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 ha...
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OK, you are in the East primarily therefore much of your camping is likely to be under trees not out in a desert with the sun beating down. This makes the solar being questionable for effectiveness for $$. It does not work under trees, under cloudy skies or at night.
A generator works anytime, anywhere.
JMO, but a 200W inverter genny & an awful lot of gas can be bought for the price of a solar system. Either way nothing works well or for long without a decent sized battery bank & an inverter.
Also important is a good understanding of energy needs & how to most efficiently use available energy. That starts with leaving the fridge & water heater on propane & using lights only as needed.
RVs may be self contained but that does not mean that you have a nuclear power plant parked next to you when dry camping.
OK, you are in the East primarily therefore much of your camping is likely to be under trees not out in a desert with the sun beating down. This makes the solar being questionable for effectiveness for $$. It does not work under trees, under cloudy skies or at night.
A generator works anytime, anywhere.
JMO, but a 200W inverter genny & an awful lot of gas can be bought for the price of a solar system. Either way nothing works well or for long without a decent sized battery bank & an inverter.
Also important is a good understanding of energy needs & how to most efficiently use available energy. That starts with leaving the fridge & water heater on propane & using lights only as needed.
RVs may be self contained but that does not mean that you have a nuclear power plant parked next to you when dry camping.
