Battery life on 2013 Cornerstone?

[HughCJ]

Was wondering how long the house batteries would run the rig with AC, frig and some electronics? I know a lot depends on load on system, but just wondering what some folks are getting. Also how well do the 100 watt solar panels work on keeping house batteries up?

[RISCKY]

Hugh,

First, I have an Anthem not a Cornerstone. Secondly, the AC wont run without the gen on.

With that said, the batteries keep every light in the coach on, with a TV running, and the fridge cold for about 8 hours...I know this thanks to my two boys ages 8/10.

The auto gen feature runs off of diesel; it will keep the coach at whatever temp you set the therm too and will keep the batteries charged...150 gallons a diesel will last a long, long time.

[MSMatt]

We dry camp most of the time and usually the gen will kick on once during the day and once at night on its own. We run it in the am and pm to run the cooktop so it recharges then. So Id say about 2-3 hours of gen time per day. Also we have the solar option, not sure how much it benefits us though. This is for an Anthem.

[am91z]

Risky,Do you have solar panels to charge batteries?

[johnnyreno]

I guess the question is do the solar panels even matter since the genny needs to be on to run ac so when that's running it charges the batts, I opted out on the solar panels as its never going to give you a full charge from them. I think its something else to go wrong. or even leak up top. Just my opinion. Though