How long to recharge battery from shorepower?
The few times I have camped without electricity I have left before the battery was exhausted (two days) or I jumped it from the truck for 15 to 20 minutes to get through a third day and into the fourt...
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Sounds like a second battery might be your best solution. That doubles your time without the need for any heroics. You could wire them both in to your system or just swap them when necessary. Otherwise, I would look at a generator. Certainly, you won't be able to run the genny for 30 hours to fully top off a battery, but if you run it for 3 or 4 hours with a battery charger hooked up that is dropping 10 or 12 amps into the battery, you will get enough charge to keep it going quite a bit longer. Also, with the genny running, it is a good time to use the power for those other things, like a pot of coffee or maybe a couple hours of TV or maybe run the A/C and cool down the camper for the evening. That would be a way to really open up some other camping situations.
Of course, you need to get a generator big enough for whatever you plan on running.
I have a Boliy inverter generator that is rated at 3000W continuous. That is enough to run the A/C, brew a pot of coffee all while watching Jerry Springer with power to spare for the battery charger.
Of course, you need to get a generator big enough for whatever you plan on running.
I have a Boliy inverter generator that is rated at 3000W continuous. That is enough to run the A/C, brew a pot of coffee all while watching Jerry Springer with power to spare for the battery charger.
