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Power Your Campsite: Station, Solar, and Fridge Sizing

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Power planning is the step that turns car camping from a one-night experiment into a system you can live out of. The math is friendlier than it looks: add up the watt-hours you will actually use, then buy roughly 30 percent more. This page pairs the three tiers we see most: a lights-and-phones weekend (a 250-300Wh station covers it), a CPAP sleeper (500Wh+ with DC adapter, humidifier off), and the full setup where a 12V fridge replaces the cooler and a 1kWh station plus a 100W panel runs it indefinitely. Every pick links into the deep guides where the alternatives live.