Little boondocking setup help?
I'm looking to get into some boondocking. I'd eventually like to have a solar setup, but starting with a generator and upgraded batteries for now. What is the bare minimum I need? I'm looking at g...
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Kach wrote:
I'm having second thoughts about living without AC...
Neither would we tolerate an RV without AC. AC completes the "truly self-contained go anywhere anytime in comfort" aspect of an RV.
Like it or not, we often find ourselves unexpectedly in hot weather and our reasoning is ... why have to cut short or terminate our trip or go to a location we didn't count on just because Mother Nature decides to not cooperate.
The DW often wants a quick nap in the afternoon regardless of the weather, so if it's hot we just fire up the built-in generator and the AC so she can get a good rest. We even ran the AC off the large generator almost all night once in order to sleep in the extreme heat and humidity of the Southern U.S.. Our large generator is really very quiet for it's size and it will power the AC for about 2 1/2 hours on a gallon of gas - so the 55 gallon main vehicle fuel tank will provide power for the generator many hours over and above what we need to get into and out of campsites.
I suppose the (almost) ultimate setup would be a large generator for the AC, a small generator for battery charging when solar won't work, and solar for when you're camping in the sun. (Microwave ovens can always be run off an inverter powered by your batteries - no large generator is required in order to run the microwave for short time periods here and there.)
If cost was no object ... I'd prefer to have only a large generator for the AC and an automatic on-demand 24/7 silent fuel cell system for keeping the batteries topped up rain or shine night or day - just like many of the marine guys do.
