{"id":8083,"date":"2021-06-03T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.4wdsupacentre.com.au\/news\/?p=8083"},"modified":"2021-06-01T15:21:09","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T05:21:09","slug":"five-uses-for-your-camping-solar-panel-youve-probably-never-thought-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/five-uses-for-your-camping-solar-panel-youve-probably-never-thought-of\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Uses For Your Camping Solar Panel You’ve Probably Never Thought Of"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We\u2019re massive fans of camping solar panels<\/a><\/strong> here at Adventure Kings! They transform your camping experience by letting you stress less about your battery going flat, which leaves you more time to do the really important things, like have a flick or put a stew on in the camp oven. But here\u2019s the really beaut thing about a portable camping solar panel<\/a> <\/strong>\u2013 the truth is they\u2019re way more useful than just charging your battery at camp! Here are six ways that we\u2019ve used our portable solar panels<\/a><\/strong> around home. And like we always say here at Adventure Kings \u2013 the more you use your camping gear, the better value it becomes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. KEEP THE BOAT BATTERIES CHARGED<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    If you\u2019re anything like us, then you probably don\u2019t get to use your boat as often as you\u2019d like. And if you\u2019re a LOT like us, then you\u2019ve got an old boat that doesn\u2019t quite charge the batteries as much as it should. Yeah you could fork out big coin having a marine auto elec go through the wiring and figure it all out, or you could take the easier, way more affordable option \u2013 and fit a couple of big Kings deep-cycle batteries and charge them with your portable camping solar panel<\/a><\/strong> before you hit the water! I\u2019ve got twin 120Ah AGM deep-cycles wired in parallel, effectively acting as a single 240Ah AGM battery. A couple of days before I know I\u2019m going out on the boat, I plug my camping solar blanket<\/a><\/strong> in and sit it across the bow in the sun. Then, when it comes time to hit the water, the boat\u2019s good to go and the batteries are fully charged!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. KEEP THE CAMPER TRAILER READY FOR ACTION<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Here\u2019s something I\u2019ve been doing for years \u2013 leaving my big 250w folding solar panel<\/a><\/strong> connected directly to the Anderson-style plug on the drawbar of my camper trailer in between trips. This keeps the pair of twin 138Ah deep cycle batteries topped up, and I even leave my camper trailer fridge running and use it as a beer fridge while the trailer is parked in the shed. Not only does it keep the batteries fully charged and the fridge running, but the nature of AGM batteries means that you\u2019re actually extending their life instead of constantly letting them run flat. Definitely an excellent use for a camping solar panel kit<\/a><\/strong> in between camping trips!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      1. FLAT MOTORBIKE BATTERY? FORGET THE BATTERY TENDER!<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Just like the boat, I don\u2019t get to jump on the bike anywhere near as much as I\u2019d like to. So I can avoid pushing it up the top of the hill and trying to clutch start it down the hill, I try and connect my camping solar blanket<\/a><\/strong> as often as I can to keep the battery topped up. It\u2019s only a tiny little 20Ah battery anyway so it doesn\u2019t take much to charge it up, but the bike\u2019s a big 1000cc Vtwin so it needs a bit of persuasion to turn over, especially when I haven\u2019t ridden it for a couple of weeks. The best way to do that is with a fresh battery, and the best way to keep your battery fresh ain\u2019t no battery tender \u2013 it\u2019s a camping solar panel<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        1. NO ACCESS TO A 240V WALL PLUG? NO WORRIES!<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          Heaps of campers these days run a Kings Battery Box and AGM battery as a way of powering their campsite and running a camping fridge, LED camp lights and the like. However you do need some way of recharging your battery \u2013 the best way to think of it is like a bank account, with the battery being the bank account and the electricity being coins. You can only take out a certain amount of electricity before you have to start putting it back in again. That\u2019s what your camping solar panel<\/a> <\/strong>does while you\u2019re camping \u2013 but what about putting it to use when you\u2019re back home again? A lot of campers don\u2019t tie their battery box into their vehicle, and instead choose to keep it removable. That way when you get home from camping you can empty your camping gear into the shed or the garage and you\u2019ve got the full space in the back of your vehicle free again for anything from the shopping to the kids\u2019 sports gear. However if you don\u2019t have a dual battery system or a DC charger then you still\u00a0 need some way to put those coins back in the bank \u2013 and that at home means a 240v charger, but if you don\u2019t have easy access to a 240v plug to charge your battery, just use your camping solar panel<\/a>!<\/strong> Yep, you could even leave your deep cycle battery out the back yard in the sun, and leave your Kings solar blanket<\/a> <\/strong>or solar panel for camping<\/a><\/strong> plugged in (assuming you\u2019re using the included regulator) to safely leave your battery on trickle charge before your next adventure!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          1. CAR WON\u2019T START IN THE MORNING? SOLAR TO THE RESCUE!<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

            Finally, here\u2019s a trick we\u2019ve used before \u2013 that took a couple of hours, but did work! One cold, chilly but sunny winter morning we woke up to find that our starter battery had packed it in overnight \u2013 most likely due to a combination of age and the cold weather. Whatever the reason, it wouldn\u2019t start the car. Out came the 200w solar blanket<\/a><\/strong> and onto the main battery it went, where we left it while we made another cuppa and sat back down for a bit. It took a bit shy of 2 hours, and a few failed attempts, but we were eventually able to get the start started by pumping some amperage into the battery and warming it up. That\u2019s a win for the camping solar blanket<\/a><\/strong>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            We\u2019re massive fans of camping solar panels here at Adventure Kings! They transform your camping experience by letting you stress less about your battery going flat, which leaves you more time to do the really important things, like have a flick or put a stew on in the camp oven. But here\u2019s the really beaut…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123456,"featured_media":8084,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8083"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/123456"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8083"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8083\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8085,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8083\/revisions\/8085"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8084"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}