HELP! Needed to know this yesterday
DH and I want to go to our favorite CG over Halloween and (gulp) sorta dry camp. Don't know anything about it, never wanted to, BUT...they're having a big Halloween festivity and we'd love to go. So...
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How long are you planning on being out? You said over Halloween and there will be Boy & Girl Scouts so I suppose it will be for a few days? You might get one night out of the battery if it's cold and the furnace is running frequently.
Unlike you - I drycamp (boondock) 99% of the time. Matter of fact the only time my trailers been hooked up to AC is when it's in my driveway. I only have 2 batteries and when I'm out in the Forrest at about 4k-5k elevation it can drop into the teens pretty quick especially this time of year. My furnace probably kicks on 2 or 3 times a night for about 10min each. In my case the batteries may drop about 25% or so. When it gets sunny out (if it gets sunny) I hook up the GoPower 120w portable solar kit and let her charge. If I don't have sun then so be it. I have a 4k generator as a backup but hardly ever have to use it.
I wouldn't go spend extra money on an extra battery unless you want to. If you're not going to be dry camping ever again then it might be a waste. I would just bring extra blankets and maybe a propane fired space heater (if you have one & be careful). If you run out of battery half way though the night then so what it happens. It happens to my brother all the time. Happened to me once as well!
Unlike you - I drycamp (boondock) 99% of the time. Matter of fact the only time my trailers been hooked up to AC is when it's in my driveway. I only have 2 batteries and when I'm out in the Forrest at about 4k-5k elevation it can drop into the teens pretty quick especially this time of year. My furnace probably kicks on 2 or 3 times a night for about 10min each. In my case the batteries may drop about 25% or so. When it gets sunny out (if it gets sunny) I hook up the GoPower 120w portable solar kit and let her charge. If I don't have sun then so be it. I have a 4k generator as a backup but hardly ever have to use it.
I wouldn't go spend extra money on an extra battery unless you want to. If you're not going to be dry camping ever again then it might be a waste. I would just bring extra blankets and maybe a propane fired space heater (if you have one & be careful). If you run out of battery half way though the night then so what it happens. It happens to my brother all the time. Happened to me once as well!
