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DiploStrat
May 06, 2022Explorer
Two comments:
-- NEVER needed a generator. But my largest draw is the air conditioner and I can only do a short time before I would probably need shore power to replenish.
-- Would not consider electric heat. I use diesel. Diesel or gasoline are MUCH more energy dense than propane. (And using diesel or gasoline eliminates the need to carry multiple adapters for gas fittings in different countries.)
A number of new builds are using a heat exchanger for hot water. Water typically stays hot for two/three days after driving.
The systems on my truck are typical of expedition campers.
Two commercial examples are:
Aeon
Nimbl
-- NEVER needed a generator. But my largest draw is the air conditioner and I can only do a short time before I would probably need shore power to replenish.
-- Would not consider electric heat. I use diesel. Diesel or gasoline are MUCH more energy dense than propane. (And using diesel or gasoline eliminates the need to carry multiple adapters for gas fittings in different countries.)
A number of new builds are using a heat exchanger for hot water. Water typically stays hot for two/three days after driving.
The systems on my truck are typical of expedition campers.
Two commercial examples are:
Aeon
Nimbl
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