Battery Run Time
I'm curious how long my battery should run before dying while dry camping. Here in CA, the state campgrounds, you can only run the generator between 10am and 8pm, which leaves a substantial amount of ...
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It sounds like what you are experiencing is purdy normal for the way most Travel Trailers are set up from the factory.
What I did was to convert my light bulbs all to LED bulbs. Then I put 2-6 volt golf cart batteries on the front where the single battery was. ( I had enough room to do that) . I try not to run the furnace much, only after I'm going to sleep and I keep the thermostat set at 62 degrees and cover up with a sleeping bag. By doing this I can camp a whole weekend on cool (not cold) nights with no problem.
I have a older camper so I also changed the converter (which has the battery charger built in) to a newer style.
We would need a better description as to what Travel Trailer you have to give a better judgment of how long you can go.
Be aware; if you ran your standard Travel Trailer battery all the way down then you have probably killed it. Most TT only come with a standard car battery and they are not designed to be drawn down to nothing.
What I did was to convert my light bulbs all to LED bulbs. Then I put 2-6 volt golf cart batteries on the front where the single battery was. ( I had enough room to do that) . I try not to run the furnace much, only after I'm going to sleep and I keep the thermostat set at 62 degrees and cover up with a sleeping bag. By doing this I can camp a whole weekend on cool (not cold) nights with no problem.
I have a older camper so I also changed the converter (which has the battery charger built in) to a newer style.
We would need a better description as to what Travel Trailer you have to give a better judgment of how long you can go.
Be aware; if you ran your standard Travel Trailer battery all the way down then you have probably killed it. Most TT only come with a standard car battery and they are not designed to be drawn down to nothing.
