Roof mounted solar or alternator charging?

Submitted: Saturday, Mar 09, 2013 at 22:14
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I'm looking to power a 52L Bushman fridge that I usually run at 1 degree C. My style of camping is usually about 5 nights in the same place with about 30 minutes of driving per day. I'm currently weighing up whether to go for a (roof mounted) solar or alternator charged auxilary battery system. I already have a newish 105AH AGM, but unfortunately this won't fit under the bonnet of my Prado 150 series. So if I were to go for solar, I would not need to buy a new battery. If I go for an alternator charged dual battery system, I would need to get a smaller battery to get it into the bonnet. I also use the third row seats fairly regularly, so prefer to be able to easily remove the fridge and battery if it is stowed in the third row.

Any thoughts on which is the better setup? And which would be easier on the wallet? I do know that I'll be up for about $1k for a dual battery setup (alternator option).
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