The Ultimate DIY thread - Ubuilding (Pics)
Hey all, There is another, albeit smaller, side to this whole RV thing - those crazy folks who build their own for whatever reason. Whether you've scratch-built it from the ground up, assembled a kit...
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Mike, you speak the truth about life getting in the way, lol. Camping was great - good friends, good weather and the fish were hungry...what more could one ask ?
Heya westy, I hear you on the 'rustic' thing ! It used to be a handful of pasta and some chopped up salami, which always encouraged me to become a better fisherman.
As to the solar, I don't really even care if my little array provides useful power so long as it lets me go a little longer between charges and keeps 'em topped up while in storage. I've just got the one battery right now but I think I'll be wiring the switching and fusing for 4 isolated group 31s. Even so, making my coffee every morning with 'free' energy is pretty sweet...
I guess as we get older and craftier, we figure out how to have it all rather than just bulling our way through stuff on brute force and ignorance - though I speak only for myself of course ;)
Once I've got space to work I will definitely be carrying on with the build and I'll update here as well. For now, the parts are nested under a tarp - it's actually surprising that most of the shell is stacked right there.
Heya westy, I hear you on the 'rustic' thing ! It used to be a handful of pasta and some chopped up salami, which always encouraged me to become a better fisherman.
As to the solar, I don't really even care if my little array provides useful power so long as it lets me go a little longer between charges and keeps 'em topped up while in storage. I've just got the one battery right now but I think I'll be wiring the switching and fusing for 4 isolated group 31s. Even so, making my coffee every morning with 'free' energy is pretty sweet...
I guess as we get older and craftier, we figure out how to have it all rather than just bulling our way through stuff on brute force and ignorance - though I speak only for myself of course ;)
Once I've got space to work I will definitely be carrying on with the build and I'll update here as well. For now, the parts are nested under a tarp - it's actually surprising that most of the shell is stacked right there.
