A few years ago I added three 140 watt solar panels to the roof of my Forest River 19RR Toy Hauler These panels are controlled by a Bogart Engineering Charge Controller and monitored via a Bogart Engineering TriMetric Solar Monitor. For storage I’m using two Group 31, 110 amp, AGM batteries that sit in a
A few months ago I bought a Smittybilt Rooftop Tent (RTT) to be used on my RAM 2500 4WD pickup truck. The plan was to mount it on top of the hard campershell. I fabricated a couple rails to easily load and unload the tent onto the truck. This worked out great to load and
I recently retired an planned on spending a minimum of three months traveling in my 20′ Forest River 19RR Toy Hauler. I’m a bit of a news hound and wanted access to various news channels while on the road. I rarely stay at established RV parks with Cable TV hook-up. I tend to boondock at
Before we start, this will not be a doctoral thesis on calculating MPG with a modern internal combustion engine…….Just a bunch of simple observations. So before you Rocket Scientists, Geeks and Forum Experts start taking me to task for this not being “scientific”……You can stop reading here…..move along….nothing to see here… 🙂 Now, for the
After 12 years and 200,000 miles, it was time for a new truck. The 2006 Dodge Ram 5.9L diesel was running great. Can’t kill that engine, but everything else around it was a ticking time bomb. Alternator, AC compressor, rear end, waterpump….all started to act up at once. With a number of very long, cross
Now that my trailer has a large capacity solar sysyem, the only time I use my Honda 2000i generator is for AirConditioning and my wifes hair dryer. I usually haul a pair of Honda 2000i generators in the bed of the truck. Even though the truck has a cap, the dust still gets into everything
I’m on a winter cross country trip. Traveling from Massachusetts to Arizona in February. When I left MA the Forest River 19RR Toy Hauler was winterized. I needed to get south, to warmer climate before I could De-Winterize. First night was in the 20s while I stopped at a Pilot/Flying J for the night. I
Many times I see dozens of campers running two Honda EU2000i generators to power their AC units. Or they were running a huge frame type generator that was making a racket from hell just to keep cool. There had to be a better way! I have a Forest River 19RR with a 13.5 AC
Well. I went and did it again….Bought another boat. I gotta be crazy! (It’s kinda like an RV…It is a vehicle and it is recreational) I’ve usually owned a boat or had access to a boat throughout my life. When I was 12 years old my father and I built a 8′ sailing pram to
My wife and I plan on doing a bit of Boondocking this winter. Two issues that presented itself is having enough water and getting rid of Grey and Black waste. My Forest River Grey Wolf 19RR only has a 30g fresh water tank and 28g Grey and Black water tanks. The literature when I bought
