The first advantage is that the cordless drill uses its own power supply,
and not the camper battery.
I am probably thinking of camping without
shore power, which is wishful thinking at this time...
The Valet is light weight at about 12 lbs, and I could feel that it was lighter
than the Atwood that I removed. However, the Atwood is easier to crank
manually, having an easier feeling gear ratio and bigger crank handle.
That does require more shoulder and arm cranking motions. So, the Valet cranking takes
more effort when cranking manually, but fewer number of turning cycles.
The big pro of the Valet is that you can use your drill with it, and let the drill do the work.
Your effort with the drill is to hold it steady and control it. I suppose if you
want to think technically about it, force and counter-force should somehow be about
equal. But, cranking away with your arms and shoulders on the jack is
just not the same as holding a drill steady. If it's a matter of choice, I'll
take the drill.
The drill noise is not loud, as I run it at about half speed, which looks good to me.
The Dewalt 20v has been very reliable and with the 6.0ah battery it will
do more than I expected.
I am also interested in seeing how this pans out, and the Atwood is in the
garage on standby.