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 Framed panels can easily be hidden between the rails of a roof rack.  While suboptimal, flex panels can be adhered flat on the roof.  Neither are obvious to passers-by.  Framed panels can easily be hidden between the rails of a roof rack.  While suboptimal, flex panels can be adhered flat on the roof.  Neither are obvious to passers-by. 
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 +Example:  [[https://www.reddit.com/r/vandwellers/comments/1fd6952/successfully_installed_4x_100_w_solar_panels_on/|400w on a Sienna]].
 ===== panels ===== ===== panels =====
 ==== rack-mounted panels ==== ==== rack-mounted panels ====
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 {{ https://i.imgur.com/pAR4tYX.jpg?200}}Resources:  {{ https://i.imgur.com/pAR4tYX.jpg?200}}Resources: 
 +  * [[https://www.reddit.com/r/vandwellers/comments/1ez4icr/finally_mounted_4x_100_w_solar_on_2007_sienna/|400w cleanly mounted on a Sienna]]
   * Video:  [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEj47JaPWm8|DIY Roof Rack with Solar Panel Honda Odyssey]]   * Video:  [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEj47JaPWm8|DIY Roof Rack with Solar Panel Honda Odyssey]]
   * Video:  [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_44G3y22jy0|255W solar panel installed on jeep]]   * Video:  [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_44G3y22jy0|255W solar panel installed on jeep]]
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 ====== example setups ====== ====== example setups ======
  
-The following DIY setups sketch out what off-grid power systems for cardwellers might look like.  These are ideas to compare against your own use case and [[electrical:12v:dailypowerrequirements|specific power requirements]], not recipes to follow. **Read the specs** on each piece of gear before purchase. +The following DIY setups sketch out what off-grid power systems for cardwellers might look like.  These are ideas to compare against your own use case and [[electrical:12v:dailypowerrequirements|specific power requirements]], not recipes to follow. **Read the specs** on each piece of gear before purchase. They are listed from most expensive to least expensive. 
  
 ===== general principles ===== ===== general principles =====
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   * 100w panel - $100   * 100w panel - $100
   * 10A single stage PWM charger - $15   * 10A single stage PWM charger - $15
-  * small PSW inverter like [[https://amzn.to/48aWp9u|the Bestek 300w]] - $60  +  * small PSW inverter like [[https://amzn.to/48aWp9u|the Bestek 300w]] - $60  and/or USB outlets
  
 ==== performance ==== ==== performance ====
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