 2005 C4500/Kodiak 4x4, GVWR 17,500 ![]() |
Posted By: bka0721
on 12/23/11 11:43am
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btggraphix wrote: ![]() Dug it out from the 36" of snow that fell in about 18 hours.....taking it out for an xmas weekend trip: This is the part of Colorado I do miss, out here on the road. It is still funny to me how some will park their TC's for the winter, when it is just another season to enjoy and explore! I hope all the work you did with your insulation project pays off this winter. Merry Christmas, brian, and stay warm! b |
Posted By: dakonthemountain
on 12/23/11 11:47am
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Oye!!! that's a lot of snow in 18 hours!!! We had 36" one year in 24 hours and were stranded for 4 days. My driveway is 175' long, the snow thrower took a dive that year, my shoulder went south trying to shovel and the local guys were swamped! Needless to say we didn't get the camper out of the driveway that year for Thanksgiving! GREAT time to have a Bobcat! Dak 2018 GMC Denali "Extreme" and 23' EVO 2050T Travel Trailer Escapee member #224325-Since 1992 |
Posted By: Raften
on 12/23/11 12:00pm
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Now that is a snow dump. In the mean time, CA has no snow so far. The Donner Party would have made it had they had this kind of year. This time last year we had over 200% of normal snow. That was the kind of year they had.
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Posted By: noxinnhoj
on 12/23/11 12:02pm
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Wow! thats some snow,and I am worried about my TC sitting outside under a cheap c.w. cover in the mild vancouver winter,,lol
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Posted By: Mello Mike
on 12/23/11 12:32pm
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James' wrote: ![]() I just took off my 50 watt solar panel and adding this: http://www.solar-electric.com/kyso130wa12v.html Hi James, I'm curious why you removed the 50 watt panel. Why not keep both panels up on your roof for a total of 180 watts? Or did you need the roof space for something else? 2016 Northstar Laredo SC/240w Solar/2-6v Lifeline AGMs/Dometic CR110 DC Compressor Fridge 2013 Ram 3500 4x4/6.7L Cummins TD/3.42/Buckstop Bumper with Warn 16.5ti Winch/Big Wig Rear Sway Bar/Talons w/SS Fastguns My Rig 1998 Jeep Wrangler US Navy Ret. |
Posted By: btggraphix
on 12/23/11 02:10pm
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bka0721 wrote: ![]() This is the part of Colorado I do miss, out here on the road. It is still funny to me how some will park their TC's for the winter, when it is just another season to enjoy and explore! I hope all the work you did with your insulation project pays off this winter. Merry Christmas, brian, and stay warm! b This year Santa sent me a box that I have a sneaking suspicion contains a nice high-end IR thermometer - so I am really looking forward to this weekend's camping trip (to my uncle's place in Black Forest) for playing around with it. My wife told me I didn't need it since I already have her to tell me where all the cold spots are ![]() Merry Christmas to you too Bryan! dakonthemountain wrote: ![]() Oye!!! that's a lot of snow in 18 hours!!! We had 36" one year in 24 hours and were stranded for 4 days. My driveway is 175' long, the snow thrower took a dive that year, my shoulder went south trying to shovel and the local guys were swamped! Needless to say we didn't get the camper out of the driveway that year for Thanksgiving! GREAT time to have a Bobcat! Dak The last couple of winter's haven't really brought any single giant dumps. And none compares to the year we had a single storm bring over 70".....but we happened to be in Florida at the time (and if you can believe it, the news in Florida showed pictures from right near our house listing 73" of snowfall.) My neighbors earned about 10 years worth of me plowing since they had to dig out all week and we got back afterwards. I bought the skidsteer for dual-purpose....summer landscaping stuff and winter plowing. One of the best things I've ever bought. noxinnhoj wrote: ![]() Wow! thats some snow,and I am worried about my TC sitting outside under a cheap c.w. cover in the mild vancouver winter,,lol I tend to stay out of the discussions on the topic of covers - we just use our camper too much to ever feel like covering it with one of those things. I'm sure the weather wears out the caulking and the white plastic things on the roof faster (especially at 8400") but I've had....I dunno.....certainly more than 3' of snow on the roof and not had any issues. A lot of people worry about a lot more wear and tear stuff than I care to. I do sometimes worry about the 3' tall by 18' long by 8' wide pile of snow blowing off the roof on the highway making a 'blizzard' for people behind me though..... |
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