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obiwancanoli
Explorer
Sep 25, 2020

Dry Camping - Heat with Propane, or electrically w/Inverter?

I've been doing a lot of research on beefing up my electrical system, and next week, should have had a Voltmeter, MPPT Controller, and 4 Battle Born Lithium batteries installed. Likely future addition...
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wildtoad
Explorer II
Sep 25, 2020
My rule of thumb is save your batteries for those items that require electricity, use propane where it is optional. Heating anything with electricity is a big power draw. Something to consider is if you heat with electricity and if cold enough to freeze will your storage area get heat.

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