Outlets Off while Boonedocking
My wife and I are gearing up for boonedocking, and we just discovered that none of our outlets in the trailer work when not connected to Shorepower. Aside from a generator, what alternatives to we have here?
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- Three ways they work: Shore Power, Generator, or Inverter off of your batteries. Sounds like you need an inverter. How big is your battery bank?
- Learn to live without 120VAC.
Learn to conserve 12VDC. - Inverter.
- Currently we have 1 12V Batt, but plan on a second in a series.
- Second 12V battery goes in parallel, not series.
- Okay seriously---- not being a smart-ass here--- but where do you think a hundred twenty volt power comes from if you're boondocking --and you're not plugged into anything ?????????..:h
Of course your Outlets aren't going to work !!!!!!!!:S
The alternative is a generator --OR-- if you have a big BANK of batteries you can use an inverter---- but you're going to be limited by how many batteries you have ,and how much power you have a need to use.
Now in order to replenish those batteries you're going to have to get solar power solar panels to replenish the batteries--- or run a generator to charge the Batts back up .
I suppose you can take along one of those little windmills( to recharge).. if you really wanted to ---but -----you know you cant always count on wind huh.....L.O.L. - Thanks STBRetired
- I hoped that 1 outlet would have already been designated to work for a short time with an inverter, Bfast54. Thanks for your help. We Hope to go solar to recharge.
bfast54 wrote:
Okay seriously---- not being a smart-ass here--- but where do you think a hundred twenty volt power comes from if you're boondocking --and you're not plugged into anything ?????????..:h
Of course your Outlets aren't going to work !!!!!!!!:S
The alternative is a generator --OR-- if you have a big BANK of batteries you can use an inverter---- but you're going to be limited by how many batteries you have ,and how much power you have a need to use.
Now in order to replenish those batteries you're going to have to get solar power solar panels to replenish the batteries--- or run a generator to charge the Batts back up .
I suppose you can take along one of those little windmills( to recharge).. if you really wanted to ---but -----you know you cant always count on wind huh.....L.O.L.
Shows, you never ask a question (which you are looking for a simple answer) on this forum, unless you want a "smart ass answer" from a genius.
