Need Help With Solar Vendor

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   Anytime 2wolves. Sounds like you're another early riser. 
I think you're right on target with your energy system plans. You shouldn't have any problems running whatever you need to with that setup, especially if you stay south/low in winter and north/high in summer.  

Have fun and keep us posted!

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offgrid Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290	Topic: Need Help With Solar Vendor Posted: 09 Jan 2019 at 5:23am
	Anytime 2wolves. Sounds like you're another early riser. I think you're right on target with your energy system plans. You shouldn't have any problems running whatever you need to with that setup, especially if you stay south/low in winter and north/high in summer. Have fun and keep us posted!
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offgrid Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290	Posted: 09 Jan 2019 at 6:06am
	2wolves, One other thing to consider if you haven't already. With all that gear plus the water you'll be hauling if you're boondocking, plus your normal travel trailer cargo, plus you'll probably want a better mattress, etc, etc, you'll have a pretty heavy rPod, both on the tongue and the axle. It adds up fast. Then there's the generator and everything else you have in the bed, most of which also loads the truck rear axle. While likely not a requirement with that tow vehicle, your rig might tow more comfortably with a weight distribution hitch/sway control system. And you might consider a tire upgrade from the low spec rubber that the trailers are sold with. Blowouts can spoil your whole day. Just sayin'.
	1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold

lostagain Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 06 Sep 2016 Location: Quaker Hill, CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 2595	Posted: 09 Jan 2019 at 8:20am
	+ 1 to the WDH. You'll be much more comfortable driving the distances you described 2wolf. With a good WDH, you'll hardly feel the trailer, except when you are driving up steep grades. Many folks have different opinions about which WDH is the best. Check out the discussions by doing a search. The solar/propane/generator configuration offgrid mentioned is exactly what we have out west. For us, most of the time the generator sits in the garage and we take it along only if we anticipate running the AC. We got a duel fuel inverter generator to keep the fuel simple. Though it is not quite as efficient on propane, it still meets the power needs we have. It's a Champion that we got at Costco. They also sell a Yamaha that would work quite nicely. Both are priced very competitively.
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offgrid Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290	Posted: 09 Jan 2019 at 8:58am
	I’ve converted my Honda 2000 to dual propane/gasoline as well. I find I never use gasoline in it now, propane is so much less messy and stinky.
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2wolves Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 22 Jan 2018 Location: Kentucky Online Status: Offline Posts: 27	Posted: 09 Jan 2019 at 1:53pm
	Thank you all for writing. The only thing in the trailer is my foam mattress. I have everything else in my TV. I placed it all in front of my rear wheel. I did put on a sway bar. Any recommendations on WDH? Also are the Goodyear tires any good? Again thanks to all of you. My journey to Florida is going well so far.
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JR Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 31 Aug 2018 Location: Manistee, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 375	Posted: 09 Jan 2019 at 2:45pm
	In your travels you might want to give New Mexico State Parks a try when you get out there, they are a LOT less expensive than Arizona, and still good weather in the south.
	Jay 179/2019

offgrid Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290	Posted: 09 Jan 2019 at 3:01pm
	Good you’re moving weight forward. I’d defer to others re preferences on wdh’s. I got mine with my Pod when I bought it used, it works but I don’t particularly like it. Lots of folks like the Goodyears. Personally, I think brand is less important than load rating. The standard tires are load rating C. I’d recommend goinng to LRD’s. You can get LREs but there is a school of thought that those are overkill, so stiff that they could shake the trailer apart.
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lostagain Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 06 Sep 2016 Location: Quaker Hill, CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 2595	Posted: 09 Jan 2019 at 5:19pm
	We use a Fastway E-2 for WHD. Easy set up, easy connect and disconnect. Great ride. Check out the archives doing a search and you'll find a ton of discussion and opinions.
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Ben Herman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 26 Apr 2018 Location: Gr Junction, CO Online Status: Offline Posts: 356	Posted: 09 Jan 2019 at 7:56pm
	Check out the equalizer wd hitch. Kind of the industry standard, and its a good company to do business with.

GlueGuy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2702	Posted: 09 Jan 2019 at 8:42pm
	+1 to the Fastway E2. It's what we use and it also has a simple but effective anti-sway feature. The Equalizer and Anderson are also popular brands.
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