I have a slow cooker story as well. A few years ago we were camping up in PA and were planning to go for a hike. My wife wanted to make pulled pork, but if she didn't start it until we got back it would not be done until late. At the time, we only had 200W worth of panels on the roof and 2 'tall' 260Ah golf cart batteries. From using the Kill-a-Watt meter, I knew the cooker uses ~200W on high, but it cycles on/off.
It was around noon and a clear day, so the panels were putting out close to their max -- not the 'Yuma, Az at high noon in July' claimed max of 200W, but maybe 150W. So we put the pork in, turned it on, and went for our walk. When we returned, the RV smelled wonderful! The pork was almost done, and the batteries were still at 100% SOC.
BTW Mike, if you and your wife and son need any objective taste testers, we're only about 20 minutes away. ;-)
Mike thanks for all the great information! I wonder if there may be a side by side comparison for using electricity compared to propane. That would be very interesting to see those energy numbers! For some reason my wife isn't interested in making pork & sauerkraut, I like it on my hot dogs but thats as far as it goes in our house.
Great article!
I have a slow cooker story as well. A few years ago we were camping up in PA and were planning to go for a hike. My wife wanted to make pulled pork, but if she didn't start it until we got back it would not be done until late. At the time, we only had 200W worth of panels on the roof and 2 'tall' 260Ah golf cart batteries. From using the Kill-a-Watt meter, I knew the cooker uses ~200W on high, but it cycles on/off.
It was around noon and a clear day, so the panels were putting out close to their max -- not the 'Yuma, Az at high noon in July' claimed max of 200W, but maybe 150W. So we put the pork in, turned it on, and went for our walk. When we returned, the RV smelled wonderful! The pork was almost done, and the batteries were still at 100% SOC.
BTW Mike, if you and your wife and son need any objective taste testers, we're only about 20 minutes away. ;-)
Mike thanks for all the great information! I wonder if there may be a side by side comparison for using electricity compared to propane. That would be very interesting to see those energy numbers! For some reason my wife isn't interested in making pork & sauerkraut, I like it on my hot dogs but thats as far as it goes in our house.
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Snoopy
I’m boondocking right now and this article made me hungry!