Battery bank in 35' 5th wheel

ssthrd wrote:
We recently bought the 5er in my sig, and I transferred the two new Rolls Surette 250 amp 6v deep cycle batteries from my old TT to the new 5er. I am tempted to buy 2 more batteries, but not sure if I really need 4 for boondocking for maybe 10 weeks a year......

couple things, how long are you out at a time when you go?
how much 110 power do you use when your out?

I had a 29 foot trailer when I lived on the island in the summer we could easily go 7 days on four 235ah 6V batteries but we were not running an inverter or anything. in the winter (used to go camping at jordan beach for new years a 3 day weekend wasnt an issue running the furnace.

now I have the same batteries in my 39 foot 5th wheel with 480 watts of solar. in the summer if I dont use the inverter we could camp for months, only limited by water and tanks. we have gone a week letting the kids watch 1 movie a night and limited Keirug time in the morning and evening. in alberta in september I can pretty much do the same thing. if I had to do it again I would probably get 4 of the rolls batteries and double or tripple my solar.

Steve