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Rewiring water heater

I want to rewire my water heater to have the on/off switch inside my trailer. Currently the switch is in the water heater housing which I don't like. The easiest way is to run a new switch wire from inside to the heating element and keep the switch...

Easy lighting upgrades

I added an small license plate style light for lighting up the area just inside the door. It could serve as a night light, or more importantly, lighting up the inside when going in to grab something and I don't need all the lights on. I got this i...

Pnumatic car jacks for leveling?

Yes I have lots of hare brained ideas and quite proud of some of them! Has anyone tried the bellows type air jacks for leveling? I have a 02 Roadtrek class B and it seems like anyplace I park the front is too low. No suspension issues, just the n...

jjrbus by • Explorer
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New reading lights / area lights at the head of my bed

I didn't care much for the enclosed "spot" style reading lights in the bed area of my truck camper after having frosted glass fixtures in my previous truck camper. The frosted glass fixture was also a reading style lamp, but it gave off light throug...

Negative and ground wire questions

A spring project I have in mind is to upgrade the OEM power wire between the battery and converter to a larger gauge. I think it is currently 8 gauge and I want to upgrade to 4 gauge. The OEM setup is a long positive wire from 12V panel in the camp...

Bluetooth T-stat upgrade for ffurnace and A/C

This is a nice little upgrade I did - Coleman / Airxcel Bluetooth T-statIt's nice to be able to turn up the heat a tad from outside the rig whilst sitting around the campfire. I get the interior a little warmer before giving up on the campfire.Anoth...

On demand water heater issue

I bought on of those outdoor water heaters that has two knobs on the front. One for how hot the burner burns and the other for water flow. It's designed to have a water hose hooked to it and the shower wand hooks to the outlet but I installed it so t...

Slide Out Freezer/Refrigerator

Always wanted / needed additional freezer space for longer roadtrips so this is how I solved the problem. After careful measurements, I found that the Alpicool C40 Portable Refrigerator 12 Volt Car Freezer 42 Quart(40 Liter) would be the best fit. Ca...

fyrflie by • Explorer III
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Help with Lithium upgrade and inverter install. Lance 825

Not sure if this is the right forum, but I am looking for help from DIYer on my upgrade.I am developing a plan to upgrade my 2022 Lance 825 with lithium battery(s), an inverter and one more solar panel. Please shoot my plan full of holes, as needed. ...

LaneW by • Explorer
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RV Queen to Regular Queen Mod Challenge: Floor Heater Vent

Howdy,We have a 2012 Jayco Eagle 308RETS travel trailer with an RV queen mattress (75"x60") and plywood platform. We would like to modify the platform to accommodate a regular-sized queen mattress (80"x60"). The challenge is that there is a heater fl...

mikefos by • Explorer
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JC Refrigeration 12 volt compressor cooling unit

Well our cooling unit has failed, pretty sure no cooling on gas or electric. Noticed some dreaded yellow powder and a slight smell of ammonia.So now looking at the JC Refrigeration 12 volt compressor cooling unit. I have the room for it, and it seems...

rhagfo by • Explorer III
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Ideas to carry spare and bikes

Hello,I was wondering if anyone had any ideas on the best way to carry 2 bikes and the spare.I have a bumper mounted spareI also have a Hollywood Rack for two electric bikes on its own 300lbs hitch in the back. The problem is I can't move the spare t...

speediq99 by • Explorer II
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New battery setup - 30kw!

Thought you guys might like the video. We just finished the installation of the biggest battery-solar system yet. 30kw battery, 2.8kw solar, capable of charging from 4 different sources at the same time!https://youtu.be/BSpsfjNTD1Q

map40 by • Explorer
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Honda 2000 quiet box, I'm back!!

https://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/28956619/srt/pa/pging/1/page/1.cfmGetting rid of the Toyota and bought a Roadtrek. First thing I did was take out the Onan and sell it. Starting a new box from scratch, reading the net and tr...

jjrbus by • Explorer
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