After 3 years of research and stalking WTW I ordered this as my retirement self-gift in 2018:
2019 8' cabover Alaskan large single battery, solar panel, and shore station charging (all standard Alaskan).
2019 Chev diesel with dual alternators and duel batteries. I have put 25,000 miles on the truck and spent lots of nights in the camper and am very happy with my choice. As I have gotten used to it over two years I am looking to improve a few things for my style of use.
My problem:
Hobbies and passions take me into the backcountry that can have a week of mid-teens F night time weather. The furnace runs frequently as I need to keep the camper around 50 for my cpap machine. After 2 nights I run low on battery power unless the sun is shining constantly. Unfortunately that is not always the case. When I drive during these outings the standard 7 plug connection does not charge the battery. I need to spend the night with shore power to continue. I always disconnect my 7way connection while camping so that I do not draw down my truck batteries.
What I've though of:
Install another battery, but I'll likely still run low as I can be out for a week straight.
Use a generator to recharge the battery or install an auxiliary cable from my truck to the camper battery.
Help needed:
Am I missing an alternative?
Where can I get correct information on how to install the auxiliary cable from my truck so I don't mess it up?
Thank you very much in advance for your thoughts and input.
2019 8' cabover Alaskan large single battery, solar panel, and shore station charging (all standard Alaskan).
2019 Chev diesel with dual alternators and duel batteries. I have put 25,000 miles on the truck and spent lots of nights in the camper and am very happy with my choice. As I have gotten used to it over two years I am looking to improve a few things for my style of use.
My problem:
Hobbies and passions take me into the backcountry that can have a week of mid-teens F night time weather. The furnace runs frequently as I need to keep the camper around 50 for my cpap machine. After 2 nights I run low on battery power unless the sun is shining constantly. Unfortunately that is not always the case. When I drive during these outings the standard 7 plug connection does not charge the battery. I need to spend the night with shore power to continue. I always disconnect my 7way connection while camping so that I do not draw down my truck batteries.
What I've though of:
Install another battery, but I'll likely still run low as I can be out for a week straight.
Use a generator to recharge the battery or install an auxiliary cable from my truck to the camper battery.
Help needed:
Am I missing an alternative?
Where can I get correct information on how to install the auxiliary cable from my truck so I don't mess it up?
Thank you very much in advance for your thoughts and input.