Do You REALLY Need To Run your Genny?
Just got in from our first dry camping experience with our new camper and dual battery setup. Genny hours are 9-11 and 5-9. We actually had two family campers there and each had a 2,000W Honda genny...
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timjcarter9 wrote:
I can go an easy 4 - 5 days on batteries (dual 6 volts)
I also have a small 45 watt solar setup I put on. Puts a few amps a day in. Switched to all solar lighting so batteries last a lot longer now.
Don't own a genny and don't need or want one. If it is hot enough that I need A/C I don't go camping. I can sit in the house instead of sitting in a small trailer.
This. I've dry camped all my life and never had the need for a generator. When we dry camp, we do it in an area where we don't need A/C. The rest of the 110 volt stuff is useless to us in that situation. We don't use the microwave and I perk coffee on my one burner Coleman stove. We don't watch TV or movies, we play games, read or sit around the campfire.
Technology has hit us slightly. All our books and magazines are on our Kindles. But, I use a small inverter to keep them charged.
Not saying this is what everyone should do but it's what works for us.
