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I suggest looking at this Deep Cycle Battery FAQ. Lots of good info on batteries, plus a great selection of possible replacements. Good luck and let us know what you find.

An additional use for this setup is when camping in bear country, the fridge and the battery box can be put in a bear box over night. No danger of the big furries trying to break into your car or trailer.

Sorry to hear you have to make a decision under emergency conditions. I would be tempted to get the cheapest battery you can get that will start the car, then do your research and replace it soon with your best choice. Most Die Hards are excellent, but Consumers Reports identified some that are...

First, a little background to this project. We have been camping for a few years in our Camp Inn, using our Dometic refrigerator in our Nissan Xterra, plugged into the factory outlet in the back and it has served us well. However on a recent outing in Sequoia National Park, we went on a hike one...

Randy - it works on the same principle as this 5 Gallon Bucket Air Conditioner: 6 Steps (with Pictures) only it needs to be plugged into 110. The one in the link is solar powered. Edit: actually, the bucket one I linked above, as described uses ice, but it could just as easily use water and a...

The furnace is located in the front storage compartment. It occupies almost all of the lower area, leaving only a small storage compartment accessible from the small door on the right side. The only visible things are the vents on the right side, and the registers where the hot air comes out...

I had this happen a few times and the problem for me is the latch part that is supposed to go under the ball gets trapped on top of the ball, nothing but to lift it up and start again. If you start with the trailer a little forward of directly over the ball, this will happen every time. I have...

That is a good thing to verify the basic trailer connections are there and that the connector is not damaged. However, it will not tell you if the ground and charging circuit uses the proper gage wire, and that the car charging voltage is enough to charge the trailer battery. Hopefully you can...

Give Cary a call and let us know what he thinks.

Note that the fan in Camp Inn trailers is not standard, Camp Inn orders a custom version with slower speeds because of the small volume of the trailer. A standard fan may be too powerful.

Our 560 is not a SUV package but is adjusted a couple of inches higher than standard; it suits us fine, towed behind an Xterra off-road. You can adjust the trailing arms of the suspension a limited amount, you can probably get a couple of inches. If you do this after the trailer is built (ours...

Actually, at least on mine, it uses the rear most part and the very front of the thread, so clean off both front and back. (Thanks for the up vote)

Spring is here, camping season is upon us, it is time to lubricate your jacks! Here is my procedure: Jack up one side quite high, with the wheel off the ground a couple of inches. Don't jack the other side at the same time or the trailer will become unstable. Clean everything you can see with...

Are you running the cooler with the galley lid closed? The cooler depends on relatively cool air blowing over its condenser. In the small enclosed galley space the air heats up and the cooler kicks off with a high ambient temperature error.

Your problems with the outlets point to something significant wrong with your wiring. I suggest you get someone with electrical knowledge look at it directly. It is pretty hard to do remote diagnosis on these things. You have tried the easy stuff. On your other questions, you can connect a...

I can't specifically comment on the Camp Inn Mudflaps; I have had Rock Tamers for a couple of years and love them, really keep the rocks off the front of the trailer. The Camp Inn flaps are very similar in design and look to me like they would work just fine. They are a little lighter weight...

This is something that can be fixed with a little electrical knowledge and some work. The way I would do it would be to add a heavy wire with a fuse from the TV battery to the 7-way connector area of the TV. Then add a relay controlled by the wire that would normally be the 7-way battery...

Why would you want to do this? If it is just because of limited storage other places, it might be OK, especially if the panels are protected in a box, cover, or self storing (folding). If you are thinking having panels on your TV and actually charging, it is silly. The vehicle has a fine...

I have purchased a number of tools and equipment from Northern Tool, as well as other similar places and have been generally happy. However, I always consider the importance of a particular tool; if it will be only occasionally used and if it fails I won't be in an uncomfortable situation, the...

Good find, but be careful, there are a number of details that have changed in the Camp-Inn trailer design, especially in the electrical systems. You should always refer first to the manual that came with your trailer as the new one may not match the way your trailer was built. There is some new...