Dry camping with a trailer
What's it like to dry camp with a trailer? We don't have a generator.
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since the Calif. State Parks' campground system has only a handful of campsites with electric/water, we are experienced dry campers.
for us, we have two 12v deep cycle batteries, a Honda 2000w inverter generator, a 6 gallon fresh water carrier, a 15 gallon Blue Boy tote tank for gray water and a 400w inverter for tv/dvd/charging devices.
went with the two 12v batteries over two 6v golf cart batteries for a number of reasons. cheaper, shorter for clearance and if one goes bad, we can still use the other one. the 6v are more expensive, taller so it interfers with electric tongue jack and if one goes bad, you have no battery power.
if you use the furnace, a single battery may only last one night.
if you don't use the furnace, you could go 3-4 days on one battery.
but you may run out of fresh water first or the gray tank will be full, before your battery is dead.
most newbies to dry camping, don't factor in the fresh/gray water issues. black tank isn't an issue as it would take us 2 straight weeks to even come close to filling the black tank.
water and power conservation is a must. things like Navy showers and turning off lights are just a few of them.
we prefer the Honda to solar for a number of reasons. we usually camp in wooded campgrounds, the DW likes to use the microwave occasionally, we can run our a/c with it at lower elevations and it's just more versatile than solar.
for us, we have two 12v deep cycle batteries, a Honda 2000w inverter generator, a 6 gallon fresh water carrier, a 15 gallon Blue Boy tote tank for gray water and a 400w inverter for tv/dvd/charging devices.
went with the two 12v batteries over two 6v golf cart batteries for a number of reasons. cheaper, shorter for clearance and if one goes bad, we can still use the other one. the 6v are more expensive, taller so it interfers with electric tongue jack and if one goes bad, you have no battery power.
if you use the furnace, a single battery may only last one night.
if you don't use the furnace, you could go 3-4 days on one battery.
but you may run out of fresh water first or the gray tank will be full, before your battery is dead.
most newbies to dry camping, don't factor in the fresh/gray water issues. black tank isn't an issue as it would take us 2 straight weeks to even come close to filling the black tank.
water and power conservation is a must. things like Navy showers and turning off lights are just a few of them.
we prefer the Honda to solar for a number of reasons. we usually camp in wooded campgrounds, the DW likes to use the microwave occasionally, we can run our a/c with it at lower elevations and it's just more versatile than solar.
