RV Solar Power
Pull into a boondocking spot with no hookups and your house batteries are on a clock. Solar resets that clock: panels push charge back in through the day, a controller regulates it so the bank never overcharges, and the cabling carries it from the roof to the battery without losing volts along the way. The three subcategories here map to those pieces, whether you want a 10-watt panel to hold a stored battery or a 130-watt folding kit to run a weekend off-grid.
8 products
Southwire Portable Power Solar Generator Kit | Power Station + 100W Solar Panel
Go Power! GP-PSK-130 130W Portable Folding Solar Panel Kit | 10A Controller, Adjustable Legs, Carry Case
Go Power! DuraLite 100W Portable Solar Kit | Foldable Panel w/ 30A PWM Controller
Samlex SCC-30AB Solar Charge Controller | 12/24V, 30A, LCD Display
Xantrex 708-0150 Solar and Battery Cable Starter Kit
Solar Trickle Charger Kit | 10W .6A, No Controller Needed
Go Power! MC4 Output Cable | 10 ft, Male-to-Female, 10 AWG
Go Power! Cable Entry Plate for MC4 Solar Cables | Pre-Installed Waterproof Glands
How the three solar subcategories fit together
Where you start depends on what you already own. If you have batteries but nothing to charge them from the sun, begin with panels. If you have panels but no regulation, you need a controller. If both are sorted and you're staring at a bag of mismatched wire, it's the connectors and entry plate that are missing.
- Solar Panels & Kits. The collectors themselves, spanning a 10-watt trickle panel, 100- and 130-watt folding kits, and a solar-generator combo. Come here to work out how much wattage your loads actually call for.
- Charge Controllers. The regulator that sits between panel and battery and stops the bank from overcharging. Amp sizing and the PWM-versus-MPPT question get settled here.
- Solar Mounts & Accessories. MC4 output cables, a waterproof roof entry plate, and a battery cable kit, so the whole run connects without a leak or a voltage drop.
Your panels are only worth as much as the bank storing their output, so check that capacity in Batteries & Charging. Planning to run 120-volt gear from what you harvest? Converters & Inverters covers the inverter side.