inverter size
Hey all, I just bought a 2013 heartland wilderness travel trailer. How can I tell what size the inverter is. I want to dry camp and want to know what size it is for generator/charging purposes. Thanks...
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we dry camp mostly
there are lots of possibilities in Oregon.
the only 120 volt we use is a 400 watt inverter we purchased at costco .
we use it to recharge electric razors , cell phones , Nook reader and so forth .
we leave the tv home when dry camping.
we do not have solar and we do not use a generator.
we camp with other friends and we prefer quiet camping so no generators allowed.
we park our trailer and turn our duramax around so that we can use our HEAVY DUTY 12 foot jumper cables to connect the 2 batteries in the duramax (exide EDGE AGM ) to the 2 RV batteries on the trailer .
we stay hooked up with all 4 batteries all the time .
the duramax gets driven every second day and when we return we immediately hook up the jumpers to the rv batteries .
we never run the pickup just to recharge the rv batteries .
we have an annual 9 day campout in the boonies with friends and have never needed a generator . we have been using this method since 1995.
we do not use the furnace when dry camping. it eats batteries .
instead we use our propane lantern at night to take the chill off before going to bed.
we also have a mr. buddy propane heater but rarely use it .
we spend more time outside than in .
we cook on our coleman stove and propane grill .
we use the costco LED headlamps which run on AAA batteries .
camping without hookups allows us to stay in the most beautiful spots in Oregon .
we only camp in commercial rv parks when we are between destinations for the most part.
we have however spent 3 months total at outdoor resorts in cathedral city during winter months.
dry camping or forest service or blm caqmping is the absolute best camping we do .
you may notice that the rv companies always picture their vehicles in a grassy meadow , not in an rv park .
make checklists , go camping , keep notes , you are in for a good time .
there are lots of possibilities in Oregon.
the only 120 volt we use is a 400 watt inverter we purchased at costco .
we use it to recharge electric razors , cell phones , Nook reader and so forth .
we leave the tv home when dry camping.
we do not have solar and we do not use a generator.
we camp with other friends and we prefer quiet camping so no generators allowed.
we park our trailer and turn our duramax around so that we can use our HEAVY DUTY 12 foot jumper cables to connect the 2 batteries in the duramax (exide EDGE AGM ) to the 2 RV batteries on the trailer .
we stay hooked up with all 4 batteries all the time .
the duramax gets driven every second day and when we return we immediately hook up the jumpers to the rv batteries .
we never run the pickup just to recharge the rv batteries .
we have an annual 9 day campout in the boonies with friends and have never needed a generator . we have been using this method since 1995.
we do not use the furnace when dry camping. it eats batteries .
instead we use our propane lantern at night to take the chill off before going to bed.
we also have a mr. buddy propane heater but rarely use it .
we spend more time outside than in .
we cook on our coleman stove and propane grill .
we use the costco LED headlamps which run on AAA batteries .
camping without hookups allows us to stay in the most beautiful spots in Oregon .
we only camp in commercial rv parks when we are between destinations for the most part.
we have however spent 3 months total at outdoor resorts in cathedral city during winter months.
dry camping or forest service or blm caqmping is the absolute best camping we do .
you may notice that the rv companies always picture their vehicles in a grassy meadow , not in an rv park .
make checklists , go camping , keep notes , you are in for a good time .
