As a complete novice am looking for some power advice .
I am sitting here second night wild camping at a Chester car park and notice that by leisure batteries ( 2 x 110amp ) are now down to about 12.1 volts . I’m thinking that I will have to move tomorrow as my batteries will surely be down to about 11.7 volts by then. I think I am being frugal with consumption just some LED lights for reading and a TV on for about 2-3 hours plus the usual on and off with the water pump as and when required .
My questions are:
1. Is two nights wild camping in winter about all I could be expected to get with my set up ?
2. What options have I got to improve this situation and get a few more nights without moving to charge?
3. If I ran the engine whilst stationery how long would it take to recharge the batteries?
4. I have a small Kippor suitcase genny in the back but if I ran this how long would it take to charge the batteries ?
5. Is a 80W solar power panel in winter worth fitting ?
6. Is a battery to battery charger worth fitting?
7. Would you advise fitting another 110 A battery?
Thanks in advance
I am sitting here second night wild camping at a Chester car park and notice that by leisure batteries ( 2 x 110amp ) are now down to about 12.1 volts . I’m thinking that I will have to move tomorrow as my batteries will surely be down to about 11.7 volts by then. I think I am being frugal with consumption just some LED lights for reading and a TV on for about 2-3 hours plus the usual on and off with the water pump as and when required .
My questions are:
1. Is two nights wild camping in winter about all I could be expected to get with my set up ?
2. What options have I got to improve this situation and get a few more nights without moving to charge?
3. If I ran the engine whilst stationery how long would it take to recharge the batteries?
4. I have a small Kippor suitcase genny in the back but if I ran this how long would it take to charge the batteries ?
5. Is a 80W solar power panel in winter worth fitting ?
6. Is a battery to battery charger worth fitting?
7. Would you advise fitting another 110 A battery?
Thanks in advance