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KodiakBear74
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May 01, 2016

First Time Going Dry Camping (Need Battery to work)

Hello Fellow RVers, New to RV.net and first post ever. I've been camping in Pop-ups and Hybrids for the last 12 years but all of our trips have had Shore Power so we have never had a use for th...
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SoundGuy
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May 01, 2016
KodiakBear74 wrote:
I put a volt meter on battery and it's 12.25 (without shore power connected).


At 12.25 volts the battery is already drawn down to ~ 60% ...



If your trailer isn't already equipped with a battery disconnect switch either install one OR make sure you physically disconnect the battery whenever you're not using the trailer and it's not plugged into shore power.

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