Thanks for your reply Jim. Lets see if I can answer your question. Of course the RV was plugged into shore power over night at the KOA campground for our few nights stay and the rv was used to drive to our destinations during the day with only the refrig on DC as usual while driving and parked in the forest. I even used the generator while parked in the forest for a couple of hours one day to use the air (it was warm) and charge the battery. Basically the only load on the coach battery when not plugged into shore power was the Dometic refrigerator and maybe the fantastic fan vent. Basically we used the rv to get to our sights during the day and then it sat there with the refrig on DC for a couple of hours each day. Then we drove to our next destination. So basically the routine for charging the battery was shore power at night and driving during the daytime to get to various destinations, and use of the generator once for an hour or so. And the only loads on the battery during the day when not on shore power was the Dometic refrigerator and the fantastic fan vent.