Convert To Solar

[Tony Lee]

It's not practical/feasible/possible to collect (not enough real estate for all the panels that would be needed), store (not enough space and weight carrying capability for battery capacity) and then invert/ deliver 30amps of power for your coach.

In the real world, unless you are sitting in the summer desert with two AC running flat out, you don't usually use a full 30 amps out of a 30 amp hookup for every minute of the day so it is quite feasible to set up a system that will deliver 30 amps (at 110V) for an hour or two or even longer depending on the size of the batteries, BUT it is pushing things a fair bit and certainly not capable of doing that more than short term. You have a finite amount of power that can only be replenished at a certain rate depending on the conditions and must make it last. Houses with solar panels can't usually do it either and must draw power from the mains to cover peak loadings. In your case, that is what the generator is for unless you are willing to cut your consumption to whatever your system CAN supply 24/7

Anyway, read up as much good info as you can find and sit down and make some realistic calculations on your needs and then ask questions about any unknowns. Main thing is going to be what sort of RVing lifestyle you want to live - 6 months per year of once a month weekend warrior, or mostly full hookups with the occasional transit stop without, or full time rabid boondocker as the costs for the two extremes of use can vary by a factor of 10 or more