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Old 04-17-2021, 10:14 PM   #28
DavidEM
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Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Axis 24.1
State: Connecticut
Posts: 1,772
THOR #20289
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Originally Posted by Wiley1 View Post
You have somehow found a way to camp for 3 nights on 100ah total, without running the generator? That's pretty amazing. No solar panels?

What's your secret?
We have only done one overnight camping trip since we got our new Axis, but it was a controlled experiment.

I shut off the Girard water heater during the day since we did not need hot water and it draws 0.2A. The weather was chilly so we ran the furnace for about 10 minutes to warm us up in the morning. It drew 7A but for ten minutes that amounted to one amp hour. Recharged a couple of iPads overnight. Did not use any fans. The fridge was on but since it was chilly it didn't need to do much. It draws 0.5A when the burner is lit. The Axis has a manual propane valve, solenoid valves draw almost an amp. There are ways with a diode and capacitor to reduce this significantly if you have one.

We used 30 amp hours in a 24 hour period. That is probably as low as we can go, maybe 35-40 amp hours in warmer weather with more fridge on time and maybe a fan. But we never camp in really warm weather.

So the secret is attention to loads and a coach that is slightly energy friendly. But no where near as good as our old simple T/T which used half of the above Ahs.

David
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