Hello HTW! I've been doing a lot of reading, researching, fiddling and tweaking and my eyes have finally crossed and I've decided I need some "real world" input. I'm playing with the idea of adding batteries and an inverter to my otherwise bone stock non-LQ trailer. I don't go off into the boonies and camp per se but I like to stay in my trailer at an arena for a multi-day barrel race. What I want to do is power some lights (12v), a small microwave and a fan for getting dressed in the morning without sweating to death. It's small but so is my trailer dressing room. I don't spend a lot of time in there typically. Eating, sleeping, and changing clothes usually. I suppose my question is, is this even feasible? I don't have a lot of electrical experience but I can wire a box. I'm also confused about charging the batteries. Can I change my current 6-round plug to a 7-pin and charge them through the truck (which already has a 7 pin)? Do I need some kind of charging apparatus to do that? How would I wire that on the battery end? And, do I have this correct in my head? I would need a 12v fuse panel (wire coming from the battery to the box and out to the 12v lights?) and a 120v panel (wire from inverter to box out to outlets?)? I want to make sure I have all my ducks in a row before I go pitch it to the banker at my house. |