time2roll wrote:
Read through them all? How about post your concerns related to your camping style.
Space concerns, how will you charge them... throw us a bone for what you need.
Otherwise you have read all the general answers.... go down and buy something. Unless you are going lithium not much has changed in 25+ years.
No, I did not read them all but I read a lot of them over the last few months.
OK, Here's some details. We mostly boondock and generally stay for one or two days in each location. I hate using the Onan generator because it is incredibly loud. I recently added the lance 8 gauge harness to the truck so the camper batteries will charge and I can run the fridge on DC when driving. This works very well. We also have a 90 W solar panel. I will probably add a 200 W panel and an MPPT charge controller after upgrading the batteries.
On our last trip during the eclipse, our batteries drained considerably most nights. One reason was the fridge not flipping to LP after camp was set up and me not noticing it for about an hour(twice!). But we also use our computers quite a bit and listen to the radio. We don't watch TV much, no satellite. We like to camp in the colder months and need the heater to run during the night. The batteries are AC Delco G24 FLA batteries, 12 V.
My wife routinely takes the camper out on her own and I don't want her losing power in the fall and winter, so I'm looking at AGMs, even though I really want to go Lithium.
Let me know if you want any more details.
2014 Lance 992
2014 Ram 3500 DRW Turbo diesel
