Complete 200W 12V Solar Panel Starter Kit for Off Grid RV with Battery and Inverter: 200W Solar Panels, 30A Charge Controller, 50Ah+ Lithium Battery

First off, I want to point out, this "kit" does not come in 1 huge box. (at least for me). It came in, across several days, 1 package a day for about a week. Cables were delivered by USPS, the inverter was delivered through FedEx and the solar panels were delivered by a 3rd party white-box delivery service. The charge controller was in the box with the solar panels. My wife and I were able to set the entire thing up over a dedicated afternoon. It took about 3-4 hours to get everything installed. The batteries were at half charge when they arrived (which is expected). All in all, I was very happy not only with the product but also the ease of installation. There is a little electrical work involved (you will need to crimp the cables with connectors that come with the kit. Just use standard pliers to crimp it). I did have to cut the end off of the wires that came with the inverter as they didn't fit into the charge controller (but you again just crimp the connectors to it that are included with the charge controller.). There are plenty of instructions for everything (charge controller, inverter and the panels all had manuals with good explanations and pictures of how everything connects). I would recommend it to anyone who asks about it. Again, I just want to point out, everything came at different times throughout the week. The tracking info you get from amazon will only be for 1 of the boxes. Expect to receive 5 packages in total across different days.

I purchased this set for my camper van. I use it to run a set of small LED lights, phone chargers, a camper vent, and a mini fridge at this time. One caveat: I run everything on DC power, I do not use the inverter. I live in the pacific northwest and go camping year-round. In the summer, this works amazing. With my setup, I cannot run the batteries out. During the day, they're charging more than I can use them. When they're fully charged, they're not going to run out overnight with my setup. I leave my camper van fridge on all summer as a beverage fridge, even when I'm not camping. In the winter, things are a little bit more dicey. If my batteries are fully charged, I can easily make it through a camping weekend, however, I do not use the vent fan in the winter. To get a full charge before I go, I need to have my fridge turned off for several days before I leave and only turn it on the morning before I go. The battery does wear down faster all weekend than it's charging back up, but the full charge plus small amount of recharge can push me through for a weekend. I do not believe this setup could work for someone living in a van full-time, unless you're living somewhere very sunny. Even in the summer, additional things might start to get to the point of draining on the battery too much. I'm considering trying out a super low watt coffee maker next summer, but I'll see what I can find.

***UPDATED REVIEW*** The seller was very intent on making the purchase right. After deliberation it was decided I would return the controller and inverter for full refund. The seller was quick in trying to make the customer happy and for that I have changed the review as it isn't the seller making the goods. The panels work fine and correctly measure on voltmeter going into fuse box. The controller and the inverter on the other hand were complete disappointments. I am upgrading this to 4 stars due ONLY to the seller's diligence on customer satisfaction. I would have no problem buying from this seller in the future. Using on 2 grow lights and 2 aero gardens, all led. Have 3 batteries hooked up in parallel and this inverter eats energy like its no body's business. Batteries last 2 hrs if that and charge controller always says 12v going to batteries. I was getting 29 at best on sunny day @ 30 degrees facing south. I do have it going through controller box to be safe, but its either the controller or the inverter that is just terrible. Going to Renogy controller or maybe a hybrid controller/inverter as this isn't doing anything to power simple led lights.

I installed 2 panels, batteries, control box, and inverter in about 3 hours. I put them on a new 10' * 12' shed/bunkhouse. I did the installation before we completed the interior of the shed and it made running the wire through the studs easy. I recommend you download and print the instruction manual from the product page on amazon as it is a better translated version than the one that came in the box. Shipping was quick, and the items came in multiple packages, but they arrived within a couple days of each other. There's also a hook up on the control panel for a light 12V DC. I bought one a sconce light on Amazon and ran in to the door of the shed so now you can turn on a light before finding the inverter to turn on to access AC power. Good stuff!

So far I can say it’s easy to set up and use. One thing I must add tho you need to keep the inverter cool, meaning it can’t be shut up in a hot place without ventilation or it will shut off which is exactly what it should do . Perfect for running my shed lights in and outside