Bluebeard wrote:
By the way, we bought the 2002 25-5N-
Any of you who have had one of these, are there any hints or tips you can offer to improve our "experience" of this thing?
Congrats on your purchase. A few things to consider, first, if it's time for new batteries, consider upgrading to two T-105 6volt batteries (in series) as the combined power is more than what you will get out of two 12volt batteries (parallel).
We also put baby locks on the cabinets because of all the gravel/dirt roads.
Add on the booster antenna for the TV antenna. Cheap and easy.
Added a battery minder to keep the battery from cooking when plugged in for days.
I'm not sure why you would need a solar panel. Your batteries should last a good 4 days or so. Mine does, even with a CPAP at night. Oh, yeah, get an inverter large enough to power whatever 120V items you may have.
If you buy a generator, stay away from the cheap (Harbor Freight) gensets. Way too loud and may help you meet many neighbors, but they won't be in a good mood. Look for something like a Honda eu3000i (heavy but will run your AC) or eu2000i (lighter, but you would need two and the wire kit to run AC). I keep my 3000 in the back of the truck and use a short heavy extension cord to the Fox for the occasional charge or mixer use.
