jdcml
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Looking to go dry camping in a couple of weekends. A friend has offered a generator but I’m not sure we really need it…
We are thinking of using the unit more as a hard sided tent. We have a propane griddle for cooking. Limited overhead LED light use. Some phone charging. The biggest draw is our 12v fridge that doesn’t run on propane.
I don’t have the specs available and not 100% sure where I’d get them. We have a Grey Wolf that has a rooftop panel. I’m sure that the panel is really more of a trickle to keep the onboard battery charged in storage. Sales info says it can run the fridge 2+ days but there are of course all sorts of variables with that number.
My thought is that with that trickle, can’t I just hook my tow vehicle up and recharge our onboard that way? How would I determine how long it might take to recharge? We are looking to go to an off-road truck event with lots of people in a similar situation so running the tow vehicle for a bit won’t be noticeable.
I’m guessing that none of the 110 outlets in the unit will work so I’ll have to figure out something different for our Keurig! (Cold brew is an option we’ve used before without power) Other than that, why would we want a generator? We are in Florida and won’t need furnace or a/c. Water pump will have some draw through the day. We’ve tent camped for years and done well with battery lanterns, etc. just wondering if I’m missing something for a Fri am to Sun am outting. Even thinking of putting things like drinks in a cooler with ice to limit fridge open and close and usage.
Thanks!
We are thinking of using the unit more as a hard sided tent. We have a propane griddle for cooking. Limited overhead LED light use. Some phone charging. The biggest draw is our 12v fridge that doesn’t run on propane.
I don’t have the specs available and not 100% sure where I’d get them. We have a Grey Wolf that has a rooftop panel. I’m sure that the panel is really more of a trickle to keep the onboard battery charged in storage. Sales info says it can run the fridge 2+ days but there are of course all sorts of variables with that number.
My thought is that with that trickle, can’t I just hook my tow vehicle up and recharge our onboard that way? How would I determine how long it might take to recharge? We are looking to go to an off-road truck event with lots of people in a similar situation so running the tow vehicle for a bit won’t be noticeable.
I’m guessing that none of the 110 outlets in the unit will work so I’ll have to figure out something different for our Keurig! (Cold brew is an option we’ve used before without power) Other than that, why would we want a generator? We are in Florida and won’t need furnace or a/c. Water pump will have some draw through the day. We’ve tent camped for years and done well with battery lanterns, etc. just wondering if I’m missing something for a Fri am to Sun am outting. Even thinking of putting things like drinks in a cooler with ice to limit fridge open and close and usage.
Thanks!