"Larry L" wrote in message
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I post this for two reasons,
(1) to pat myself on the back a bit as I take pride in my little efforts
to reduce my impact, and
(2) to encourage others to make a small change or two. You won't notice
it by itself, but if we all save a bit of gas, coal, or heating fuel or
take care to walk a little more lightly on the Earth in other ways the
total result will be noticed .... by our kids and grandkids and the
seventh generation.

I applaud you for trying to lesssen your use of fossil fuel. But something
I always wonder about when I hear about this type of action - Have you
actually reduced your life cycle fossil fuel usage by installing such things
as solar panels on a travel trailer.. How long would you need to run your
generator to reach the break even point of the added fuel usage of your
vehicle due to the added weight and air resistance of the panels. Also how
about the energy expended to produce solar panels. I am assuming that you
would still have the generator as a backup.
I'm not asking this to bust your chops. It is something I'd really like to
know (but have been too lazy to research). Given the large number of experts
(at giving opinions) in ROFF, I'm sure that I'll get a lot of feed back.

Bob Weinberger La Grande, OR