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offgrid

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Topic: Battery Advice
Posted: 13 Jan 2019 at 1:24pm

The proverbial iron fist in the velvet glove...

1994 Chinook Concourse
1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft
2015 Rpod 179 - sold

DellPater

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Posted: 17 Jan 2019 at 12:05pm

I think 1% of owners who actually NEED a lot of off grid 12v, switch to a deep cycle solution. Some of the circuitry has PCB into it and that uses 12V Most, likely somewhere near 98% of RV owners need the 12v battery ONLY to fire the brakes in case of a breakaway. In case of PCB's use you should carefully select the battery, because PCB assembly should be able to tolerate the current sent by the battery without any heating issue. They never camp without hookups, or for longer then the standard battery will allow them to be without charging.

lostagain

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Posted: 17 Jan 2019 at 2:17pm

rPod owners, though, are not ordinary RV owners as in the 98% group. We are an incredibly adventurous group of folks who don't follow the herd. We challenge the status quo and find solutions through our collective creativity, sharing our knowledge with one another despite the tremendous variation in our beliefs, life styles, points of view, and backgrounds.

So we go off the grid far, far more often than the average RV owner struggling to park his/her 90' self contained class A motorhome in a parking lot RV park. We crave discovery, adventure, and the joys of being a little different from the average RV'er.

Never leave footprints behind.
Fred & Maria Kearney
Sonoma 167RB
Our Pod 172
2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost

michaeln

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Posted: 17 Jan 2019 at 7:10pm

I too am a CPAP user and switched to dual 6v 235ah batteries so I don't have to worry about the CPAP running the batteries down. I use the heated humidifier and heated hose too, so the whole thing does use a lot of power.

I almost always boondock as I don't like to be surrounded by people, and never use the trailer for more than 2-3 days in a row, so I have more than enough battery power with this setup.

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Avery, CA

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offgrid Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290	Topic: Battery Advice Posted: 13 Jan 2019 at 1:24pm
	The proverbial iron fist in the velvet glove...
	1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold

DellPater Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 14 Jan 2019 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1	Posted: 17 Jan 2019 at 12:05pm
	I think 1% of owners who actually NEED a lot of off grid 12v, switch to a deep cycle solution. Some of the circuitry has PCB into it and that uses 12V Most, likely somewhere near 98% of RV owners need the 12v battery ONLY to fire the brakes in case of a breakaway. In case of PCB's use you should carefully select the battery, because PCB assembly should be able to tolerate the current sent by the battery without any heating issue. They never camp without hookups, or for longer then the standard battery will allow them to be without charging.

lostagain Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 06 Sep 2016 Location: Quaker Hill, CT Online Status: Online Posts: 2586	Posted: 17 Jan 2019 at 2:17pm
	rPod owners, though, are not ordinary RV owners as in the 98% group. We are an incredibly adventurous group of folks who don't follow the herd. We challenge the status quo and find solutions through our collective creativity, sharing our knowledge with one another despite the tremendous variation in our beliefs, life styles, points of view, and backgrounds. So we go off the grid far, far more often than the average RV owner struggling to park his/her 90' self contained class A motorhome in a parking lot RV park. We crave discovery, adventure, and the joys of being a little different from the average RV'er.
	Never leave footprints behind. Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost

michaeln Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 08 Dec 2018 Location: Avery, CA Online Status: Offline Posts: 40	Posted: 17 Jan 2019 at 7:10pm
	I too am a CPAP user and switched to dual 6v 235ah batteries so I don't have to worry about the CPAP running the batteries down. I use the heated humidifier and heated hose too, so the whole thing does use a lot of power. I almost always boondock as I don't like to be surrounded by people, and never use the trailer for more than 2-3 days in a row, so I have more than enough battery power with this setup.
	--- Avery, CA