How long will single battery last with heater running?
We may have our first opportunity to dry camp mid winter for one night. Do I stand a chance of surviving on a single deep cycle 12V battery, or should I just plan on buying my first i2000?
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We have two 6V batteries that are five years old and getting a bit ragged. We use a cheap Sunbeam electric blanket that we bought at Walmart. We put it under the fitted sheet and keep it on the lowest setting L (L to 10). It generates a lot of heat and being under the fitted sheet and having a blanket on top of you keeps you toasty warm.
I went out and turned it on this afternoon, even though we have solar and it's already 6:15 p.m, the solar is covered by trees and it is cloudy and raining so there is little to nothing coming into the batteries. The blanket is rolled up and covered with a blanket as if we were in bed.
The reading has gone from 12.6 to 12.5 and it's been over two hours. Keep it simple and enjoy the cold winter. When we were in Canada last May at Botanie Lake in Lytton, BC, we used our Little Buddy heater. We were at 6500ft and it was -6C. On the low setting we were burning up, we had two vents and a window cracked. Worked great. We purposely left our Honda 2000 at home and we did just fine on battery and the LB heater.
I recommend the electric blanket. It's a real jewel.
I went out and turned it on this afternoon, even though we have solar and it's already 6:15 p.m, the solar is covered by trees and it is cloudy and raining so there is little to nothing coming into the batteries. The blanket is rolled up and covered with a blanket as if we were in bed.
The reading has gone from 12.6 to 12.5 and it's been over two hours. Keep it simple and enjoy the cold winter. When we were in Canada last May at Botanie Lake in Lytton, BC, we used our Little Buddy heater. We were at 6500ft and it was -6C. On the low setting we were burning up, we had two vents and a window cracked. Worked great. We purposely left our Honda 2000 at home and we did just fine on battery and the LB heater.
I recommend the electric blanket. It's a real jewel.
