All electric no propane needed
At the Tampa RV supershow last week a motor home salesman stated they have a model that is all electric. No propane tanks....nothing runs on propane......I did not think to ask about 12 volt lights e...
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mlts22 wrote:
On the small MH front, Roadtrek has been doing a lot with battery storage, alternators and other items to dispense with propane.
Sportsmobile has also done away with propane with optional equipment -- one can get an all diesel Sprinter upfit that uses a diesel PowerTech generator (3000 watts), a diesel Webasto stove, and a diesel water heater and furnace. This doesn't come cheap, though.
Of course, the appliances from Truma starting to be sold on US shores are game changers. They can take both LP gas and electric, and one model functions as a water heater and furnace. The advantage of this is having the ability to have the basement vents while on electric, so when on FHU, the only propane that gets used is for the stove... and some newer Dometic/SMEV stovetops have an electric burner as well.
In some models Roadtrek has an under hood generator option, run by the vehicle engine, as well as full solar...
Finally, there are fuel cells like the EFOY methanol burner and the Truma VeGA propane burner. Either of these will easily handle the battery draw that a compressor fridge makes.
I personally like propane, because it is one of the safer fuels we have, and it can last indefinitely. It is nice to have multiple fuel choices, as with the Truma appliance, so if one has FHU, no fuel needs to be consumed, but while boondocking, the most efficient means can be used, be it a generator in the daytime or propane at night.
