Residential Refrigerators While Boondocking
I'm new to the world of having a residential refrigerator in my RV. Does anyone have any tips on how to get the most out of a residential unit when mostly boondocking? Thanks.
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I believe your coach is already set up with 4 X 6 volt batteries. More is better but 4 will do. Now add about 400 watts of solar and for the most part you are set. We still occasionally run the genny during hi current usage like microwave or toaster but for the most part the solar will more than run your fridge and a bunch of other things. If we do start the genny for the microwave or toaster or whatever we usually let it run for an hour. Good for the genny and rapid charges the battery bank. Your residential doesn't use that much power. We have a large battery bank and lots of solar but we dry camp a lot and the residential hasn't made much of a difference in how we camp unless we have LOTS of cloudy skys. Then we end up running the genny a couple hours a day. No big deal. Your resdiential will draw just over an amp or so, and only for about 20 minutes out of the hour.
