Sometimes small systems are plenty

pnichols wrote:

You're less stressful concerns over camping electrical power are probably pretty common for us motorhome owners with our easy-start, easy-fuel-supply, built in generators and main engine alternators full-time-connected to our coach battery banks ... regardless of whether or not us motorhome owners have particularly huge battery banks or whether or not we have solar arrays on the roof. It's the pop-up trailer, regular trailer, fifth-wheel, and truck camper owners that as a rule have the hassles with storage, set-up, and securing of separate generators and the fuel supplies for them - especially if they don't have solar arrays at all ... or large enough solar arrays.

To camp in a low stress power source way, we know that if push comes to shove we can in any weather just push a button to start the Onan connected to a 55 gallon fuel tank or quietly idle the V10 connected to the same 55 gallon fuel tank. That's one reason we bought a motorized RV instead of a towable - convenience. We have a minor hassle in that we use a very small super-quiet generator to replace solar panels. Now ... if only we could reach the same camping spots as a TC can ...

Very true. You get no arguments from me here! A little OT but I "discovered" a TC that eliminates all I don't like about TC's. Too bad I already bought the MH. Still love the MH though.

pnichols wrote:
I suppose the ultimate non-hassle power sourcing setup for any weather any time drycamping is a well-installed, quiet, large built-in generator for air conditioning, a large battery bank, and a 24/7 automatic battery-top-up fuel cell so that having the sun is of no concern/worry. This is an expensive arrangement, though. ;)

Like the idea of those fuel cells but the expense makes LI customers cringe. :B I'd rather have a fuel cell than solar honestly. Hopefully prices will come down in a few years.