OP here. While we live in the sunny (icy) south, we plan on trekking across this great nation of ours fulltime. We are not one for “parking lot” type rv parks, we prefer trees and some space. Currently our trips are 3 to 6 days in duration (work gets in the way of fun) we like to use COE and State Parks, and have used a few private parks as well. As we head westward, we want to take advantage of space and scenery and boondock. When we tire of conserving or our capacities are reached, we will move on to hook-ups and the DW can use that W/D. The best of both worlds is what I’m envisioning :B!
So many good points brought up on this thread, and so far my take aways are the following:
1) Determine energy usage
2) Add two 6v bats- maybe new charger, (I have a portable Schumacher ship to shore charger)
3) It could be possible that two 6v can handle our short dry camping excursions, w/o generator or solar….
4) If generator is needed to prolong dry camp, get one to handle 13.5k AC
5) Re-evaluate energy usage and determine if two systems is the way to go
6) Increase budget
7) Design a solar system that will handle the results of #1 and #5.
I will provide an evaluation of my upcoming purchases as time goes on.
Thanks yall… Very helpful
Reck