Battery life, fridge only
Can I start the fridge on propane only a few days before hook ups, without running down the house battery?
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One Marine battery is weaker than a real Deep Cycle battery.
Get rid of a Marine battery next time, anyone, any reader who has one. Uselss.
Solar really is the key. You can do a very simple solar system where you deploy a panel outside in the sun and plug it in to camper, or put a permanent one on the roof and have it always able to charge.
For you it sounds like 100 watts is enough, but is so cheap, go for at least 200 watts of solar, then you need a charge controller (mttp or pwm) and then just wires.
Youre looking at about $200-250 on ebay for this, give or take.
Just to keep batt running a fridge you can use a plug-in 50 watt portable panel.
A portable is useful also to keep your vehicle topped off.
Get rid of a Marine battery next time, anyone, any reader who has one. Uselss.
Solar really is the key. You can do a very simple solar system where you deploy a panel outside in the sun and plug it in to camper, or put a permanent one on the roof and have it always able to charge.
For you it sounds like 100 watts is enough, but is so cheap, go for at least 200 watts of solar, then you need a charge controller (mttp or pwm) and then just wires.
Youre looking at about $200-250 on ebay for this, give or take.
Just to keep batt running a fridge you can use a plug-in 50 watt portable panel.
A portable is useful also to keep your vehicle topped off.
