[Air Conditioning Without Shore Power - Battery Only A/C Opt]

After reading further the DCarco manual I found that they recommend having a 250Ah battery, given that maximum consumption rate is 25Ah on the 12V system. They also recommend having a 60A/12V alternator. Given this additional info, will this work in Oliver?

[Air Conditioning Without Shore Power - Battery Only A/C Opt]

Would someone with more RV experience please tell me if I would be totally crazy trying to get air conditioning in the travel trailer without shore power. I have researched a little and found two products that offer DC voltage air conditioning, but I am not sure if Oliver's batteries will handle such a load especially at the initial A/C startup phase (1-10 minutes). I know that both of these products are useful for the truck/semi cabs without having to run the engine, so the idea of battery-only A/C operation is nothing new. Just wanted to get some opinions with regard to this issue. How feasible is this? Please share your experiences.

 

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Product: DC TopCool

Power Supply: 12V-DC

Power Use: 480W/40Ah and 81Ah startup draw for 10min

Cool BTU: 6000

EER BTU/W: 12.5

Dimentions: 41.4 x 29.1 x 10.4 inches

Weight: 126 Lb

Website: http://www.dcpowersales.com/ac-vehicles.htm

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Product: DC Airco 4400

Power Supply: 12V-DC

Power Use: 360W/30A peak - 25A continuous

Cool BTU: 4400

EER BTU/W: 12.2

Dimentions: 36.2 x 27.5 x 10.4 inches

Weight: 66 Lb

Website:

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[UVW Dry Weight for Legacy Elite]

I was actually more concerned about the situation depicted in the following short video:

 

Thanks to scubarx for sharing his information, but would someone else give me a second confirmation by specifying their actual dry trailer wieght, assuming it is Legacy Elite?

[UVW Dry Weight for Legacy Elite]

Hello,

Would anyone have a rough estimate for the Legacy Elite trailer dry weight? The brochure states that 2,400 Lb is for the model without any options installed, and I am assuming it is talking about the options to bring the Legacy Classic to the Elite status.

 

I would appreciate any guidance and advice, as I want to make sure to select the right options to stay within the legal limits of towing capacity for my vehicle.