Author Topic: We bought our RV to live in (Read 40030 times)

nawhite · « **on:** November 10, 2015, 11:35:49 AM »

My wife and I have slowly been changing things about our lives to make us happier but this one seems like a big step. We wanted a chance to see the country and my work allows me to be remote all the time, so we are going to move into an RV in the spring. We just bought a 1989 26 foot Class C RV for $6500 and are going to spend another couple thousand and a lot of sweat equity this winter to make it fantastic (everything works really well and it has had a lot of maintenance, but we need to make the decor less "1989" and remodel the bedroom with desks).

We're planning on adding solar panels and towing our car so we can park it for a week on public land and get around with the car. We're blogging about the process at http://therecklesschoice.com.

The coolest part of this plan is that we will have no monthly payments other than phone and internet. Sure we'll have to pay for some gas and for hookups every once in a while to dump tanks and get water, but we won't have a mortgage payment, we wont have rent, we won't have a car payment, and we won't have a regular electric or gas or water bill.

I can't wait to hit the road but we have a lot of stuff to get rid of before we can leave. Slowly but surely though, we'll be moving in.

EDIT: 6 Months in! Here is the route we took for the first 6 months: https://therecklesschoice.com/2016/12/06/where-we-went-2016/ We're now staying in a ski condo for the winter with the RV in storage because we like skiing too much but we'll be back on the road again in the spring.

JPinDC · « **Reply #1 on:** November 10, 2015, 11:45:26 AM »

Sounds awesome. Looking forward to following along as you spruce it up and hit the road!

Bob W · « **Reply #2 on:** November 10, 2015, 12:44:45 PM »

Sounds like a plan. Don't forget to set aside money for repairs. Older RVs are notorious for blowing engines. Just consider it a likely occurrence and be prepared. If it doesn't happen you'll be happier still.

Lived in RV for 3 months while working on our house. Very happy times.

Dartwa · « **Reply #3 on:** November 10, 2015, 01:04:50 PM »

So jealous. What a steal!

YK-Phil · « **Reply #4 on:** November 10, 2015, 01:10:23 PM »

Excellent plan. I have a similar plan brewing for next year, but in a much smaller vehicle (Mitsubishi Delica or Toyota Hiace), and no work because hopefully, I will by cured of my OMY syndrome.

Have you done a cost-benefit analysis of keeping/towing a car, versus trailing a couple of e-bikes or small Vespa-type scooters?

nawhite · « **Reply #5 on:** November 10, 2015, 03:21:43 PM »

Quote from: Bob W on November 10, 2015, 12:44:45 PM

Sounds like a plan. Don't forget to set aside money for repairs. Older RVs are notorious for blowing engines. Just consider it a likely occurrence and be prepared. If it doesn't happen you'll be happier still.

Fortunately it had a ton of work done on the engine about 3 months before we bought it. Full head and seal replacement. Doesn't mean we shouldn't be prepared for catastrophic failure (it is currently leaking anti-freeze so I know it's not perfect) but I'm more optimistic than I would be otherwise.

Quote from: ykphil on November 10, 2015, 01:10:23 PM

Have you done a cost-benefit analysis of keeping/towing a car, versus trailing a couple of e-bikes or small Vespa-type scooters?

For us the car is the only way to go because I need it to carry whitewater kayaks. One of our big goals with the trip is to go to whitewater festivals along the way and a car I can set shuttle with is kinda a requirement. If it weren't for that though, the scooters would be a great idea.

frugal_c · « **Reply #6 on:** November 10, 2015, 07:08:40 PM »

Just curious, what is the general cost range for RV campground (I don't even know if that is the right term) fees? Just trying to get a sense of the costs. You must have to pay for "renting" the space, electricity, sewage, etc.

Heckler · « **Reply #7 on:** November 11, 2015, 12:23:17 AM »

Quote from: frugal_canuck on November 10, 2015, 07:08:40 PM

Just curious, what is the general cost range for RV campground (I don't even know if that is the right term) fees? Just trying to get a sense of the costs.

Walmart!

GuitarBrian · « **Reply #8 on:** November 11, 2015, 03:22:24 AM »

Campgrounds range in price... $3-$10 is generally dry camping. Mostly at fairgrounds or out of the way spots. National Forest Campgrounds in Colorado were $15-$20. For towns, with hookups... $20-$50 ($45 in Key West during the winter)

LOTS of places to stay for free... Almost all BLM lands... National Forest... Lots of State Wildlife areas as well... plus Walmart etc. You can use sanidumps.com to find free dump stations. Water is mostly easy to find... although during the winter, it can be a challenge.

Tonight I am staying the night at a Walmart in Portland, OR :)

nawhite if you are still in the researching stag on your solar... let me know. Got a couple recommendations.

meadow lark · « **Reply #9 on:** November 11, 2015, 04:26:35 AM »

NM State Parks are great deals. $180 for a resident, $225 for non-resident for a year. I think hook-ups are $4 a night.

I can't wait to get started on my adventure!

Bearded Man · « **Reply #10 on:** November 11, 2015, 12:42:31 PM »

Ha, if I was still living in a non HOA neighborhood, I'd offer my driveway up for a week. Each of my non-HOA houses have RV parking. In fact one of my neighbors would have family or something over for a couple weeks every year in a BIG fancy RV.

nawhite · « **Reply #11 on:** November 11, 2015, 04:28:41 PM »

We aren't in an HOA either but city rules are it can't stay in the same place on the street for more than 3 days. Fortunately it just fits in our driveway. We were a little nervous our neighbors would give us a hard time about it but every one of them has been really supportive of our plan. Maybe we're just terrible neighbors and they can't wait for us to move away though :-)

Full Beard · « **Reply #12 on:** November 12, 2015, 04:18:36 PM »

That is awesome, congrats!! I am unable to work remotely, but this is definitely a goal for me in about 10 years when I FIRE.

ahoy · « **Reply #13 on:** November 15, 2015, 01:38:46 AM »

Fantastic! If you plan to have kids one day, don't let them stop you from doing this (they are very adaptable).

Sofa King · « **Reply #14 on:** November 15, 2015, 03:45:49 PM »

Quote from: JPinDC on November 10, 2015, 11:45:26 AM

Sounds awesome. Looking forward to following along as you spruce it up and hit the road!

I concur!!!!

MakingSenseofCents · « **Reply #15 on:** November 18, 2015, 12:02:26 AM »

Awesome! We are in an RV now and we are loving it :) Checking out your blog.

clarkfan1979 · « **Reply #16 on:** November 18, 2015, 12:47:55 AM »

I lived in a 5th wheel camper this past summer for about 3 months. It was pretty fun. We didn't move it. It was parked at a family member's house on 2.5 acres with no HOA.

Thegoblinchief · « **Reply #17 on:** November 18, 2015, 07:10:42 AM »

With remote jobs and the desire to be as rent free as possible (e.g. stealth camping and boondocking) how are you handling connectivity?

Read all the posts on your blog - like the layout and will definitely follow.

CheapskateWife · « **Reply #18 on:** November 18, 2015, 07:24:39 AM »

Thank you for sharing the sanidumps resource! That is just awesome!

Our FIRE plans include one year to prep, and then a year on the road in an RV while homeschooling Cheapskate Kid. Still don't know when we will be embarking but there is lots of discussion in the Cheapskate home about moving the FIRE date left and living on less...so hopeful to be unemployed in two years.

dartmouth01 · « **Reply #19 on:** November 19, 2015, 03:29:59 PM »

I'm new to the site, just signed up to start learning about how to do credit card churning while paying off student loan debt. Noticed this post, and had to relate to it with my own story. My gf at the time (now wife) and I quit our jobs in 2012, got in an RV, and travelled full time in the US for two years until we went back to the real world to continue working. We were 26 and 35 at the time, respectively. If we could have kept living in the RV, we would have, but we moved to the Bay Area where there aren't that many ideal places to park that are close to where we both work. If done right, it can be a very fulfilling and cost effective way to live. We approached as an opportunity to move around and explore, so we didn't really conserve on cash (drove 40k miles in a year). If there are any questions, please feel free to ask!

shitzmagee · « **Reply #20 on:** November 19, 2015, 05:02:05 PM »

Been planning my RVing FIRE plans for a while now (still 10 years to go, though). I came across these two great resources for finding places to stay:

Harvest Hosts: Free short term parking at vineyards and farms across the country. Requires annual membership to take part, and requires a purchase from the host (think a bottle of wine). http://harvesthosts.com/

Boondockers Welcome: This like like crouch surfing for RVs. Pay an annual membership fee and get access to other member's driveways all across the country. https://www.boondockerswelcome.com/

nawhite · « **Reply #21 on:** November 22, 2015, 03:08:16 PM »

I don't know why this didn't show up in my recent updates list but thanks for all the support everyone!

GoblinChief: For connectivity I've signed up at rvmobileinternet.com. it's awesome. We're in the process of getting a grandfathered Verizon unlimited plan and we'll have an AT&T backup hotspot.

GuitarBrian: I am currently doing the solar stuff but I'm kinda past planning. I need to completely redo the electrical system so i got new batteries and am awesome inverter/charger and a trimetric meter. I've bought everything but the panels, the cables and the fuses. Have you done your own install? Only question I have right now is fuse or disconnect switch closer to the batteries?

Shitzmagee: thanks for the links I'll definitely take a look.

Spartana: too bad it's so expensive to camp near the river, all the more reason to boondock it :-)

Really cool hearing about all the RV plans from people on here. For those of you who've done it, where is the coolest place you stayed?

GuitarBrian · « **Reply #22 on:** November 22, 2015, 10:52:42 PM »

My recommendation on solar panels... is go for the large, grid-tie type. Those are cheap, less than a $1 a watt. Then an MPPT controller to handle the high voltage output from those large panels.

I would fuse the whole system from the batteries. If a short was to develop.. The batteries would be the danger, not the panels. That said, I run a separate wire for the inverter (only 750w) but that is a crazy high amp fuse are 12v.

327w of solar power (Sunpower e20 327w panel more expensive, but fit the application perfect, and best wattage I could find) 30amp fuse, between battery and charging regulator.

100amp fuse on the inverter (with 6ga wire 4 foot long)

In full sun (flat, not angled) I get 20+ amps going into the batteries when they are low.

nawhite · « **Reply #23 on:** November 23, 2015, 01:37:22 PM »

Quote from: GuitarBrian on November 22, 2015, 10:52:42 PM

My recommendation on solar panels... is go for the large, grid-tie type. Those are cheap, less than a $1 a watt. Then an MPPT controller to handle the high voltage output from those large panels.

I would fuse the whole system from the batteries. If a short was to develop.. The batteries would be the danger, not the panels. That said, I run a separate wire for the inverter (only 750w) but that is a crazy high amp fuse are 12v.

327w of solar power (Sunpower e20 327w panel more expensive, but fit the application perfect, and best wattage I could find) 30amp fuse, between battery and charging regulator.

100amp fuse on the inverter (with 6ga wire 4 foot long)

In full sun (flat, not angled) I get 20+ amps going into the batteries when they are low.

Honestly, if I had more space, that is exactly what I'd do. Unfortunately I can't fit panels wider than 30 inches which leaves me at 150W 12V modules. I can find them on Ebay for $165 shipped which isn't bad I think. Certainly not the $0.80/watt you can find on huge 300W panels but not bad since it includes shipping. We'll probably start with 2 and see if that is doing it but I bet we need to go up to 4.

After a bit more digging, I'm definitely going to fuse the positive side of every circuit but then include a disconnect switch between the negative side of the batteries and the shunt that everything needs to go through anyways for measurement.

nawhite · « **Reply #24 on:** April 29, 2016, 03:20:27 PM »

Just a status update. I just got the solar panels installed and I'm pretty darn happy with how it all turned out. $3000 all in for some really quality components: https://therecklesschoice.com/2016/04/29/diy-rv-solar/

Peter Parker · « **Reply #25 on:** April 29, 2016, 04:48:30 PM »

Love the adventurous spirit and look forward to reading more on your blog!

clarkfan1979 · « **Reply #26 on:** April 29, 2016, 06:18:28 PM »

Have fun on your trip. My wife and I lived in an RV last summer and are doing the same this summer. However, our RV is mostly parked at a family member's house. We have 3 trips to the mountains planned a couple Rockies games.

nawhite · « **Reply #27 on:** May 02, 2016, 04:13:20 PM »

Thanks for the support! clarkfan, have fun on your trip! I wish we could spend more time in the Colorado mountains.

Cassie · « **Reply #28 on:** May 03, 2016, 02:57:43 PM »

Have a great time! We had planned to travel in our 27ft RV for a year but I found out that after a month in there with DH and 4 dogs (1 of which is large) I have had it. But I do know people that live in them and love it.

shadowmoss · « **Reply #29 on:** May 03, 2016, 06:06:39 PM »

I just bought a 1983 Class C last week. It is being checked out, and once everything is declared functional I'll move into it full time. I am in the process of downsizing and selling my mobile home. It is an interesting play of emotions going through all my stuff and getting rid of things. I'm hoping to be in the RV full time by the end of the month, end of June for sure.

nawhite · « **Reply #30 on:** May 07, 2016, 05:21:21 PM »

Quote from: shadowmoss on May 03, 2016, 06:06:39 PM

I just bought a 1983 Class C last week. It is being checked out, and once everything is declared functional I'll move into it full time. I am in the process of downsizing and selling my mobile home. It is an interesting play of emotions going through all my stuff and getting rid of things. I'm hoping to be in the RV full time by the end of the month, end of June for sure.

Awesome! The emotions were definitely a roller coaster. We kinda started all sentimental but the closer we get to moving out the more we've gotten to "screw it, just get rid of it somehow!" We're gonna be down to 2 boxes and a couple framed paintings at a friend's house and that's it other than the RV. Hope the checkout comes back all ok.

nawhite · « **Reply #31 on:** May 24, 2016, 05:46:17 PM »

And we're off! https://therecklesschoice.com/2016/05/20/packing-up-and-moving-out/

So starts at least a year of adventure. The first week has definitely been a learning experience but we're figuring it out slowly but surely. Best advice is just to start. Pick a date and start working towards your goal, whatever that may be.

FrugalZony · « **Reply #32 on:** May 24, 2016, 08:16:23 PM »

Quote from: nawhite on May 24, 2016, 05:46:17 PM

And we're off! https://therecklesschoice.com/2016/05/20/packing-up-and-moving-out/

So starts at least a year of adventure. The first week has definitely been a learning experience but we're figuring it out slowly but surely. Best advice is just to start. Pick a date and start working towards your goal, whatever that may be.

Yay, safe travels!
We'll be heading out in August! Can't wait!
Will be following your blog and keep an eye out for you on the road ;)

lifejoy · « **Reply #33 on:** May 25, 2016, 08:24:21 AM »

This is pretty much my dream! I'm going to follow your blog. Good luck to ya!

nawhite · « **Reply #34 on:** May 28, 2016, 10:54:04 AM »

Good luck FrugalZony!

We've started using RVillage.com to see nearby people. Seems to work pretty well. It would be nice to meet someone else whose hit the road.

lifejoy, thanks for the luck. If it's your dream then start making decisions today to start working you towards that goal. Pick one thing every day to help you get there. We've definitely found that this won't fall in anyone's lap :-)

FrugalZony · « **Reply #35 on:** May 28, 2016, 02:06:25 PM »

Quote from: nawhite on May 28, 2016, 10:54:04 AM

Good luck FrugalZony!

We've started using RVillage.com to see nearby people. Seems to work pretty well. It would be nice to meet someone else whose hit the road.

lifejoy, thanks for the luck. If it's your dream then start making decisions today to start working you towards that goal. Pick one thing every day to help you get there. We've definitely found that this won't fall in anyone's lap :-)

Thanks! I was very impressed by your sewing tutorial.
We lucked out that the previous owners were good at that kind of stuff and redid the cushions.
Most of the older RV's just don't have patterns that are appealing.
one of these days I may attack some of the valances, but right now it's low on the priority list!
We are right behind you, a smidge more than 2 more months to go!

CanuckExpat · « **Reply #36 on:** May 31, 2016, 01:16:01 PM »

Good luck and good journeys.
We've been idly looking at Class - C and Class - B on our local Craigslist.. deciding if we decided to pull the trigger or stick with the car and tent combo.

Looking forward to hearing about your journeys.

retiringearly · « **Reply #37 on:** June 01, 2016, 07:22:57 PM »

Best of luck!!!

This is fascinating, thanks

Cannot Wait! · « **Reply #38 on:** June 01, 2016, 09:59:21 PM »

I forsee it in my future as well. Posting to follow.

nawhite · « **Reply #39 on:** June 02, 2016, 09:55:16 AM »

Thanks for all of the support everyone and good luck to those making plans to do something similar!

I put together a final count of how much it cost us to make the transition. After the money we made selling stuff, it only cost us $7500 to hit the road and never have bills again. We probably won't do this forever (and certainly not in this particular rig) but the fact that I can buy my way out of almost all expenses for the price of a used car is crazy to me.

https://therecklesschoice.com/2016/05/26/how-much-did-it-cost-to-set-off/

CanuckExpat · « **Reply #40 on:** June 02, 2016, 11:55:31 AM »

Question for folks with experience:
If you were living out of your RV, but not working, how important is having a generator / solar set up and auxiliary batteries?
When boon-docking, is propane alone sufficient, or is the electricity nice for anything else?

nawhite · « **Reply #41 on:** June 02, 2016, 01:12:20 PM »

Quote from: CanuckExpat on June 02, 2016, 11:55:31 AM

Question for folks with experience:
If you were living out of your RV, but not working, how important is having a generator / solar set up and auxiliary batteries?
When boon-docking, is propane alone sufficient, or is the electricity nice for anything else?

Well, idk if my two weeks really gives me experience, but the biggest item that comes to mind is lighting. You'll need electricity for lights. Computers/TVs and fans are all nice to have but not required.

Most motor homes have the ability to connect the house batteries to the engine alternator while you're driving and since you'd have to go in to town to dump or buy propane periodically, you'd probably be able to handle all your needs with just a single marine battery for the house (we got about 3 days of lighting between charges that way when we were working on it in the driveway).

On trailers it would be a different story since they don't easily hook up to the tow vehicle's engine. You'd need something for charging even if it was just plugging in for a day between short adventures.

All that being said though, $300 could buy you enough solar stuff to go for a VERY long time if you were conscious of your usage and didn't mind completely draining your battery periodically (and thus decreasing their lifespan). You could skip the inverter if you didn't have AC, you could skip the meter and shunt. You can buy cheap kits with a controller and panel or two which would easily cover your usage.

shadowmoss · « **Reply #42 on:** June 02, 2016, 09:47:17 PM »

I'm in the process of moving into my RV. I don't think that my house battery is connected to the engine for charging. My solution, after more research, may be the 'suitcase' style of solar panels. You just open them up and set them in the sun when you want to charge a battery. I think that Bob Wells' site has info on them.

I'll be in RV parks (cheap ones...) until the end of the year, so I have time to make my rig ready to boondock.

GuitarBrian · « **Reply #43 on:** June 04, 2016, 02:44:21 PM »

Propane is sufficient only for your refrigerator.

After that, you need to decide how primitive you want to be. Flashlights, no phone/computer/TV... Basically a tent... then you don't need anything.

If you want basic lights, no phone/computer/TV... then you might be able to get by with out a charging system, assuming you will be charging the battery semi regularly.

I would highly recommend a solar panel. The biggest you have room for. Shoot for ~300 watts. A MPPT charge controller (~$100) and 2 house batteries (Group 27 Deep Cycle works great ~$80 each). You will want an inverter (~$30) about 750 watts should be plenty, unless you know you will need more.

You should be good to run your TV/computer all day... and some at night, along with lights and water pump.

I live in my camper with my brother... we haven't run the generator once this year.

Our setup is,
SunPower 327w M20 panel, found for $180 used
Tracer 30amp controler, Amazon $110
Batteries from Walmart $160
Inverter from Amazon $30

CanuckExpat · « **Reply #44 on:** June 04, 2016, 11:08:14 PM »

Quote from: GuitarBrian on June 04, 2016, 02:44:21 PM

Propane is sufficient only for your refrigerator.

After that, you need to decide how primitive you want to be. Flashlights, no phone/computer/TV... Basically a tent... then you don't need anything.

If you want basic lights, no phone/computer/TV... then you might be able to get by with out a charging system, assuming you will be charging the battery semi regularly.

Propane would be good for stove/burner as well right?
Water pump would run off 12V presumably, don't know how quickly it would drain it.

GuitarBrian · « **Reply #45 on:** June 05, 2016, 12:06:40 AM »

Yes, sorry. Propane is used for Refrigerator, Stove/Oven, Hot Water, and Furnace.

Some RVs have a propane generator as well, but... I don't recommend that.

Depending on your setup, the 12v side can do all your electrical or just some.

If you go the generator route, I highly recommend the Honda EU series. 1000 2000 3000 6500... All are excellently designed.

The Honda EU2000 will run a small AC unit. But will not start most larger rooftop units.

Running Air Conditioning off of batteries is not practical, you need a ton of batteries and lots of panels.

I don't have a microwave, but if that is essential, you would probably want a generator, otherwise the stove/oven works fine.

I will reiterate, a solar setup (lotts of Watts) will make things so much better. And is cheaper than a generator and gas.

CanuckExpat · « **Reply #46 on:** June 06, 2016, 11:44:58 AM »

Quote from: GuitarBrian on June 05, 2016, 12:06:40 AM

Running Air Conditioning off of batteries is not practical, you need a ton of batteries and lots of panels.

I don't have a microwave, but if that is essential, you would probably want a generator, otherwise the stove/oven works fine.

I will reiterate, a solar setup (lotts of Watts) will make things so much better. And is cheaper than a generator and gas.

Do you just skip the AC when using solar/battery set-up, or only use AC when the sun is shining?
Do you say you want generator for microwave because it draws a lot, or to skip the trouble of an inverter?

SailorGirl · « **Reply #47 on:** June 06, 2016, 12:22:24 PM »

Quote from: CanuckExpat on June 06, 2016, 11:44:58 AM

Quote from: GuitarBrian on June 05, 2016, 12:06:40 AM
Running Air Conditioning off of batteries is not practical, you need a ton of batteries and lots of panels.

I don't have a microwave, but if that is essential, you would probably want a generator, otherwise the stove/oven works fine.

I will reiterate, a solar setup (lotts of Watts) will make things so much better. And is cheaper than a generator and gas.

Do you just skip the AC when using solar/battery set-up, or only use AC when the sun is shining?
Do you say you want generator for microwave because it draws a lot, or to skip the trouble of an inverter?

No AC on solar. You'd need a shit-load of panels to run the AC for more than a few minutes.

Microwave also takes a lot of power (although that depends on the microwave) and you would need your inverter to be able to handle brief bursts of super-high wattage. I've never seen a 12v microwave making the inverter necessary even with a generator.

FrugalZony · « **Reply #48 on:** June 06, 2016, 01:15:37 PM »

DH had a sweet Solar set up on his custom built rig, so we assumed we'd install Solar on our new (to us) rig as well.
We looked into it and realised we'd need a huge amount of batteries, which takes up space and weight.
Plus forget to use Solar with AC and Microwave.
So, although I hated the idea of burning fossil fuels with the genny, we decided against solar on the new rig.
We'll run the genny for a little when we need to and will make do with gas and 12V for most things.

Right now we are plugged in at a campground, its scorching hot in Phoenix and we run AC all the time
once we are on the road we expect to not need it as much. So genny use will be quite limited hopefully.

All in all we figured it will be cheaper to be reasonable with genny use, instead of investing all the money in a solar setup
Plus what we save in weight not carting around all those batteries.

His old RV had an impressive amount of batteries.
It's on the market now. Sad to see it go.

GuitarBrian · « **Reply #49 on:** June 06, 2016, 10:09:27 PM »

I want to clear one thing up. AC (Alternating Current, 110v) is not a problem. Get an inverter even a small 300 watt inverter will charge your laptop, run a TV etc.

Air Conditioning is going to be run directly from a generator. Which will output 110v AC bypassing your batteries, inverter, that whole system.

I will attest that you don't need tons of batteries, a couple (i use 2, but up to 4 would be fine as well) will keep you supplied with power (12v, and inverter 110v) for all your small low draw items, indefinitely (with a solar panel.) at least until it is cloudy...

High draw items, Microwave, Hair Dryer, Air Conditioning, Large Power tools, Space Heaters, will have to be run from a generator, or plugged into shore power.

I lived over a year without solar. It is REALLY hard to run the generator enough. Your generator will do one of two things, either output a 12v charge wire, or your RV will have a battery charger, which draws from the 110v output of the generator. Most 12v charge wired are about 10amps. Most battery chargers are 20-30amps... Per hour.

My 300 watt solar panel outputs 15-20amps. From dawn to dusk. Basically it charges the batteries in the morning, 6am to 10am (4 hours) then floats all day. When I use power, it goes back to charge mode, keeping the voltage up so when the sun goes down, I have a full battery bank.

So, to replicate the charging, I would need to run the generator 4 hours in the morning, plus any amount to replace usage through the day... When we didn't have a solar setup, it wasn't uncommon to run the generator 8+ hours a day.

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