| You can use solar energy for many things. In your | | | | One major advantage to having solar lighting is that |
| home, outdoors, as security or landscape lighting, or | | | | you can install a solar panel for $500 to $700 on |
| to power devices in your home that require a lot of | | | | most motor homes, and you can take your motor |
| energy use. But, many people don't know that you | | | | home or RV out for a few days and when you |
| can have solar panels and lighting installed in your RV. | | | | come back and store it for the next time, it will be |
| Most don't come pre-installed with solar panels but | | | | fully charged and ready to go. This can be an |
| you can get it as an additional option. The problem | | | | advantage since you don't have to spend time |
| with RV solar energy is that it isn't really necessary | | | | charging the battery, as the solar energy will trickle |
| unless you spend a lot of time camped at sites | | | | into the battery throughout the day on your way |
| without any power. Most cities and towns, even | | | | home, and by the time you park it, it will be fully |
| smaller ones however, have an RV campground or | | | | charged, or if not, it will charge while sitting and |
| other hookups. | | | | waiting for your next expedition. |
| These solar panels and solar lights for your RV can | | | | Of course, the technology of solar energy and solar |
| be expensive however. You'll need a solar panel that | | | | lights are just beginning and as it improves you may |
| is large enough to make a difference, but still a solar | | | | find that one day one solar panel may be able to not |
| panel that can easily fit onto your motor home or | | | | only power the solar lights installed on your RV or |
| RV, and so you'll have to balance those two items. | | | | motor home, and the battery, but also may be able |
| Solar energy can be useful for the lighting especially | | | | to power an electric motor and all of the appliances, |
| since most RV and motor home lighting is low | | | | water piping and other devices in your motor home. |
| wattage. Solar lights are a great idea for this because | | | | Solar energy is a great way to help the environment, |
| they are only used normally when you arrive at your | | | | and using it for your vehicles, whether to just power |
| destination which means that the entire day that you | | | | the battery or to run it without electricity is a smart |
| spend traveling can be charging your solar lights. | | | | and conscious decision. |