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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Thanks guys. We just got in from dry camping and this was our first test running on batteries alone in the new camper. Every light fixture in the camper is now an LED.
The Honda was turned on Tuesday night from 5-9 so the battery was full. That was the last time it was on. We really didn't use any lights during the days, only the radio from time to time. I had a 200W inverter going almost non stop to charge an ipad and phone. I also used the inverter to power two desktop fans for a few hours each day. At night the cpap was on for a few hours (350W inverter), not all night. We had to use the onboard water but not too much since the showers and bathrooms were close. The awning came out twice too.
When I left this evening (Friday) around 5pm, our dual battery setup was still reading 2/3. Granted, we were being very frugal with the lights and water pump but the inverters were in and charging stuff about 70% of the time. I was happy.
I'd still like to get an inverter that we can hook directly to the battery to power stuff the normal way in the camper. All I'm looking to do is run the TV's, some fans and charge the phones without needing inverters and extension cords IN the camper.
The Honda was turned on Tuesday night from 5-9 so the battery was full. That was the last time it was on. We really didn't use any lights during the days, only the radio from time to time. I had a 200W inverter going almost non stop to charge an ipad and phone. I also used the inverter to power two desktop fans for a few hours each day. At night the cpap was on for a few hours (350W inverter), not all night. We had to use the onboard water but not too much since the showers and bathrooms were close. The awning came out twice too.
When I left this evening (Friday) around 5pm, our dual battery setup was still reading 2/3. Granted, we were being very frugal with the lights and water pump but the inverters were in and charging stuff about 70% of the time. I was happy.
I'd still like to get an inverter that we can hook directly to the battery to power stuff the normal way in the camper. All I'm looking to do is run the TV's, some fans and charge the phones without needing inverters and extension cords IN the camper.
