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Naio
Explorer II
Mar 30, 2015

How much gas does your genny use? And a charging question

After generous advice and hand-holding from folks here, I experimented with running my van engine to charge house batteries when dry camping, as I do not yet have a genny or solar. I used an MSW inve...
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SAR_Tracker
Explorer
Mar 30, 2015
Let me get this straight....
You're running your vehicle to provide 12v to the inverter to provide 120v to a charger to provide 12v to a battery.

doesn't your vehicle charge batteries off the alternator? :h

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