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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timjcarter9 wrote:skipnchar wrote:
IF you're powering everything from your inverter you need to EITHER carry a truck load of batteries or be running your generator MUCH of the time. Might be easier of you need that much power to just run off of the generator and forget the inverter.
Don't think he said that. Just wants power at all outlets.
So op be sure to know what you want to power. The less the better. If you can get away with a 300 - 400 watt inverter life is much easier.
Exactly. I'm not looking to power everything up. I'm just looking to have the ability to power certain small items up when needed without much hassle. Just having the ability to have the TV plugged in and an outlet for charging cell phones and such is all we're looking for. Perhaps running a fan at night if it's too hot.
Right now the camper is in my driveway and we have dual batteries. I disconnected the camper from my house to get an idea of our power draw from the batteries. I have all the lights and the radio on right now. That comes out to be 19 LED panels, one 921 bulb and an LED light strip we mounted to the side of the camper under the awning. Everything has been on for 5.5 hours now and I'm still showing 2/3 battery. It actually dropped from full to 2/3 in about 30 minutes but it's been holding at 2/3 ever since.
We have a 2000W Honda that can run from 9-12 and 5-9 to recharge everything during the day.
