Maverick
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I have a new San Antonio (no generator installed yet). Tried some Dry camping this last weekend. I have 2-12V Deep Cycle batteries installed hooked up in parallel. Batteries were basically completely discharged overnight. Not sure what drew down the charge. The refrigerator runs on gas when boondocking but there seems to be a motor running in it almost constantly. Could this be what drew down the batteries? Didnt have anything else on except an occasional light. Is it safe to disable the refrigerator motor or if that is even possible without shutting off the on/off switch. Is there a fuse to pull to shut down that motor. Wouldnt I shut off the entire refrigerator if I pull that fuse? Would the gas still ignite without that fuse. Should I be using some other type of battery? Thought the Deep Cycle hooked up in parallel would be the way to go but didnt work out. Fortunately I had a third battery just to be safe so hooked up that to get enough power to shut slides and jacks. I guess batteries charge when hooked up to a tow vehicle but is slow and would need to keep that running for a long time. Really a vexing problem. How do I dry camp and use the refrigerator. Dont have a generator installed yet but will certainly be getting one shortly.