Whom Of Us Boondocks 14-days Or More At A Stretch?
I mean on a regular basis? Vacations like... Trying to get an idea of whom is whom...it helps. SOLAR or GENERATOR?
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In the beginning, before I started doing much surfing on Woodall's, most of it was trial and error. I killed my POS group 24 Wallyworld pseudomorph'd "deep cycle" battery in about 4 or 5 trips with that miserable WFCO that came with my TT.
First power hogs to go were all the incandescent lights in my 2012 21 Gazelle, replaced with LED's. Then a portable 120W suitcase solar panel, since sold to Profdante139, as I needed 150W for my usage patterns. Then a salvaged free T-1275. Reformed and desulphated that. That battery I used until it finally pooped out on me during a shower, after 500-600 cycles first living in a golf cart in So California, where every day is a good golf day, weather wise. Summer kills golf cart batteries.
Somewhere in there, mexicowanderer found the Megawatt switching power supply unit, suggested it as an adjustable manual adjustable voltage charging unit. I was the guinea pig, the first to buy and try one. It works. It flat out works, with the way I have it cobbled together. It's retired my WFCO. It works better than almost anything else out there, in it's price range, for recharging your batteries while boondocking.
The off brand TV was a 5 amp power hog, "Konka" so that was replace with a state of the art 1080p energy miser 14V powered 23" Samsung that draws 18 to 22 Watts, max.
What was most helpful for me was finding the time on here, to read, to find what has worked for other folks, in similar situations. You don't have to love the dry salty characters here to at least listen and read what they've put down. Even veterans like RJfishing gets creative with great solutions worth reading. Do a search, you'd be amazed at all the tricks of the trade you'll find in here.
I've found dougrainer down in TX to be a top source of info anything refrigerator and A/C related, when it comes to problems in those areas. Read, and learn to trust those that consistently post and have good solutions almost all the time.
The rest of you all know who you are... if you've helped me in any way, I have probably at some time sent you a PM and personally thanked you for your outstanding suggestions in helping me find my way along as a newbie. Boondocking is an addictive way of life. It recharges my brains batteries, it's very relaxing, and I've met some awesome acquaintances and friends along the way while doing it.
First power hogs to go were all the incandescent lights in my 2012 21 Gazelle, replaced with LED's. Then a portable 120W suitcase solar panel, since sold to Profdante139, as I needed 150W for my usage patterns. Then a salvaged free T-1275. Reformed and desulphated that. That battery I used until it finally pooped out on me during a shower, after 500-600 cycles first living in a golf cart in So California, where every day is a good golf day, weather wise. Summer kills golf cart batteries.
Somewhere in there, mexicowanderer found the Megawatt switching power supply unit, suggested it as an adjustable manual adjustable voltage charging unit. I was the guinea pig, the first to buy and try one. It works. It flat out works, with the way I have it cobbled together. It's retired my WFCO. It works better than almost anything else out there, in it's price range, for recharging your batteries while boondocking.
The off brand TV was a 5 amp power hog, "Konka" so that was replace with a state of the art 1080p energy miser 14V powered 23" Samsung that draws 18 to 22 Watts, max.
What was most helpful for me was finding the time on here, to read, to find what has worked for other folks, in similar situations. You don't have to love the dry salty characters here to at least listen and read what they've put down. Even veterans like RJfishing gets creative with great solutions worth reading. Do a search, you'd be amazed at all the tricks of the trade you'll find in here.
I've found dougrainer down in TX to be a top source of info anything refrigerator and A/C related, when it comes to problems in those areas. Read, and learn to trust those that consistently post and have good solutions almost all the time.
The rest of you all know who you are... if you've helped me in any way, I have probably at some time sent you a PM and personally thanked you for your outstanding suggestions in helping me find my way along as a newbie. Boondocking is an addictive way of life. It recharges my brains batteries, it's very relaxing, and I've met some awesome acquaintances and friends along the way while doing it.
