Dry camping electrical questions
Hey all, so we've been camping for quite a while now and are starting to transition to no hook-up camping and have a couple of questions. We are looking to add an inverter and solar charging and could...
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CamperWill wrote:2oldman wrote:
Education will save you: 12v side of life
What are you planning on the 120v side of the inverter?
Thanks, I have already reviewed that page. The inverter would be used for laptop charging as well as for a 600W microwave for a minute or so a day.behengold wrote:
Do you know how many amp hours a day are you consuming?
Best guesstimate has been 25-30Ah.smkettner wrote:
Without a specific need I would cut the inverter by 1/2 and double the solar.
If $200 is the budget you may need to choose one or the other.
The $200 budget is just for solar.
I would look at other ways of doing whatever you are doing in the microwave for a minute a day. Perhaps on the stove? In the oven? That will help reduce a lot of what you are needing it for....
