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Originally Posted by sforl
My coffee maker is a Keurig 15 1500 watts. It takes 2-3 min to brew! Two cups max per day!
I will get a 12v power adapter for the fan & computer. That leaves the TV and gaming console which would possibly be used for 2-3 hrs a day!
I do a great deal of “dry” camping and I want to avoid using the generator more than I absolutely have to for a variety of reasons.
I have a 200 watt suitcase solar panel to help keep the batteries charged. Given what I want to run is it just not feasible with only the two house batteries?
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I love my Keurig too - at home. I am always surprised when I buy really good ground coffee, boil water in the RV and then pour it thru the coffee and filter. When I’m Back home it’s back to the Keurig - for the convenience. When I am dry camping and I only have 100-150 amp hours to play with, it’s all about conservation. And don’t think that you can just turn on the generator and charge up you batteries in a hour. It is not going to happen. It takes hours and hours to to replace those amp hours. The solar is good. I have about that much too and on a sunny day it keeps up with the background usage - during the day. I have been in camp grounds where people run their generators 4 hours a day or more. I dry camp for the quiet. I don’t want to be one of those people. If you move your coach every day and drive 100 miles or more, then your engine alternator will help a lot. But if you camp in one place for 4-5 Days, you will be fighting for every amp hour and running your generator all the time.
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