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Old 03-04-2018, 09:41 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by Baker126 View Post
Yes that’s correct. I ran the generator and have no access to shore power. I do regret getting the residential refrigerator. I wasn’t thinking much about boondocking when the rig was purchased.

The batteries lasted about four hours after the generator was shut off.
I would expect more from dual batteries, but not much, maybe only one night. Hard to say; depends on how much your furnace ran and what the current draw of the fridge inverter is. Also a lot of other variables; lights, water pump, etc, etc.

My Montana came with only one 24 series battery but we did not use it much before upgrading. I would not have expected it to last more than a day and that is without using the furnace or a residential refer.

You should get bigger/better batteries and if you are going to camp off the grid consider solar. Of course it is easy for us to spend your money.
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