Power Film Flexible Foldable Solar

[SoulRaven]

Has anyone tried these?
http://www.powerfilmsolar.com/produ...duct&productID=271514&productCategoryIDs=6578

 

[johnny b]

Clicked on 'how to buy' button:

Amazon...60 watts for 675 bucks...WTF?

Another link to Texas distributor 'Flex Solar Cells'...120 watts for 1221 bucks!
http://www.flexsolarcells.com/index...oldable-Solar-Panel-Module-F16-7200-Khaki.php

That's over 10 dollars per watt.

In my best Homey D Clown..."I don't think so! Homey don't play that!"   :s

 

[tx2sturgis]

Yeah I'd be more inclined to buy something like this folding panel:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/100W-18V-E...569312?hash=item569f5891e0:g:4nMAAOSwc~BZjDjO

 

[highdesertranger]

holy cow those things are expensive. highdesertranger

 

[jonsun]

It just means theyre higher quality. Plus you know the company will be around when and if warranty issues pop up.

Buying cheaper panels costs you more in the long run. But im still waiting for Honda panels to hit the market for $20 per watt cause theyre the quietest.

 

[SoulRaven]

Clicked on 'how to buy' button:

Amazon...60 watts for 675 bucks...WTF?

Another link to Texas distributor 'Flex Solar Cells'...120 watts for 1221 bucks!
http://www.flexsolarcells.com/index...oldable-Solar-Panel-Module-F16-7200-Khaki.php

That's over 10 dollars per watt.

In my best Homey D Clown..."I don't think so! Homey don't play that!"   :s

Right? Nuts expensive.

 

[SoulRaven]

Yeah I'd be more inclined to buy something like this folding panel:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/100W-18V-E...569312?hash=item569f5891e0:g:4nMAAOSwc~BZjDjO

Ooooooo!

 

[lenny flank]

Way back about 10-12 years ago I had a 35w foldable solar panel that I used when I took my laptop with me kayak-camping. At that time it cost me, IIRC, around $400.

So the price per watt doesn't seem to have gone down very much for them......

EDIT: I still had it 2 years ago in the van, used it to charge my laptop out in the field. But stopped using it and tossed it out during a cleaning spree.

 

[SoulRaven]

It just means theyre higher quality. Plus you know the company will be around when and if warranty issues pop up.

Buying cheaper panels costs you more in the long run. But im still waiting for Honda panels to hit the market for $20 per watt cause theyre the quietest.

It took me a while.

 

[tx2sturgis]

It took me a while.

Yeah I noted a tad bit of sarcasm in there me-own-self...

 

[jonsun]

lol...I didnt lay it on thick enough?

 

[Pebbles]

Clicked on 'how to buy' button:

Amazon...60 watts for 675 bucks...WTF?

Another link to Texas distributor 'Flex Solar Cells'...120 watts for 1221 bucks!
http://www.flexsolarcells.com/index...oldable-Solar-Panel-Module-F16-7200-Khaki.php

That's over 10 dollars per watt.

In my best Homey D Clown..."I don't think so! Homey don't play that!"   :s



For some people with a bad crack habit, they need to charge more.

 

[SoulRaven]

lol...I didnt lay it on thick enough?

Pretty thick.  Maybe that's why it took me so long to get it. 

 

[wagoneer]

Or get the Renogy suitcase with controller $200 and change.

 

[KathyC]

I have the Renogy suitcase and while it's fantastic in terms of product quality and reliability, that thing is heavy -- more than 23 pounds. If I was buying today, I would consider one of the Lensun portable "suitcases". They weight less than half the Renogy and are similarly priced.

http://www.lensunsolar.com/index.html