First off, I'd like to say I've found this thread interesting because you've shown me many new lightweight panels that are available now that weren't around 4 years ago when I last looked.? I appreciate that.? But I'm also aware that lashru will be following our discussion, and may be making a purchase based on things we say, so I don't want to steer him wrong.?
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Second off, something strange is happening with the links you've shown me.? You stated the FJD panel cost $159.? When I follow your link, I see a price of $189 on my computer.? Likewise you stated the Allpowers panel was $98. But when I follow that link, I see a price of $138.? The underlying link for the allpowers panel is:
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That link translates to:
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And it shows me a price of $138. Does it still show you $98?
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I'm in Southern California, which has a higher cost of living than other parts of the country.? Supposedly Amazon charges different people different prices based on location and browsing history and whatever else they can find out about you.? It looks like Amazon is charging me a 40% premium.? That sucks.?
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Oh, and the price of the Renogy 220 watt solar panel on Amazon that i posted earlier just went from $331 to $390.? Geez.
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Now let's move on to the panels.? The allpowers solar panel looks reasonably good.? It has just 3% for one star reviews, and 63% for 5 star reviews.? The 5 star review percent appears to be a little low because of less than expected power output.? But it wasn't real bad since reports of 75 watts were made, which is typical if you don't have perfect sun.
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The panel does have a PET outer layer, which is not as good as ETFE, but for something that's folded up most of the time that may be acceptable.? You can look up the differences between PET and ETFE by doing a Google search on "PET vs ETFE solar panels" and decide for yourself.
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