To tilt or not to tilt

[Roadtripp]

The company has some nice looking mounting hardware and the prices are inexpensive. There’s some tilting hardware. I was going to fabricate my own tilting hardware but f these prices are real I might get these :
https://esolarwarehouse.com/product-cate...YYQAvD_BwE

[Wayne49]

Not trying to rain on your parade, the company at that link appears to serve only the sticks and brick solar community. Their installation manual assumes a fixed abode.
A pdf download is found at this link.
https://esolarwarehouse.com/documentation-2-3/

[Blacktank]

tilting pays off big time,right now i need about 50 degrees to be pointing at the sun,the big problem with a higher roof system would be climbing up a ladder to tilt it,then rotating it 3 time a day to stay with the sun,a remote control system would be great if you have the coin

[Tom_M]

Here's my solution for tilting panels. If the driver side is toward the sun, they can be tilted in place. The panels can be easily removed by pulling a couple of pins and lifting them off. That way I can park in the shade and the panels can be set out in the sun.

[Riverman]

What a great idea Tom... since I won't put a hole in my rv roof, that's the best way I've seen to mount them.

[Roadtripp]

tilting pays off big time,right now i need about 50 degrees to be pointing at the sun,the big problem with a higher roof system would be climbing up a ladder to tilt it,then rotating it 3 time a day to stay with the sun,a remote control system would be great if you have the coin

I can’t tell if you’re joking or not lol. Up and down the ladder 30 times per day is a good workout. 3 times just sounds like a hassle. 
 It’s interesting how much thought and strategy goes into parking the vehicle when solar and boondocking is concerned. Just follow the cat. They know how to find the sunny warm spots.

[Roadtripp]

Here's my solution for tilting panels. If the driver side is toward the sun, they can be tilted in place. The panels can be easily removed by pulling a couple of pins and lifting them off. That way I can park in the shade and the panels can be set out in the sun.

Shade?  Did you find shade? In Arizona? That’s a neat design. Good in theory. Except for possible voltage drop in the long wire. How many times have you taken them off and parked in the shade? I have panels hanging on the side of my cargo trailer, and on the roof, and I can park it out in the sun and park the Motorhome in the shade. If I ever find a spot like that lol.

[Tom_M]

I was near Tucson Arizona for November. Too cold so now I'm in south Florida. Have had a few days close to 90 so I stick to the shady spots.



I have two 25ft #10 extensions so there is some voltage drop, but it is adequate. I run each cord to a panel if I'm closer than 25ft. I connect the two cords together if I'm over 25ft away.

[Roadtripp]

Tom,
 I can vouch for the shade in Florida having spent nearly 5 years in S. Florida. 
 Thanks, I’m sold on the idea of some removable panels on the side of my Motorhome. I prefer to overpanel and seldom run the generator. That’s why I’m studying tilting mechanisms. 
 I thinking of three panels on the roof that crank up using a small boat winch at ground level. There’s advantages to getting as high as possible to reduce shading.

[Riverman]

Tom.... what are those pull pins called, I haven't found them online yet. Thanks