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MEXICOWANDERER wrote:

There is endless discussion about how to use energy (generators) to stay cool -- and a void when it comes to decreasing the need for burning fuel translated to either environmental warming reduction or saving money. If Money Is No Object to they way you RV then it may put you at odds with the other side of the coin.

MEXICOWANDERER wrote:

I had hopes that the thread would provoke discussion about investing technology where it would do the most good.

There is plenty of discussion on decreasing the need for burning fuel...just not on an RV users forum. These forums are populated by users, not manufacturers. There is no realistic way for an RV owner to make anything other than a relatively minor difference in their energy needs. We have to work within the constraints that exist in our current RVs.

LED lighting is about the only way for an average RV owner to decrease energy needs in any significant way, but that only goes so far (and that does indeed get plenty of discussion here). Improving insulation? That's just not a realistic approach for existing RVs. If you want better energy efficiency in the insulation and appliances of RVs, then you need to address the source...the manufacturers...not the users. And while you could make the argument that the manufacturers will address energy efficiency only if/when users demand it, the reality is that RVs are relatively small energy users in the grand scheme of things. Solar panels, 6v batteries, and small inverter generators are all relatively inexpensive, meaning that RVing, while certainly not "cheap", is also NOT a "money is no object" activity. In other words, since our RV energy needs are relatively minor to begin with, most would balk at significantly higher prices to cut those demands even in half; it would make no sense.