First time boondocking report
Took family for four days and three nights of dry camping. Really happy with how it went. Everyone got one shower, and we were able to carefully do our dishes and dump that in the black tank. At the e...
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rvshrinker wrote:
i’d like to be able to go one night skiing. seems if the battery dies the worst that can happen is i start up the truck to get battery power to the trailer.
As mentioned, you’ll likely “only” get a trickle charge from your tow vehicle. With most vehicles, the heater amp draw, will exceed what you are supplying with the tow vehicle....even with the vehicle running, you likely will be “losing ground”! You can run a separate, larger wire (fused) directly from your vehicle battery into your tow vehicle plug! Though....you must disconnect the tow vehicle from the camper when the tow vehicle isn’t running, or it will drain the TV battery!The easiest (by far), and most efficient....is to get a small generator. A little 2000 watt generator, plugged into the shore power connection on your trailer, will put many more amps to the battery (s)!
We spend three plus’s weeks at a time fall/winter camping, often seeing single digit temperatures. You will use a lot of battery running the heater and lots of propane. Preparation for these expected issues, will make the trip more enjoyable!
