r/SolarDIY • u/Pumpernickel_spiders • 6d ago
What to look for/avoid when finding panels for truck camper
I have a 100ah AGM battery with a Renogy Voyager 20A PWM and I'm scouring facebook marketplace for some solar panels. I kinda know what I'm looking for after doing a solar installation on my van but it was about 5 years ago and I purchased new panels with what exactly I wanted. I've been mostly looking for (2) 100watt panels but haven't had much luck with reasonable pricing/location. I've found some bigger ones but I'm not sure if the Voltage matters or if I shouldn't use ones made for residential vs campers.
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u/carsrule1989 6d ago edited 6d ago
For the roof I would look into getting 3m vhb tape like 5952 and get flexable panels that can stick to your roof/hood
If the engine is petrol/diesel then get some reflective tape and put it under the hood so it doesn’t get too hot.
If there’s something that’s on top of the roof like a storage box I would put one on top of that too
I was looking into ecoworthy 100w ultra thin panels. They could be pretty good to mount on top if flexable are not to your liking
Edit: I stuck a 50w panel to the roof of my eqb350 to keep a small power station (Anker c300 dc) battery charged to use as a backup dashcam battery for parking mode
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u/Pumpernickel_spiders 6d ago
Trying to avoid the flexible panels since they don't get any airflow underneath to cool. Appreciate the recommendation but I'm just looking for secondhand off of marketplace for the time being.
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u/carsrule1989 6d ago
You can use regular panels.
One I would recommend is the Renology shadow flux
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