Generator Help - need to buy in next week...
So - we aren't too savvy with understanding how to measure what kind of generator power we need to get when we buy one within the next week. We know it will be an investment. Here are the details:...
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3mtnlabbie wrote:
Our camper has a 4'x8' deck that you can put a full sized ATV on. We use it for storage as we are using an SUV to tow and need that deck space for bicycles, firewood, lawn chairs, etc.
1. Where the heck would we mount our second battery? We are just switching them when one is dead.
Nice looking trailer, I like the big deck on the front. As far as mounting a second battery, I see that the one battery is sunken down into the a-frame so there's not much room for anything there. I can think of a few options depending on how fancy you want to get.
First, it looks like there is a flat area just behind the existing battery. Is it possible to mount a second battery there, or is that part of the lift system?
A second battery could be mounted on the deck right up against the trailer battery to reduce tongue weight. For what you will be using this battery for you could easily get by with 10 gauge wire between the batteries.
Or the simplest solution of all;
Set the battery on the deck, or on the ground under the tongue of the trailer. Then run a set of standard automotive jump start cables between the two batteries (positive to positive, and negative to negative) and you have just added a second battery. When it's time to pack up just unhook the jumper cables and store the second battery like you have already been doing.
