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I have a Victron battery meter that indicates draw. HOWEVER: I must make a correction. I was just removing the battery system power supply and the 2kwh aux battery was disonnected from the control unit 975wh main unit. I’m pretty sure it was connected when I noted the hours remaining, but I’m...

I just returned from a trip where I used the Dometic and a 3kwh 24V lithium iron phosphate battery. The Dometic, set at 27f, pulled about 42 watts. The ice blocks helped take some stress off the freezer. The 24v system kept the output voltage above the Dometic cutoff. Additional power loads were...

Try “LightDims”. I stick them on all the little LEDS. Some of them just dim, others blackout.

I had been looking for a way to secure high value items and to comply with state laws in some places. I added this V-line steel box between the lower cabinets. It is almost a perfect fit. It has a push button lock and a slide out drawer. The whole box can be removed from the mount with two easy...

I can’t find the comment where it was suggested that the Dometic be used as a freezer for ice packs and the ice packs are then rotated into a cooler (thanks to whom ever suggested this). I’ve been using the Dometic in this manner for a week now. Each day I change the ice pack ( four pounder) in...

Taking an idea from the Navy where they use phosphorescent tape and paint to mark critical access points, I used a large hole punch to make 1” dots to mark the door handles. At night they are visible enough to identify the handles. I made smaller dots to mark the fan controls. I made small...

I’m sitting in Alamogordo NM. I was planning to go up to a remote campground in Guadalupe National Park tomorrow but a wind storm of 60 mph with gust to a 100 is forecast. Time to hunker down for a few days. The locals say the wind should have ended weeks ago. Strange weather.

An eye for cars? Here is the same Willys with the 67 GTO (400 cubic inches, 365 horsepower, 4 Barrel Holley) I don’t know if my dad realized why the back rear tire went bald so fast (3 teenage boys).

1947 Willys in rework by my brother. I actually learned how to drive a straight drive on this. Picture 2 is when it as actually (kind of) running, 50 years ago. Some projects are just too engulfing.

For 10 years I’ve been using the wrong stake holes, close to the trailer! However, I have “permanently” attached the side tent to the roof rack in a travel case that lets me just drop it down.

It’s what is called a Navy shower: Wet down, soap up, rinse off. In contrast to a real Navy shower you usually have water for the rinse phase.

Florida State Forests still use RA but with a special link. The RA fees are pretty high. I book mark each states reservation site in a camping folder. It would be easier if I could plan a road trip from one site, but then I like the challenge of planning.

Florida State Forest and National State Forests usually have openings.Campgrounds and Camping Reservations - Florida State Forests

I have had two fiberglass tanks. One was recalled due to a manufacturing defect that might have caused it to split apart. It was replaced with one using a different manufacturing technique with no seams. However, because of the poorly manufactured fiasco, no propane dealers in my area would...

Time flies, I picked up a new car on Jan 2, 2023 that I ordered 22 November 2021. But with Camp-inn the build pictures helped a lot.

The receptacle comes as a flush mount. I looked for a spot to put it but decided to replace the existing 12v outlet in the galley. The face plate for the Dometic is too wide for the cabinet. Also, the cabinet services panel has a cover inside the cabinet. So yes, it was a tight fit, which is why...

I have come across a solution, provided by Dometic, to the problem of the 12v power coming loose due to vibration. Dometic makes a convertible cord and receptacle that changes from a cigarette plug to a two prong plug. I installed a duel 12v outlet, in place of the standard outlet. The power...

Lion Energy: great surge capability, andersen plug, two usb (high/low), SAE, and two 110. Add on battery pack.

I camp a lot in the Western Florida panhandle. Air flow and air flow. People exhale a lot of water and it needs to go outside. I have an under mattress ventilation system with a four inch vent in the floor under the mattress mesh. There are two vents on each side of the mattress. The roof fan...