Battery questions for boondocking
Hello all, Per my other posts, we started getting heavier into boondocking this year. As such, I quickly noticed the importance of good batteries. We always bring a portable inverter set but when w...
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pnichols wrote:pianotuna wrote:
Time to roll I did five years of part time without a generator. Once I was full time, I had to be a power pole princess, or upgrade the solar, or get a generator. I made a HUGE mistake and got a generator.
Don, how did/do you - worst case - thumb you nose at the weather and camping location in complete comfort with no generator? :h
My battery bank was 875 amp-hours.
I have 256 watts of solar, so every trip started with battery bank at 100% state of charge.
I added a 2nd charging path from the chassis battery with #8 wire to the house batteries.
I changed the lights I used regularly to led.
I carry 3 fans, small, medium and a large box fan.
I ran out of water before I ran out of power.
I could trip for a week before having issues with power--but never ran out.
In a pinch, I would run the V-10 when using the microwave.
I used a hot plate for cooking.
When I had access to 15 amp power, I used double conversion to power just the converter and ran the rest of the RV off a 2500 watt Cobra inverter that was rated to run motors.
I added two auxiliary shore power cords so if there were multiple outlets on separate circuits I could run the water heater on one, a heater on another, and the rest of the RV on the OEM 30 amp.
