Installing Solar on the truck...

[JimT]

I too have considered one of those Maxwell units. Problem is money, I could add 4 more batteries to my truck for the price of one of those. In fact I'm actually drawing up plans to add 4 more batteries so I can support the power needs of my new laptop over night (only gets 1-2 hours full to empty on its internal battery! ... playing games)

I have a portable fridge and my espar bunk heater running at night too. Leaves me at 12.2-12.4 in the morning, although with the key in the ACC position there could be additional power draw that I'm not aware of.

Also considering the solar route, but during the day I'm either on the road or parked at home with shore power. Rarely ever do a 34 restart away from home anymore, so I'm leaning toward the extra batteries.