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<\/a><\/p>\nAs an added “gift,” my son, Brandon, and my Grandpups (Harper and Yuma) made the long, long drive from Colorado to Virginia to be\u00a0home\u00a0for Christmas! \u00a0While he was\u00a0here, Brandon showed us how to use the generator, plus he had another<\/em> surprise for us. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n Over the years, he’s done a lot of camping in remote areas\u00a0of Colorado. \u00a0He has the same generator, and he also uses solar panels\u00a0to keep everything charged. \u00a0Since he’d upgraded his solar setup, he brought us\u00a0one of his original panels and a charge controller for our trailer, too! \u00a0The solar panel should be able to\u00a0keep the battery on the Scamp topped up all the time.<\/p>\n We decided to mount the controller inside of one of the front dinette benches. \u00a0This meant that Wayne had to drill a small hole through the shell of the trailer\u00a0to run the wires from the battery to the controller.<\/p>\n One wire connects to the battery, and the other one attaches to the solar panel. \u00a0Once everything was connected, the blue light came on to let us know that the panel and controller were working properly. \u00a0For now (with the trailer sitting in the driveway for the winter) we have the panel on the south-facing end of the trailer.<\/p>\n What wonderful, Scamp-related gifts, and what a wonderful visit!<\/p>\n<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n