BougeRVYuma 200W CIGS Thin-Film Flexible Solar Panel, The Most Flexible Solar Panel with Pre-Punched Holes for Easy Installation

I am reviewing the latest solar panel I purchased, but I do own a lot of them now. I have been purchasing these for over a year I think. I have eight of them, and I bought four additional panels for my son's set up. I love these! I just love them. I have to say they are pricey but I have bought other suit case panels and rigid panels and they overall do not compare. The suitcase panels are cumbersome for me as I am 68 year old woman who is physically active and healthy but I do not like wrestling with the flopping around of the suitcase style panels. The BougeRV flexible panels are just that, flexible. When I want to move them, which I have a few times, I just roll them up and wrap a piece of velcro strap to secure the panel and off I go. They have been on the roof which is the best place for where I live as I do not have much yard space. I took them down because of the wind and I do not want to permanently install. They are very thin so I made simple frames and screwed them on the frame and currently lined up in the back of my place leaning against a block wall. Now as far as quality, if you haven't seen YT Hobo Tech, he does a good review. I have not tested these as extensively has he did. I can say they have held up really nicely due to the wind. They have scratches which hasn't created problems. Like all solar panels they will only produce so much power. Mine are 200w panels and I get about 100w plus. During the peak of the day I get over 400w out of the 800w set feeding my Bluetti. The other four panels are feeding other power stations. I know I could get more but I do not go out and adjust them except during the winter months once in a while I will try to direct them to the low sun and to get a little more out of them. Pricey yes, durable yes. I am actually totally sold on these. I plan on moving sometime this year so I may be buying more later on to feed my addiction to solar LOL.

I started off with 3x100 watt panels and have purchased 12x200 watt panels over the past year for my roof. I use these panels with the EcoFlow app and delta pro ultra and can compare solar production throughout the day and compare to another manufacturers 3 panels mounted on my roof.Pro’s: I get consistently 20% more solar output from these CIGS panels than my other manufacturers rigid panels. In shady conditions where part of the panel is in shade, the output only drops proportionate to the % of panel in shade as compared to other panels where I lose 80-90%. I consistently get 5-10% over the rated capacity for these panels on a sunny day when panels are cool. I.e. I can get 2600 watts at solar noon from 12x200 watt panels in Vancouver Canada in August. I mounted the panels on 4x4’s with 2x4 supports on my flat roof (3x200 watt panels per 4x4 square). On a clear hot summer day, the max output drops by 20% as my tar and gravel roof gets hot. The panels have been on roof since May and they look brand new.Cons: More expensive then other panels but when you compare actual output per panel in real world conditions the costs are about the same.Highly recommended. I am getting 50% of my household electricity from this array.Caution: Before you setup a rooftop array to feed your Lithium batteries, make certain you understand the max voltage your system can take and the effects of voltage based upon ambient temperature otherwise you risk frying your system. I run 9x 200 watt panels in series into the high PV port of the ultra and 3 into the low PV port of the delta pro ultra.

Seems to be built well and durable. Has gotten rained on and worked fine. I have gotten 98 watts max out of it so far. I like the size / footprint of the panel.I do wish the grommets were larger. I also wish that the panel could be rolled into a tighter circumference. It will roll down to about a 10 or 12 inch circle. I wish I could get it smaller for storage as I use it in a mobile setup.I have my eye on the 200 watt panel to also add to my setup. However, the price for these panels is still pretty expensive per watt.

They out-produce my old panels, and put out much closer to the rated output. My old cheap chinese panels were supposed to be 100 watts each, and I was only getting 21 watts each out of them. These are 200 watts each and I am getting 150-175 in fall weather in New England. When spring comes, I expect them to get very close to rated power. I installed them on top of the sunbrella canvas bimini on my sailboat with rare earth magnets. I bolted 8 magnets to the grommets on the panels, laid them on top of the bimini, and went underneath and put a second magnet below at each of the 8 locations. Has held great in winds up to 35 mph so far worked great!

The CIGS technology excels over the standard type solar panels during less than optimal light conditions. To illustrate, I had my two 100W renogy panels facing the setting sun and they pulled 20W collectively. I laid out this panel (the BougeRV Yuma) flat on the ground and got 60W. Then I tilted the Yuma panel at the sun using the same angle as my renogy panels, I was able to get 100W. That is 5 times more power! Plus, the Yuma weighs 6 pounds and rolls up for easy transport. My two renogys are a bit of a workout to move around and take up half of my truck bed.

I use this with my minivan camping setup to charge up my external battery. I can lay it down on my roof, and it's much stealthier than traditional solar panel setups. And I can lean it up against the car to increase output, when I don't need the stealth. And it's so light, it's easy to move around. The size makes it a little bulky. (Those folding panels would be easier to store.) But this has a much better size-to-output ratio, and the folding panels I saw all had cheap PWM chargers on them, which I don't need. There are cheaper solar panels out there, if you don't need the flexibility or weight savings.