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Old 09-14-2013, 11:01 AM   #26
suza
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Location: Bridge, Oregon
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Originally Posted by Jca3 View Post
Where we live we don't have the option of power in the national forest campgrounds. We do a lot of dry camping and still have our 2 original batteries that came with the trailer. We read at night with lights and always use our pump. Our trouble is water storage issues not whether or not we run out of power. We live pretty much as at home, just without microwave and TV. We don't have a generator or solar power and haven't needed it.
In the days of only 1 battery we could do 3 days if we bought a new battery every 2 years, but these two have worked really well for us.
I agree. With the standard battery set-up, 3 days seems to be the limit. I suppose the manufacturers figure that average campers will only dry camp for a weekend and thus provide the bare minimum. Anything over the average would require other measures, such as battery upgrades or a generator.
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