Days with out electric hook up?
My wife and I are doing the trip to Alaska this year. I'm try to decide about batteries and solar for the trip. Part of the equation is how many days with out being in a campground with hook ups. F...
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We often take off with our 8' truck camper and leave the fifth wheel parked at home. The camper has a single 12v battery and LED lights inside. Also have a Fantastic Fan.
Might use the furnace to heat the camper before we get out of bed (it's on a programmable thermostat) but that is it on the spring and fall trips.
So the propane fridge will use some power to start up, and the water pump uses some, but otherwise there isn't much demand on our battery. And we comfortably camp for a couple of days without worrying about it. We used to tent camp so being in a camper is a luxury for us and we tend to not use the power system.
Solar works well in the summer months. The sun is high overhead when it is out, and it is out for extended periods with our long daylight hours.
Might use the furnace to heat the camper before we get out of bed (it's on a programmable thermostat) but that is it on the spring and fall trips.
So the propane fridge will use some power to start up, and the water pump uses some, but otherwise there isn't much demand on our battery. And we comfortably camp for a couple of days without worrying about it. We used to tent camp so being in a camper is a luxury for us and we tend to not use the power system.
Solar works well in the summer months. The sun is high overhead when it is out, and it is out for extended periods with our long daylight hours.
