Power Consumption While Boondocking

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For those of you that have the ability to track your power consumption at the dunes or boondocking in general, without running your a/c and without any charging from a generator or solar, how many watt hours or amp hours are you using on a daily basis?

Alternatively, how long will a 200 AH battery last you, and what items do you use power for? (Microwave, tv, outlets, water pump for showers, etc)

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add one of these as close to your battery bank as possible and monitor from your phone. All rv's are different and some may use more or less electronics. Don't forget that EVERYTHING that is plugged in uses angry pixies, even when turned off.
 
megadesertdiesel said:
add one of these as close to your battery bank as possible and monitor from your phone. All rv's are different and some may use more or less electronics. Don't forget that EVERYTHING that is plugged in uses angry pixies, even when turned off.
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Is there a link or picture that you meant to attach?
 
Running the fridge and water heater off of propane, plus 2 kids and starlink, about 1000wh/day. More riding means less power consumption, but this is about normal.
 
Sutton said:
Are you regularly using any other items that consume power?
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Starlink is my other larger consumer. Microwave too but it is short time use. All my lights are LED so not much draw. I have 900 AH of batteries so I'm good for several days without any issues. And my solar almost keeps up with draw during the day. I usually run the gen for 2-3 hrs every other day. I don't like to let the batteries draw down too far just in case I have unexpected issues. I'm planning to add more solar as well.
 
Dockmaster said:
Starlink is my other larger consumer. Microwave too but it is short time use. All my lights are LED so not much draw. I have 900 AH of batteries so I'm good for several days without any issues. And my solar almost keeps up with draw during the day. I usually run the gen for 2-3 hrs every other day. I don't like to let the batteries draw down too far just in case I have unexpected issues. I'm planning to add more solar as well.
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Yep. It's amazing, but it's also a bit of a hog. 17-30w doesn't sound like a lot, but it's a constant 17-30w of draw and amounts to 5-600wh/day. It's more than half of my total power consumption in a given day.
 
My fridge and water heater are ran off propane. Lights inside and out are LED, charging phones & laptop, tv some nights for a few hours, coffee pot in the morning, water pump throughout the day, shower for 2 people each night. No solar on my RV, 330ah lithium battery. I usually use around 50-75 per day. Run the generator for an hour or two every other day to keep the battery charged.
 
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