Can You drain coach batteries while driving?
I know that the coach batteries charge slowly so is it possible to actually be draining them faster than you are charging them when you are driving to your next destination?
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From one B owner to another new B owner - forget about your wife being in the back while you are driving. She is going to find out very quickly back there that she will be tossed around and on the floor in no time once you start rolling. Have her sit in the passenger seat in the front and belt herself in. A van RV is not like driving an A or even a large C. Things shake and rattle as you roll. It really is not safe to be moving around the van while driving. If you have a passenger seat in the back and she wants to sit there - belted in that is fine too. But sit, not stand or walk. And if she is sitting what could she possibly be doing that will drain electricity from the battery?
As to draining the battery, I am not sure how your Pleasureway is wired but in my Roadtrek I have my battery switch on while traveling all of the time. I run my fridge on battery while driving and have not had any problems. I do have a Inverter/converter/charger that keeps the coach batteries charging while driving. I can also run my generator while driving if there was a reason to have some heavy electric load running while driving. Some run their coach A/C to cool off the back on very hot days and some have plugged in a crockpot - put into the sink to keep it in one place - to cook dinner while on the road. Depending on how the Pleasureway is wired and what electric system equipment it has you should be able to do the same.
As to draining the battery, I am not sure how your Pleasureway is wired but in my Roadtrek I have my battery switch on while traveling all of the time. I run my fridge on battery while driving and have not had any problems. I do have a Inverter/converter/charger that keeps the coach batteries charging while driving. I can also run my generator while driving if there was a reason to have some heavy electric load running while driving. Some run their coach A/C to cool off the back on very hot days and some have plugged in a crockpot - put into the sink to keep it in one place - to cook dinner while on the road. Depending on how the Pleasureway is wired and what electric system equipment it has you should be able to do the same.
