I’ve been meaning to post this for a while now… A few months ago, I received the following comment on this photo found in my Flickr set: Hey did you guys know this pic is in a jeep commercial? I was thinking about getting a tab and have seen your pics before and as I […]
Oliver – It’s Official
We just mailed off our deposit for our new Oliver Trailer. It’s now officially on the way – and I hope to soon be posting construction updates and photos from the factory. I must say that I have been incredibly impressed by the sales and ordering process. Over the course of the past month the […]
RV & Solar – Electric Wiring Issues
There are a few important things to know about electricity when wiring up an RV or solar electric system. Electrical energy (Watts) is is determined by multiplying voltage (Volts) by current (Amps). This means that as you decrease the voltage on a wire, the current required to send the same amount of power increases. For […]
RV Battery Monitoring
Boondocking or “dry camping” in an RV without a battery monitor is like driving a car without a gas gauge. If you fill your tank up everyday and never drive further than to the corner store, this strategy can work just fine. But if you are going to do any sort of serious camping without […]
Super Solar RV
I was just emailed this picture, along with this description: “Thought you might like to see one guy’s solution to limited roof space. It is from a poorly scanned photo … but you’ll get the gist of it. Those are the old Siemens 55 watt panels times about 34 = 1870 watts plus two 300 […]
Solar Charge Controller Options
Solar panels are only half the battle… You next need something to take the sun juice and squeeze it into your batteries. There are plenty of reasonably priced basic solar charge controllers, and if you have small panels or you are not overly concerned about every last drop of efficiency – a basic charge controllers […]
Oliver – Solar Panel Ponderings
One of the biggest challenges to living a solar powered technomadic life in a trailer as small as the Oliver is the lack of roof space to mount solar panels. The Oliver’s fiberglass roof isn’t just small, it is not even flat. It rises up in the middle to allow for interior headroom, and it […]
Oliver Upgrades & Downgrades
Here is my current rough outline of upgrades (and downgrades) we will be asking to have done to the Oliver Travel Trailer that we are ordering… Downgrades: Satellite Television Antenna: I need to clear up roof space for the solar system, and I really could care less about television. That’s what Netflix is for… Entertainment […]
Technomadia v2 – Oliver Alternatives
It is looking pretty certain that by this time tomorrow, we will have placed an order for a custom-built Oliver Travel Trailer. We’ve considered a lot of alternatives, and it really feels like this is the best choice for our next home. Here are my thoughts on the other options we’ve considered: Stop Nomading: I […]
Oliver – Wow!
The Oliver factory put us in touch with a couple over in Clearwater that had a trailer we could look at, and we drove over this afternoon to meet Paul and Sherry and to hang out in their Oliver. Wow. First off – their hospitality was amazing. We didn’t expect so much cold beer and […]
