Dry camping and solar power
I have a 20ft keystones hideout 177hls. I will be dry camping for 6 months from may to October. The only major issue I'm running into is powering my a/c unit. I understand that my 12v battery won't po...
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kerrlakeRoo wrote:
OK, so you are going to work daily , that likely means staying in one place for the most part. Is the actual campsite chosen? How hot does it get there in the summer? Can you move a short distance to get to higher or lower elevations?
Fans like a fantastic fan are very low consumers of power, something like that can help, a pair of batteries giving you around 200 amp hrs and a couple of hundred watts of solar can come close to keeping up with that if you dont use much power otherwise.
If you are parking on private land, can you park in a shaded spot and leave the solar panels out where they will get plenty of full sun? Or are they likely to be stolen?
Do you have facilities available for getting water? And for getting your tanks emptied?
I'll be at higher elevations, 8700ft. It doesnt get hotter than 80. I have access to public restroom/shower so no worries about water or dumping. I don't think i have to worry about them getting stolen. My dog is short haired, but I'm just worried about leaving her inside without cool air flow in the afternoon hours.
