Going off-grid in August
OK. It is my sixth camping season in my trailmanor, and after a hiatus I am excited to be back on this board. Except for a two day campground power outage I have never really been off-grid. I am curious if anyone has recommendations for preparations for an off-grid week. I was thinking the following, but please be free to redirect or tell me which of these are a higher priority. Links to previous threads appreciated (I wish I had more time to search).
Plans:
1) Convert to LED lighting. Incandescents complete, and a plan in place for the florescents.
2) Add a second battery. I am wondering if there are any horror stories about this. I know the difference between series and parallel, so I do not expect any trouble.
3) Buy a portable solar panel with jumper cables. I am not ready to permanently mount.
I have no plans to do anything AC on the trip, and I will refill the propane for the fridge before I go. Anything else? Thanks,
Kevin Krause
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