Bombsight said:
and then a inverter for a cooktop and toaster later on.
Boy, I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around an inverter for an induction cooktop and a toaster (oven or bread?).
My first camper interior build was an all electric camper (no propane) with the 110 VAC side of things... Microwave, Induction Cooktop, Toaster Oven and a Wall Heater powered by my Honda 2000 generator. Here's my build thread...
ATC Bobcat Shell - Owner Interior Build.
The Microwave was 600 watts, the Induction Cooktop was 1,500 watts, the Toaster Oven was 1,500 watts and the Wall Heater was 1,000 watts. If you're not talking about a toaster oven and instead talking about a home bread toaster, my two slice unit is 1,000 watts. And, we had a Rice Cooker at 300 watts, I was amazed at what the wife could cook in that, not just rice, everything from perfect hard boiled eggs, to stews, to slow cooked meats (just google rice cooker meals).
Using my Honda 2000 generator I could only have one of those items ON at a time. The microwave, the induction cooktop and the toaster oven did cycle ON & OFF when operating, and you could tell by the generator cycling UP & DOWN in rpm's as the units did the same. The Rice Cooker just had the Honda generator idling along, never did cycle up the rpm's, could hardly know it was ON standing almost right next to it. And, the Wall Heater had the Honda generator at high rpm's when turned on (we didn't use it after 9pm or before 7am). Usage times in preparing a meal was often about 20 - 30 minutes for all units combined. Then the Honda was turned off until the next major meal.
It was sweet to have the microwave for quick things, the induction cooktop for pan and pot prepared things, the rice cooker for things that were usually impossible while camping, and the toaster oven for homemade bread, muffins, and cookies.
How much battery power does a person need to power an inverter for the above mentioned wattage & time use?