how big of a generator is needed
so the wife and i are going to bite the bullet and get our first travel trailer. i am curious as to how big of a generator we will need to buy for when we are not hooked up to elec power. i have...
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TomG2 wrote:
Dometic makes some portable refrigerator/freezers that can be run off 12 volt or 120 volt service. Not a cheap little cooler, but real refrigerators $400-$800. Could be used when boondocking. With a good deep cycle battery and 200 watts of solar, it should work all the time.
One extreme answer to your original question came from my cowboy buddy when someone else asked about a generator. "That is the dumbest thing I ever heard. Just go where you don't need air conditioning", he said.
I have 3 of those Dometic compressor fridges. 2 CF35 and one CF18. One of the newer 35's will freeze to -8*. The older 35 only goes to about 0*. They work great and are low power draws. They are great. I had all of them in our MH but now in our 5er I just use one 35 in the back seat of the truck for drinks
