When the battery runs dead....

wa8yxm wrote:
Unless you have expanded the battery bank the design is normally "overnight".

SO yes, days of camping it will run down.

Now: A true DEEP CYCLE (like a 6 volt golf car battery) May be ok if recharged swiftly.

MARINE/deep cycle.. Well you might get lucky but odds are poor

Starting batteries down that far are toast.

In my experience it depends on what exactly you're camping in and how conservative you are with power. My previous 22' TT with one 12v deep cycle battery I could "dry camp" for about 5 days before needing to recharge. With my new to me 32' fifth wheel with two 6V Trojans I went 9 days last year before needing to recharge. Granted this is with being conservative with power usage, using bath house for showers, and switching to led interior lights, but also included two set ups using landing gear and open/close one slide.

As other have said, check voltage daily or twice daily and recharge as necessary depending on your battery.

Thank you all for the advice and direction. I didn't realize the importance of NOT running the battery low. I actually thought that it was good to run it through a full discharge cycle, although I have never done so. I will not be investing in an increased number of batteries, or a high-end generator, as this type of camping will be few and far between; however, now realizing the potential negative impacts of dramatically decreasing the charge of the 12V battery, I will bring my 12-amp charger and 800W generator and let it run for a few hours to ensure I am trouble free. Most of our camping is and will continue to be with shore power.

Does this mean you have two twin banks?

RoyB wrote:
Additionally I will not start using my batteries again until they are at the 90% charge. This is approximately 12.5VDC

Roy Ken

All good info above and a lesson I learned the hard way is if your batteries go dead, the only thing that will work is the stove.