Accessories for a new TC?
Yesterday, I went to a decent TC dealer (Princess Craft), to look around. I've been on the fence between a "B", a short "C" and a TC. However, the nice thing about a TC is upkeep costs. Here in Tex...
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nycsteve wrote:
My experiance, I added a 125watt solar panel. My TC came with LP Onan generator. After 6 seasons I have 8 hours on the genny. Those hours are mostly from powering my house in a power failure and runnig it for maintaince. I have found the solar keeps my 2 AGM batteries topped off. ...
Since the truck will charge the TC batteries I added a remote start to be able to start the truck and charge the batteries from bed if I think its needed. Once the sun is up Im self sufficient.
Im very happy with my AGM batteries, they are way better than conventional and worth the differance.
If you will be camping in hot areas consider modifying your fridge to handle the heat.
I'm with you - unless you have special needs (like a medical device that requires a lot of power), you can go a long way on a good AGM battery / solar combination.
I really don't use my genset much at all - it is so noisy that it annoys me, can't imagine any of my neighbors like it any better. The only time I crank it is to either run the AC or the microwave.
If I had to do it all over again, I would just charge the AGMs with a dedicated second alternator on the engine.
