Dry Camping Battery Suggestions
We recently exhausted our motor coach battery during a recent dry camping trip, and I wanted to ask about others experience with maintaining the battery during dry camping. We have a 2004 31' Dutchman...
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Electricity usage is very different among RVers. We used to dry camp for two or three days in summer with no generator, no problem. But an early spring trip when the furnace got quite a bit of use killed the batteries. I didn't realize how tricky the voltage method is - a little driving with engine charging runs the voltage up so the battery appears fully charged. This surface charge voltage can last many hours before a good state of charge per cent can be obtained with a voltmeter.
The way to accurately know the per cent charge all the time is a battery monitor. I use a lower current model of this $25 battery monitor:
eBay battery monitor
Now, with 100 watts of solar the batteries never go below 80% charge.
The way to accurately know the per cent charge all the time is a battery monitor. I use a lower current model of this $25 battery monitor:
eBay battery monitor
Now, with 100 watts of solar the batteries never go below 80% charge.
