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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DryCreek wrote:
If you want to bypass all of the techie talk:
You can use your propane stove to heat water and use a pourover to make really good coffee.
Another good tip? LED lighting. It makes the best use of limited battery capacity. That way if it's still dark when you get up to make your coffee, you can see to light the burner.
You can even combine both sides of the argument here. Buy a generator with a battery starting system. Get a solar charger to keep the generator starting battery topped off.
Last choice would be to do things the way I used to when boondocking: sleep when it's dark, and explore when its not. I am too old and crotchety these days, so I usually Wallydock for an overnighter any more.
^^ Good suggestions there. When I discovered that one 12V battery wouldn't carry a couple of incandescent lights for a few hours and then the furnace fan all night, I added a second 12V battery and replaced the lights with LEDs.
