Depending on what you need to run at your camp, a 12v setup can be a life changer, offering plenty of surplus power when you need it most, a camping setup can be fully self sufficient when off grid, and with very few, easy to install modifications to your vehicle, your camping setup will become one of the most bullet proof portable camping setups around.

Dual battery setups

Dual battery systems are synonymous with four wheel driving, and up until recently the technology used in these setups was relatively primitive, including simple switch operated isolation relay, which worked like a manual light switch, where the second battery was connected to your start battery/alternator terminals and the two batteries would only isolate upon the manual operation of a switch.

Isolation.

The purpose of isolating your batteries is to ensure that in the case of staying at camp for a day or two, your 12 volt accessories attached to your auxiliary battery do not drain your vehicles starter battery. this ensures every time you need to turn the key, your vehicle will start up no worries.

Auxiliary battery systems, offer campers a lot of versatility but with modern battery management systems your auxiliary battery will end up being as reliable as your wall socket at home.

Battery management units like the Adventure Kings 25AMP DC-DC Charger (with MPPT SOLAR) provide automatic monitoring and maintenance of all batteries in a system along with being able to take a solar input and manage the most appropriate distribution of solar charge to keep all batteries topped up.


Solar charging

We are called a sunburnt country, and when you as visitors from all over the world they would tend to agree with that statement. Knowing just how much sunlight energy can be harvested by a simple portable solar panel, every camper in the country would be wise to equip their setup with an affordable and portable solar panel system.

There are many brands offering affordable solar panels but the Adventure Kings range offers a comprehensive range of monocrystalline panels and an affordable assortment of solar regulators to ensure you get the most out of your portable power setup.

Available options;
Solar blankets – a solar blanket is one of the most popular solar charging setups available, boasting the same power output as their more traditional counterparts, coupled with a much more compact, packed size, makes sure that no matter where you go, there is always room for your 12v solar blanket. Adventure Kings offers a 120w, a 200W and a 250W Solar Blanket to make sure you have access to power no matter what your demands might be.

Folding Solar panel – Folding solar panels are typically what most people think of when you mention 12 Volt solar setups. The option of setting these folding panels up pointing directly to the sun using the folding leg design means that you can harness more efficiency from your panels as monocrystalline solar panels work best when sunlight hits them on a direct perpendicular.

The folding solar panels are still great for travel but can be cumbersome to lug around as they usually only fold to half their original size. They are available in 160W and 250W variants.

Fixed solar panels – With more people turning their work ute or family wagon into semi dedicated touring rigs, Kings range of fixed solar panels are becoming more and more popular, offering a power solution that requires no second thought, offering a full charge in your auxiliary battery no matter how regularly it is used Fixed solar panels changed the game and offer one of the most trouble free permanent solutions to keeping your batteries charged, We offer them in 110W and also 160w Fixed varieties.  

Semi flexible – One of the newest additions to our range the Adventure Kings semi Flexible range of solar panels offer one of the slimmest fixed solar panel options on the market, built to offer a small range of flexibility, they can conform to curved surfaces and are incredibly light weight, making them the ideal solution for mounting on boat cabins or even on the surfaces of a ute canopy or roof line of a vehicle without increasing wind resistance by any significant amount.



Solar regulators.

There are 2 main varieties of solar regulators available on the market and depending on the application you may not even need to purchase one to get virtually cost-free power anywhere you need it.

The first category of Solar regulator is a PWM this style is found in most setups due to is incredible affordability and practicality, by monitoring the solar input, a pwm offers pulses of power to adjust the average voltage being received by the battery. these pulses have various widths, hence the name, PWM which stands for pulse width modulation.

PWM regulators do have their flaws, whilst being cost effective they sacrifice a bit of performance when comparing to their newer upgraded cousin the MPPT style of regulator, the MPPT is the bees knees when it comes to monitoring battery usage, and whilst monitoring your batteries voltage along with the voltage at the solar output, its hard to go wrong,

MPPT regulators offer a huge improvement of up to 30% more charging capacity in low light or overcast conditions due to the algorithms it utilizes to ensure your battery is charging its most efficiently.

No matter what solar setup you have, if you have a solar regulated dual battery management system you should disconnect so there is only one solar regulator in the setup as there is a propensity for charge protections to cancel each other out.

For the latest bargains on getting your 12v rigged up head over the www.4WDSupacentre.com.au or visit one of our Showrooms to see the range in person and ask our expert staff all your hardest questions about updating your dream setup.