Off grid - What will I need?
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Laughing Gas
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Originally Posted by [color=#222222
Thanks for the picture of your setup, 67_4_ME, I suspect I will end up with something similar. And thanks for pointing out roof warranty issue, will keep that in mind. One question I have for you is which solar panel kit did you buy before your major battery/inverter upgrade? And did you mount those panels on the roof, or was it a suitcase model that you unfolded on the ground (or the roof), and then plugged the wire in the box on the roof provided by GD? If I could start with something like that and it could be upgraded later that I think would be great temporary solution..
https://gpelectric.com/products/over...-charging-kit/
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Look at this thread, specifically the last couple pages..
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...rest-trip.html
Looks like you posted in the above thread?
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...rest-trip.html
Looks like you posted in the above thread?
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That depends on what you think you need...
You can go with as little as cold beer, fresh water, food and means of making a fire. Or, you can go with a full solar system, 500Ah batteries, SeeLevel tank monitors, propane, cell extender, etc...
Your expectations of boondocking might be very different than mine, so in order to receive some detailed and pertinent information, tell us a bit more about your off grid camping intentions, expectations, locations, duration and what you want to have available to you.
You can go with as little as cold beer, fresh water, food and means of making a fire. Or, you can go with a full solar system, 500Ah batteries, SeeLevel tank monitors, propane, cell extender, etc...
Your expectations of boondocking might be very different than mine, so in order to receive some detailed and pertinent information, tell us a bit more about your off grid camping intentions, expectations, locations, duration and what you want to have available to you.
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This was installed by my dealer.
https://gpelectric.com/products/over...-charging-kit/
https://gpelectric.com/products/over...-charging-kit/
I want more than my current system can provide. My batteries are dual 6v Trojan T-105, rated for 225 Ah. In late October, early November I can put the hurt on them overnight running the furnace. I'm not looking to run the air conditioner, but I do want to run everything else without worrying about it. I'll be starting a build thread soon.
Regular travel trailers don't have very large tanks. You may run out of room in the black tank before you're out of fresh water. There are portable tanks for that.
If you plan to use a lot of water, search scraprat's national forest thread for his "bladder" upgrade. Upon his advice I picked up a bladder and a pump. It makes getting water or additional water fairly straightforward.
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Laughing Gas
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That depends on what you think you need...
You can go with as little as cold beer, fresh water, food and means of making a fire. Or, you can go with a full solar system, 500Ah batteries, SeeLevel tank monitors, propane, cell extender, etc...
Your expectations of boondocking might be very different than mine, so in order to receive some detailed and pertinent information, tell us a bit more about your off grid camping intentions, expectations, locations, duration and what you want to have available to you.
You can go with as little as cold beer, fresh water, food and means of making a fire. Or, you can go with a full solar system, 500Ah batteries, SeeLevel tank monitors, propane, cell extender, etc...
Your expectations of boondocking might be very different than mine, so in order to receive some detailed and pertinent information, tell us a bit more about your off grid camping intentions, expectations, locations, duration and what you want to have available to you.
I do agree with you it depends what degree of boondocking your going to do.
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What is the best affordable way to measure current draw on a rv? I want to try various things to get an idea on what to do.
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I personally have not used one some folks use "Kill-A-Watt meters" to figure the loads.
There are videos on YouTube for them.
There are videos on YouTube for them.
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So if you have a 3a ac load it would be 30a dc. If you used that for an hour it would be 30ah.
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