From: theise@panix.com   
      
   On Fri, 2 Aug 2024 13:02:29 -0000 (UTC),   
     Ted Heise  wrote:   
      
   >  All good thoughts, and reminds me I haven't said much about my   
   >  use case.  We tow a Lance 1475 with the Acadia Denali, and my   
   >  interest is being able to camp off the grid (e.g., National   
   >  Forests) so we can have some freedom in where we go (i.e., not   
   >  be bound by campground reservations) and to not be packed in   
   >  with lots of other campers.   
      
   >  As far as electrical usage, the fridge is fair size for a small   
   >  trailer but can run on propane.  The AC won't run at all on 12   
   >  V, so that leaves microwave, electric kettle (for Aeropress   
   >  coffee), furnace fan, lights, and charging of phones and   
   >  laptops.  We have a newish 100Ah LiFEPO4 battery, and my guess   
   >  is it might not last a full day.  Hence the need for some   
   >  additional power source.  I need to try it out without shore   
   >  power, so plan to try next camping trip.  Probably at a place   
   >  with shore power, but just not connected until/if needed.   
      
   Okay, I'm a dumbass.  I just realized that unlike other options   
   (the trailer battery, a DC-Dc convertor, solar), a generator will   
   let me run 120 V things.  Duh.   
      
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   Ted Heise             West Lafayette, IN, USA   
      
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