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06-27-2021, 07:56 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: Sacramento
Posts: 1,005
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Originally Posted by MarvnMabel
We go 5+ days on battery power on a regular basis out here in the wild west. And they are 12v. Have pushed it to 10 days on many occasions.
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The OP had a simple Marine/Starter battery, provided by the RV dealer. Is that what you have? Otherwise, you're comparing apples to oranges.
Do you have one Marine/Starter (combo) battery and no facility to charge and you can run 5+ days?
What battery operated devices to you *not* use?
- Water pump?
- Water heater?
- Fridge?
- Furnace?
- Lights?
- Radio/TV?
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06-27-2021, 08:05 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2020
Location: Hartford AL
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Simple fact, an experienced RV'er can boon dock much longer than a first timer with family even with the same minimal equipment. But that said, having the right equipment will make a difference big time. The OP was taking off 5 days ago on a "3 day cruise" so they should be back and hopefully will come back and let us know how it went.
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06-27-2021, 12:56 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: Pipe Creek
Posts: 344
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chunker
Simple fact, an experienced RV'er can boon dock much longer than a first timer with family even with the same minimal equipment. But that said, having the right equipment will make a difference big time. The OP was taking off 5 days ago on a "3 day cruise" so they should be back and hopefully will come back and let us know how it went.
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Shades of Gilligan's Island.
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06-27-2021, 12:58 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: Pipe Creek
Posts: 344
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I would have recommended that you use a connected trip on your first try. It's always a good idea to have plenty of backup as you learn how everything works.
Furthermore, this time of year, things are going to be a little bit hot. Air conditioning will not work on your 12 volt batteries/battery.
I appreciate your situation, that you want to "rough it" a little bit. However, it's always wiser to err in the side of caution.
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06-28-2021, 05:52 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: May 2021
Location: Jeffersonville
Posts: 19
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chunker
Simple fact, an experienced RV'er can boon dock much longer than a first timer with family even with the same minimal equipment. But that said, having the right equipment will make a difference big time. The OP was taking off 5 days ago on a "3 day cruise" so they should be back and hopefully will come back and let us know how it went.
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Back from our maiden trip and everything went great! Battery stayed more than half full after 3 days. We are used to tent camping, so using minimal resources from the camper was not a huge inconvenience. We only used lights when going to bed, only had water pump on when cleaning dishes, didn't use the radio (until the last night when I knew our charge levels were sufficient), didn't use the hot water heater at all. It was a good test to know that if we added a 2nd battery, we could use all of that a bit more with little worry. I did bring jumper cables just in case. Thanks for everyone's responses, even the people who got me freaked out that my battery was a POS and wouldn't last a day.
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06-28-2021, 09:04 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: Pipe Creek
Posts: 344
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Quote:
Originally Posted by alesure
Back from our maiden trip and everything went great! Battery stayed more than half full after 3 days. We are used to tent camping, so using minimal resources from the camper was not a huge inconvenience. We only used lights when going to bed, only had water pump on when cleaning dishes, didn't use the radio (until the last night when I knew our charge levels were sufficient), didn't use the hot water heater at all. It was a good test to know that if we added a 2nd battery, we could use all of that a bit more with little worry. I did bring jumper cables just in case. Thanks for everyone's responses, even the people who got me freaked out that my battery was a POS and wouldn't last a day.
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That is absolutely spectacular!!!... Glad you guys had a great time!!... Now that you've had your Shakedown Cruise, you do know how everything works. And, you know your limitations and your assets. Happy Camping in the future!!
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06-28-2021, 12:43 PM
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Member
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Waterford, MI
Posts: 57
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I had the dealer put dual 6V batteries in mine when I bought it 5 years ago (Interstate Deep Cycle Extreme 232AH #GC2-XHD-UTL), and I switched over all the interior lights to LEDs, including the outside door light. 3 days dry camping was doable, also running the TV via a small inverter. My TT sits in the driveway plugged into 120V when not in use, and the batteries are still OK.
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06-29-2021, 01:46 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: Florissant
Posts: 687
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KJJ
My TT sits in the driveway plugged into 120V when not in use, and the batteries are still OK.
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Mine does too. It never consumes water which is amazing. I like the converter in my camper.
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