how big of a generator is needed
so the wife and i are going to bite the bullet and get our first travel trailer. i am curious as to how big of a generator we will need to buy for when we are not hooked up to elec power. i have...
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I second the others on 3000 to 3500 watts. But dont think that you cant run the refrigerator and AC at the same time. Most Residential friges are operated off an inverter so they can still run when you are towing or not connecteed to a 120 vac source.
Make sure you put as much battery power as possible. (2 GC2's are preferable) and then your frige can run for a couple days off those batteries, and you can either run a smaller genny 1000-2000 watt just for recharging and occasional tv. Or a 3000 and be able to run your ac and a couple of other small uses in the trailer while connected.
Edit add on, just saw your second post about a couple of events. If you are looking at this for attending fairs, sports events etc as your main use. You are talking only 2-3 days on average. Get the two Golf cart batteries, and let a resi fridge run on them with an inverter. You can recharge when needed using any generator.
If the trailer is used, instead of tearing out and adding the resi fridge, you may have room to simply add a second "dorm" style fridge,(many sizes available less than $200), inside or out for beverages, and with that, make plenty of extra space in the main one for food to keep dw happy.
Make sure you put as much battery power as possible. (2 GC2's are preferable) and then your frige can run for a couple days off those batteries, and you can either run a smaller genny 1000-2000 watt just for recharging and occasional tv. Or a 3000 and be able to run your ac and a couple of other small uses in the trailer while connected.
Edit add on, just saw your second post about a couple of events. If you are looking at this for attending fairs, sports events etc as your main use. You are talking only 2-3 days on average. Get the two Golf cart batteries, and let a resi fridge run on them with an inverter. You can recharge when needed using any generator.
If the trailer is used, instead of tearing out and adding the resi fridge, you may have room to simply add a second "dorm" style fridge,(many sizes available less than $200), inside or out for beverages, and with that, make plenty of extra space in the main one for food to keep dw happy.
