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Randy, you are certainly not the only one to get fed up with cigarette sockets. Was exasperated repeatedly coming back to my campsite and finding the fridge had been off all day. I replaced them all with SAE type connectors wherever I could. The 12V fridge plug was cut and an SAE put on to...

Boy, the price on that Solarhawk panel is way out there. I'm also nearly impressed enough by that XSTAR folding one to get one instead of the heavy glass suitcase I've been using (...but just nearly). I think that if you got a portable panel and maybe got an extension cord setup as well, you...

Yes, the charger input and output are isolated so there is no effect from the starter battery. I think I attached a D+ wire on the charger to the 12 V socket in the rear of the car so that it is only activated when the ignition is on. The trailer battery is charged normally from the car...

Back on topic a little more... I think I have finally (knock on wood) solved my battery woes. Since I have a fridge and rarely use plug-in campsites, I've gone through a few batteries. I added a Ctek but would still tend to wear out batteries too fast. Here is the way I do it now. I purchased...

Started this when I was 47. Now I'm 72 and still fly nearly every week, usually racing around the mountains with friends but sometimes flying cross-country. Longest was 103 miles in UT.

I don't have experience with Camp Inn's current system, but I ordered components when my trailer was built and had them installed at the factory. As is clear from the replies above, the yeses and noes depend entirely on your relationship to music in a campground in the first place. For my part I...

Just noticed this rather old thread. For the record, I switched everything over to SAE connectors to avoid the bad connections from "cigarette lighter" type plugs which suck. You need to keep the polarities straight with the SAEs but other than that I find them excellent, simple and have had no...

One more thing... I suggest you set your fridge to shut off at the lowest available voltage setting. When the fridge powers on, it will drop the voltage from the battery so the voltage the fridge is seeing is not the resting voltage the battery will show when it cycles off. When I spoke to the...

Installed in rear compartment on a 2005 Pilot

I have a 100 W panel and have gone over a week with a fridge and the power kept up fine. I was, however, in full sun. When camping in the woods I have had the same problem as you and keeping things going takes a lot of attention, more than I am willing to give usually. My solution was to buy an...

Thanks, Cary. I have a CTEK in my trailer setup but I don't suppose just pluging in to the car and jumping from the trailer battery to that extra battery would be a good idea.

John, I've spent many nights in that campground in the Owens Valley. Love it there and will probably do another hang gliding trip there around Memorial Day. Spectacular range from Lone Pine to Bishop and everything about it is BIG. Nice hikes, floating down the Owens river in an inflatable raft...

I have a question that is a little off topic but you all are active on this thread now so I'm sticking it here: I use a pretty big extra lead acid battery for my fridge when I am camping in woods and know that trying to get enough sun for my panel is more trouble than it's worth. I'm planning to...

How coconut oil ever got to be known as a healthy alternative is beyond me. Much more saturated fat than any other cooking oil. Goes hand-in-hand with the high temperature stability, unfortunately. Good for massage and skin externally though. An article if you are interested.

I think you must have the wrong guy. Selling is the last thing I'm thinking about.

Ok, here is one more addition to this fat thread. I have an Alcove but rarely bring it as it seems to be more trouble than it's worth, at least here in the dry Southwest. I recently got this Kelty Sideroads Awning as a simpler awning for the galley area. I haven't used it yet except in my...