wind turbine for caravan

Gday Hugh
Try a "ships chandlers" thy might have something .

Look in Jaycar they sell several different models

Here's some reading about wind turbines from the Caravaners Forum.

http://caravanersforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=66460&p=952890&hilit=wind+turbine#p952890

Ken

Plenty of wind generators on EBay.
They can be noisier than a petrol powered generator but from my reading the more recent designs are becoming far quieter.
Generally when a wind generator is running full tilt the surrounding wind noise through trees etc drowns out the noise.
Unless I was camping in one spot for a period of time I would find it a PITA to set up.

Saw one operating on a small motor home in WA a few years ago, standing beside it and it was almost silent,spinning quite fast and the owner was very pleased with the output...it was not very big and I believe it cost a bit, I suppose if you want something that will work and work well you have to pay a price for it.

I followed a caravan a few years ago that had a small wind turbine mounted at the back. Puttering along the highway at about 80km/hr with the turbine spinning its heart out. I wondered if the chap forgot to tie it up, or thought he was getting a "free" charge from letting it spin. There is no such thing as a free lunch!

There's 3 different models in the Whitworths Catalogue but at the price, I'd be adding more solar panels, unless in a stationary situation.

Bob

If I was camped up anywhere I could run a wind generator I reckon I would be looking for some other spot to camp without so much wind...lol.