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12-05-2021, 07:36 AM #11
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12-05-2021, 07:49 AM #12
We have the Titan 1600 Briefcase kit. We have 8-200 watt panels and 2-2000 watt batteries.
We had an outdoor kitchen with a slideout cooktop that we removed. The generator and batteries will be installed in there. We can plug in when at a campground to charge the batteries. We will not be installing the panels on the trailer so going down the road and having the sun recharge is not an option. We will be retaining the portability.
Now we have to figure out a way to wire the whole thing. We also need to figure a way to keep everything safe from theft.
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12-05-2021, 09:23 AM #13
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As a point of reference - I have 3600 watts of battery and 800 watts of solar panels. I have occasionally run the frig (8 cu absorbtion) and while it works it draws enough power that there is not a lot left for the other stuff i want to do (like work). I will leave it on the inverter during summer months when traveling during the day - it easily keeps up with that, but when the days get short i dont do this. And i always run on propane at night. We mostly boondock and i prioritize the battery power for other things. Almost hoping the frig will crap out on me so i have an excuse to get a 12v compressor model...
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12-05-2021, 09:26 AM #14
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12-05-2021, 10:14 AM #15
WOW thanks for letting me know your experience. Your specs almost match mine.
I have a 8cu ft absorption frig
4000 watt battery
1600 watts in panels
We live in Florida so running during the summer is mandatory.
We won't plan on running much off the generator after that. Looks like it will be pretty well drained. We can always run off propane at night-good idea.
Titan does offer more batteries if we
discover we need them.
We just don't want to worry about running down the road using propane.
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12-05-2021, 10:43 AM #16
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Your fridge is on the passenger side. Your gas tank fill for the truck is on the drivers side. The other pumps are on the other side of the vehicles next to the TT. Millions of people pull RV trailers through gas stations with the propane on. Probably 99% of the GD owners here do. I don't get the issue. You'd have a better chance of winning the lottery as to catching fire at a gas station. 99% of the time your TT is not near the pumps when filling as the fridge is probably 20+ feet behind the truck.
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12-05-2021, 08:53 PM #17
In most states it is against the law to have your valve to your propane tanks open while on the road. A leak in the system doesn't have to come from just the frig. Just rocking and rolling down the road.
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12-05-2021, 08:56 PM #18
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Last edited by Hoopy Frood; 12-05-2021 at 09:03 PM.
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12-05-2021, 09:12 PM #19
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This is not true. As @Hoopy Frood alluded to, there are only a few locations where it is required to close the valves on the tanks - for example, entering tunnels. BC in Canada has some laws that differ, too. In addition, all modern LP tanks have rapid escape prevention valves that stop the flow of propane should a line be severed... as you may have experienced if you opened a valve too quickly after refilling a tank and reconnecting it.
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12-05-2021, 09:50 PM #20
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An inverter uses a lot of energy. You are better off spending the money on a portable fridge - I have a CFX3 from Dometic and it just sips energy and holds a lot of food. It’ll make it no problem on a road trip.
I use it camping and on my boat as freezer or worksites. I run it off a lithium battery from a jackery.
If you want an inverter, I would use a jackery because lithium runs full power until it’s discharged. Plus you can use it as a power center and also charge from solar or your vehicle while underway
Lithium weighs 1/4 of deep cycle.
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