Cole
Expedition Leader
I've tried searching but can't seem to find the right combination of terms. So if it's been discussed please send me a link.
....hang with me here for a moment..........:coffeedrink:.....A while back we spent the night in an "Earthship" off the grid home. 90% of the stuff in the house ran off 12v. This was fascinating to me when I realized that 90% of the stuff I need power for is also 12DC.
This has simplified my idea for my "Expo" rig builds since I really have zero use for anything that needs to plug into AC.
I love the idea of adding solar to both my home and to my Sprinter. The first priority is the Sprinter to support our travels. But when we aren't travelling the Sprinter is sitting outside in 300+ days of Colorado sunshine.
Seem like it would be fairly simply to add a "grid tie in inverter" to allow the excess solar from the Sprinter mounted panels to flow into the grid :sombrero:
Maybe even adding a few 12v outlets in the house to charge the 12v appliances in the process.
Eventually expanding the home system as money allows.
Anyone done this? Thoughts? Experiences? Links?
....hang with me here for a moment..........:coffeedrink:.....A while back we spent the night in an "Earthship" off the grid home. 90% of the stuff in the house ran off 12v. This was fascinating to me when I realized that 90% of the stuff I need power for is also 12DC.
This has simplified my idea for my "Expo" rig builds since I really have zero use for anything that needs to plug into AC.
I love the idea of adding solar to both my home and to my Sprinter. The first priority is the Sprinter to support our travels. But when we aren't travelling the Sprinter is sitting outside in 300+ days of Colorado sunshine.
Seem like it would be fairly simply to add a "grid tie in inverter" to allow the excess solar from the Sprinter mounted panels to flow into the grid :sombrero:
Maybe even adding a few 12v outlets in the house to charge the 12v appliances in the process.
Eventually expanding the home system as money allows.
Anyone done this? Thoughts? Experiences? Links?