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A lot depends on expectations; and on how RV will be used.

19 Amp-hours is only around 230 Watt-hours, so if powering a full-size RV microwave, for example, you’d go through that 19 Ah in about 8 minutes.

For campers who don’t use much power, it’s a great way to go in order to power LED lights, fans, water pump, TVs, etc. These are all low power users, although they can add up quickly. However, if wanting to power microwave, coffee maker, etc. even a few minutes a day, it’s best to consider all energy needs carefully.



On this subject, it’s interesting that with the optional 380 Watts of solar on 2021 Coachmen Cross Trek Class B+ one could get around 100 Ah of solar charge daily. Since there isn’t a generator, that should keep from having to run engine to charge batteries most days as long as A/C isn’t used while boondocking. Anyway, just shows that as long as there is enough battery capacity to accept solar production, it will reduce generator time considerably (provided air conditioning isn’t needed). Other than powering A/C, there’s much less need for generators any longer.