LP generators fuel consumption

Aka the breeze wrote:


Thanks , this is the type of answer I was looking for... I am on shore power 90% of the time... It's for the 2-3 times a year we go boondocking...and for the short stops during travel with the dogs...We can cool down the RV and they can stay there...so basically, we would be the same type of user...so it sounds like 28 hrs at full use out of 2 40# tanks is not out of the question...

I don't know what is your experience with RV, but I guess you have seen Prevost conversion with 5 AC on the roof?
They are there for a reason.
When you travel with your 5er in 3-digits temperatures, the interior can get into 140F range.
When you stop for lunch in no shade place and start 2 of your AC, maybe 2 hr later the interior temperature will drop below 100F, maybe not.
Even if you park in shade and manage to cool down 5er to 90F, leaving the dogs inside brings some legal restriction.
CA law for example require leaving tilted window and water, but basic common sense says you need some kind of monitoring so your dogs will not die when you drink a beer after lunch.
Some people use iPhones with camera pointed on RV floor and thermometer in view.
I will not even get into restrictions that might not allow leaving running engine unattended on public street, or parking.