Propane

I dropped Vandrew off to have the propane system checked out yesterday.  There are interesting logistics when you want to drop a vehicle that you live in.  On the one hand, you need it back by the evening...or else you're homeless.

On the other hand, you can park in front of the place the night before, and have a good friend pick you up in the morning on his way to work...thanks Mike!

Jeff, my boss, gave me a ride back out after work, and after I had parted with some dollars, the guys at Wild Mountain RV Service gave me some valuable information.

1. My fridge does not have a propane option.  For some reason I thought it did. I was wrong.  It can work off 24VDC (battery power), but I'm not sure how much of the battery I'll drain doing that.

2. There's a switch under my couch that means that all the lights, receptacles, and electrical stuff will work.  Yay!

3. Deep cycle batteries are not meant to be drained below 45% charge, and if they are, the alternator will not fully charge them again and that's bad.


I ordered a battery indication gauge from Amazon today, so I can hopefully get a handle on how much juice that fridge uses...I also looked at solar panels...

...stay tuned.