traveling from Ohio to Montana
My husband and I are embarking on our first extended road trip this September...we're heading from Cincinnati to Billings, Montana. We hope to take a few days getting there, seeing sights along the wa...
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If you only stay in campgrounds with electric hookups, you do not need a generator.
If you stay in campgrounds without electric hookups and need to run the furnace, the house battery(s) will only last one, maybe two nights without being recharged.
Even without using the furnace for heat, the refrigerator control circuit, water pump, lights, etc. all run on 12 volts and will eventually run down the house batteries without recharging.
Over time, the tow vehicle alternator will recharge the house batteries while you are traveling.
No air conditioning without either electric hookups or a generator.
If you stay in campgrounds without electric hookups and need to run the furnace, the house battery(s) will only last one, maybe two nights without being recharged.
Even without using the furnace for heat, the refrigerator control circuit, water pump, lights, etc. all run on 12 volts and will eventually run down the house batteries without recharging.
Over time, the tow vehicle alternator will recharge the house batteries while you are traveling.
No air conditioning without either electric hookups or a generator.
