LiFePO4 batteries for your camping adventures
Sep 11, 2024
Do you like to spend your vacations relaxing in nature with an adventure in the wilderness?
Nowadays, there are many different forms of camping, more choices of camping, the camping experience has been greatly improved, and the equipment and facilities have become more and more abundant. The number of people choosing to go camping has grown exponentially. Since camping trips usually last from 2-7 days, it is crucial to have enough batteries for the trip to better power communication devices, lighting and other necessary electrical equipment.
If you are new to wilderness camping, the variety of camping formats can be confusing. Here we'll explore what the differences are between the different types of camping and how best to prepare adequate power for an RV wilderness trip.
Types of Camping
When it comes to camping, we often come across these confusing terms in addition to the known broader meaning of “camping”: Boondocking, dispersed camping and dry camping.
Boondocking: Camping in a remote area without the use of utilities and other connections. With no access to garbage facilities, traditional fire pits, picnic areas, or utilities, and having to bring your own water, boondocking is a form of off-grid living away from the hustle and bustle of city life and enjoying the serenity of the wilderness. In an RV and without a fee.
Dispersed Camping: camping on public lands (e.g., national and state parks, national and state forests, wilderness areas, and Bureau of Land Management) in an RV, tent, or without any form of shelter, outside of established campgrounds, not connected to or without access to other amenities, remote and without cell phone service, and free of charge. It is necessary to carry emergency communication equipment and have plenty of RV battery power to keep your RV camping trip safely underway.
Dry Camping: literally usually refers to camping without a water source and needs to be brought. The absence of any hookups indicates that there is no power connection and no water connection. Can be done at established or primitive campgrounds and may be paid or free.
These are the more mainstream categories of camping, and regardless of the form of camping, you will need to have batteries or spare batteries as a back-up power source for your trip.
Here, we recommend LiFePO4 Battery as the first choice for camping batteries. (SANFOU currently offers 12V and 24V LFP batteries with different capacities for selection)
Based on the superior performance and characteristics of LiFePO4 battery, it is very suitable for RV traveling.
RV traveling will generate electricity to provide power for the equipment in the RV to maintain operation, but when the RV is parked, the battery is needed to provide power for the equipment.
However, when the caravan is parked, batteries are needed to power the equipment (lighting, ventilation fans, electronic equipment, etc.), and it is necessary to prepare sufficient batteries according to the actual number of days of use and the demand for electricity, so as to avoid the shortage of electricity, which will bring risks to the trip.
Depth of discharge can be up to 100%, which is 2~3 times higher than traditional lead-acid batteries.
SANFOU 12V100Ah LiFePO4 Battery weighs only 10.7kg, which is 2/3 lighter than the same type of lead-acid batteries, space-saving, green and environmentally friendly.
Long service life and high cost performance. The maximum service life is up to 10 years, the initial investment may be larger, but low maintenance, long service life, the total economic efficiency is higher. SANFOU lithium battery cycle times 5000+.
BMS protection function is equipped with an integrated battery management system that prevents overcharging, over-discharging, over-current, short-circuit, and high temperature.
If your RV is equipped with solar panels to charge the LiFePO4 Battery, you can increase the efficiency of solar charging on the go by installing a suitable MPPT that converts solar energy into electricity stored in the LiFePO4 Battery to power the devices you need on cloudy days or when the RV is parked. SANFOU will soon be releasing the 2430 MPPT for 12V and 24V! batteries, if you are interested, please follow SANFOU OFFICIAL SITE.
SANFOU will be launching 2430 MPPT for 12V and 24V battery soon.
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