Sorry, longer post;I am in Oregon with fires. No electricity for 5 days now. Used generator on RV chassis to run freezers in my home for 3 days (about 4 hrs a day) via extension cords. RV house battery went dead and now can’t fire up generator. Water...
time2roll wrote:If your were evacuated I am not sure why you are at home trying to run a bunch of freezers.I would be tempted to just leave.We went between be ready, get ready and leave. While I was in the RV waiting to be evacuated, I plugged them i...
jdc1 wrote:I have to ask: How long are you running the genset? To keep tat food cold, you should only have to run it 3-4 times a day, an hour at a time....not continuously. That would also be sufficient to charge your battery. A 100w solar panel woul...
time2roll wrote:Need a roof? Tesla solar roof plus a few power wall batteries. Works for you even when the power is on. big $$$ up front.Otherwise maybe a home generator and 500 gallon propane tank.Or get the RV systems working. Consider adding a...
time2roll wrote:How about put them on a small utility trailer(uhaul?), connect to the van, and just go. Plug them all in at a comfortable RV park until you get word the power is back on.I am not that vested in saving the food I think I am more tryi...
time2roll wrote:If your were evacuated I am not sure why you are at home trying to run a bunch of freezers.I would be tempted to just leave.We went between be ready, get ready and leave. While I was in the RV waiting to be evacuated, I plugged them i...
