lacofdfireman wrote:
So this is what I have. Like stated I'm a boondocker. With the Trailers and Motorhomes I have owned over maybe a 8 year period I have used full hookups a total of 1 time. We are "Always" camping in the desert or mountains. I have a RV Guardain 6500W Generator in one of the side compartments. I use it when necessary. I think my plan is to look at adding 2-4 more batteries to my bank and may look into solar but not sure I can afford it right now. It won't be to many more months that I won't need heat anyways. I appreciate all the info and good suggestions..
Solar sure is nice and I would love to have some panels myself but it's just not practical for us. You being a desert camper, could get away with a evaporative cooler during the day and get tons of sun. That generator is probably more fuel efficient than running your Coach engine to charge the batteries (I may have misunderstood your OP but that was what it sounded like) but it's probably louder! I would agree new (and maybe even more) batteries would be the best start.
Also, if possible, let us know what your brand and model of power converter is. It may be an inefficient single stage like ours...
