8/28/19 Update

We used our system for a 10 day camping trip to Glacier National Park and other areas. We were very impressed. Each day our batteries were charged; some days fully and other days partially. With that said, we left the popup camper every morning for adventures and returned in the evenings. Some days were cloudy. We also were around trees and camping in the mountains... so I don't know how much of the day the sun was even shining on the panels. While I doubt I will ever recoup my cost in electricity savings (using the camper 10-14 days a year) I am already very happy with the performance of the solar system. It kept us with power (to charge camera batteries, phones and laptops) during a 10 day trip without ever plugging into the grid for electricity!

Early July (first impression):

This is a first impression. Wow!!! The package was as promised and very easy to set up. I plan to do an update after we have used it for a while. Please note that I upgraded it a bit by purchasing the inline fuses and upgraded the controller. I wish we had tried a solar package before this.

I wish I would’ve went with his system from the beginning. I purchased the 200 watt system. After getting everything figured out and installed this system has been running on its own in my driveway in a test mode now for over a week. I’ve been running a medium sized portable 55qt. refrigerator set at 30 degrees on 12v continually, and an exhaust fan (during the day only) plugged into the auxiliary outlets that I have rewired to run on the auxiliary batteries. It is able to keep up with the fan running on high, and the refrigerator in direct sunlight throughout the day. The app showed 100% battery level during peak sunlight. This is fantastic for me because I want to be off the grid while camping. I would highly recommend this system for an entry level RV addition. Don’t waste your time with harbor freight solar panels or any of that junk they sell. It was a big waste of money for me. That junk left me with a dead battery on my van with my previous setup. You get what you pay for came to mind. So I went all out to build a independent system to power all my needs while camping. All the parts you need to swap your E series Ford van you can get on Amazon. I installed a switch to connect the auxiliary batteries to the vans main battery to recharge in a pinch, this was a great addition as a back up as most RVs have this in their system anyway. The battery boxes are for the diesel version of E350 found on Ebay. The batteries you can get for almost half price at Costco. I supplied some photos of what I did. It works great bottom line! I got everything in the box from Renogy as promised, not as some have complained about in their reviews. Plenty of cable is supplied to do just about everything you need. The Bluetooth app is a welcome edition. Great job Renogy!

Fairly easy setup for someone who knows nothing about solar. Keeps my battery pack charged up through the day and runs my 2000w inverter hooked to my 7cu freezer with good Arizona sun.

I bought these for my dad and they work really well for him in his camper.

Using these for off grid boondocking. Battery charge is great if you are using a lithium battery. Same with power output. Easy to install, mounts included. Quality is exceptional for the price. We ordered another set.

The solar system works well, and comes with quality components, well packed with good installation instructions and all the hardware need to install the panels.

However, the "Renogy DC Home" mobile app used to connect to the Renogy PPT solar charger to monitor the battery and solar system fails to connect which becomes really frustrating to try to troubleshoot the unsolvable problem. The mobile app became unusable because of this finally me needing to replace the solar charger with a replacing Victron MPPT solar charger, and it's mobile app actually works and connects to it's solar charger every time.

Just finished installing this kit. It was an easy install after downloading and reading the PDF instructions. It's fairly intuitive anyway. Plenty of wire length for the install, although I installed this kit on a slide in truck camper. After hooking everything up on a sunny hot day (3,800 feet elevation in high desert) the charge controller was reading "PV array voltage 16.1V, charging current 7.4A". I used 2 flooded acid RV battery's hooked up in parallel for a 12V system. I haven't stressed the system yet and will update after some use. A couple recommendations: (1) Make sure to hook up the battery to the charge controller FIRST !! (2) Don't forget to install 30 amp fuses, not included. (3) I recommend installing 2 heavy duty on/off switches. One to disconnect the battery, and one to disconnect the solar panels (through the positive + wire).

Just received my panels and installation kit.

I thought it came with the voltage sensor and battery temperature sensor, but it doesn't so I ordered them to make sure I get the most out of this setup.

I will be posting pics of the install and updates on how they work.

I already have a 200w portable panel setup and this is just to top off our setup for boondocking.

Very happy with the product so far. Good quality and easy setup. The only issue I had was with shipping. This combo package ships out in two separate packages which they don’t tell you. The first package came and said everything shipped but was missing a lot of items. Everything else came in a separate shipment. Little bit of a scare but all worked out ok. Customer service was good.

Easy install. Cables are quite long so I was able to easily run them into the trailer and to the battery. The controller comes with a USB charge port which has been a really nice touch. Enough to keep batteries at 90-100 most of the time with average use and a few hours of direct sunlight on them.

I've always wanted my trailer self sufficient and hate generators. Been using this for a few months and super happy with it. Bolted it to the roof and tied it in at the converter. Took some work to install but a great DIY project if you have a little wiring knowledge. The bluetooth app is finicky. Has no issues keeping up to the demands a family of four weekend warriors can put on it. Came with everything needed. Switched to two high amp hr 6v batteries and all LED lighting at the same time.

Installed 2 days ago. First advise.... READ EVERYTHING FIRST! including the full manual available from Renogy website as this does not come with the kit. I did notice this in a few other reviews as well.

Pro - Kit was fairly easy to install once directions are full understood.

Pro - Kit comes with more than enough wire for the install on my Jayco 212QB

Pro - It was unclear in the Amazon description weather or not the BlueTooth module was included as it sort of made it look like an add-on option. Good news this kit does include this module and it works very well. I would say this module is a MUST HAVE.

Con - My kit was already opened by another customer. One solar panel was dirty and one bag of wiring was opened and repackaged. I paid for a brand new kit not a kit that was recycled.

Con - As mentioned READ EVERYTHING. It is mentioned 4 times in the install manual that you MUST have a battery connected to the charge controller BEFORE attaching the leads from the solar panels. BUT there is no way other than climbing onto the roof and manually disconnecting the solar panels at the connectors to disconnect solar supply when changing a battery or disconnecting a battery for long term storage. If a user MUST connect a battery before solar panels are hooked up why does the charge controller not have an on/off switch or have a inline switch a user can mount themselves. I got around this by routing the solar panel leads through the exterior refrigerator access panel and mounting a switchable circuit breaker there. I have a tag on my battery leads reminding me or perhaps a repair tech of the need to turn off solar system before disconnecting battery.

Con - no fasteners or even suggestions to secure wiring to roof. I ended up wrapping my wiring in a flexible conduit and fastening to A/C housing before sneaking into the refrigerator roof vent.

Hope this helps. All of this known I would buy again and might still add 2 additional panels if ever needed.

Steve

This solar package is made of durable good quality panels and control panel with all the parts to assemble and use