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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We dry camp as much as FHU. For your first trip out you should buy a Honda or Yamaha 2000 watts inverter generator. When dry camping every time you use electric, your draining the battery and need to replace it. If you drain your battery below 50% rated charge then you are shorting its life. So I would safe for your first trip, have a generator and start to get used to it. Look around your trailer and see if there is a way to use less electricity. After that two 6 volt deep cycle batteries, I have Trojan T-125's are great. Your trailer is small so unless you need the heat for a weekend one 20lb propane will work. I have twin 30's but my trailer is twice the size. Later on if you can afford it, solar is great. I have 428 watts soon to increase to over 600 and as long as your in the sun, no generator needed.
In my current set up typically dry camping for a week at a time, without heat, I use maybe a 1/4 of one 30lb propane, but we drain a 65 gallon water tank. Typically on day 5 I take the portable poopy tank
and make a dump run. Mind you I dry camp with 5 people. My batteries are fully charged by 3-4 in the afternoon. 5 people 5 phones and other items to charge, ie each college student comes with a laptop, phone etc...
Last you did probably the most important thing you can, you joined rv.net and there are plenty of people ahead of you that figured it out. So search or ask a question and most of all have fun!
Happy Trails
In my current set up typically dry camping for a week at a time, without heat, I use maybe a 1/4 of one 30lb propane, but we drain a 65 gallon water tank. Typically on day 5 I take the portable poopy tank
and make a dump run. Mind you I dry camp with 5 people. My batteries are fully charged by 3-4 in the afternoon. 5 people 5 phones and other items to charge, ie each college student comes with a laptop, phone etc...
Last you did probably the most important thing you can, you joined rv.net and there are plenty of people ahead of you that figured it out. So search or ask a question and most of all have fun!
Happy Trails
