Convert RV fridge to residential
We are in the process of buying a Solitude 378MBS to fulltime in. We will be adding 1200 watts of solar, 3kw inverter and 3 SOK Lithium batteries. We plan to boondock at least 50% of the time (proba...
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Propane systems are dirt simple, reliable & safe as well as cheap.
None of which can be said for solar electric.
Solar panels are nice when they work. Sort of like wind turbines. I’ve had them thirty years. Great marginal addition.
3-way reefer in current trailer is 20-years old this year. High hours of use.
If one has problems, search for answers (badly-built trailers feature bad installations).
Maximize each system to work well with the others. And, to a goal of being without re-supply up to X-nights-aboard with Y-people and Z-gallons fresh water. There is no point in overdoing that system which doesn’t matter when other supply causes one to have to move or to go to town.
Fit the pieces together. There’s plenty one can do IF he wants to provide EVERY service via ONLY propane, or 12V or 120V (Upgrades & additions).
Propane & Water are the essential systems in a camper. They are at the defining point of what is meant by “self-sufficient”.
Electric isn’t even needed except for water pump and furnace. Get priorities straight.
There’s nothing “simple” about solar electric. It has multiple failure points built-in. (When that happens, your 3-way will switch over to propane).
None of which can be said for solar electric.
Solar panels are nice when they work. Sort of like wind turbines. I’ve had them thirty years. Great marginal addition.
3-way reefer in current trailer is 20-years old this year. High hours of use.
If one has problems, search for answers (badly-built trailers feature bad installations).
Maximize each system to work well with the others. And, to a goal of being without re-supply up to X-nights-aboard with Y-people and Z-gallons fresh water. There is no point in overdoing that system which doesn’t matter when other supply causes one to have to move or to go to town.
Fit the pieces together. There’s plenty one can do IF he wants to provide EVERY service via ONLY propane, or 12V or 120V (Upgrades & additions).
Propane & Water are the essential systems in a camper. They are at the defining point of what is meant by “self-sufficient”.
Electric isn’t even needed except for water pump and furnace. Get priorities straight.
There’s nothing “simple” about solar electric. It has multiple failure points built-in. (When that happens, your 3-way will switch over to propane).
