Hi Folks,
The wife would like to go to Tetons/Yellowstone in October, which means we'll need an electric blanket for her camper (small teardrop).
Ideally I'd like the trailer to live independently of the vehicle as I've only got 4-pin wiring now and would rather not re-wire (old truck with a lot of half-assed DIY wiring throughout). If that's just stupid and I must go 7-pin, please let me know. We also don't plan on doing a lot of driving with the camper in tow aside from there and back, so not much charging time from the vehicle.
Will a big deep cycle battery run an electric blanket for 3-4 nights on one good charge? If so, how do I wire a 12v blanket to the battery? Fuses needed? Or would it be better to get an inverter and run a 110v blanket?
Side note: eventually we may do a more complex wire-up with solar panels on the camper and maybe some 110v and USB, but there's no way in hell I'm getting that done in the next few weeks
Honestly, clueless, please explain things like I'm 5 years old. Thank you.
The wife would like to go to Tetons/Yellowstone in October, which means we'll need an electric blanket for her camper (small teardrop).
Ideally I'd like the trailer to live independently of the vehicle as I've only got 4-pin wiring now and would rather not re-wire (old truck with a lot of half-assed DIY wiring throughout). If that's just stupid and I must go 7-pin, please let me know. We also don't plan on doing a lot of driving with the camper in tow aside from there and back, so not much charging time from the vehicle.
Will a big deep cycle battery run an electric blanket for 3-4 nights on one good charge? If so, how do I wire a 12v blanket to the battery? Fuses needed? Or would it be better to get an inverter and run a 110v blanket?
Side note: eventually we may do a more complex wire-up with solar panels on the camper and maybe some 110v and USB, but there's no way in hell I'm getting that done in the next few weeks
Honestly, clueless, please explain things like I'm 5 years old. Thank you.