Camping off-grid & batteries/propane/solar
A few of you are aware that I am picking up a Lance 1575 this weekend. I will, at time, camp in places where I will basically be off the grid in the sense that there will be no hookups. The dealer c...
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OMG, what a beautiful trailer! Wow!!
For what it is worth, we do a lot of off-grid camping (60 to 90 nights a year) with two NAPA deep cycle marine batteries, group 31, rated at 110 amp/hours each. I have mounted them on the tongue, along with two propane bottles. I installed steel crossbars to sit under the battery boxes.
We use one battery at a time and then swap it out if it gets low. You get more battery life if both are hooked up at once, but I do not prefer that method -- what if one of them dies? Then both would be drained. Very few people are as risk-averse as I am, so take what I say with a grain of salt.
We have a Honda 2000 generator that we almost never use. We have a 120 watt portable panel that we use every day -- it usually tops off the battery fully.
(Did I mention that I like your trailer??)
For what it is worth, we do a lot of off-grid camping (60 to 90 nights a year) with two NAPA deep cycle marine batteries, group 31, rated at 110 amp/hours each. I have mounted them on the tongue, along with two propane bottles. I installed steel crossbars to sit under the battery boxes.
We use one battery at a time and then swap it out if it gets low. You get more battery life if both are hooked up at once, but I do not prefer that method -- what if one of them dies? Then both would be drained. Very few people are as risk-averse as I am, so take what I say with a grain of salt.
We have a Honda 2000 generator that we almost never use. We have a 120 watt portable panel that we use every day -- it usually tops off the battery fully.
(Did I mention that I like your trailer??)
