Solarrolla - Solarizing a Safari Trek 30 foot Motorhome

We've installed a 3,000 watt solar system on a Safari Trek Motorhome. In this video we talk about the system, components and the benefits of going solar.
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[@Bloodgod40]

The big boxy bus-shaped motorhomes seem practically made for solar conversion. Their roof is the full length of the vehicle. It's also typically fairly flat. You can easily install slide-out wings to triple the solar area. I can even see the potential for two-stage wings that would 5x the solar area. The other advantage is that the vehicle weight to rooftop install weight ratio scales really well, you could put a lot of solar infrastructure up there without worrying about making it top-heavy. And then if you put a large battery array in low down you keep a low center of gravity, so it's still super stable.

[@SynSys]

3KW, woow, very impressive. And I thought my 1200W was pretty good. Nice install too, the aluminum work on the roof to get it all installed is quite nice.

[@rvnaut]

I would love to see a one year follow up on this install!

[@stugrant01]

I can't wait to see how Mary likes her solar powered motorhome, once they build it for her. 3,000 watts, which calculates to only 4 horsepowers from 11am to 1 or 2PM, but I suppose if it charges up big batteries all day and is only driven on weekends, it might work.

[@robertmethia7080]

how many watts does a chevy 454 produce ? you still have to run the rig, how big is the drive motor and how many watts does it draw at 65 mph

[@RealCptHammonds]

Did she figure out it didn't work out as planned?

[@alpcodg3908]

Why at the end of the video, where the rv turns in the street you can see the exhauster making smoke? If it is 100% electric...

[@solarrolla]

This RV is not electric drive like most of our other builds. The client just wanted a solar system to run her AC, fridge, lights, etc.

[@kenyattaknox5163]

Yall over sold her solar. She may have needed 800-1000 watts.