Solar or generator for older camper?
I have an 89 Lance camper and plan on dry camping with my wife and toddler daughter. I'd like to know people's opinions on adding solar versus plopping the dough on a Honda Generator. I'd ultimate...
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ewarnerusa wrote:
22 Ah/day would barely replace the small draw of running the fridge for 24 hours. Mine is rated at 0.8 A @ 12 V DC when running on propane.
Ed, so your saying that the parasitic load of just your large Travel Trailers fridge over a 44hr weekend camping trip could use 35Ah alone? (ouch!) Better battery capacity up accordingly then.
Least we forget that fridge's installed in smaller and older TRUCK CAMPERS (this is the truck camper forum after all) don't require ANY 12V to operate on propane, (mine surely does not use 35Ah) a 40W solar panel could be just enough to make a difference.
(recall that most Truck Campers are sold with a single 70-80Ah battery - 22Ah is over 1/4 of that capacity)
