Relocating the battery charger help

johnm1 wrote:
And all of a sudden, I need to watch what we use and figure out how to replace what we use.

This is one of the reasons I'm on this forum.

And once again, you are making this MUCH more complicated than it needs to be, most likely. A LOT of people seem to fall into that trap.

A generator simply replaces the shore power.
IF....you get a generator and run it a few hours per day, you might even be able to fall back to your old "simplistic" habits with only a slight adjustment.

There is ABSOLUTELY no need for TWO converter/charger units in normal operation. One good 3 or 4 stage one will do everything you need. It is on and actively charging the batteries any time you have a 120 AC input, either by plugging in or by running a generator. It chooses the best charging rate based on the conditions at the time; mostly how much the battery needs.

The folks who insist on talking about equalization and optimum charging rates and manually adjustable chargers......are just obsessive, whatever the reason. Your average camper does NOT need to worry about any of that. You need to get a good handle on the basics before you even consider listening to that kind of chatter.

I think those who take "rookies" down those paths where they really don't need to go are doing you a BIG dis-service. Going camping with the family is supposed to be a restful activity. Obsessing over your batteries is the kind of thing that tends to ruin that and cause stress instead. Totally unnecessary.


JMHO, of course. ;)