How heavy is it? If you go with the flag pole buddy you will need to consider the weight of the generator and wind load, you don't want it swaying in a good breeze. If you looked at my picture the flag pole buddies are 4' apart on the ladder, and 6' of pipe is above the roof line. The pipe I used is 1.5" OD and one piece. It will move in the wind with the antenna that weighs about 20#. I've had it in 45 mph wind and the antenna was moving about 2". When we move I take the antenna off the pole and load the pipe into the coach through the door and lay in on the window sill behind the couch. If you can't fit a 10' pole inside your rig maybe you could rig up something underneath to hold it just for transport.

The wind generator itself is quite light, less than 10 pounds, and the pole is 1" wide, 4' long, maybe weighs 10 pounds? Total weight I would guess less than 20 pounds.

My concern with such a tall and heavy pole would be getting it up and down, plus, where to put it? Mine is 4' tall, attached close to the ladder, so it's about 3' above the roof, maybe 16' total high? Mine is spinning quite happily in a low breeze, barely enough to move my hair just a little, and I had the opportunity to test it, and it is putting out the juice!

 The 150 seems to be working, it tests out OK on a meter. I'd confer with Free Spirit about the 150 vs the 250, I'm not sure of the difference, it may depend on the number of batteries you have, or your wiring. I think the 150 will do for most smaller RVs, but running heating elements like hot plates is a whole 'nuther ball of wax, takes a lot of juice! (Is you mobile art project encaustic painting?)

Right now, I have been running mostly on DC (even though I have shore power) just to get used to it all, and this morning, my DC is "flickering". Not sure if this is normal, and perhaps a topic for another post, to see what the guys think.  Funny, as the sun is rising, the power is not flickering so much, maybe turning on the solar helps? Between my 135 watts of solar, and the Free Spirit, it's keeping my batteries charged to about 2/3 on my control panel. The overhead lights at night can really burn it down fast, so I have been using my solar lanterns and candles, if I want to stay online after dark.

The cell booster is a wonder, works great!  It can take it from 0-1 bar up to almost all. Sometimes you may need to move the antennae around, and of course, there needs to be a signal of some sort in the first place; I have Sprint, and I know they have huge blank spots all over the coverage map. But the unit is sturdy, and versatile, and perhaps the best $400 I've spent so far on gadgets.

Keep us posted on your do-it-yourself mobile solar charger, a generator which can plug into and amply power the AC is another thing on the list; BTW, did you see my post on the urine powered generator some teenage girls in Nigeria invented? I think I put that post in the Around the Campfire section. Been thinking about that lately, it actually isn't a bad idea, and it would recycle and ease the black water system!

 

Here's a link to a You Tube vid on urine powered generators. Basically you extract the hydrogen from the pee through a bunch of test tubes and stuff, then feed it into a regular (propane? gas?) generator. The girls spent $64 on parts. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f48zowFhVFA Wish I could pee power my Ford Excursion; finally did the math, 6 MPG.

I'm working on creative solutions for on the road $$$. Need quite a bit these days. One of the reasons why my Excursion is getting bad mileage is I have the back loaded with flea market stuff, I'm doing a combo of stuff I buy wholesale, and stuff I make up myself. If you are "blowing glass" with sugar, that might be a good gig for a flea market, Ren Faire or farmer's market, creating edible art on the spot! That might go over well in fancy tourist spots, like do sugar Kachina dolls in Santa Fe  Or "Sweet" Heart jewelery. You'd have to look into food licenses, probably. You might find a propane torch that will work.

Jane

I don't know. But it's easier to install it onto the battery.

 Good idea, but I also have solar panels and a generator, so I got power all the time, no matter what!