well, finally got the site up, for those who were interested.

http://secretsociety.org/SF/members/Tom/solar.htm

YOUR RESULTS MAY VARY

Joel Walker wrote:

> for those of you entertaining the idea of putting solar panels on top of
> your camper, check out the August 1999 issue of Trailer Life magazine ... it
> has a hot air balloon on the cover. they have an article this month (and a
> follow-up article next month) on three different types of solar panels and
> how much they produce.
>
> also an article about a power converter (to change the campground 120volts
> to 12volts DC, so you can charge your batteries that way if you choose. just
> a thought.
>
> be mindful that NONE of the RV 'accessories' is cheap. :( but i've traveled
> in a vw bus with ONE solar panel on top, charging two deep cycle batteries,
> and we ran the fridge (12volts only) all day and all night for seven days on
> that setup. i was impressed.
>
> joel