The Easiest Solar Install | Solar Kits for RV's

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The Easiest Solar Install | Solar Kits for RV's Solar RV
The Easiest way to charge your RV with solar is with the "all in one" kits that are available. In this video, we discuss the pros and cons and show you how to use any kit you want. Don't feel fooled by the "Solar on the Side" stickers! Save money and get great gear!

Amazon Links to Items in Video*
Cheap Multi Meter - amzn.to/3BcgY4q
SAE Reverse Pol. Plug - amzn.to/3yiv0zk
Fused SAE to Battery - amzn.to/3yeLN6o

SOLAR KITS
--BEST quality, can also be used with Power Stations
100 watt Goal Zero - amzn.to/38hxy69
200 watt -amzn.to/3grkb7V

--Great Price
100 watt Renogy (must buy adapter separately - amzn.to/3kpM29I
200 watt Renogy (must buy adapter separately - amzn.to/3DiEo9O
Adapter for Renogy to be used with SAE - amzn.to/3Bb64Mc

*** 10% discount code for Renogy
73renogy.refr.cc/bsmith0924

--A Really Inexpensive Kit that people love
~~You Will need to cut an SAE wire to use with RV solar plug
110 watt Dokio - amzn.to/2UJEciy
SAE Wire, Cut one end and place into charge controller - amzn.to/3yjQADv


Please feel free to comment with product questions, I'm happy to help!
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All Comments (21)
  • @cmdrbraus4176
    My man, you're like the Mr Rogers of solar panels. Thank you for all the knowledge you've dropped.
  • @lindahodges4361
    We scheduled an appointment with our local RV shop to have them show us how to use our ZAMP system. Just cancelled it after watching this! Brian, you saved us time and roughly $90, which would have been the shop's fee for helping us! Thank you for your great videos!
  • @thepaintedklown
    This channel is fantastic. I am just now starting to dive in and learn about solar power, and nothing else I have came across explains things in such a great way. You're giving VERY useful information, and not just trying to pad the run time by telling random stories, instead of delivering the knowledge.
  • @randomspirit
    Binge watching your videos. I wish I'd found this channel 2 years ago, I'd be a lot less confused than I've been all this time. LOL
  • Thanks again, Brian, for helping me find a way to charge my battery with solar. I'm going with Renogy 100 watt with charge controller and going directly to my battery of van. The battery is under the hood. What adapter do I need to get for this set up?
  • @rdphoto2
    Fantastic video and spot on information. It has helped me to decide what to do with my camper.
  • @58kevinsmith
    Just revisiting this video Brian. I wanted to thank you again. With your help alone , I was able to go to totally off grid for two weeks in Maine last summer. In addition to all your other helpful video's, you RULE in all things solar and batteries. Your channel is the best🌞👍👍👍
  • @reallyfrodo
    This guy is fantastic. I decided against buying a camper but I keep watching his stuff just cause it makes me feel good to watch. I'll probably end up with a camper just because I keep clicking on these videos.
  • I just found your channel and instantly subscribed. My two favorite videos so far are this one, and the power bank video. My family just sold our small trailer (similar size to your teardrop), and we bought a 35' fifth wheel because we're going full-time for a year or so. We'll be plugged in most often, but we LOVE boondocking. Do you think we could get away with just some extra solar, and maybe a power station, in lieu of bringing a noisy gas generator? I understand we would forego our ability to use the bigger systems (AC and maybe tv, which we don't watch anyway). My primary concern is that we keep our batteries charged so lights/fridge work, and we have enough juice to bring slides in and hitch back up to the truck after a week off-grid. We currently have 2 85 amp/hr batteries, but I might upgrade to AGMs, per your other video. I know there's a lot baked in here, but maybe some other large RV owners would like to know. We don't want to be those loud, generator-using people. :) Thanks! -Brian
  • @hahaha9133
    Great content for a beginner like me. I bought an eco-worthy 200watt kit. It’s ok but for lights, small radio , 12v fridge and wireless devices, with an AGM 12v 100ah battery. Now the system is not enough for me. I’ve thrown a small tv in the “mix” and realized it consumes 50% of my battery quick. I want to cheaply upgrade the system because I only boondock a handful of times a year but for days at a time. Any suggestions will be highly appreciated. Once again, great content !
  • @sharron6628
    I love watching your videos but I still can't find the answer that I'm looking for. My camper has a regular small fridge and it has to run off land power along with my AC and microwave I would like to have a solar panel set up where I can take my outside plug and plug it into a solar power where my fridge can run 24/7 off the grid. so what can I use or how or what setup I need to get? I'm still trying to find it. I do a lot of out of town highway work and hotels get expensive and RV parks are not that cheap and being off the grid while I'm working I can't use my refrigerator or AC with no land power and I have to keep stuff in the ice chest and that cost a lot of money and they can't have a whole lot. so I would appreciate your help or what I can use for some type of setup for that. thank you! you do have a new subscriber here. I love your videos
  • @KL-we6pg
    I like ur vids man very informative easy to follow. Well done
  • @cdawgRJ
    This guy is the best YouTuber. Easy to understand and a great teacher.
  • @donoimdono2702
    Great and valuable video. I just got the Renogy 100W suitcase w/20A waterproof controller on Amzon for $145. Added 10ft 10AWG extension and the iGreely plug you showed. It's a very simple but effective system for a solar newb like me. Going out this Memorial Day to put the system to the test. Thank you for your informative channel.
  • @MikeLoper
    Brian, What brand of portable solar panels do you recommend. We will be getting a Highcamp teardrop in October. It will have a propex heater, dometic compressor fridge, and Led lighting. It comes with a 100 aH AGM battery. My wife and I enjoy your Videos and find them very informative. Thanks in advance for your help and advice on this.
  • @karenvinti3217
    I have an Aliner Ascape with a 50 w solar panel, there’s a Zamp side solar plug, i am hoping to add more panels, can I do that with the the kit that includes another charge controller? I have learned so much since owning a camper for less than a year, but I know nothing about solar. Your videos are so helpful.
  • @2Xnickel
    Brian, I have watched several of your videos, and you are definitely providing the best solar information regarding RVs that I have ever seen. I finally feel confident enough to figure out what I need and purchase a right-sized solar system to meet my needs. Thank you very much.