Originally Posted by Mussl Kar

Thanks, looks sim to what I am thinking. Currently thinking 800 watts of panels and 400 ah of gel batteries. Mission creep I guess. I will be adding something like a Dometic RV refrigerator and need enough ah to run it all night. Ice and freezer packs take up a lot of cooler space so am not sure yet how big of a unit to get.
Also making this a winter/early spring project as the season is coming to an end and a few vacations out of the country are coming up. Luck that I have heated space at work to store trailer while I work on it.
Big list.
Wheel bearings and brakes.
Repair perimeter seal around roof, involves removing a 3" wide silicon caulk band that has a hairline crack in it all around.
Make new aluminum ramps that are lighter. (mad fabrication skilz)
Swap fluorescent lights for LED lights, already have 12 volt LED ceiling lights.
Convert swing open cabinet doors to flip up with gas springs.
Add drawers to top of tire racks to keep all tools organized.
Hunt down Nitrogen leaks between tank and hose reel.
Make easier to use Nitrogen tank holder with easy to reach valve too.
And all the solar stuff and etc.
And sort out the gooseneck attic. Stuff gets tossed up there and just needs to be tossed out. Like the pair of aluminum crutches.

Originally Posted by Mussl Kar

Thanks, looks sim to what I am thinking. Currently thinking 800 watts of panels and 400 ah of gel batteries. Mission creep I guess. I will be adding something like a Dometic RV refrigerator and need enough ah to run it all night. Ice and freezer packs take up a lot of cooler space so am not sure yet how big of a unit to get.
Also making this a winter/early spring project as the season is coming to an end and a few vacations out of the country are coming up. Luck that I have heated space at work to store trailer while I work on it.
Big list.
Wheel bearings and brakes.
Repair perimeter seal around roof, involves removing a 3" wide silicon caulk band that has a hairline crack in it all around.
Make new aluminum ramps that are lighter. (mad fabrication skilz)
Swap fluorescent lights for LED lights, already have 12 volt LED ceiling lights.
Convert swing open cabinet doors to flip up with gas springs.
Add drawers to top of tire racks to keep all tools organized.
Hunt down Nitrogen leaks between tank and hose reel.
Make easier to use Nitrogen tank holder with easy to reach valve too.
And all the solar stuff and etc.
And sort out the gooseneck attic. Stuff gets tossed up there and just needs to be tossed out. Like the pair of aluminum crutches.

Originally Posted by ngng

good list! a few thoughts:
-look into dicor for your perimeter seal. make sure you use the right product with your roof material
-skip the fridge. it's nice, but it's annoying. i had a RV fridge that ran off propane/DC power. wasn't worth it. I used a good cooler more often than not.

Originally Posted by Ak47si

here is what I did to my Trailex. It works out perfect. Able to tilt up when I need to charge. Tilt down when I am towing but not necessary. No drilling to my trailer. I was able to wire the solar panel to the bottom of my Trailex to my optima yellow battery.

Originally Posted by Ak47si

here is what I did to my Trailex. It works out perfect. Able to tilt up when I need to charge. Tilt down when I am towing but not necessary. No drilling to my trailer. I was able to wire the solar panel to the bottom of my Trailex to my optima yellow battery.

Originally Posted by dbbarron

I like that setup. Where did you get that Aluminum angle?

Originally Posted by dbbarron

I like that setup. Where did you get that Aluminum angle?

Originally Posted by ngng

nice and clean! did you just pick up the renology panel kit with charge controller?

Originally Posted by Ak47si

yes, renology solar panel kit with controller. Pretty straight forward installation. Longest time was mounting the aluminum angle bracket on the trailer.