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Re: Diesel vs. LP - thinking "aloud"
We've been trying to think this through (it's been many years since either of us went "mobile"). You're parked, unconnected, it's sweltering, so you are running the A/C. You run out of fuel.
Scenario 1:
If you're towing your car, you could hop in and drive to a convenience store with a 5Gal Diesel can or, if you have one of those gadgets that allows you to plug in an external tank, you go to a convenience store with your spent 20lb (4.7 gal) BBQ tank and swap it out. That's an extra 6.7 hrs of full load generator time for LP or 12.4 hrs for Diesel. Of course, you'd have to have a safe way to transport a 5 Gal diesel can or 20lb BBQ propane tank -- something to think about.
Scenario 2:
Or, you draw in your sliders and drive to the nearest truck stop (diesel) or LP filling station (LP, likely a longer drive). Topped up, you could get 65 hours of max load diesel generator time and 18.5 hours of LP time.
I'm starting to think that I'm just going to have to "get over" being a "hot sleeper" if we're going to dry-camp. Get a 12v fan or something. I'm still leaning toward the "quiet" (and possibly "less smelly") part of the LP generator option.
(Many thanks to Bounder Billy for the following: "Specs also show lpg consumption as 0.6gal/hr at half load and 0.7gal/hour at full load. Diesel is 0.3gal/hr at half load and 0.4gal/hr at full load. The View has 13 gal capacity lpg tank and 26 gal capacity for diesel. Hope this helps.")
We've been trying to think this through (it's been many years since either of us went "mobile"). You're parked, unconnected, it's sweltering, so you are running the A/C. You run out of fuel.
Scenario 1:
If you're towing your car, you could hop in and drive to a convenience store with a 5Gal Diesel can or, if you have one of those gadgets that allows you to plug in an external tank, you go to a convenience store with your spent 20lb (4.7 gal) BBQ tank and swap it out. That's an extra 6.7 hrs of full load generator time for LP or 12.4 hrs for Diesel. Of course, you'd have to have a safe way to transport a 5 Gal diesel can or 20lb BBQ propane tank -- something to think about.
Scenario 2:
Or, you draw in your sliders and drive to the nearest truck stop (diesel) or LP filling station (LP, likely a longer drive). Topped up, you could get 65 hours of max load diesel generator time and 18.5 hours of LP time.
I'm starting to think that I'm just going to have to "get over" being a "hot sleeper" if we're going to dry-camp. Get a 12v fan or something. I'm still leaning toward the "quiet" (and possibly "less smelly") part of the LP generator option.
(Many thanks to Bounder Billy for the following: "Specs also show lpg consumption as 0.6gal/hr at half load and 0.7gal/hour at full load. Diesel is 0.3gal/hr at half load and 0.4gal/hr at full load. The View has 13 gal capacity lpg tank and 26 gal capacity for diesel. Hope this helps.")
