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Best way to charge batteries when Boondocking?

(little bit long but I don’t want to miss any details)I pull my 29 foot(30 amp)cord from the left rear of trailer to the hitch area where the generator is located at the back of my pick up and then I plug in 30 amp cord.Then elec goes 29 feet through...

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Spring hangers

Just noticed on our new to us 09 Cedar Creek that apparently has new axles, that the front left and right springs are bolted to the upper option while all the rest (other 4 points) are attached at the lowest option.???Shouldn't they all be attached a...

Question about dual solar controllers

Hi,I have a pre-existing 30A solar controller with 3 12v panels (2 x 80, 1 x 130) feeding 4 T-125's. I added a new 250w 24v panel hooked up to a separate Solar30 controller. Both controllers wire in to a cable run to the batteries (~ 6 feet, 00 gauge...

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Solar float mode: Necessary?

As a practical matter, is float mode necessary with solar charging? As an alternative, the controller would simply stop charging when the battery was full. The next day the process would repeat. Floating was developed to maintain batteries over wee...

Generator Gas Usage, AC, and Battery Charging

It seems the Yamaha and Honda 2000 WATT Generators have the lowest fuel consumption. I have read these generators run about 8-10 hours on one gallon of fuel.Have owners of these generators found the 8-10 hours per gallon to be correct?I am pretty su...

Trying to decide if I should do this...

So, searching for a couple of months, everywhere west of the Rockies (and a little past them) has not turned up the van I want, with a high top. There are zillions of original-top vans, of course. And there is one junker van with a high top, and a ...

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Honda 1000 + Extended Tank??

Honda and/or Yammie 1000 owners who run extended tanks, can you post your picks and advice? I'm looking to do this with a 1000-class generator, and I'm having trouble doing this with an off-brand, I keep flooding the engine.At this point I'm ready t...

Battery platform and placement

I have a 2006 Sierra Sport 38' toyhauler. The batteries are crammed into this little itty bitty space making it hard to check and service them plus there is only enough room for two of them. I want to move them into the storage compartment in the e...

Calkidd by • Explorer
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Confused about different Tireminder systems

Getting ready to start Rv'ng in a few weeks. Decided it would be a good idea to get a tire pressure monitoring system. Pretty sure we're going with the Tireminder system. I'm just a little confused about the different systems. What are the major diff...

BOLIY Pro 3600 SI/E maintenance

I bought one of these 4-5 years ago and other than batteries going dead for the electric starter, it has performed very well. The owner's manual has a periodic maintenance chart and under Engine Oil, it just says to check it daily, no mention of drai...

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Awning Arm Cover Cracked

We have a 2015 Spree Connect and when towing in our neighborhood I hit a tree branch and cracked the top cover of the awning arm. Has anyone ever done this? Is it an easy fix? Expensive? Should I file through insurance? Or is it something we can ...

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