Dry camping, batteries and slide out
I've tried searching for this but not having any luck. New travel trailer owner who recently went dry camping for the weekend. When I can't figure out is battery life. I have to deep cycle batteries ...
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I assume you are running an inverter to power microwave or coffee pot? Just running LED lights and the water pump should not drain your batteries in a weekend.
We have done multiple one-week trips with one battery and no solar. I now do have solar, and never have a problem with low batteries. But, we only run lights and water pump from our batteries (unless we are going to a wedding, and DW needs to use her blowdrier on the inverter. Still, that is short-time use.)
Watch what you use, as inverters draw lots of juice!
Also, what is the watt rating of your solar? We have two 100w panels, and are almost always full-charge.
We have done multiple one-week trips with one battery and no solar. I now do have solar, and never have a problem with low batteries. But, we only run lights and water pump from our batteries (unless we are going to a wedding, and DW needs to use her blowdrier on the inverter. Still, that is short-time use.)
Watch what you use, as inverters draw lots of juice!
Also, what is the watt rating of your solar? We have two 100w panels, and are almost always full-charge.
