New to RV

[Terier]

Originally Posted by Rickptb

Thanks if that was done any other way I'd owe you for ink, Thats great INFO. We have'nt even bought the the Toy Hauler yet. Going to the RV show on Oct 12-20 at pamona ca. before we purchase, just to make sure nothing has changed much.-----So then with a Generator things would work the same as plugged into shore power & then your GEN. is your inverter ?. I have solar panels, A wind genny, solar controllers & a 5K inverter on the house. I'll make something Mobile to take on the road, buy two more batteries and add a switch so T.V. does'nt connect to all 3 battery's . Before I broke my neck I was a good Mechanic, still have a brain but work very slowly, just did'nt know how trailers were set up.. Thanks Again RICK

Rick -

Your neck injury sound serious - hope all is well. After being rear ended on the freeway I can relate to the brain working slowly. I can only image what a serious accident/injury would be like.

I'm going to be at the RV show in Pomona too so maybe our paths will cross. I'll be the lady looking at trailers but without any desire to get a different unit.

[Triguy]

Originally Posted by cbconway

I think this deserves a "sticky".

Good idea. I've thought about this and decided to copy Arlee's post to our Forest River FAQ section.

RV Operations -The Basics

[bikendan]

Originally Posted by arlee453

You have both 12V and 110 AC power. There is an inverter/control panel that controls the various elements in the camper.

excellent writeup with only one objection, it's a Converter, not an Inverter.

only high end RV's have factory inverters installed but all RV's have converters.

many RV owners install their own inverters but it takes at least two batteries to support the smallest power draws, such as a LCD tv or dvd player.