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    Beginner looking for advice on setup

    Excuse my ignorance but can I monitor both solar charging and the charge from the starting battery/alternator from one smart shunt?
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    Beginner looking for advice on setup

    I was thinking of the solar setup as a supplement to help top off my house battery(s) when needed. On that rare occasion I'm camping in the clear sky; getting a good charge from the solar charger for those times I spend a week or so out at a single location.
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    Beginner looking for advice on setup

    I planned to start with one 100w panel on the top of my Roofnest tent. then add another at a later date. Would I be better off with multiple 50w panels? I am new to solar so excuse my ignorance.
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    Beginner looking for advice on setup

    How does this look?
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    Beginner looking for advice on setup

    Thanks for all the tips. I was planning for all appliances attached to the bus bars to be individually fused but I think I will put a small fuse panel in its place. I will move the bus bars under the hood to add another battery there in the future. I forgot to add my battery switch between the...
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    Beginner looking for advice on setup

    Here is what I am planning for a setup in my 1st gen Tacoma. I already have the Victron charger, 500a smart shunt and high amperage fuse blocks. Does anyone see anything wrong with the proposed setup? I have a 105ah Lithium battery on order but it's a ways out so I will be using an existing...
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    Aggressive all terrain or less aggressive all mud terrain?

    If you want an indestructible tire, get the Nitto Trail Grapplers. The downside is their weight. I have an excavation business and tow my 35' gooseneck with 18k on it through muddy/rocky logging roads and never had a puncture (jinxed myself). I've even aired them down to 20lbs with the trailer...
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