LP generators fuel consumption

Lantley wrote:

Kayteg1 wrote:

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.

Luckily we are not in CA. RV life does not have to be so complicated.
I pull up to Cracker Barrel. I get out and start A/C in 5'er. I take the dog for a walk while my family get themselves together and they go in to get a table. After walking the dog I will make sure he has food and water and put him in the fiver. He knows the drill and make himself comfortable on the doggy bed. I then go in and eat.
Thankfully, we don't have the bureau of dogs in RV's here on the east coast.
Common sense tells me the dog is not going to die in the 45 minutes it takes me to eat lunch. No cameras necessary.

Thanks for explaining to them... Been camping for close to 30 years . all of which had pets with me... They are part of the family , and would feel just as comfortable as one of my 2 legged kids.. I guess there is no explaining to folks who don't know...