First Time Boondocking.....Need a few Questions Answered

westend wrote:
I would pass on the auxiliary heater for the needs you state. It is just another piece of gear to haul, will need some type of propane plumbing, and some of them emit bad stuff into the cabin air. The Olympic heater that has an exterior vent (Platinum, IIRC) is the only one of these stand-alone heaters that is externally vented. They do make wall-mounted propane furnaces for the mobile home industry but I don't think there's any savings there and they require 120V AC.

An additional 12V 125 AH battery shouldn't cost $250, more in the neighborhood of $150. Having two of these would ensure you can operate all your 12V devices through the night and would ease your generator use. If it would mean an every-other-day generator use rather than every day, an additional battery would pay for itself very quick.