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Re: Camper and Skiing
ticki2 wrote: free radical wrote: Fwiw I find rather silly people sugesting leaving the windows open to get the moisture out. Heating great outdoors is not my cuppa tea. Drawbacks of using propane I guess Why not get a heater that blows DRY hot air in the first place. I use Espar,dry heat and very eficient..although bit pricey Now fortunately theres much cheaper Chinese diesel available that is exact copy of Espar,so should work just as well hopefully. many RVers convert their rigs to use them https://youtu.be/ogLmROa1o9E https://youtu.be/3j5qW9kKBLM It’s not the traditional propane heater that is causing the moisture , they are vented outdoors , it’s the occupants and the cooking and the washing . Espar is a nice system but it doesn’t solve the moisture problem . And being that this is a skiing thread, all of the damp or snowy jackets, gloves, and other ski apparel that are being brought into the camper to warm up and dry out...1.1KViews0likes0CommentsRe: How much would YOU offer?
I decide what I want to pay and what condition I'm going to accept (which is generally 'mint' or 'pristine'), and when I see a camper in the condition I want, at a price I'm willing to pay, I am on my way with cash in hand. This applies to both new and used items. Even paying a premium for a used camper in excellent condition is generally still a huge savings over a new one, but I've also purchased several new "last year" campers at a $10k+ savings (they don't last long when that clearance tag goes up- you snooze, you lose). You'll certainly quickly get a feel for what campers of a particular age and condition are selling for in your area- the overpriced ones stick around forever, and the ones that disappear the next day were probably priced below the "fair market value" in your area. Naturally, rarity of a particular model, special features, etc., may increase the going price significantly beyond what a linear depreciation estimate might yield. When I sell items (including campers), I regularly get tire-kickers who lament the fact that they've been looking for XYZ for years, without luck, and make a lowball offer. As I decline their offer, I can't help but thinking they'll be dead and buried before they get that Cadillac at a Kia price.528Views0likes0CommentsRe: loosing old members
Eric&Lisa wrote: As for the OP's comment on photo hosting... Consider hosting it yourself. That way YOU maintain control over YOUR content. I did a road trip last summer and I chronicled the journey on a classic car forum. Lots of pictures, every one of them hosted on an Amazon S3 bucket. Definitely a little more technical to set up compared to a photo hosting site, but it is pretty cheap. I think I was charged $.18 last month. Plus I am in control of my pictures. Sure, someone could download and copy them, but I have not formally surrendered my rights to the pictures. Here is a copy of text from RV.Net's terms of service: By uploading User Content to any Public Forum or submitting any materials to us, you automatically grant (or warrant that the owner of such rights has expressly granted) CWGS and its Service Providers a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, irrevocable, nonexclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, display, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and distribute such materials or incorporate such materials into any form, medium, or technology now known or later developed throughout the universe. If RV.Net only has the link to my picture, and not the picture itself, then I have not given them any rights to the picture. Once again, if the product is free, then you are the product! Just some food for thought... -Eric I really dislike the self-hosting option. It isn't conducive to long-term thread integrity. Thousands of forum posts became nearly useless when Photobucket stopped allowing external links to photos. Most people don't have the time or energy to maintain a self-hosted site for years. A forum needs to provide sufficient services to compete, and one expectation these days is that the forum itself will host photos of a reasonable size. I'm saying this as an individual that has hosted websites, mailing lists, forums, etc., and self-hosted my own content on my own servers for over 30 years...322Views0likes0CommentsRe: Thermostat replacement alternative..
AISURFFISH wrote: It would need to be heat and ac plus 2 speed for both. In which case another LuxPro thermostat works well. It can be installed horizontally or vertically and has a simple interface with easy-to-read numbers: https://www.amazon.com/LUXPRO-PSD111-Thermostat-Vertical-Installation/dp/B01AV6IZMC I like these because they have been reliable from 0 deg F to 120 deg F, the batteries have a very long life, the numbers are easy to read at a glance, and they have backlit displays.415Views0likes0CommentsRe: Camper and Skiing
We camp in 0F (-18C) temps without a problem in our Arctic Fox 811. Drying gear only becomes an issue in late spring conditions or when skiing in the rain. Our first line of defense is to waterproof our gear- this reduces the amount of water you need to evaporate while in the camper. We arrange damp gear around the vents of our forced air propane furnace, and find that even keeping it cool in the camper at night (40F / 5C), the gear is typically completely dry by morning. We also bring resistive element passive boot heaters to dry out our boots. It is clearly necessary to crack a roof vent to reduce condensation in the camper when adding all of this additional moisture to the atmosphere. With 300w of solar (in series) and an MPPT charge controller, our battery bank charges in even highly overcast conditions. We have about 180Ah of battery at 12V, which is sufficient for a week or more of cold weather, partially or mostly overcast camping, while running the heater, the boot heaters, and charging electronics. The Arctic Fox is well enough insulated that we don't have problems with tank water freezing even at the aforementioned 0F outside, 40F inside. (The cold water line to the bathroom has a tendency to occasionally get frosty if it's very windy on the driver's side of the camper). Skis go in a Yakima/Thule box on top of the camper. Poles go either there or in the basement storage tray. Boots will fit in the top box, but since they're impossible to put on when they're cold (and they suck the heat out of your feet), we typically keep them in boot bags inside the camper.707Views0likes0Comments
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