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boondocking with just a generator to recharge the batteries

dpgerson
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Shouldn't it be possible to boondock indefinitely by just running a generator 3 hours a day (this time of year. I'm not talking winter)? By that I mean keep the batteries sufficiently charged. I use minimal 12 volt. Lights, fantastic fan, the furnace in the morning for a bit. But the highest voltage I get once the generator is stopped, and after waiting for 2 hours, is 12.09 volts. Should I expect this. When charging the voltage reads over 13. I'm using a 6500 watt honda generator. I'm plugging the RV shore power into the generator.

Thanks in advance.
2004 Alpenlite Sante Fe 11.5 with slideout
2006 F350 V10 with camper package and air bags
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Stranger1050
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I use my trailer for work as I travel a ten state area. Most of the time I do not have access to electric so I use a generator. I start it in the morning to make coffee and in the evening for a couple of hours to watch tv and it keeps my batterie sufficiently charged. I don't think you will have any problem.