Help HTT battery
Just bought 2011 rockwood roo camped for the first time Labor Day weekend. No electric hook up. We received no time from our battery, maybe an hour before lights dimmed and another hour or so before...
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Mellohoney wrote:
Thanks everyone. Yes we had the camper plugged in to our house electric for several days before we left. Also, used all LED lights inside and none of our outlets worked either (don't know if that's expected). Would you say that w/out a generator, people wouldn't even consider camping w/out hookups? We are super new to this whole world of camping..
In short, no that is not normal. Especially with LED lights. You should have easily been able to go the weekend on a good battery just like all your camping neighbors did.
You said the trailer is a 2011. Is the battery new, or is it a 2011 battery? If the battery is not new I would suspect it first.
Do you have a multimeter? If so check the voltage with and without the trailer plugged in. You should be getting over 13 volts at the battery when plugged in. If yes then your battery is suspect. Pull it out and have it tested for free at Autozone, checker/Schucks/Kragen etc. If not reading over 13 volts your onboard charging system is suspect.
From the factory your outlets and your A/C will not work on battery power. You will need to plug in, run a generator, or install an inverter to get the outlets working.
Once you get the battery situation figured out you will be just fine camping without hookups.
Yes we will help you get it figured out, just do your best to answer the questions we post and we'll get you out camping without hookups.
Be aware we have no problem spending your hard earned money. So don't get too nervous if someone recommends a $500 solution. Read all the posts and you will get a feel for what is necessary and what it nice to have.
I'll start with necessary for a weekend trip in my opinion is one battery, but two is better. 3-4 batteries is going into the nice to have realm.
