Leaving hot water tank turned on
This past weekend, we left our hot water tank turned on all weekend. Our old TT just had a gas hot water tank but the new one has both gas/electric. Was much easier to leave the electric element on in...
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We boondock/drycamp/mootchdock 95% of the time. We have only tied into line power once in two years and have not used the generator once. We have been in a couple of RV parks in past year when visiting relatives near big cities. We only tied into line power the one time when we were in shade and it was 103. We can use a/c for 3 to 4 hours with solar/battery suite
Dry camp - Forest Service/BLM/COE CG with possible table and now water except a possible water point
Boondock - dispersed camping on public lands, hopefully, no one else around but wildlife
Mootchdocking - set up in one of our kids' yards when visiting. Do not hook up.
We have lasted six to seven days on battery suite in heavy tree cover on Olympic Peninsula and in Cave Creek (Stewart Campground - dry camping) in the Chirichahuas. Changed energy management to: inverter off except to use microwave or watch Mystery Theater on our DVD, and ran water heater and fridge on propane.
We did harvest 8200 W-hr today. Tomorrow will be storms and power management changes.
2006 Chevie 4 x 4 diesel (dualie)
2013 Open Range 337RLS
1.4 kW of solar (90 V from roof)
8.6 kW-hr of LFP (at 48 V nominal)
4.0 kW Magnum PSWI
TriStar MPPT-45
We boondock/drycamp/mootchdock 95% of the time. We have only tied into line power once in two years and have not used the generator once. We have been in a couple of RV parks in past year when visiting relatives near big cities. We only tied into line power the one time when we were in shade and it was 103. We can use a/c for 3 to 4 hours with solar/battery suite
Dry camp - Forest Service/BLM/COE CG with possible table and now water except a possible water point
Boondock - dispersed camping on public lands, hopefully, no one else around but wildlife
Mootchdocking - set up in one of our kids' yards when visiting. Do not hook up.
We have lasted six to seven days on battery suite in heavy tree cover on Olympic Peninsula and in Cave Creek (Stewart Campground - dry camping) in the Chirichahuas. Changed energy management to: inverter off except to use microwave or watch Mystery Theater on our DVD, and ran water heater and fridge on propane.
We did harvest 8200 W-hr today. Tomorrow will be storms and power management changes.
2006 Chevie 4 x 4 diesel (dualie)
2013 Open Range 337RLS
1.4 kW of solar (90 V from roof)
8.6 kW-hr of LFP (at 48 V nominal)
4.0 kW Magnum PSWI
TriStar MPPT-45
