Allpowers 600w folding solar panel ..any good??

[MisterB]

Has anyone used one of these? its 600w so more than enough under good conditions but might just be enough to pull in some power when conditions are not so good.

Of course permanent panels are better, but some of us just don't have room ...

 

[PlacidoD]

No sign of dimensions for the 600W on your post. I imagine it will be difficult for one person to handle and a nightmare in any sort of wind! I opted for a 160W Eco Flow panel that will comfortably fit on my windscreen with a couple of bungees round the wing mirrors to hold it in place. With another panel on the roof that will do me.

 

[MisterB]

Folded dimensions - so I'm assuming it's 3x as long and 2 x as wide?

 

[jumar]

I've been using a 200w version for the past year...good piece of kit..low sun scenario outstrips a rooftop 200w..

 

[mikash]

Looks like there's no stand so you need to be a bit creative to set that up, especially with that size (270cm x 120cm) . Low winter sun should be ok hanging on the van wall, summer flat on ground would be similar to rooftop panels, but those are both suboptimal angles. Might be a bit too laborious (for me at least) to get the max out of that 600W compared to a 400W panel with a decent stand and hence easier setup and adjustment. So the 400W might in practice be quite close in total yield for less money, bulk and weight.
No personal experience on that panel though, just my first thoughts.

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[daveclare]

We've got a 200w fold out, which performs better than our roof panels this time of year in Spain. It's small enough to find room for it in the van and light enough to get out and fold out.

 

[Jimbohorlicks]

We have a 200 watt foldable and it works better than higher wattage ones on the roof combined.
We hang it with straps with kador strip from the awning rail. Rather than move out around on the ground. It's quite heavy . The 600w is over a meter high and 600mm wide and quite a heavy piece of kit.

 

[oldiesontour]

Like others I would go for 200w max much easier to deploy and store you can always have more than 1 set.I bought what turned out to be a nice quality set off eBay under £130

 

[oldiesontour]

Got the price wrong £89.99

 

[starquake]

We've had the 200W folding allpowers, similar construction to what the ones you ooking at have. Warning on it, the inter-panel connectors broke after about a year of camping, resulting in the panels only producing 100W max.

We since got a Renogy, more solidly constructed foldable, with solid backing, not what appears to be cardboard in the allpowered. Similar money for the panel, much more solid.

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[starquake]

I also agree btw, buy 2 sets of 200W and join em, assuming you have a battery bank capable of the higher voltage series connecting will give (noting that some Truma van solar contraollers definitely won't handle the 40-60V that will cause on the string).

It's far more useful to run it that way. Any bigger than 200W are a pain to drag into the sun as it moves around during the day.

 

[pappajohn]

That is the american amazon website.
The UK Amazon it's £999.99.
at £1000 its not worth the money

 

[MisterB]

Thanks everyone. Looks like it's not really viable for me, but for anyone interested there is one advertised on Facebook for £250.
I think buying another 150w panel to complement what I already have is a better option.