Weekend camping - Fridge use
My wife and I have a Flagstaff Microlite 23LB. We go camping at a few campgrounds throughout the year that don't have any hookups. All we really want to use is the lights (minimally), the water pump, ...
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jawsthemeswimming428 wrote:
We go camping at a few campgrounds throughout the year that don't have any hookups. All we really want to use is the lights (minimally), the water pump, and the fridge. Our fridge runs off gas but still drains a bit of the battery. We have one 12v battery and I was hoping to make it 3 days on that. It didn't work. After about 12 hours our battery was very low!
With that little use your battery wasn't fully charged in the first place or is old enough now that it can't maintain a full charge or both ... no point in adding a 2nd new battery if the first needs replacing. :R Remember also that your propane / CO detector runs 24/7 and is a constant draw, and unless you also take steps to disable or turn off any other parasitic draws such as a radio memory circuit or television wall plate they too will also draw down the battery. You also haven't indicated whether you made sure the fridge climate control heating element is turned off as it too will significantly draw down the battery. Obviously the less you use the longer your battery reserve will last, regardless of what it is. ;)
