Solar Blankets in Perth — KT, Amptron & Elevate 200W

Fixed solar on the roof works only when the vehicle is parked in the sun — and in Australian summer, the last place you want to park is in the sun. A solar blanket lets you sit under a shady tree at camp and drag 200-400W of solar into full sun on a 5-10 metre lead. It's the single biggest jump in usable solar most touring setups will ever make.

A 200W blanket is the common size — enough to keep a 100-200 Ah fridge-and-lights bank topped up in most camps. For heavier loads, run two blankets in parallel. Higher-voltage blankets (like the Elevate 50V) suit larger lithium banks and MPPT controllers rated for higher input voltages. Match the blanket's Voc to your [MPPT](/collections/solar-controllers) input range.

KT Cable's 200W blanket is the workshop go-to for the budget-conscious build — proven, tough, and priced right. Amptron's 200W folding PERC-shingled blanket is the step up in efficiency and low-light performance. Our own Elevate 200W 50V blanket is built for lithium canopy builds where the higher voltage keeps cable losses down over long runs.

Most blankets ship with a built-in PWM regulator, which is fine for a quick top-up. For serious daily use, bypass the built-in reg and run the raw panel output into a proper [Victron MPPT](/collections/solar-controllers) at the battery — you'll get 20-30% more real amp-hours out of the same panel. Especially worth it on lithium banks that want a proper LiFePO4 charge profile.

We spec blankets, extension leads, MPPT controllers and Anderson-plug loom setups every week at 1/6 Radius Loop, Bayswater. Bring in your battery, tell us your camping loads, and we'll size the whole solar setup — blanket plus fixed — to keep your bank charged wherever you park.