Straylight
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Just finished up a weekend trip in my 97 American Cruiser, and the temps dropped below freezing during the night. My propane furnace is attached to a wall mounted thermostat, which I set to about 50 or 60. I slept alright, but sometimes I would reach down to the aisle under the bed where the furnace blows and feel cold (or cool, more specifically) air blowing from the furnace. Is that kind of to be expecting in colder temps with a little furnace, or does it indicate an issue? Should I have set the thermostat higher if I wanted it to blow hot air more consistently? Propane tank was fine---used it for the stove, water heater, and fridge later in the trip with no problems.
Which brings me to the fridge: It worked, but does it make much sense to have the fridge running, especially on propane, when it's 25--30 degrees out? Am I just spinning my wheels there trying to get the compressor to vent off any heat into that kind of weather outside?
Finally, I have a great new battery, and my DC-powered gizmos ran like a dream the whole trip (lights, fans, water pump, etc.). I'd like to be able to get some AC power from the coach battery to charge phones and tablets when I'm boondocking, and I'm curious as to the conventional wisdom there. I've got your standard little car AC adapter up front, runs off the cigarette lighter and feeds two plugs and two USB ports. Does it make sense to hitch a cigarette lighter adapter to my coach battery and use the little car dude to charge things in the back, or is there a more elegant solution that I don't know about?
Which brings me to the fridge: It worked, but does it make much sense to have the fridge running, especially on propane, when it's 25--30 degrees out? Am I just spinning my wheels there trying to get the compressor to vent off any heat into that kind of weather outside?
Finally, I have a great new battery, and my DC-powered gizmos ran like a dream the whole trip (lights, fans, water pump, etc.). I'd like to be able to get some AC power from the coach battery to charge phones and tablets when I'm boondocking, and I'm curious as to the conventional wisdom there. I've got your standard little car AC adapter up front, runs off the cigarette lighter and feeds two plugs and two USB ports. Does it make sense to hitch a cigarette lighter adapter to my coach battery and use the little car dude to charge things in the back, or is there a more elegant solution that I don't know about?