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    Posted: 22 Sep 2016 at 1:26pm
I agree with Techntrek, 100 watts is the absolute minimum if you are camping without hookups. Also, as others have said, LED lights are not just nice, they simply don't use much electricity
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I recommend 100 watts minimum.
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You'd be surprised how much time this little guy can add to your dry camping.

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Posts: 6128 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12 Sep 2016 at 9:06am
Originally posted by Podster

100% Agree with Charlie about the quality of jumper cables. One time an old friend once said:

 "there is absolutely no money to be saved on house paint, tents, or jumper cables" 

Smile Good Luck, Have Fun! 


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"quoted for truth"...
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JHoffman - great info on everything - thank you! Quarters are ready to go. Smile

Podster - since I like it cold, I'm hoping it will be just cool enough to not need to run anything. Thanks for the tip on checking the propane function! Love your quote, "there is absolutely no money to be saved on house paint, tents, or jumper cables" Cheers to wise, old friends!

Jato - thank you for the info on the battery same age as ours. Much appreciated! Considering getting another one ourselves. Just need to confirm if our lights are LED or not...

CharlieM - very much appreciate the tip on the jumper cables. I will check on what we have and adjust accordingly!

John in Idaho - I know nothing about generators. I'm curious, now, how big they are. Will have to check that out. You and Podster recommended charging in the truck. Wondering why I didn't think of that! Lamp
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podrunner - I'll have to check on the lights - not sure what we have. And that's great info for keeping the battery going! Thanks so much. Smile
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Another point.....    Camping got a lot less stressful when I bought a 1000 W generator when we had the tent trailer.    Now have a 2000 W for the microwave as well as charging the battery.  
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To clarify my point, my bad here is that we get 3 plus days PER BATTERY when camping in the mountains . . .)  Last time we were in Moraine Campground, RMNP we got a total of 7 days out of our 2 batteries, and they got used a lot between the furnace running a lot at night (none during the day as we were gone hiking and the furnace was turned off), and running most of the interior lights  (all L.E.D.'s). 
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100% Agree with Charlie about the quality of jumper cables. One time an old friend once said:

 "there is absolutely no money to be saved on house paint, tents, or jumper cables" 

Smile Good Luck, Have Fun! 
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we use flannel lined sleeping bags, and only run the furnace just prior to getting up to start the stove to percolate the coffee.  Charge your C phone in the truck.
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