#1nobby
Barrie, Ontario
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120 days and counting in my 22' trailer.
June 1 onsite.
I started running my generator to run a baseboard heater before bed.....but other than than I have survived with 2 40W solar panels charging my 2 6V batteries.
I'm in the process of building a house North of Montreal. One of the rules is that you need a porta pottie onsite.
So I've been using that.....thus the trailer hasn't moved.
I get my water from the lake and dump my gray water behind the trailer.
All good....but I have another 6 weeks to go.......brrrr.....
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jdc1
Rescue, Ca
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Bales of hay will help keep the wind down and hold the day's heat in.
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Lwiddis
near Bishop, California
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Two 40 watt solar panels in Ontario?
At least one watt for each battery amp hour but in Ontario at least times 1.5.
Winnebago 2101DS TT & 2020 Chevy Silverado 1500 LTZ Z71, 300 watt solar-parallel & MPPT, Trojan T-125s. TALL flag pole. Prefer USFS, COE, BLM, NPS, TVA, state & county camps. Bicyclist! 14 year Army vet-11B40 then 11A - (MOS 1542 & 1560) IOBC & IOAC grad
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Lwiddis
near Bishop, California
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Adequate batteries, adequate solar panels...no generator needed.
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#1nobby
Barrie, Ontario
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Lwiddis wrote:Adequate batteries, adequate solar panels...no generator needed.
Who's asking?
Most of my camping is fair weather.
Running my generator for 1 hr before bed when it's 30F doesn't equate to more batteries and more solar panels.
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Lwiddis
near Bishop, California
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“and dump my gray water behind the trailer.” Hopefully I won’t be the camper after you.
The objective of a solar system is not to need a generator except for AC. The failure of an inadequate solar system is proven by the need to run your generator every day for an hour.
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Grit dog
Black Diamond, WA
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Sweet! Doesn’t get much better than spending the summer in the camper!
Let’s see some pics of the house you’re building!
"Yes Sir, Oct 10 1888, Those poor school children froze to death in their tracks. They did not even find them until Spring. Especially hard hit were the ones who had to trek uphill to school both ways, with no shoes." -Bert A.
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pianotuna
Regina, SK, Canada
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I'm glad it is working out so well for you. Thanks for the update.
Regards, Don
My ride is a 28 foot Class C, 256 watts solar, 556 amp hours of AGM in two battery banks 12 volt batteries, 3000 watt Magnum hybrid inverter, Sola Basic Autoformer, Microair Easy Start.
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#1nobby
Barrie, Ontario
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Good news is....I've roughly calculated how many days I've camped in the trailer since acquiring it 5 years ago, divided by purchase price, and I'm down to $55 a night.
LOL.
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pianotuna
Regina, SK, Canada
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#1nobby,
My cost was $1700.00. My cost per night is $0.50
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