We have an Outfitter Apex 8 with the NovaKool 7.5 CF compressor fridge, two 6 Volt 230AH golf cart batteries (last summer was their 11th season and still going strong!), 375 watts solar, tv / dvd, radio, LED lighting, 1700 watt inverter, and the usual other stuff like AC, propane heat, stove, etc. We also carry a Honda 2000. The one electrical upgrade I made that really made a huge difference in keeping the camper batteries charged was installing a high amp direct charging circuit from the truck directly to the camper batteries! The factory charging circuit may deliver 10 to 12 amps - maybe, because of the small gauge wire. I use 1-0 welding cable and can deliver over 100 amps. Of course the batteries can only accept around 25 amps, but still this allows the batteries to come to a full state of charge in much less time than with the factory charge circuit. If it is sunny 5 or 6 hours a day, while parked, we never run out of battery because the solar keeps up, even with the electrical draw of the compressor fridge, furnace, etc. If it is cloudy or rainy, and we don't run the truck, but do run all of the electrical systems, including furnace (the largest single power draw), we have battery for less than two days. Since we mostly travel where it is sunny (we live in Utah) our economical Interstate battery installation along with solar and high amp charge circuit means that we don't use the generator and always have power to spare. Clouds and/or rain (no sun), however, means that we have to get the generator out by the end of day two, if we stay in one place for several days and don't drive the truck. Terry
PS. Be sure to get the aux cooling fan on your NovaKool.
