Recommended Dry-Camping Mods to a Small TT

dahkota wrote:
I haven't seen this mentioned but you definitely need to take into consideration your cargo capacity for the R-Pod and the tongue weight on your vehicle. Adding a second battery and a second propane tank is 80-100 lbs. of tongue weight and reduces your already limited trailer cargo capacity. You didn't mention what you will be towing with but I suspect, with the choice of tt, it is something small.

Good advice. Many people don't understand how much stuff they stuff into their trailer. Plus, the weight of water might be around 250#+.

For a 2-3 day trip, I'd stay stock WRT batteries and switch out the light bulbs to LED once you take delivery. Research the LED's to get the color of light you want. I went with the warm white 3000-3500K. Some were just too blue for me. Now I can turn on four or five lights and still draw less power than one of the old lamps did. With care, your 36 gallons of fresh water should be adequate.

When you embark on your envisioned 2-3 week trips, I imagine it will be to some of the major sights of this country, e.g. Yellowstone, Bar Harbor, Great Smokies. At that point your best bet may be to stay in CG's in the parks where you have access to their water and toilets. Your battery will charge from your car as you tow from CG to CG, so unless you stay somewhere for more than a few days, you still shouldn't need to charge. Yet you may find that a small, 1000 W generator such as the quiet Honda 1000 is a practical alternative. We use our generator primarily for Allison to dry her hair after a shower, and at that time, the batteries get a bit of a boost. Plus, we can also charge the batteries for all of our electronic gear at that point. The generator has stayed with us even though a couple of trailers.