First Dry Camping Experience

PaulJ2 wrote:
My take on all this is--Batteries were not fully charged to begin with. Aggravated by the fridge moisture heater draining the batteries.
If the trailer was not allowed to charge for several days with the normal WFCO converter they probably were not fully charged.

My four year old Dometic fridge has no "humidity switch" on the door frame like my old rig. With some research I found out it is on ALL THE TIME draining the battery at about 1/2 amp per hour.

With some more research I found the wiring diagram on line and located the wire on the back of the fridge that feeds power to the humidity feature. I unhooked that wire and placed an in line fuse holder and re-connected it. If I ever want the humidity feature while on full hook-ups I simply put a 3amp fuse in the holder.

In the last four years I have never needed it. In case anyone is wondering, the humidity feature warms up the door frame of the fridge so moisture condensation droplets do not form on the door frame, usually between the freezer and fridge door.

X2 on the thought that your batteries were not fully charged regardless what the meter display may have indicated.

X2 that two batteries should last two days easily and more with some well thought out conservation.

If the batteries are the same ones that you posted back in May that were "dead" that could be part of the problem. My understanding is that running the batteries down that low, even just one time, can significantly reduce the serviceable life.

If your rig is in storage with no charger on the batteries your biggest challenge is going to be keeping the batteries up. Unless you want to bring the batteries home to keep them on a charger, you are going to need a solar panel.

Best of luck