Top Boondocking Modifications

I think you are doing it the right way Brian - make all the electrical mods so you get a good idea of what your power requirements so everything is sized right.

I've changed out everything to LED except for one fluorescent over the kitchen counter. And I have the LEDs to change it out, just haven't got it done yet.

We have the LEDs and the oxygenics shower head. Next for us will be solar. But I don't want to half-ass it. I'd rather save up and get something good and powerful. More power than we need.

All my lights are Led, no where near the battery drain vs. the incandescent bulbs.

Our trailer was designed with boondocking in mind. 185W high voltage panel solar, Morningstar MPPT controller 150AH AGM battery. I supplied marine light fixtures with LED arrays. I substituted three speed computer case fans for the Fantastic Fan (less than one tenth the power draw and quiet). I also set it up to use water filters including a General Ecology so that I can pull water out of streams or lakes and make it potable. I use a Morningstar Sure Sine 300W inverter, high efficiency, no moving parts (fan) this self limits as to what can be powered, e.g. coffee made with a French press. I also use a Victron battery monitor to keep about the 50% SOC.

Before solar I would want to do the math and have appropriate AGM battery capacity for my house batteries. Then I would size the solar to the battery bank, and use a good charge controller.

You've probably done this but for some folks solar = buy cheapest panel from Harbor Freight and stick on roof.

I'm ordering one of the shower heads - we still have the ones that came with the TC.