How to make AC plugs work without shore power.

Thank you for your comments and thoughts gentleman.

You will need a generator or a propane powered heat source.
Attempting to run an electric heater via an inverter maybe techically possible but in reality it is not feasible.
You simply need too many amps to be successful.
Consider a Lil' Buddy Heater or a Wave type heater. Beware a propane powered heater come with CO issues to beware of. Good Luck.

A 1200 watt harbor freight converter will run it just fine.
Its batteries and charging you should be thinking about.

jefffoxsr wrote:
Who makes high quality inverters?

Thanks.

I tried an experiment with a 2kw inverter, a while back. I connected a large battery (the kind hey use on large diesel tractors) to the inverter and plugged in a small electric heater. Running it on low setting, it functioned for about 15-20 min. Before shutting down due to low voltage.From this experience, I've determined that running any type heating device, from an inverter would require a huge battery bank. Even 4 golf cart batteries would be too small to accomplish anything of any real meaning. I asked a trucker friend how he could run his electric blanket all night to keep warm. He said that was one reason to keep the engine running...Just my experience. You can try anything you want, but it is my thought that your success will be limited.

Who makes high quality inverters?

Thanks.

900 watt heater,..... that's 90 amps of DC power. Forget it, seriously !!

Do you know why they make propane heaters ?

I just have one AGM group 27. How many useable amp hours does it have before needing to be recharged? I think a 900 watt appliance would use about 9 amps per hour unless I am not calculating that correctly?

Thanks for help guys.

How many batteries do you have. An ordinary group27 battery would hold that heater for about 20 minutes.

Thanks for your comments. I need to run a portable 900 watt heater. So I would need a good inverter capable of running over 900 watts continuously . I would only be able to run this heater for a few hours or I will drain the battery too much. I will not be able to use a generator at the locations where I will not have shore power.

Are there other considerations for this intended use?

Thanks.

You need to get a 12v-120v inverter. It will connect to your battery ad you plug your trailers shore cord into it. (turn of the trailers converter)

What are you looking to run and for how long will determine how big of a inverter and how much battery you need.