Sometimes small systems are plenty
Friday my wife suddenly got the urge to camp. Immediately. All the TT has is the original Group 24 battery, 5w solar to maintain it and a 700w/1500w inverter I've never even run under significant l...
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There will be no movies until morale improves!
Mr Wiz is full-timing off grid with a 120v res type fridge. It has to do with the cost of a replacement RV fridge, vs the cost of a similar cu ft size res fridge, and not having to go get propane so often when there is no supply nearby.
I used the 120v air compressor last week when we took the trailer away from our seasonal site for a weekend trip. I had to boost the back tires on the truck up to towing weight pressure from non-towing pressure. I tried one of those 12v kind that was in an emergency kit we got somewhere--what a farce! It just handled the trailer tire pressure (50lbs) before it ate itself. Good luck with the truck back tires at 80lbs :) Ran the air compressor off my oversized inverter.
Hope Mr Almot won't make me drink that Kool-Aid for doing that! :(
Mr Wiz is full-timing off grid with a 120v res type fridge. It has to do with the cost of a replacement RV fridge, vs the cost of a similar cu ft size res fridge, and not having to go get propane so often when there is no supply nearby.
I used the 120v air compressor last week when we took the trailer away from our seasonal site for a weekend trip. I had to boost the back tires on the truck up to towing weight pressure from non-towing pressure. I tried one of those 12v kind that was in an emergency kit we got somewhere--what a farce! It just handled the trailer tire pressure (50lbs) before it ate itself. Good luck with the truck back tires at 80lbs :) Ran the air compressor off my oversized inverter.
Hope Mr Almot won't make me drink that Kool-Aid for doing that! :(
