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Re: Full Timing with Solar and Shore Power
Hey everyone, Thanks for the quick responses. I understand everyone's concerns and also understand everyone's input. I guess I shouldn't have been so vague when I said I want to run everything on Solar. I understand you can't run the A/C and other electronics that draw a lot of power off of the two solar panels that came pre installed on our TT. I guess what I'm trying to figure out, is whether my wife and I can convert our Travel Trailer in a way that won't have to run off shore power. Reason being, she's a traveling nurse and we'll be living full time out of it on the road. We'll always be at an RV park, we're just trying to figure out if it would be worth while to upgrade our TT with more Solar... that way we don't have to spend money on a monthly fee for power. As someone else in the comments stated, it might not be worth it because the electric bill would be so insignificant. However, we would be living full time for ten years, would be doing laundry and would be staying in areas where the A/C would be necessary. I'm so new to the RV lifestyle, I don't even know if this is doable off of Solar alone. I'm just looking for advice and any tips to save some extra cash. And if it's not reasonable or it doesn't make sense to get more Solar, please let me know. Thanks in advance951Views0likes0CommentsRe: Full Timing with Solar and Shore Power
Hey everyone, Thanks for the quick responses. I understand everyone's concerns and also understand everyone's input. I guess I shouldn't have been so vague when I said I want to run everything on Solar. I understand you can't run the A/C and other electronics that draw a lot of power off of the two solar panels that came pre installed on our TT. I guess what I'm trying to figure out, is whether my wife and I can convert our Travel Trailer in a way that won't have to run off shore power. Reason being, she's a traveling nurse and we'll be living full time out of it on the road. We'll always be at an RV park, we're just trying to figure out if it would be worth while to upgrade our TT with more Solar... that way we don't have to spend money on a monthly fee for power. As someone else in the comments stated, it might not be worth it because the electric bill would be so insignificant. However, we would be living full time for ten years, would be doing laundry and would be staying in areas where the A/C would be necessary. I'm so new to the RV lifestyle, I don't even know if this is doable off of Solar alone. I'm just looking for advice and any tips to save some extra cash. And if it's not reasonable or it doesn't make sense to get more Solar, please let me know. Thanks in advance951Views0likes0CommentsFull Timing with Solar and Shore Power
Hey everyone, My wife and I just bought a new 2023 Rockwood TT. It came equipped (from the factory) with an inverter, 2 200w solar panels and we added two Lithium Ion Batteries (100ah). I was under the impression that the inverter would work for everything in the trailer but I guess that is not the case. My wife is a travel nurse and we will be full Timing for the next 8-10 years and wanted to save on our electric bill. My question is, should we add another inverter that would make it to where we can use everything in trailer with the solar and lithium ion batteries and then plug into shore power every once in a while if the batteries and solar can't keep up? Or, if we're plugged into shore power, would the solar and the lithium ion batteries save us any money on our bill? It's very confusing to me as I know the solar keeps the batteries charged but I believe once we are plugged into shore power, that will trump our solar if I'm correct. Thanks for any advice and tips. Much appreciated.2.7KViews0likes13CommentsNew Rockwood Suburban Water Heater Not Lighting
Hey everyone, My wife and I just bought a new 2023 Rockwood TT. So far we're off to a bad start. The first day we got it home, the slide out failed and it had to go to the shop for 2 weeks. We got it back a couple of days ago and are currently using it. Now the water heater won't work. A couple of times when igniting, it looked like it was going to work but quickly went out. At first I thought there was just some air in the gas line but after trying to run it 10-15 times without it working, I know that is not the issue. My guess is that the burner orifice is blocked or dirty. Whats the best way to clean it? Or does anyone have any advice on what the issue could be? This thing is brand new so I'm guessing it's something simple. Thanks in advance. -Nate1.9KViews0likes8CommentsRe: 2002 3/4 Ton Heavy Duty Diesel Chevy 2500
Hey everyone. Thanks for all of the amazing info. Im blown away by the responses... and even though there's some controversy, that's how life is and I like hearing both sides of every argument. My wife and I have found our perfect TT and it clocks in at 11,200 GVWR. Only thing I'm concerned a little bit about now (and I don't want to cause anymore controversy lol... but I probably will) is the TT we are interested in has a length of 38'-6". Going off of the wheel base for a 2500 3/4 ton Diesel... that's probably way over the length you should tow. With Sway Control + Weight Distribution Hitch, it should be fine? Thanks in advance everyone. I'm new to the Travel Trailer lifestyle. I want to make sure I'm being safe. Thanks again for any info/tips. I take everything into consideration.1.5KViews0likes0Comments2002 3/4 Ton Heavy Duty Diesel Chevy 2500
Hey everyone, My wife and I bought our first travel trailer 2 years ago and we have been living in it full time and love it. We just had our first baby boy and the trailer we have now is starting to get cramped and we're looking to upgrade to a fifth wheel or larger travel trailer. My father in law said we can borrow his truck to tow and says it's a "2002 3/4 Ton Heavy Duty Diesel 4x4 Chevy (pretty sure it's a 2500) He says it can tow around 16,000-18,000 pounds but I'm having a hard time finding the towing capacity online. Can someone help me find the towing capacity?Or if you have the same truck, I would really appreciate it if you could give me the specs for this truck. Thanks in advance! -Nate6.2KViews0likes34Comments
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