From: theise@panix.com   
      
   On Sun, 4 Aug 2024 11:34:01 -0500,   
     sticks  wrote:   
   >  On 8/3/2024 3:38 PM, George Anthony wrote:   
   > >>   
   > >> I don't know. I didn't have a battery monitor, and the   
   > >> battery was a standard old deep-cycle battery. It just   
   > >> charged when I drove or was plugged into shore power.   
   > >   
   > > LiFePo batteries are a different breed. My opinion, FWIW, is   
   > > to go with a small generator.   
      
   Yeah, I'm leaning that way.  Seems it will be necessary if we want   
   to flatspot and run our electronics (e.g., charging laptops).   
      
      
   >  If I was pulling one, it would be a must have.  I would   
   >  probably rig up some kind of setup so that I could charge   
   >  trailer batteries with the unit while I'm traveling for the   
   >  reason that more and more of these wilderness campgrounds do   
   >  not want you running a generator at night, and in some cases,   
   >  at all.   
      
   Okay, the possible restriction in wilderness is a really good   
   point.  I suppose generators may be prohibited in areas with   
   wildfire risk.   
      
   But how would one go about safely rigging a portable generator to   
   run while towing?  Seems like a real hazard.   
      
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   Ted Heise             West Lafayette, IN, USA   
      
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