All ActivityMost RecentMost LikesSolutionsRe: CAT Scale numbers (still a newbie to towing)Can I ask where you did your weighing? I weighed my TV at a Pilot but was worried the whole time that I was in the way. What do they charge for multiple weights? I think I paid $11 for the TV weight. Now that I have a different trailer, I need to do some more weighing.Re: Thermometer remote monitoringIn the case of a power outage I would get an alert that the thermostat could not be contacted. That would give me ample time to decide if the pups would be ok based on temperature, or head back to the campsite.Re: Thermometer remote monitoringI am new to the forum and just bought a travel trailer. I finished up a project last night that will do exactly what you want. We have 2 dogs that will travel with us, and I was also worried about the A/C stopping while we were out. I have been wanting to convert my thermostat to a digital, and I remembered that I had an extra Filtrete Wifi Thermostat sitting around. It has an Android/iPhone app that lets you monitor the thermostat, adjust the temperature, and turn on/off the heat and A/C. I decided to try it out. It does have 2 downsides. 1. It requires 24v AC for the wifi module to work. My camper was only putting out 12v so I ran 2 new wires to the thermostat and bought a $15 120v to 24v AC adapter. 2. It's not easy to get the thermostat to switch what wifi is uses. So I purchased a portable wifi router that will always have the same Wifi name no matter where you go. When you get to where you are going, you log into the portable router and connect it to the campground wifi. I haven't taken it camping yet, but I figure if the portable wifi idea doesn't work, I can always buy a 4g hotspot and bypass the campground wifi. I'm sure there is a cheaper and easier way, but I had the thermostat and am a computer nerd that had extra time on my hands.
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