I just installed a front receiver on my truck. I've noticed other pickups with their spare tire mounted in front of the grill, or a big chest cooler. I was...
Whenever I see the radiator blocked with something like that I have to wonder if it's good for the vehicle. I suppose someone who was careful and had a...
Being a 5er I need way to secure gensets when in use and also try to keep them dry if it starts raining. I store them in front under sleeping area but is not a...
In a message dated 1/2/2007 6:05:23 PM Pacific Standard Time, ... I place them in front, under the 5W tongue and bedroom slide-out, with very heavy bike cable...
... With our TT, the battery will not hold up with the furnace running during the night (single battery). It's a new trailer and the dealer claims the battery...
... The furnace fan is a tremendous draw on you battery. If the furnace is running fairly regularly during the night, it will draw a single battery down. I'd...
... As already pointed out, it's a huge drain on the battery to run the furnace. The other thing you have to remember is that batteries don't perform as well...
I put two T-105's on my trailer which works great. I had to build (weld) a battery box frame to the frame of the trailer just in front of the now two 20# lp ...
... The external charger works well, but restrictions on non-enclosed generators is one reason why we also added a 130W solar panel to the roof of our fifth...
... Steven I found a Black and Decker battery charger that is capable of charging a sustained 40 amp's and backs off its charge rate as battery(s) start to...
... This past weekend we used our TT at Joshua Tree National Park with temps down to 28F. The trailer had been plugged in at home for 2-3 weeks prior to this...
Sounds like you have a big problem if you batteries showed 1/3 after arriving and being plugged in for 3 weeks before that!. They should be full. I have 2...
Also.. take a look at that vector model you listed, it is rated for 40 amps max charge. The 100 amps is for starting a car (short periods of time, not...
... Yes, I'm aware the 100 amp is for jump starting. The trailer's charger is 30 amps max. A main reason for using the Vector is that I can easily control...
I guess the only thing that does not make sense is how your batteries can be so discharged after traveling to Joshua Tree and the trailer being plugged in for...
... That seems strange, wouldn't your truck have kept the batteries topped off during the trip? Thanks to all for the responses to my original question. Ken...
... I don't know how much current your furnace draws or how big your battery is, but the fan on the propane furnace in our last rig was rated at 11 amps. If...
... I could be wrong, but batteries on a new trailer don't necessarily mean they are good (unless the dealer installed new batteries at delivery time). If a...
... Probably because many folks go to public parks to listen to the sounds of nature and not the whine of generators. Most of them are horrendous compared to...
... I live in my travel trailer mostly full time so to me it is not camping. On really cold nights I was able to maintain an above freezing temperature all...
Gee Gary, As a ham whose spent countless sleepless hours over many years monitoring the HF bands, both SSB and CW waiting patiently in real time for DX, I'm...
In a message dated 1/4/2007 8:14:14 AM Pacific Standard Time, ... Further, we see new RVs, designed for 2 batteries in the box, coming with one 12V battery, to...
... Yes, it can really be called camping. Camping means many different things to different folks. In my younger days, I solo backpacked and solo canoe...
... As someone who's backpacked and spend a great many nights in a tent in the snow I didn't call that camping either.....I called it "In the Army". hershey...
Is anyone using 2)6 volt batteries in series instead of pairs of 12v in parallel? I have heard and it looks like you can get a bit more milliamp hrs without...
... to ... Yes, it can be: camp v. to set up a tent or shelter (trailer)in a place and stay there for a short time. I've also backpacked, for 40 years, with...
... I use two 6 Volt batteries in series. The major advantage is increased capacity with little increase in weight. Two group 24 marine batteries are about...
