Lance 650 Battery Issues?
Hi everyone, Please forgive my lack of technical terms, I'm a young woman owning a truck camper for the first time and have been figuring out how an RV works for the past year, but I wanted to kno...
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horseshoesnhappyhrs wrote:
I really appreciate everyone's replies and explanation of things to me, so thank you!
I feel a bit relieved to know that the battery usage appears to be normal based on what everyone has said. I didn't realize the furnace uses that much battery and I do use it quite a bit during the night. I think before I spend any more money, I should just save up and get a generator.
Thanks again everyone!
IMO it's sort of silly to outfit truck campers with these forced air furnaces, especially on units like yours where a genset isn't even an manufacturer option. Same with microwaves. Most people don't get truck campers to park them in trailer parks.
If you get a generator you will need to think about where to keep it when you travel, where to keep the gas etc.
For less than a small whisper generator costs you might look at getting a more serious solar array and a couple good batteries. Your current compartment holds 0ne group 27 battery but you could add 2 more and mount them in the bed of the truck ahead of the wheel wells where truck campers leave a space. 200 watts of good solar on the roof a good charge controller should keep your batteries charged providing you have good sun during the day and you avoid using the forced air too much.
Systems are pretty cheap. You may need to enlist some help to install if you aren't electrically savy. There are tons of videos on youtube to help
Decent 200 watt kit for less than $350
