70 degrees F
Hi Everyone! One thing standing between city life and even part time boondocking (long trips) is the wife's need for a reasonable comfort level. We're not talking seat cushions and TV channels - no...
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rjxj wrote:
anything below 40 degrees and our 5er furnace would run non stop so in the winter we go south. I'm equipped with four 6 volt batteries and a large battery charger and generator.
Anyone have thoughts on power consumption heating a TC to 70F on a day (for 10-12 hours??) say in the 30s for example? Plugged in, of course no worries, but what about when you're dry camping?
Super_Dave wrote:
Temperature reference for my Eagle Cap, night time temps in the low to mid 30's usually results in morning inside temps of around 55 with no heater running. With in minutes, the heater has us cooked out of the place.
Mind if I ask which Eagle Cap?
pianotuna wrote:
In the coldest part of the winter (-37 C, -35 F) I was using 5400 watts of electric heat to keep my RV warm. I kept the propane furnace as a back up heating source.
That's massive. Are there TCs that could do even half that on an extended basis when not connected to the grid? Are there solar solutions with enough power that will fit on a TC? That's not to mention the clouds, which is why a wind generator sounds like a good supplement, although not sure it would be enough for this kind of thing -- ?
