Getting Batteries and Propane Off Tongue

Kevin - Oops... didn't mean for my comments to look like yelling... I have never yelled at anyone in my life that I can remember - I am getting older I reckon haha...

You probably don't like my three periods after each comment as well...

Will delete my comments if you like...

Roy Ken

You will only be adding about 100# to the tongue which is not a problem unless you are already near your tow vehicles capacity. Adding tongue weight will tend to improve handling rather than hurt it.

Roy, I have a reasonable grasp on ohm's law and please stop YELLING.

Thanks.

Re-inventing the wheel sometimes may not be the way to go...

PROPANE TANKS definitely need to be installed outside somewhere for safety reasons. You also will want the PROPANE tanks mounted in a easy to get to area for changing those heavy things out...

Wet cell battery banks need to be able to vent to the outside as well as to the ground in the case they have been over charged and boiled out fluids... Your batteries also need to be in a place where you can do almost daily monitoring and maintenance on them if you want them to last for long life...

Almost all TT trailer have the PASS-THROUGH storage area adjacent to the tongue area and this is where you would want to mount your high wattage POWER INVERTERS using heavy gauge cables. Then you can route your 120VAC cabling to anywhere needed in the trailer. If your planned high wattage POWER INVERTER is more than a 1000WATTS you are going to need more than a couple of deep cycle batteries... Even a 1000WATT POWER INVERTER will want to draw around 85AMPS DC Current fully loaded down... You may already know what a 8AMP Propane Furnace 12VDC Heater Fan does to your bettery setup over night... A 2500WATT POWER INVERTER will want to see a couple hundred AMPS of DC Current to operate at full load...

Weight Distribution Hitches are a must have item to handle the heavy tongue weights...

Roy Ken

kpconnell wrote:
Looking for creative and safe solutions to place batteries, propane and inverter gear closer to axles.

Propane tanks belong on the tongue, nowhere else, as do lead acid batteries. AGM batterries could be mounted elsewhere but that obviously would involve additional wiring. The inverter does not belong on the tongue unless it's somehow protected from the elements ... I solved that issue by mounting my own inverter in the trailer's front pass through storage compartment - pics are in my gallery. That said, have you actually measured the trailer's current gross tongue weight with it fully loaded and ready to camp? ... if not, seems to me you could be creating a make work project for yourself, seeking a solution to a problem that may not exist.

I am curious why extended travel requires more supplies? Are you boon docking or heading to remote villages somewhere?

I carry an extra propane tank in the truck bed with my spare gas can.

I would have to put another battery in the front cargo hold or find a chubby hole under the refrigerator or behind the shower access panel etc. None of these would be handy.

Most TTs have a few empty spots with panels to access pipes and such.