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….and if you don’t have the factory solar controller, here is a plug and play MPPT controller that has worked great for me. Allto Solar Intelligent 10A MPPT Solar Charge Controller,10 Amp 12 Volt Solar Panel Regulator with Digital LCD Display + Temp Sensor + Charging Level for 12 Volt Wet Gel...

Hey Cosmo, First of all, love your videos, thank you for them! I bought the Jackery 1000 for the sole purpose of running my Dometic in the back of the truck and relieving the pressure off of my onboard camper battery. It charges while I drive via an auxiliary charging line run to the truck bed...

Interesting point and good to know. I keep the Dometic in the bed of my truck which has a metal tonneau cover so it is not visible. I refuse to keep it in the camper in bear country. I would rather have my vehicle torn up than my camper with me in it! o_O

I would certainly think the car would be more bear proof than the camper with the more important point being that I don’t sleep in my car :rolleyes:

This has been a great thread and just emphasizes a prior point someone made that there is not one ideal solution for power and many options are available depending on your need. For me, investing in a Jackery 1000 "solar generator" and dedicating it to my Dometic was a great solution and...

Good note of caution on YouTube reviews John. In this case there are some direct head to head reviews of the XSTAR out there. I should mention that the Jackery limitation in charging the Jackery 1000 is likely not in the panel but in the input voltage limitation of the built in controller...

Easy enough to add an extension cord, I have a couple of them. If I had to do it over again I would have two of the XSTARS. The Jackery only puts out about 70 watts. Again, just happy not to have to lug the super heavy glass Zamp around. I think the heavy glass ones are slowly becoming a thing...

The XSTAR 100 watt panel is brand new to the market and receiving rave reviews as it is super efficient and exceeds its 100 watt rating. It is very lightweight and folds flat. Note that it does not have a built in solar controller so if your camper does not have a controller you will need to...

Thanks for looking and for the kind words everyone. It was a very healing journey as it was the one year anniversary of losing my camping partner, Rika the Vizsla dog. She loved our trips together and the camper was her safe place. We did some garage camping and slept in the camper one last...

Thanks John, I did make the video. I was there two weeks ago for 8 nights. It was amazing. So much to explore up there. Just scratched the surface, looking forward to many more excursions.

Campgrounds included Red Rock Canyon State Park, Oh Ridge and Lake Sabrina.

Yup. Replacing it with this one Victron Energy Blue Smart IP67 12-Volt 17 amp Battery Charger (Bluetooth) 120V https://a.co/d/fo2tfUK

Nope. Battery is fine although I will be replacing my 5 five year old AGM with a 100 AH Victron Super Cycle AGM. My only problem is that it won’t charge via shore power. Charges fine via TV 7 pin and solar.

It's a 2014 with the charger mounted underneath between the water tanks. A couple of weeks ago it stopped charging from shore power. After troubleshooting I came to the conclusion that it was the charger and installed a new Victron IP67 Bluetooth Marine Smart Charger. I was going to install...

Yup, illuminates when the 7 pin is attached to the running tow vehicle so appears to be working. Just no charging from shore power. I have reached out to Cary, thank you Sweeney.

Thanks. I was suspecting the same thing. Will hook up the 7 pin to see off it lights.