First off, I'm almost embarrassed to admit but I've been reading this forum for a few years now and finally pulled the trigger on a new Hawk. This site has been invaluable throughout the journey so thanks for that.
My wife, daughter, dog and myself will be making the trip to Bozeman next week for the install and then continuing on for a two month road trip around the west coast. The camper is a Hawk with the front dinette and pretty well outfitted. The rig is a 2005 Tundra Double Cab.
We didn't order the solar setup from the dealer and opted to design our own. We did get the two 6 volt batteries and Yakima tracks so that's what we're starting with. My countless hours of research have me choosing a Victron MPPT 100/30 controller, Victron BMV-712 Battery Monitor, with three Solar Cynergy 120 Watt Flexible Panels. Two panels will be mounted on the roof and the third will be used as a portable from the rear. From what I understand all three panels should be mounted in parallel.
I'm looking to see if there is anyone here from the Montana, Wyoming, Utah or Colorado area that could recommend a shop or someone who could help install the controller, battery monitor and rear portable solar panel. I know my limits and this is not in my wheelhouse, especially while being on the road. I'm planning on bringing the Victron equipment and panel, just need help installing it somewhere at the start of our trip.
I'll worry about installing the other two panels on the roof once we're back from this trip because they'll take some more planning. I'm trying to figure out a way to mount the flexible panels lengthwise front to back on one side of the two roof vents and leave the other side of the roof vents open to carry a paddle board. The idea here is to not have the solar panels covered by the paddle board while travelling.
I'm more concerned about simply getting the Victron equipment installed at this point with the rear panel active for this first trip. Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Looking forward to contributing to this forum going forward.
My wife, daughter, dog and myself will be making the trip to Bozeman next week for the install and then continuing on for a two month road trip around the west coast. The camper is a Hawk with the front dinette and pretty well outfitted. The rig is a 2005 Tundra Double Cab.
We didn't order the solar setup from the dealer and opted to design our own. We did get the two 6 volt batteries and Yakima tracks so that's what we're starting with. My countless hours of research have me choosing a Victron MPPT 100/30 controller, Victron BMV-712 Battery Monitor, with three Solar Cynergy 120 Watt Flexible Panels. Two panels will be mounted on the roof and the third will be used as a portable from the rear. From what I understand all three panels should be mounted in parallel.
I'm looking to see if there is anyone here from the Montana, Wyoming, Utah or Colorado area that could recommend a shop or someone who could help install the controller, battery monitor and rear portable solar panel. I know my limits and this is not in my wheelhouse, especially while being on the road. I'm planning on bringing the Victron equipment and panel, just need help installing it somewhere at the start of our trip.
I'll worry about installing the other two panels on the roof once we're back from this trip because they'll take some more planning. I'm trying to figure out a way to mount the flexible panels lengthwise front to back on one side of the two roof vents and leave the other side of the roof vents open to carry a paddle board. The idea here is to not have the solar panels covered by the paddle board while travelling.
I'm more concerned about simply getting the Victron equipment installed at this point with the rear panel active for this first trip. Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Looking forward to contributing to this forum going forward.