First Dry Camping Experience
I thought I posted this, but it hasn't shown up, so we'll try again. Sorry if it's a duplicate... We had our first dry camping experience. It was nice, but could have been a lot better and now I ha...
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theoldwizard1 wrote:
The most common battery setup for dry camping is two 6V golf cart batteries (Costco or Sams Club). They will last much longer than your one 12V battery.
The OP says he has two Group 24 batteries, each 20 HR rated @ 75 AH, for a total rating of 150 AH for the pair wired in parallel. A pair of 6 volt GC-2s wired in series will typically average about 220 AH @ the same 20 HR rate so yes, while the GC-2s will offer more capacity there's no reason he shouldn't get through two or more days of dry camping with his G24s provided he's cautious about not wasting battery reserve on items he doesn't absolutely need to be running. That fridge climate control heater is one item that should be at the top of his list. ;)
