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DonC: called Renogy and talked to tech who wanted to know symptoms. He transferred me to customer service who told me they would email me a FEDEX shipping label. I received an email indicating they were shipping new panel. Confused I called back and was told that I would get an email with a...

DonC: Now three bad panels. I noticed my voltage dropping to half on a recent trip from the solar panels. This past weekend I tested my two Renogy 100W panels. The one I bought in December shows 15V with no amperage under a load. Seems I have the same problem. Called Renogy...replacement en...

Nice job CDBROW1. Do you have panels in series or parallel? If in series, what voltage are you measuring? I have a similar set up with two 100w renogy panels set up in series. I measure between 33 to 39.5v and been up to 9.7A. Best power being seen at the batteries has been 154watts (V x A)...

Stoke me - I have a 2013 Fleet with the inside shower and dinette setup. Wife likes a daily shower....so do I. Inside shower works great once you get a "routine" down. Takes me few minutes to set up and then I step outside while spouse showers. Ditto on opening the cap and being level or...

Michelin LTX M/S 2 265/70-17 E rated on a Tacoma Sport PreRunner with a fully loaded Fleet. Don't do much above level 3 rated off-road. Made it with ease places such as Yankee Boy Basin and Toroweap. Expensive, however, rides well, 70k warranty and mpg stays around 16-18 on highways at 60mph...

Might as well pile on too. First two years with fully loaded Fleet were frustrating. 65L compressor fridge, Led lights, heater resulted in dead batteries (2) after 3 days on the road despite engine running at least 3+ hours a day. Installed 200W worth of Renogy flex panels and a MPPT TRACER...

Kilroy Good info. Reviewed my USAA policy and confirmed it is reflected on policy. Concur with your experience with USAA. Always been good to me. Hope I don't have to use them for my FWC. Clipped the mailbox at the post office the other day with my rear jack mount...FWC won! Won't...

KOFA Az - Good time.

3M Marine Fast Cure 4000 UV SEMI PERM. Expensive....but better than seeing your $200 panels in the rear view mirror! Credit to RC Pilot's post in this forum back in SEPT. Check the thread out on "Adhesive for Flex Solar." I tried using another adhesive from Home Depot for my panels which...

DonC: Thanks. I read in other posts that folks had problems with the solar cables and connector rubbing the paint off the roof. I bouught UT WIRE D-Rings from Home Depot in the cable organization section. I coated them with silicon to protect from water and UV, removed the adhesive sticky...

I enjoy reading everyone's posts on SOLAR. Here is a summary of my setup that more than exceeds my power requirements for a FLEET and a wife who enjoys the 65L compressor fridge, lots of light, heat and a daily shower. Hope it helps with those planning their installs. Two RENOLOGY 100W FLEX...

Dr J: I used the PAC PAC 200 - http://www.amazon.com/PAC-PAC-200-200-Amp-Battery-Isolator/dp/B000CEBXRS. My measurements show negligible voltage drop and resistance. I added a rocker switch in the cab to manually control the isolator-...

DonC. For the first two years with my Fleet with 2 batteries, I suffered the same problem you describe. I have a Fleet on a Tacoma with a 130amp alternator. After 3 days of camping and 6 hours a day driving my batteries were dead. Multiple calls to FWC resulted in no solutions and comments...

Great thread and after I year I need to get active posting my trip reports. Need some help and advice. I have a 2013 FLEET on a TACOMA with 2 aux batteries. I have been suffering LOW POWER after 3 days. I do not have solar. Latest trip was a three day 1500 mile run from San Diego to...

Another reason I like my Fleet FWC...it fits into my 84" garage! Ride Rites have to be air downed though!

Pulled the "trigger" last week and picked up my FLEET FWC. Life is short...so if not now, then when? Thanks to SKI3PIN and "OURFWC" blogs for firing me up to get my own rig and get out there. Picked up my FWC and headed right out wandering. There was wine involved too!