First Time Boondocking Plan - Tech Question
I am trying to learn & prepare to Boondock for 12 days in Oct. I have a standard 5er setup (two 6 volt batteries) and a 2000w Honda generator. For convenience I purchased a battery level indicator at ...
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Yes... Yes... To BFL and SMK you listen!
The force is strong with you young dry-camper....... but you are not a Boondocker yet.
Seriously, though, you're off to a good start with your bank and especially that genny. We just need to know what kind of converter you have before we can guide you further.
If you have a modern rig, you are going to have some nasty, parasitic draws via CO detectors, monitors and such. Could be as much as 35A/day without turning on a single light.
There is also the furnace to be considered. If you're going to need that for a good part of each night, then you had better figure on running that genny every day, despite what converter you have.
The force is strong with you young dry-camper....... but you are not a Boondocker yet.
Seriously, though, you're off to a good start with your bank and especially that genny. We just need to know what kind of converter you have before we can guide you further.
If you have a modern rig, you are going to have some nasty, parasitic draws via CO detectors, monitors and such. Could be as much as 35A/day without turning on a single light.
There is also the furnace to be considered. If you're going to need that for a good part of each night, then you had better figure on running that genny every day, despite what converter you have.
