Newbie question about dry camping
We have a new pop up camper that we mostly camp in established parks with hookups. We have an upcoming trip next month that will have no hookups at all. My question is: will electrical outlets run on ...
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The battery is part of a 12V DC system, for lights and the water pump (if you have one) and the furnace (if you have one) and fridge control board (if...) so forth. It doesn't directly power 120V outlets.
You can get an inverter to power 120V devices from a 12V battery, but you have a limited amount of power available before the battery needs to be recharged and using much 120V power will deplete that in relatively short order.
Many CPAP machines are 12V and have an external power brick to turn 120V into 12V. If yours is like that, you can get a cord to run it directly from the battery. That would be more efficient, but it can still be a relatively high user of power and several nights without recharging would probably be impossible. Likewise there are 12V phone chargers (very easy to come by)--and they don't use much power--and 12V fans available.
With a pop-up, you should be able to make pretty good use of any available natural breeze.
You can get an inverter to power 120V devices from a 12V battery, but you have a limited amount of power available before the battery needs to be recharged and using much 120V power will deplete that in relatively short order.
Many CPAP machines are 12V and have an external power brick to turn 120V into 12V. If yours is like that, you can get a cord to run it directly from the battery. That would be more efficient, but it can still be a relatively high user of power and several nights without recharging would probably be impossible. Likewise there are 12V phone chargers (very easy to come by)--and they don't use much power--and 12V fans available.
With a pop-up, you should be able to make pretty good use of any available natural breeze.
