Portable Solar vs Roof solar

[pollux]

How much more expensive?

they are about $40 more

i got this one on-sale for $220

https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B01ET1YBJG/ref=dp_olp_new_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=new

video here:
https://youtu.be/tuFeTPfKiUA

 

[EnviroProf]

That panel in the video looks pretty good. It might make a great portable that you could stash on top of the bed when driving. You'd hate to add weight, but you almost need to make a frame around it so you could tip it at angles or mount it.

Better yet, string a few together and stretch them off the back top corners of you camper and you have a back door awning.

 

[craig333]

I'd definitely look at those if something ever happened to my existing panels.

 

[Andy Douglass]

Does anyone have a photo of the roof of a newer Hawk that shows the location of the now-standard roof solar plug? Looked all over and cannot find one.

Also, how is everyone routing the wires on the roof? I have seen pictures of people putting holes in the roof for cable fasteners, but it seems to me that there should be a way to attach them to the Yakima tracks.

 

[rando]

At least on the new fleet, the plug is between the two vents, offset slightly to the drivers side of the roof. Previously I had a 160W panel (not the factory set up but very similar) that spanned the Yakima tracks. I installed it over the plug (FWC provides a 90 degree SAE connector for the plug) so all the wiring was secured to the back side of the panel using 3M adhesive zip tie mounts. Recently I switched to two 120W semi flexible panels for extra power and to reduce the roof weight by 15lbs. The panels are right next to the plug, so I only needed to secure the cable in one spot with the same 3M zip tie mounts. I did my whole solar install in one evening before a trip.