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Almot
Oct 28, 2013Explorer III
Your rig is not optimized for boondocking. And so is lifestyle - this is individual, but there are things that you just can't do in the boons without either a good solar or substantial genset run.
Big rig, 2 furnaces, maybe you do need 2, but then there are cat heaters for better efficiency. Older inefficient TV, and many hours. PC instead of a laptop, and again many hours, and this is simultaneously with TV because you're a student and your partner has to kill the time somehow. Huge - by RV standards - 120V fridge, you think it's drawing 100W @30% cycle, but there is a high startup current every 20 minutes. And microwave, and toaster, and all this with inverter losses.
Big rig, 2 furnaces, maybe you do need 2, but then there are cat heaters for better efficiency. Older inefficient TV, and many hours. PC instead of a laptop, and again many hours, and this is simultaneously with TV because you're a student and your partner has to kill the time somehow. Huge - by RV standards - 120V fridge, you think it's drawing 100W @30% cycle, but there is a high startup current every 20 minutes. And microwave, and toaster, and all this with inverter losses.
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