generator vs batter bank w/ inverter
Hey guys. Im building an expedite van and im not sure which way I want to go for power usage. I will need to power an espar heater, rooftop a/c, ( coleman cub 9200 btu ) tv, laptop, small lights, poss...
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Strabo wrote:
Go with the genny and one quality battery. Fuel is easy to carry and it's cheap. The new gennys are fuel efficient and produce all the power you need, for what ever length of time you use it.
You should look into a better battery charger also. You could later add in a solar kit to help offset charging.
See, this works and saves $$$
And noisy, smelly, and banned a bunch of places :), not to mention carrying fuel if it is not a built in, and exercising it.
Unless you need air conditioning, it has gotten fairly easy to have all the rest of the powered amenities without running a generator. Our rarely use Onan has gone on to a new home, and we have never missed it for a second or had an occasion that we couldn't run what we wanted.
