Originally Posted by
OneCheekRider
I'm a total newbie at this stuff, but I believe the stock battery is a single deep cycle rated at 80ah. In the InTech group, a lot of folks are swapping to lithium, although I'm not sure what I would need to add lithium, if anything. At this point, I'm not sure I even need much more juice since my trips are typically leave Friday and home Sunday. The battery is typically charged off the alternator but I do plug in at some tracks/RV park or when I use the generator to run the AC. Speaking of AC, one of the small suitcase generators powers it just fine. I might grab a small solar panel since the trailer is "solar-ready", but even running the generator here and there to charge the battery doesn't seem like a big deal, especially if I want to also run a blender or some other high-power consuming device.
I researched the heck out of these pop top fridges and ended up with the one Costco sells. It has the compressor on the top and a smaller lid which might make it better insulated? It's only 40 quarts so I can bring it in the house to cool it down off AC and load it then put it back in the trailer to maintain temp while we travel. It only takes 20 min to go from 75 degrees to 30. I guess I'll see how well it does this weekend when we head out.