hauling trailer to Alaska
This group was very helpful to me when I was planning a road trip to Oaxaca (which we have done the last two years with great success). This time we are thinking of buying an 18ft travel trailer fo...
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sdickbos wrote:
Thank you, lots of good info. Do most people who boondock run a generator?
When I took my Alaska trip, I did not use the generator, generally speaking. It's worth noting that, with my class C motorhome, the house batteries charge completely with a day's driving and can then last for several days on a charge if a little bit of care is taken in electrical conservation. There's not a lot of need for using the inside lights in Alaska in the summer time, nor for air conditioning often in the evenings or nights. I don't recall hearing many generators running, as a rule, when camping in areas without electric hookups.
There were times when I was glad to have the generator, though, mostly for the occasional microwaving of leftovers or for running my 120V compressor when a tire needed a bit of air to top it up.
