Installing a flat panel TV

[Timwhy]

I mounted a 135 watt solar panel on the roof, and the battery capacity is 88amps. The lights inside my Westy have all been changed to LEDs. Basically the main thing that takes power from my system is a 63 quart fridge/freezer. It uses about 5.5amps upon start up and decreases from there to 2.5amps. It will cycle for about 15minutes at a time, per existing conditions (ambient temp mostly). In all the fridge uses less power than a laptop, which is constatly running when plugged in.

At the bottom of my signature is a link to my samba gallery. I have pics in there of my install for most thing I have done to my Westy. Be my guest to have a look!

[andisnewsyncro]

We are planning on a trip around Europe this year, hence getting everything sorted in the van first. We also like the smaller camp sites, that have very basic services, so are not expecting them to have WIFI. As long as it has a good toilet and shower services that is all we are after from a campsite.

If I were you I'd wait and buy some sat gear in Europe then, quite a lot cheaper than over here. Don't forget that sat stuff won't get you Sky, and in Europe you might need a bigger dish than the 10" or so ones I suggested earlier if you want to pick up UK channels.

If you're happy with German, French, Spanish tv you'll be fine with one of the "suitcase sets" wherever you go and a lot of channels are broadcast in English anyway, just change the audio settings on the channel.

[andisnewsyncro]

MODs

Should we move this to "Campers"

Just a thought

[onarollinit]

Have you got room for a flip down above the driver and passenger seats? If so we can arrange a meet and you can take a look at ours????

[AngeloEvs]

An excellent 12V Sat receiver is the Pace Javelin Mini skybox but no longer manufactured though they should come up for sale on Ebay. Touring abroad you need a minimum 60cm dish and you should be able to lock onto the Astra sat for BBC, ITV, etc in France, Northern Spain, etc but as you travel further you will struggle to get those channels and will end up locking into the other Astra satellites which still have a number of English channels but not the main ones such as ITV, etc. There is an excellent website for satellite reception when home or abroad here and will tell you everything you need to know............http://www.satelliteforcaravans.co.uk

I use a Kathrein Flat plane dish (easy to stow being flat) equivalent to a 60cm conventional dish and a 12V Pace Mini skybox but there are lots of alternatives depending on how much you want to spend.