An RV Solar Panel can provide power to your RV for all your appliances while off the mains.

An RV can be limited by their onboard battery capacity which will quickly be run down when powering larger loads like a color television. These large RVs require a generator to power their major appliances and air conditioning loads when not plugged in at an RV park.  An RV Solar Panel can help you with this and let you run your appliances when not plugged in at a park.

Today’s RV can now include everything from; television's and air conditioning to built-in electric fireplaces and fully equipped kitchens. However, this type of RV has one major disadvantage; they require large amounts of electrical power to operate. RV Solar Panels can help you produce some of this electrical power, for free. The solar panels take the energy from the sun and convert it to electricity to charge your batteries for you to use.

The panel will normally be mounted on the roof or truck bed, and many companies sell a RV Solar Kit that can make the installation of the panel easier. Some kits are also specially designed for your make of RV. Naturally you will have to get kit that will provide you with enough solar energy for all your appliances.

Most kits will come with:

• A solar panel, which size depend on how much power you need.
• A mounting kit for the roof off your RV.
• A Controller for regulating the charge from the panel to the batteries.
• The wiring you need to install the panels into your RV

Another option that you could use  is a portable wind generator, used along side the solar panels, the generator will help provide you with the power you need for your RV.

The same options can be used to provide solar power to your boat or yacht.