Solar $1000 power solution

[Drover]

DC/DC charger in tug which can have solar hanging off it as well but then a Ctek 250S is now about 350 smackers so probably on The To Do List.

 

[mfexpanda]

DC/DC charger in tug which can have solar hanging off it as well but then a Ctek 250S is now about 350 smackers so probably on The To Do List.

i use a ctek on my ute

 

[Boots in Action]

So that would suggest @terry_evian can make a good start with a fairly typical jayco setup? A deep cycle battery connected to the existing setec battery terminals, a solar panel (portable or fixed) connected to a solar controller which is connected in turn to the battery, a wire from the setec to the 12 pin plug that allows the car to also charge the battery.

Then a basic dual battery setup in the tug to run a second fridge.

2 batteries, a solar panel, a mppt controller, a basic dc dc charger, some cable and connectors should squeak in under $1000?

The first part looks good and would be the easy to implement @jazzeddie1234 . The second part about a dual battery setup to run the large 90L Waeco would be more of a challenge though, even if the tug has provision for second battery and the tug has room among other things in the back.