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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We boondock nearly 100% of the time and we don't run our genny at all except when we need air conditioning.
The batteries shouldn't be depleted much below 12.2 volts, as it is very hard on the batteries. We keep ours at 12.5 volts or higher all the time.
THe best solution for power while dry camping is solar. It is not as expensive as you would think. $750 in parts will get you a good basic setup that will let you run the genny very infrequently. $3k will get you a system you can live on full-time and do everything except run your air conditioning.
We've got lots of info about solar power on our website::
RV Solar Power Tutorial - Part I
RV Solar Installations on two different trailers
The batteries shouldn't be depleted much below 12.2 volts, as it is very hard on the batteries. We keep ours at 12.5 volts or higher all the time.
THe best solution for power while dry camping is solar. It is not as expensive as you would think. $750 in parts will get you a good basic setup that will let you run the genny very infrequently. $3k will get you a system you can live on full-time and do everything except run your air conditioning.
We've got lots of info about solar power on our website::
RV Solar Power Tutorial - Part I
RV Solar Installations on two different trailers
