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    Re: Micro Toy Haulers

    Solar is cheap, easy, and GREEN! Do it!

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    Re: Micro Toy Haulers

    Quote Originally Posted by Stoneman View Post
    More like something you see rolling down Parade Road in Barnstead! We've had a few late night/early morning spins through town. How we didn't all get arrested is beyond me!


    It was supposed to start happening by now. I'm not sure he's happy with the frame he has, although there's a newer one available. It really shouldn't take all that much to mount it. The camper already has all the tanks self-contained. I told him to just strap it down and send it.
    I bet yer town clerk would register that as "Special Commercial"

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    Re: Micro Toy Haulers

    Quote Originally Posted by JettaJayGLS View Post
    Solar is cheap, easy, and GREEN! Do it!
    Do you know how much deisel it takes to make a solar panel? Waste of time! ;-)

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    Re: Micro Toy Haulers

    Quote Originally Posted by Degsy View Post
    Do you know how much deisel it takes to make a solar panel? Waste of time! ;-)
    all taken into account in the initial cost/purchase, and never used again for operation, as usual, perpetuating misinformation of Russian trolling to keep oil demand up

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    Re: Micro Toy Haulers

    Edited to not muddy up an otherwise excellent thread.

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    Re: Micro Toy Haulers

    Quote Originally Posted by loudbeard View Post
    A lot of guys in the 4x4 world get big gooseneck trailers and bolt a camper body to them leaving enough room on the back for the Jeep/Buggy. It's a hot setup.
    Quote Originally Posted by Stoneman View Post
    I'm glad this popped up again! This spring we'll be mounting a friend's truck bed camper onto a stripped 5th wheel camper frame. It'll ultimately leave about 10' at the tail end for open trailer type hauling. It'll basically hold two baggers or his picnic-table-on-riding mower set-up. I think he's less than $4K into everything.
    Pretty much what we're going to do...

    Quote Originally Posted by RandyO View Post
    I bet yer town clerk would register that as "Special Commercial"
    Not sure now. There's a new face in the collectors office that hasn't gotten to know us yet.

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    Re: Micro Toy Haulers

    What is the point/function of that picnic rig?

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    Re: Micro Toy Haulers

    Quote Originally Posted by Paul_E_D View Post
    What is the point/function of that picnic rig?
    Isn't it obvious?

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    Re: Micro Toy Haulers

    Quote Originally Posted by Stoneman View Post
    Isn't it obvious?
    Picnic parades? I mean, the polish farmers here would love that thing for the annual 4th and christmas parades. get smashed in transit.

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    Re: Micro Toy Haulers

    Quote Originally Posted by Paul_E_D View Post
    What is the point/function of that picnic rig?
    Quote Originally Posted by Stoneman View Post
    Isn't it obvious?
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    Picnic parades? I mean, the polish farmers here would love that thing for the annual 4th and christmas parades. get smashed in transit.
    I guess the point is because they could? The function is a 24HP picnic table that can transport seven people and a driver plus beverages around the campground while enjoying the latest playlist via Bluetooth. If you look closely you may be able to see the recycled snow-mo tracks around the rear tires. In the winter, the front tires get replaced by skis.

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    Re: Micro Toy Haulers

    Quote Originally Posted by Paul_E_D View Post
    Picnic parades? I mean, the polish farmers here would love that thing for the annual 4th and christmas parades. get smashed in transit.
    More info on the parade please. I bet I can get him to haul it out there!

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    Re: Micro Toy Haulers

    Quote Originally Posted by JettaJayGLS View Post
    Solar is cheap, easy, and GREEN! Do it!
    Looking at this currently: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07RFQVB...v_ov_lig_dp_it

    200W seems like a good amount to recharge the portable battery and even the trailer battery in a decent amount of time in good sunlight. I like that this unit seems to have a good carrying case, included controller for the trailer battery (would bypass for the portable), and sturdy adjustable kickstand legs.

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    Re: Micro Toy Haulers

    That's tempting... wonder if it'd fit into my side storage bin... where's my tape measure?!

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    Re: Micro Toy Haulers

    That's pretty nifty. Anything against permanently mounting it?
    I've been using Renogy and don't have a single complaint - if it fits your needs, go for it. They have great customer service that you should seldom need!

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    Quote Originally Posted by JettaJayGLS View Post
    That's pretty nifty. Anything against permanently mounting it?
    I've been using Renogy and don't have a single complaint - if it fits your needs, go for it. They have great customer service that you should seldom need!
    Permanent mounting is still an option. As a noob it seems the portable solar can be better positioned to collect more sunlight; for example, I can be parked in the shade but have the panels in sunlight and reposition throughout the day. Aside from that, I see advantages to use a portable setup at home should the power go out for an extended period, or if I just want to take the Jeep camping without the trailer. Oh, and when I did my little trail ride to this campsite I added custom pinstriping so I'd feel the portable would at least be protected inside. But maybe permanent is way more practical? Not sure...

    I'm still planning to add a platform on the roof rack so I can sit up there. It would be nice to add permanent solar.

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    Re: Micro Toy Haulers

    Down the line I'd consider a roof mounted permanent setup, but I've got other things that I want to tackle before then like a BIRD, updated power converter, etc. In the near term that portable setup looks handy for when I'm not at Loudon and don't want to run the generator to top the batts off.

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    Re: Micro Toy Haulers

    I wonder how bad "Used - Acceptable" is for these Renogy solar panels

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    Re: Micro Toy Haulers

    Quote Originally Posted by OneCheekRider View Post
    I wonder how bad "Used - Acceptable" is for these Renogy solar panels

    Micro Toy Haulers-amazon-solar-jpg
    I'd just buy the new instead of save $80. I think that is renogy proper - you could call and see if they will still honor a warranty.

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    Re: Micro Toy Haulers

    Does this count?
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    Re: Micro Toy Haulers

    Been using the trailer a lot. Took it up to Sonoma Raceway for Yamaha day.



    Went to Big Bear and found a dispersed campsite. The ground clearance and small size was great.



    Then went to the Kern River and ran the AC for the dog but she preferred to sleep under the trailer in the 100 degree heat while we floated the river. At least the freezer and ice maker didn't have to work so hard! Also got to use the new leveling blocks. I don't know why I screwed around with rocks before



    Added bonus is we've been going into town for a nice meal while camping and leaving the trailer behind is a great camp-saver.

    I also finally installed my battery monitor after losing power one night. Apparently you need to charge these things! Luckily I had my generator, but now that I have this monitor I'm amazed I let it sit in the box for so long. Just did a temp install between trips with some spare foam, will do something a bit more refined.



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    Had a fun trip to the mountains! Finally bought a solar panel to recharge the batteries, especially using the electric blanket at night.

    I ended up with the 200W Renogy panel but i never saw more than 120-130 watts on a perfectly clear day. It was still enough to give me power but was hoping for a bit more, even after repositioning constantly to see if there would be improvements. I’m a solar newb so hoping it’s something I can improve or maybe this is typical?







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    Re: Micro Toy Haulers

    Quote Originally Posted by Stoneman View Post
    I'm glad this popped up again! This spring we'll be mounting a friend's truck bed camper onto a stripped 5th wheel camper frame. It'll ultimately leave about 10' at the tail end for open trailer type hauling. It'll basically hold two baggers or his picnic-table-on-riding mower set-up. I think he's less than $4K into everything.

    EDIT: Truck bed camper in background & picnic table for reference...
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    I'm glad you included a picture bc picnic-table-riding-mower was lost on me for some reason! Looks like something you'd see rolling down Broadway Street in Nashville.

    Sounds like a cool project though. I'd definitely be curious to see a build thread or something showing how you guys put it together!
    Hasn't happened...yet. The frames he had wouldn't work out the way he hoped...

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    Re: Micro Toy Haulers

    What are you using to measure and what are you using to manage pushing the energy back into the batteries?

    Wired series or parallel? How many volts?

    If you bought a kit, send me the link.

    Renogy live chat is pretty good for answering these types of questions. Terrible for troubleshooting.

    I only view my power coming from solar in amps, I don’t really pay attention to watts.

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    Re: Micro Toy Haulers

    This is the solar panel suitcase kit I bought with included charge controller: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RFQVB9M...roduct_details.

    I only have one 100AH LiFePO4 battery in the trailer and then I have a separate EcoFlow portable battery.

    For the trailer, I plugged into the battery using a 25ft SAE cable which plugged into a SAE to MC4 adapter that I plugged into the charge controller on the solar panel. I changed the battery setting to LiFePO4 on the charge controller and connected the solar panels to the charge controller to begin charging. I looked at input based off my Renogy battery monitor: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RP5B5P7...nogy+battery+m. I saw inputs around 120W but did not monitor amps -- maybe I should be looking at amps? I'm still at the office but I believe the lithium settings on the charge controller are at 14.4 volts per the Renogy manual.

    I then wanted to test it with the EcoFlow portable so I disconnected the solar panels from the charge controller on the solar panel and directly connected the solar panel to the EcoFlow using EcoFlow's MC4 cable. The EcoFlow portable can only display watts, which was about the same 120W or so I saw on the battery monitor of the trailer.

    Appreciate your input on this setup

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