Going to head south in a couple days. In the past I have used 4 six volt batteries and I have four. We will be doing some bonndocking. We have a 2000 gen as well. Of course it’s extra weight. Go with just two or use all four. What would determine your decision?

How much boondocking do you do ? Just over night ? Two nights ? Longer ? What options do you have if any for recharging your batteries ?What kind of loads do you run while boondocking ?If it is just overnight and you are not running anything more than a TV for a couple of hours, two 6V golf cart are adequate assuming you have a way of charging them BEFORE another boondock night !

I might be more than happy to offer an opinion, but you have left out a lot of vital information as wizard pointed out. Please fill us in a little and you might get more valuable responses. Our RV has never had more than a pair of golf cart batteries and we have never been short of power for a single overnight.Matt

My decision would be based on how I feel about running the generator. Dual 6's will get me through a night, but I'll probably need the generator the next day if it's real cold. With twice the capacity i could go two nights.In the desert with no neighbors? run the genny. In a campground? I'd rather have the extra capacity.

I would fill the available battery space if going off-grid. 4x

ivbinconned wrote: What would determine your decision?Whether I have an inverter and the loads I expect to place on it.

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theoldwizard1
Explorer II
Jan 20, 2019
How much boondocking do you do ? Just over night ? Two nights ? Longer ? What options do you have if any for recharging your batteries ?

What kind of loads do you run while boondocking ?

If it is just overnight and you are not running anything more than a TV for a couple of hours, two 6V golf cart are adequate assuming you have a way of charging them BEFORE another boondock night !
Matt_Colie
Explorer II
Jan 20, 2019
I might be more than happy to offer an opinion, but you have left out a lot of vital information as wizard pointed out.

Please fill us in a little and you might get more valuable responses.

Our RV has never had more than a pair of golf cart batteries and we have never been short of power for a single overnight.

Matt
camperdave
Explorer
Jan 20, 2019
My decision would be based on how I feel about running the generator. Dual 6's will get me through a night, but I'll probably need the generator the next day if it's real cold. With twice the capacity i could go two nights.

In the desert with no neighbors? run the genny. In a campground? I'd rather have the extra capacity.
time2roll
Nomad
Jan 20, 2019
I would fill the available battery space if going off-grid. 4x
2oldman
Explorer II
Jan 20, 2019
ivbinconned wrote:
What would determine your decision?
Whether I have an inverter and the loads I expect to place on it.
pianotuna
Nomad III
Jan 20, 2019
Significant boondocking much better with more capacity.
ivbinconned
Explorer II
Jan 20, 2019
I did mention we do have a generator. We may well park a week or as long as our water lasts out in the sand. I’ll put in all 4.
twodownzero
Explorer
Jan 20, 2019
I just had to replace my batteries yesterday. I bought 4. I have 400 watts of solar to keep them full. Going to start with these 4 as an experiment and see how it goes.
2oldman
Explorer II
Jan 20, 2019
ivbinconned wrote:
I did mention we do have a generator.
Inverters are much quieter than generators.
time2roll
Nomad
Jan 20, 2019
ivbinconned wrote:
I did mention we do have a generator. We may well park a week or as long as our water lasts out in the sand. I’ll put in all 4.
Good time to review your charging system to minimize generator run time. You need the converter to charge at 14.2+ volts for a fast recharge. If you have a WFCO 3-stage that is notorious for 13.6v trickle charge you could be running the generator 10+ hours to get over 90%.