If you’re a camper, then there’s a good chance that you’ve already got a portable solar blanket that you take away camping with you. Solar blankets are amazing bits of camping gear because they’re able to harness the energy of the sun and charge your auxiliary deep-cycle battery when you’re away camping. In fact we’d go so far as to say that they’re second only to a swag as one of the most useful bits of camping gear you can take away camping with you! There’s nothing better than getting to that picture-perfect campsite and setting up camp, then plugging your portable solar blanket into your deep-cycle battery to keep it topped up while it powers your fridge, LED camp lights and more. But thanks to the virus many of us haven’t had the opportunity to go camping for a while now, which means that our portable camping solar panels have been sitting in the garage or the shed gathering dust!

However, solar panels for camping have so many other uses around the home or the workshop that make them even better value! Here’s some other uses for your camping solar blankets to make the most of them even if you aren’t going camping anytime soon.

1. KEEP YOUR DEEP-CYCLE BATTERY FRESH

Did you know that lack of use is one of the most common ways that batteries die? The truth is a battery that doesn’t get used often, will lose capacity over time and in many cases will no longer accept being recharged, meaning it’s ready for the scrap heap. The best way to extend the life of your deep-cycle battery is to regularly discharge and recharge it, and that’s where your portable Camping Solar Blankets come into play! If you aren’t using your deep-cycle battery regularly, then at least once a month, connect your fridge to it for 24 hours to drain it a little. Then, just plug your portable solar blanket with its solar regulator into your battery and let it sit in the sun for a couple of days to bring it right back to up full again. Doing this every month will keep your battery fresh and substantially prolong its service life. And it’s all thanks to your portable camping solar panels being used at home!

2. AS A BATTERY TENDER FOR A BOAT, CARAVAN, MOTORBIKE OR SIMILAR

Many of us are lucky enough to own a boat, a caravan, a motorbike or a similar leisure vehicle that doesn’t get used every day, but instead is parked away for weeks or months in between uses. And just like with your camping deep cycle battery, the starter battery in a boat or a motorbike – or the house batteries in a caravan – need to be regularly used to stay in good condition and be ready when you need them! Once again this is where your solar blankets come into good use. Adventure Kings Portable Solar Blankets for camping and solar panels for camping come with their own inbuilt solar regulator, which not only reduces the voltage from the panel to a safe level to charge a battery, but can also sense when a battery is full and will stop charging altogether. This means that your solar blanket is an ideal battery tender, being able to be plugged into your motorbike, boat or caravan batteries and left for weeks on end safely! You’ll be able to do away with running extension cords and 240v battery chargers out to your motorbike, caravan or boat when you simply plug your portable solar blanket in, and leave it in the sun!

3. AS A WAY TO FIX A FLAT BATTERY IN A PINCH

Here’s an excellent way to make use of your portable Camping Solar Blankets – as a way to jumpstart a flat car! If you go to start your car and it just goes ‘tick tick tick’, that means the starter battery is a bit flat and doesn’t quite have enough power to start the car. If you’ve got your camping solar blanket handy, plug it in via the included solar regulator straight to the terminals on your starter battery, and leave your solar blanket in the sun for a couple of hours. In many cases you’ll find that you’ll give your battery enough charge after about three to four hours, to start your car again! This little trick will hopefully get you out of a pinch, and is another reason why a camping solar blanket is an amazing bit of gear to keep in the back of your car at all times.

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