Roadtrekker2
Henry County
New Member
Joined: 06/14/2012
View Profile
 Offline
|
 We always try to be thoughtful of our fellow campers when we are drydocking, but we are coffee drinkers and when we want to start up the generator to fix coffee, it's pretty early in the morning. How early do you get your coffee going in the morning as a rule? Should we be cooking at 6:00, 7:00, or 8:00? Thanks!
|
MarshaNichols
Salinas
Senior Member
Joined: 05/18/2012
View Profile
Offline
|
8:00...thank you very much! 
|
MitchF150
Washington, the State
Senior Member
Joined: 07/13/2002
View Profile
Offline
|
If boondocking and no 'quiet hour' times, fire it up when you want, but you might want to offer a cup of coffee to your neighbor if it's really early.
If you are using the MW to heat up the water, it's only for a few minutes so if you shut it back down again, should be no worries..
Or, brew up that coffee with an old percolator?? We used to do that awhile ago and it makes for a nice cup of coffee once you figure out your percolator..
Mitch
|
NewsW
US
Senior Member
Joined: 02/06/2012
View Profile
|
For that short a load time and wattage, do you have enough juice left in the batteries to run the converter?
|
Sandia Man
Rio Rancho, NM
Senior Member
Joined: 08/09/2008
View Profile
|
Of course when boondocking we crank up genny whenever, but drycamping with neighbors, we use Coleman percolator if we want coffee earlier than 9:00am. As it pertains to genny use when camping in a campground, we strictly adhere to whatever rules are in place for generator usage.
|
|
|
2oldman
Soap Lake WA
Senior Member
Joined: 04/15/2001
View Profile
Offline
|
8am.. or make it the night before and reheat. Or use a big inverter.
|
Davydd
Minnesota
Senior Member
Joined: 11/27/2005
View Profile
Offline
|
We have the built in 110v drip 10 cup coffee pot but when dry docking we heat water on the stove top and use our French press. Most campgrounds we've stayed have had posted restrictions on generator use and usually that has been 8 AM which is usually a little later than we like for coffee. If you are in a Walmart parking don't worry about it. You might be parked next to an over the road semi running his diesel engine anyway. 
Davydd
2011 Great West Van Legend Sprinter B Camper Van
Visited states in an RV
|
loving retirement
SF Bay Area
Senior Member
Joined: 06/30/2006
View Profile
Offline
|
5am is no problem with a second house battery and a larger inverter.
|
sch911
Rochester Hills, MI
Senior Member
Joined: 04/13/2003
View Profile
|
NewsW wrote:For that short a load time and wattage, do you have enough juice left in the batteries to run the converter?
What good would that do? I'm sure you meant Inverter right? Converter=120V to 12V, Inverter=12V to 120V. Keep em straight man....
Chrysler/Dodge/Ram/Jeep Engineer
2003 Damon Challenger 348 Class A - F53 Triton V10
|
SWD
Land of Living Skies
Senior Member
Joined: 06/07/2005
View Profile
Offline
|
2oldman wrote:8am.. or make it the night before and reheat. Or use a big inverter.
Yikes!!!!! Reheated coffee???????????? OMG heck no!!!!!!!!!!
8am at the earliest.
|
|
|
