Fixed solar upgrade. Flexi or rigid?

[The Flying Scotsman]

@The Flying Scotsman I would only use two smaller leisure batteries rather than one big single battery if I wanted to spread the weight around the vehicle but with lithium typically lighter than lead acid my Roamer 230Ah seatbase battery isn't much heavier than the 100Ah lead lump it replaced but has nearly five times the useable capacity.
Regarding more solar panel area and it is a bit of a balancing act as quite often on sunny days my shunt will show nearly 20A going into the battery on top of the 3.5A being sucked out by the fridge meaning the battery is frequently at 100% with still over 200A available first thing in the morning leaving me to turn off the panels and recently throttle back the Renogy DCC50S app to 30A rather than 50A and stop blowing the 60A glass tube AGU type fuses I've installed... must change these to something like maxi fuses.
The Renogy DCC50S B2B present version will take your solar input as well as the alternator and now has an higher input voltage so will suit series or parallel panel combinations.
To the rigid versus flexi panel debate I'll say this was T6 camping at Busfest last year and not a rigid panel in sight...
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Thanks for your advice.
I’d imagine the fact that flexi’s are cheaper as well as miles easier to fit is the reason that most people opt for them ?

 

[Stay Frosty]

I'll be 90 in 25 yrs, it's doubtful if the van or I will reach that point but do watch out if you see us out and about at Busfest 40.

 

[Gsixty]

Thanks for your advice.
I’d imagine the fact that flexi’s are cheaper as well as miles easier to fit is the reason that most people opt for them ?

I think you will find rigid are cheaper?

 

[Stay Frosty]

Thanks for your advice.
I’d imagine the fact that flexi’s are cheaper as well as miles easier to fit is the reason that most people opt for them ?

I fitted mine as the pop top already looks like an upturned bath tub, bolting what looks like a folded up pasting table on top of that smacks of function over form and I might as well just go the whole hog and get a blobby great motorhome.
Are flexible panels cheaper only I've got two 175 watt Renogy panels and they weren't dirty cheap from memory?