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Re: 12 / 24 volt air conditioner
Some great advice here....as I was only thinking about this for a fairly specific application, using current roof top units would probably work for the temporary situation Im speaking of providing I have enough Solar/Battery capacity. Id go the Mini Split route too if I had a notion of where to put the condenser on the MH but only as an additional cooling unit. Thanks for the comments.1.5KViews0likes0Comments12 / 24 volt air conditioner
Ok....so with so many boondockers going the mini split route to run air conditioning off batteries but on those not nights when you pull off the road or into a rest area and you don't want to run the generator, what's the latest thinking on the abundance of low volt airs. I'm planning on 2000 watts of solar roughly and a separate lithium battery bank separate from my starting lead acid battery. Heck, I don't know know how I'm going to work at all the specifics but plopping a 12/24 volt air into a vent opening instead of a mini split sounds much easier. Just browsing Amazon, they show quite a number of low volt units? I just haven't heard much in regards to function?2.9KViews0likes12CommentsRe: Verizon or T-Mobile
I've had T mobile for quite some time on their " Magenta Plus " deal which benefits me on my recent change to T mobile Home Internet at 30 or 35.00 a month instead of the 50 bucks a month. We do maintain a "visible " phone on the Verizon Network (25.00) as a redundancy for times when our T mobile has no signal. We use one or the other as our Not Spot. I have an AT&T SIM card for the do-hickey come on the roof but only load it when necessary. So in a word....Happy with T mobile!??as PS A quick word on my switch to T mobile Home Internet. Prior, we had a bundle with Frontier communications for too long at roughly 170.-180.00 a month with a relatively slow fiber line(as fiber goes), home phone and basic TV( which I didn't need but it was cheaper to include it rather than getting the two options I wanted). Granted my current internet speed fluctuates somewhat depending on time, it still does the job. I also went with Ooma internet phone(so far so good). Long story short......from 180.00 per month to 45.00 Per month.1.1KViews0likes0CommentsMultiple access points?
Don't be to hard on me with this question! So for Wi-Fi while RV'ing I use one of three separate Cell phones as hot Spots( that would be two T Mobile network phones and one Verizon network phone), I do have a Wilson directional Cell booster and finally I have one of those AT&T network Dome antenna's on the roof that also acts as a Wi-Fi booster. If I recall correctly( haven't been on a RV adventure in a couple years) my Dome can act as an access point? Or is that what it is called where you can input all the passwords thus allowing the access point to choose the strongest signal between those that are entered? In the past, I did everything manually, switching from one hot spot to another....I guess the reason I'm asking is if you have devices set to one password and that signal becomes unusable while another becomes available, can a separate device chose the from multiple access points with different passwords and spit out a universal Password allowing the devices to continue uninterrupted? Hope I'm asking this correctly enough to understand.....1.6KViews0likes4CommentsRe: Splendide dryer solution?
Either way, most units are installed in a closet space barely big enough for the machine. Because of the small loads, our vented unit gets its workout by doing multiple loads every day. I'm very familiar with the drier shut down. I've come to realize there is no permanent fix and each time it happens...it becomes a real pain having to pull the unit out and clear the lint. I'm getting ready to do this again and thinking that a will cut the small door opening in the side, hinge it and make access a tad easier.1.2KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Fence for Dog
Lots of different ways to handle the under stairs opening. I've used plastic lattice cut to fit, a piece of plywood that can slip between back of step and wedge between RV Body, I've used a piece of hardware fabric(think chicken wife but smaller openings and stiff)....this works fairly well because you can re shape/fold it depending on distance between ground and stairs! In a pinch you can use those plastic jack pads with a little ingenuity....lol. One other quick note, some campgrounds limit the height of your doggie pen to 24" ....just for info.811Views0likes0CommentsRe: Using my phone hotspot for the tv.
Dutch_12078 wrote: Acampingwewillgo wrote: Get on the "Visible" group rate for "unlimited" talk,data and hot spot. Granted its not really unlimited but I use it just as a back up when needed. My wife and my T-mobile phones on the geezer plan give you quite a bit of data/hot spot. Back to Visible.....my plan is 25.00 a month on Verizon network but I think they still offer AT&T network, if that works better for you. I still do have Sat but streaming is nice to have when you want it/need it. The Visible unlimited talk, text, and data is in fact unlimited. It is a prioritized service that can slow down on highly congested towers, but that only lasts as long as the congestion lasts. Visible is wholly owned by Verizon and only works on Verizon towers. They do not offer any service on AT&T towers. Tracfone, also owned by Verizon, does offer phones on AT&T's and T-Mobile's towers, as well as there own, but no unlimited data service. Thank you for setting the record straight on what "Visible" offers. I got in on the deal a few years back and the basic use of our Visible phone is as a back up to our T mobile phones during our RV'ing trip both for connectivity and streaming.788Views0likes0Comments
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