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Date Posted: 19:36:04 04/19/04 Mon
Author: Dog
Author Host/IP: 64-48-236-91-dal-01.cvx.algx.net / 64.48.236.91
Subject: Re: extra battery ?
In reply to: rain king 's message, "extra battery ?" on 14:17:46 04/19/04 Mon

>i have a 2001 dodge diesel 2500, i just put a lance
>1025 on it, have been having a wonderful time camping,
>but ran out of juice from the heater running through
>the night, the battery lasted about 24 hours,

That sounds pretty typical. The fan in the heater takes a lot of juice.

> you
>say i can possibly put an extra battery for more power
>in the box made for the generator i did not get.

If you're prewired for a generator, it's very easy to do.

> i
>have considered getting a lp generator, do you know if
>they come on automatically when the battery gets low?

There might be some generators out there that do that, but I've never heard of one. The generator that you can get from Lance only turns on if you flip the switch over the stove. It is not auto-starting.

> when my battery got low a beep was going off telling
>me i was out of juice,

I think that was the propane or CO detector beeping. I've only had my battery get that low once. Once was enough.

> lucky for me i started the
>truck and charged the battery.....i want to go solar
>too, but worried about the clouds and coastal
>fog......

Our Lance uses about 20-25AH of juice a day. If you can get 6 hours of good sun, you can put most of that back using a 100W panel.

> i have had the camper for a bit over a month
>and have been camping in the rain and snow fishing 4
>times, yehaaawwwww , having fun, but just now trying
>to find it easier to power myself in the woods ,
>thanks

We love ours too. And can't seem to use it enough.

Have fun and thanks for writing.

Dog

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