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Separate from that, pack some good jumper cables and you can boost your battery from your tow vehicle with an hour of idling.

My own take -  With no electricity, treat your r-pod this time of year as a big tent, the weather looks like it is moderating out east for the next 10 days or so. Blankets or sleeping bags for the nite, the heater is great but you won't really need it. Head lamps work really good to minimize battery use, even for reading at nite. With a full battery, I have no trouble with 3 nights, but I am very careful with electricity use and don't ever use the tv. Also, "Deep cycle" batteries are much more forgiving in recovering from low charges than car batteries.

If you have 'shore power" (an electric hook up) things really get easy but it sounds like you are boondocking. I am sure you'll enjoy your trip.

Hello R-Pod owners,

We just picked up our 2015 R-Pod 177 Monday. We drove from Harrisburg PA to Pittsburgh PA, Spent an hour or so transferring ownership, then, hauled it back to Harrisburg. What a long day. almost 500 mile round trip. We are very happy with it so far. I am not familiar with the systems yet. It is still winterized. The 2 year old battery would not charge past 4.7 volts using my 2 amp charger. The charger says "Check the battery". We are probably going to buy the cheap Autozone 12 volt marine battery for now. Their website specs show Cold Cranking Amps (CCA): 800, Cranking Amps (CA): 1000, Reserve Capacity (min): 180 min at 25 Amps. Does anyone happen to know how long the furnace can run and how much gas it would use? I was hoping to stay out at least a night or two. Any advice on how to stay off grid for three nights? If you are only supposed to let the battery power drop no more than 50%, how will I know when to cut the battery off? I am new to this and we are starting to learn. Any advice on anything R-pod or camping is welcome.