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turned flip-sofa into a lounger

The flip sofa in our lil class C was uncomfortable as a sofa, was too narrow to sit sideways or lay down on, and had an ugly (to me) pink floral fabric. I removed the sofa, made a frame to hold half inch plywood, used the sofa foam with new batting a...

Add a remote switch for an inverter?

I have a couple of pure sine wave inverters. They are bargain inverters; however, I find them to work well enough and they satisfy my needs. But I really wish I had a remote on/off switch for them. I have brainstormed some ideas for adding some ty...

Taming a Noisy Coleman Mach 8 Heat Pump

Hi All,Just finished doing a series of mods to our 15K Mach 8 heat Pump. The goal was to reduce outside noise. This thing is very noisy outside! So here is what I did...1) Completely loosened all 4 hold down bolts and re-tightened properly. The one u...

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Retractable shower screen

Has anyone installed a retractable shower screen to replace the shower curtain?I am looking (on internet) at one made by NEWLINE.Any comments will be appreciated.ThanksNick

ntar827 by • Explorer
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Honda EU2000I parallel cable splice

I had 2 racks fabricated, one on either side of the spare tire, welded to the bumper of my TT. I designed these for carrying the 2 generators, plus gas containers, and accessories. However, one thing that I failed to consider was the length of the ...

clev by • Explorer
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To keep refrigerator running

Here is my history, I just sold my TC and bought a TT. To keep my fridge working, I installed a second battery with a smart isolator in my 2011 Silverado 1500. To this battery I installed a 2000 watt pure-wave inverter and a 110v weather proof outle...

WNYBob by • Explorer
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Replacing coleman ac with vented sunroof?

New here, so I hope this is the right place for this.I have a fleetwood prowler with coleman a/c and would like to replace the ac with a vented sunroof for more light and airflow. Anyone done this before?I've seen Maxxair mentioned, but have not had ...

Timhesaz by • Explorer
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How I installed our tongue jack quick release mount

Last week I posted about installing quick disconnect mounts on our rear stabilizers and we had the same issue with our tongue jack. To avoid ripping the jack off I need to remove it each time I go in and out of the driveway which is a PITA. I found...

RVcircus by • Explorer II
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turn off ref. when getting gas

Some where a few weeks ago it was being talked about turning off the refrigerator when getting gas.I found a remote control 12 volt relay on e-bay for less than $10. So I got one. It's a double throw relay. I wired it up yesterday and because I wante...

Dusty_R by • Explorer
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hot water recirculation?

My humble KZ 200 has a few water lines run outside of the cabin for whatever reason, in the back of the trailer, hidden under the black tank (inaccessible)My plan is to install a small hot-water rated 12v pump under my kitchen sink, and rig it to run...

Hot dog fork holder/carrier

I made this simple little doodad awhile ago, but finally got around to telling the world.The "hot dog forks" here are the long-handled, two-pronged roasters for cooking hot dogs or s'mores or whatever over a campfire. My forks have a single extensio...

DrewE by • Explorer II
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old carpet out, new carpet in

Old carpet was 26 years old, flattened down to nothing, was a solid color that showed every piece of lint. Found a 8x9 foot, nice thick remnant for 30 dollars that shows no dirt!

Need Help on Battery Type for Solar ?

I am considering the Renogy 300 watt solar kit, my question is which battery set-up listed below is the best one. I am limited on space and can only fit what I have listed, thanks for your help!4-group 24 lead plate deep cycle batteries,3-group 27 le...

combiner box for solar

So is anyone using a combiner box for two 100w solar panels. What I see I really don't need it even with hooking them up parallel. I going into a MPPT20 charge controller. Using the system for battery charging only - no inverter. I do plan on putting...

Torqlift Revolution step install

I installed a Torqlift model A7804 step system on my FW last week. After doing an axle flip I had looked at Lipert and other brands of 4 step units but also read about having to support them. I figured if a 3 step bounces, a 4 step would be even wors...

azrving by • Explorer
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