telecom batteries and boondocking
Hi all, First night boondocking on the new batteries. I ran a computer for 5 hours (100 watts) via my large inverter, and a 7 amp 12 volt heating blanket for 7 hours. Battery voltage started ...
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pianotuna wrote:
Hi Mr Wizard,
I paid 2700 for the generator. If I had invested that in solar, I'd have had about 1400 watts of panels installed. I'd rarely use the generator.
I do snow bird in Florida--but I purchased a Condo there. That seems to have been a mistake--because now it is cheaper to fly than to drive down.
Don
I did go the opposite route as you have probably seen me post that I spent our money on solar and battery rather than the big expensive generator. It has worked out well for us in the situations we use it but as you found out, situations change. When the time does come that the solar can't keep up, I hope to goodness we are not in a dry campground where I will have to run that 3500/4000 around others.
