Just curious.  Everything would transfer into a home setup just fine?

Trailer

I saw that trailer on a website something about guy built it so he wouldn't have to run a gennie. Wish I could remember  maybe backwoods home or something like that.

more than $12000 retail


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Very similar to this one in Backwoods home article part 1 and part 2.

With 6x195w panels could this thing run a home AC?

With 6x195w panels could this thing run a home AC?

It depends on the details regarding the inverter and the specific AC unit...  another important question is if it can run that AC unit, then for how long???

The big problem I see is that its not stealthy at all. Id much rather have the solar panel mounted on top, and some how camoflauged whether it be a simple tarp or some kind of "permanent ladders". Other than that I Like it.

Interesting. I might want that....let's try to figure out what it wuld cost to build from scratch just to compare

that's the one I saw !  You are right its not same just similar

About $12k or a thou or 2 less.

There isn't enough time or money to do all things I would like to do

Too bad we couldn't get a group buy for some panels. I am making plans to build another array of 8 more panels and will probably get the BPSX3190 panels from here:

http://www.thesolar.biz/solar_panels.htm

To get 2 pallets or a minimum of 40 panels would bring the cost down to 3.05/watt. My big array is made of the BPSX3200 modules. I paid over 4.00/watt for those.

The xantrex inverters, although full of great sounding features, do not have a very good reputation among many folks that deal with renewable energy for a living. The Trojan batteries are also a thing of the past (many years ago they were the battery of choice, but have since gone by the wayside).  The other bad thing about buying used batteries is that it's really hard to tell what kind of shape they are in or how they were used throughout their lifespan thus far.  Batteries can last anywhere from 2-20 years depending on how they were treated.  The more times that you drain them to lower levels the shorter their expected lifespan.  For example, if you use up only 5% of your battery bank capacity every day, your batteries may last 20 years, but if you use 80% of your capacity every day then they might only last 2 years.  Other factors like how often they have been equalized and if they have been equalized correctly also play an important role in battery life.
I found a great deal through a small company in southern CA.  Look them up or give them a call (800) 341 7027 or google Hardy Solar.  The lady that does the engineering for the company wires up everything for ya and sends it to you ready to hang on the wall and do the final simple connections.  I was quoted a price pretty similar to what is being asked for that trailer and that is for all new equipment and everything needed to set up the system.  YMMV