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Re: Do RV park hookups have home outlets or just 30A plugs only?
Thanks, folks. Always quick and knowledgable responses here! Glad to hear I may be in luck. Putting the 30A plug back on is a no-go, as I literally cut it off, since my power center is dead that it was hardwired to. Not to mention it's incompatible with the inverter setup I have now. Good to know about the adaptors, and I've seen inline surge protectors- I may look at getting one of these so I don't get anything zapped. It sounds like an inline 20A breaker would be a good idea. If I can find one that happens to have handy 3-prong outlets in/out (male/female), that would be perfect... The 12GA cord I'm using is rated for 1875w, and the AC draws 1600w at full tilt. It would be switched over to fan-only (120w) or turned off to briefly run the microwave (1000w) or coffee maker (650w), but the tiny TV sips on DC power and the fridge would be running off propane. Seems perfectly doable as I've designed, unless I've missed something. This isn't a giant Class-A or anything. :) Just need the basics going here and there.234Views0likes0CommentsDo RV park hookups have home outlets or just 30A plugs only?
I'm new at this obviously. The AC generating power center in my Lance took a dump, which I could honestly care less about as I was rewiring the whole thing to run off a battery bank with solar anyway (which it is now and is awesome). But I've lost my 30A 'shoreline' hookup for power as a result. Since it was all hardwired, I went ahead and just cut the cable and replaced it with a good 12GA standard electrical cord I can pull out and hookup to a home's power. The 3-way splitter on the other end inside gets the cables swapped over to it that are currently plugged into the inverter. Do any RV parks with hookups have these standard connections as well or is it only the large 30A connections? I'm fully self-contained, but it'd be nice to plug in and run the AC for more than an hour a day...7.5KViews0likes21CommentsRe: Satphone experiences...
I also use an Iridium 9505A, though if I could swing the newer 9555, I definitely would. Smaller, better build quality. I do not keep it activated, but I do keep a few spare new SIM cards in case I ever do (get yours on Amazon- good prep item!) along with activation instructions from both a US and international provider in case one of them is down. I've used this model before with good results, and loaned one to my parents on their trip to Israel recently, but mine is for emergency use only due to the standing expense otherwise. I have the magnet mount vehicle antenna puck fixed to the driver-front corner of my hood, so I do not need to stand outside to use it.451Views0likes0CommentsRe: Adhesive for steel solar brackets to aluminum roofs
Thanks for the continued help. I got a PM from a member here with the same camper as mine who said the roof on these are 2" thick. Seems about right with the roof, framing, insulation and ceiling panel. I picked up some 3M 5200 sealant at Home Depot this afternoon for $15 and will plan to carefully get to work on this Sunday!619Views0likes0CommentsRe: Great OX5 article-TC Magazine by D Gorton
Great write-up, and intro to TCM for me as well. I follow Expedition Portal and had heard about this from there. Sounds and looks like a great event to get to! Once I get more comfortable with my rig, I may try and get out there in the next year or three.629Views0likes0CommentsRe: Adhesive for steel solar brackets to aluminum roofs
HMS Beagle wrote: I just posted a thread on what I did to mount mine. On an aluminum roof I would probably convince myself to put a screw in each mount in addition to gluing them. Polyurethane will bond pretty well to the aluminum, but it is a thin sheet and might lift from the plywood underneath. I didn't have to worry about that with the fiberglass roof. Thanks, I checked it out- looks good! billtex wrote: 3M 5200 adhesive... I appreciate it- this and a screw each will probably serve me well enough. Added to my Amazon cart. Hoping to tackle this next weekend...619Views0likes0CommentsRe: Battery Hold Downs
That's brilliant, I hadn't thought of putting the bank there... I'm currently in the process of building mine in a cabinet under the seating area... hrmmm. Btw, AutoZone has great battery boxes with straps and lids for $12 (large). Torklift is also making a setup that bolts them under the bed to the frame. Interesting idea.122Views0likes0CommentsRe: 4x2 or 4x4?
work2fish wrote: It seems to me that if a person is considering a 2WD truck, that they also might want to consider a roomier class C motorhome instead of a truck camper. I use my 4WD all the time on slippery boat ramps, on cruddy dirt roads, in snow and ice and for better clearance. No doubt. The whole attraction to a TC was to have a 4WD RV! How cool is that? Aside from your Prevosts, you look at something like the Earth Roamer and realize how boring the average Class-whatever is. This was half the draw for me. Capability, capability, capability. Don't get me wrong though, in good times and clear thoroughfares, I was originally looking at a Sprinter conversion- the Airstream version would have been cherry. A Lear jet for land. But I keep going back to my median event... there's just no way. And so nothing else would do but a TC. It's ready for clear thoroughfares AND blocked ones too.186Views0likes0Comments
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