Electricity in the bush

[Paul#25]

The solution is:



Chalet...

... or a Nayela Okapi ...

Or a 5 Star hotel.....

[Samaya]

Sorry for replying now... was offline for a while.

So essentially you don't use 220Vac while camping. A good 12V setup will be a better option... Then I'd rather spend the inverter money on more batteries or solar panels...

I saw a cheap alternative option for a camping trailer the other day and think it might be worthwhile to get something like that and start planning the electrics and gas for such a setup.

[Wave]

So essentially you don't use 220Vac while camping. A good 12V setup will be a better option...

If there is 220v I do plug in, don't get me wrong, but my setup is designed that I can camp off-grid and still have cold beer for days.

So budget for a decent battery charger too...

[Saxj]

We only use 220v to charge Laptop's. All the rest is fire or 12v, Hair is a drip dry even though I have a 1500 inverter

But you don't have any hair

You didn't mention SueAnne join's me on every trip and outing and drives as well

There is no fun in telling the whole truth

[HenriSteyn]

So essentially you don't use 220Vac while camping. A good 12V setup will be a better option...

If there is 220v I do plug in, don't get me wrong, but my setup is designed that I can camp off-grid and still have cold beer for days.

So budget for a decent battery charger too...

You mean solar charger?

[Wave]

Nope, if there is a 220v power point at the campsite, I will run my extension cord and use the power available, the C-tek kicks in and charges both batteries in our camping trailer, yes everything else still runs on 12v but I have no need for solar.

[HenriSteyn]

Understood.

Missed the statement that you dont do solar.

I have a Victron 15A charger fitted to take care of the two batteries.

Bit of an overkill but fitted it in such a way that it can easily be removed to charge any other battery if required

[Wave]

I do have a 110w solar panel with built-in regulator, so if camping off grid I just plug it into my BH plug by the trailer coupler and I'm good to go. If I have enough daylight my 2 fridges run perfectly.

I had to remove the Conqueror "Homemade" charger as it died before I bought the trailer. the seller gave me a C-Tek 25amp charger that I have now built into the DB board, unfortunately it cannot be removed easily/without stripping the entire DB board out.

[BushWacker]

Nope, if there is a 220v power point at the campsite, I will run my extension cord and use the power available, the C-tek kicks in and charges both batteries in our camping trailer, yes everything else still runs on 12v but I have no need for solar.

.... “ have no need for solar “ ... ?
... even if you chill in 1 campsite for few days without motoring around much ?

[HenriSteyn]

He did forgot he did got a solar panel somewhere