Powering Your Camper With An Inverter?
We are going dry camping next week and were interested in using an inverter. Sure, we've used a small inverter inside the camper using the 12V outlets to power things like a TV, a laptop, a CPAP, etc...
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When plugging the shore power cord into an inverter, it will provide 120VAC to your entire rig. You will want to turn off breakers to your converter, AC, and even microwave oven as these will require an extra large battery bank and a sizable inverter. Additionally, fridge and water heater should be set to propane mode to keep from running your battery bank down quickly.
I have both a large whole rig inverter and a smaller 350 watt inverter for our entertainment center and can say that it is rare that we use the whole rig inverter with all the precautions that need to be taken.
When drycamping or boondocking, We use our genny for high current items mentioned above and the smaller entertainment center inverter for HD sat dish and receiver, HDTV, DVD, Laptops, and video game systems.
I have both a large whole rig inverter and a smaller 350 watt inverter for our entertainment center and can say that it is rare that we use the whole rig inverter with all the precautions that need to be taken.
When drycamping or boondocking, We use our genny for high current items mentioned above and the smaller entertainment center inverter for HD sat dish and receiver, HDTV, DVD, Laptops, and video game systems.
