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Lithium Batteries, First Real Test

Just spent 6 days at Sturgis. Always dry camp at National campground. Generator ran a total of 6 hours. My house batteries preformed better than I had hoped. Very happy camper. The wife is happy because she hates the sound of the gen running.

The electric demand is house refrigerator/basement refrigerator/coffe maker-twice a day/toaster/watching approx 2 hrs of tv at night/normal lights etc.

'07 Phenix Double slide, Bunk beds, 42'
'14 Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon

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Reply #1 –
You and I must have had the only 2 Foretravels out there. I got a bunch of comments on my 91, had a guy wanted to buy it so he could paint it up to look like a Mad Max Zombie Apocalypse Escape vehicle. I told him for the right price he could paint to look like a daisy if he wanted! We camped at the Full Throttle Saloon.
91 GV U300 Unihome 40' Build 3811
6V92TA Detroit

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Reply #2 –
How big is your battery bank and who is the manufacturer? 
Robert
Build # 5304
1998 34' U270 Cummins 6CTA8.3

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Reply #4 –
Quote from: stump –
You and I must have had the only 2 Foretravels out there. I got a bunch of comments on my 91, had a guy wanted to buy it so he could paint it up to look like a Mad Max Zombie Apocalypse Escape vehicle. I told him for the right price he could paint to look like a daisy if he wanted! We camped at the Full Throttle Saloon.

I think you are right. Our spot is 6 miles north of Custer. Just 15 sites. Been reserving same spot since 2001.
'07 Phenix Double slide, Bunk beds, 42'
'14 Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon

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Reply #5 –
Sounds great- keep us informed about how they perform over time.  Sounds like you have a great bank of lithium batteries.

 ^.^d
Ted & Karen
2001 U270 36' - sold after 12 years full timing

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Reply #6 –
Darrell, do you gave a battery monitor that gives you qualitative infor?  How many amp-hrs in, amp-hrs out, state of charge, level of discharge?  That sort of stuff.  This sounds good but some of us techno babble heads like data.  Here is Peter F working on his 400 amp alternator.
Roger Engdahl and Susan Green
2001 U320 3610 #5879 (Home2) - 2014 Jeep Cherokee or 2018 F150
Hastings, MN

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Reply #7 –
Roger, wait... do you have a secret cam in my garage... :o
Peter and Tammy Fleming
1991 U300 GV 40 - Sold, owned for 4 years
Downsized to Roadtrek Popular 210 class B