Author: podrunner
Subject: battery life
Posted: 31 May 2016 at 7:08pm
Welcome to the site...I will give you my .02 since you asked. I have a single group 27 battery and it serves me fine. I just returned from a 3 night dry camping trip and my battery showed 12.48 volts after being used for the 3 days. I have LED lights, did not use the heater much, limited use of the fan, pumped through 35 gallons of water and watched the DVD player for about 2 hours. ( I have the older audiovox 9" that I run through an inverter). The refrigerator does require some 12V power for electronics, but I suspect it is minimal. I think you are fine with one battery, although many on here seem to think dual 6V golf cart batteries are the only way to go. My battery is new this year, toward the end of last year my old battery was failing and I did connect directly with jumper cables to my tow vehicle to add a bit of charge on one longer camp out. This is a great way to add a few amps without having to buy a second battery. Start with one battery, and you can always add a second battery if you run short on amps on longer camping trips. Happy Trails...
Subject: battery life
Posted: 31 May 2016 at 7:08pm
Welcome to the site...I will give you my .02 since you asked. I have a single group 27 battery and it serves me fine. I just returned from a 3 night dry camping trip and my battery showed 12.48 volts after being used for the 3 days. I have LED lights, did not use the heater much, limited use of the fan, pumped through 35 gallons of water and watched the DVD player for about 2 hours. ( I have the older audiovox 9" that I run through an inverter). The refrigerator does require some 12V power for electronics, but I suspect it is minimal. I think you are fine with one battery, although many on here seem to think dual 6V golf cart batteries are the only way to go. My battery is new this year, toward the end of last year my old battery was failing and I did connect directly with jumper cables to my tow vehicle to add a bit of charge on one longer camp out. This is a great way to add a few amps without having to buy a second battery. Start with one battery, and you can always add a second battery if you run short on amps on longer camping trips. Happy Trails...