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jomimac
Explorer
Mar 16, 2016

dry camping with no generator

We are considering dry camping in a 5th Wheel. We do not have a generator. I am wondering if anyone has experience with how long two 6 volt golf cart batteries will work. I'm concerned we won't be able to get our slides back in or be able to lift the camper to hook back up. Will the pickup be able to charge the batteries back up sufficiently to allow the slides and lift to work? I've read several people's comments on dry camping, but most of those individuals had solar or generator capability to get them back up running each day. I would appreciate any comments anyone might have.
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    pianotuna
    Nomad III
    Mar 16, 2016
    Do you have led lighting?

    Do you plan to run the furnace?

    If running furnace the old rule of thumb was "one battery, one night"

    Staying connected to the pickup will help when running the slides, but unless you have a beefed up charging path it would take a lot of hours to recharge the battery bank.

    jomimac wrote:
    We are considering dry camping in a 5th Wheel. We do not have a generator. I am wondering if anyone has experience with how long two 6 volt golf cart batteries will work. I'm concerned we won't be able to get our slides back in or be able to lift the camper to hook back up. Will the pickup be able to charge the batteries back up sufficiently to allow the slides and lift to work? I've read several people's comments on dry camping, but most of those individuals had solar or generator capability to get them back up running each day. I would appreciate any comments anyone might have.

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